Josie's Turn

Poor Kelsey has been getting all the blog attention lately so I thought I'd update everyone on Josie for a change :) Josie has discovered clapping but I'm not certain if she's actually meaning to clap or if this is her sign for "more" as she only does it when she's eating. Only time will tell :) Kona has become her best friend since she now is the "messy" eater. Josie loves to eat "real" food like chicken, cheese, most any fruit and cheerios. She's still skeptical of veggies - fresh, frozen, canned or jarred. Hopefully one day she gets over it!

She's really mastered crawling and is now getting into EVERYthing. Her favorites are the dog dishes, recycle and the laundry room where the cat box and cat dishes are. She also love to pull up on the toilets. Why do kids go for the dirtiest things in the house?? She has just recently discovered how to climb up the stairs as well as how to use the walking toys. Josie turns ten months on Sunday - I can't wait to see what it brings!






A girl and her vacuum :) Kona noticed that Josie had gotten the lid off her cheerios and plopped herself right by her in case an opportunity arose to sneak a snack.

Sleep Study Update

For those of you who follow this blog I figured I'd update everyone on the sleep study. It was determined that Kelsey has borderline apnea. So at this point she doesn't have to do any c-pap machine or surgery thankfully. Since apnea tends to inflame the sinuses they put her on Singulair which is typically used for asthma and allergies. She takes it every night before bed and so far its been working wonders! She sleeps through the night more often than not and we haven't noticed her coughing or gasping at all. Hopefully this will be just a temporary solution and she doesn't have to stay on it for a long period of time. But for now our little girl is finally getting the good sleep she needs!

K is for Kelsey

Kelsey decided to start writing Ks this week and loves to practice on my arm. She's getting pretty good!

Go Elks!

Last weekend we went to visit Chuck's family in Longview. We were lucky enough to visit on a day that our nephew Rylee had a baseball game. This was Kelsey's first game and she loved it! Rylee and team did great and pulled out a win. Way to go Elks!


Front row seats


Rylee at bat


Catching


Macey and Kelsey off to the playground




Little monkeys :)

Happy Easter!

Kelsey really enjoyed Easter this year! She LOVED hunting for eggs and was rather disappointed that there weren't more to find (sorry kiddo - they're packed in moving boxes!) After our fun at home we headed to our cousin Victoria and Leland's house for more Easter and some birthday celebration.


Hunting




Off to Orting with our Easter basket






Nana and Kelsey enjoying their birthday cupcakes


Four generations - Kelsey (3) Nana (60), Mommy (34), Grammy (90)

Rock Stars

We have turned into quite the musical household lately. We often put on concerts with our piano and new guitar. I guess Josie felt her rattles weren't enough of a contribution so she's picked up kazoo-ing :)

Birthday Girls

Kelsey is lucky enough to share her birthday with Nana who just so happened to turn the big 6-0 this year. Happy birthday!!

Party!

For Kelsey's third birthday we did a joint party with her best buddy Matt - who happens to share her same birthday. We went to Northshore Gymnastics Center and the kids had a blast! Surprisingly Kelsey didn't take any nap and Josie only napped for about 40 minutes after the party. I guess they were too excited to play with all the wonderful gifts everyone gave Kelsey. Thanks to all who made it!






The birthday boy - Matt


Josie got in on the action as well!

Squares

Yesterday was my birthday and Kelsey decided that morning she wanted to make me a gift. Here is the conversation that followed that decision:

Chuck: Hey Kels, whatcha making?

Kelsey: A present for Mommy

Chuck: What are you making her?

Kelsey: Squares

Chuck: Squares, huh? That's an interesting gift

Kelsey: Yeah, I'm pretty good at them


I must say - she is pretty good at them :) The best birthday gifts are the ones made with love!

Mothers Helper

Kelsey is such a wonderful big sister to Josie. She loves to help out with her and be her little mother. Its great to have an extra set of hands some days! Yesterday she fed Josie her lunch and did a good job of getting most of it in her mouth :)