3 Months Young

Kaelyn is 13 weeks and 2 days old today! Where is the time going!?

I don't know what it is about getting to that 3 months mark...but some one lit a fire in our little munchkin! She came to "life"! Derek and I are having SO much fun with this stage of hers because she's CONSTANTLY "talking" and smiling. It makes our mornings so amazing when we get to wake up to her smiling face. She's also not fussy anymore, she only fusses when she needs the basics or is teething.

Quick Tip: For those of you with teething babies and have extra pacifiers, get them wet and put them in the freezer! A-MAZING! For those of you not using pacifiers, a wet wash cloth put in the freezer for a couple minutes to get cold enough did the trick too! :-) 

She has discovered her hands more now, and LOVES laying on her play mat on the floor batting at her toys. The main toy that hung on it was a huge pink bird that made noise every time she touched it, so when she discovered this for the first time...the look on her face was priceless! She had no idea what to think when she made that thing make noise. Sadly, her friend the bird died so we had to replace it with something else. I love that the toys on this play mat are interchangeable with most toys out there so we got a toy that vibrates when you pull on it, it's a large lion with polka dots and huge feet that she loves to grab. She doesn't quite have the motor skills to pull on it yet...but I'm sure that will happen in no time!

This was when the big, pink bird was still alive! haha! 

Her newest thing she discovered was the mirror on her mat...now she can't stop smiling and looking at herself! It's the cutest thing EVER!

Admiring her pretty self :-)

Mine and Derek's favorite time of day is changing table time! Kaelyn can stay there and "talk" for HOURS if we let her. We also get the BIGGEST smiles while she's on her changing table too.

Table "talk" and smiles with Mom and Dad

Derek has been having a little fun of his own when he's doing things around the house. Kaelyn is now old enough to fit comfortably in her Jeep front carrier, so Derek always has her strapped to his chest and she loves it!

Hanging out with Dad in her Jeep carrier!

PASSED OUUUUT!

 As far as an update for Derek and I, Derek is still working both of his jobs at UPS and Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Center. We are also getting VERY excited about him returning to school this Fall in September! He will be finishing his Bachelor's Degree in Business Management/Operations!! WOO HOO! He should be done Spring/Summer Quarter of 2012. I'm FINALLY getting our apartments cleaned out! I can't believe how much stuff can fit in here! I think we've made a thousand trips to Goodwill and Salvation Army to drop stuff off! All I know, is that we desperately needed to gut this apartment. We have so much stuff that we don't even use, so it's been SO nice having a little extra room around here.

Can you believe it's August already? Enjoy the last full month of Summer!