.twelve months.

The last sticker.  Bittersweet...she's no longer a baby baby.   She's a walking, talking, crazy one year old.

.ten months old.

Isn't she cute?  Her little leg is up because the grass was poking her!  

Kaiya turned 10 months old on July 14!  She continues to amaze us every day.  She can now say a handful of words (mama, dada, papa, no, hala, uh oh, pau, boo...she may not know what all of the words really mean, but she sure says them at the right time sometimes!).  She also can give a surprised face, clap, give  high five and smooth, pull herself up onto things and cruise/walk, stand on her own for a few seconds, climb and get into things she's not supposed to, and eat all kinds of foods (she loves rice, cheerios, goldfish, nutri grain bars, mum mums, snacks in general...and has tried adobo, ice cream, frozen yogurt, chocolate...and of course she loves it all).

I don't know if I've mentioned it before or not, but Kaiya's front two top teeth came in a few weeks ago.  I think they're still making their way down, but when she smiles you can just start to see them.  So she has four teeth total, and I think the next two are coming in on the bottom.  But...that could take weeks...let's hope not cause she's been fussy at night.  We're not sure if it's because her teeth or if she's once again gassy.  I swear, she burps and farts like it's the thing to do!

Those are flea bites on her face.  :(

Oh, and one of the things she's been doing most recently is something we've been trying to teach her for months.  How to say please...in sign language.  (Or maybe it's not sign language, but it's how Kaytin used to say please.)  I don't even know how to describe it.  But she does it!  Yay Kaiya!

Anyway, here are a few more photos from her 10 month photo shoot.  Enjoy!

starting with the upper left, clockwise:  standing with help from aunty dawn, clapping, surprised face with her favorite toy - the remote control, clapping more, reaching for the camera, waving hi

standing unassisted

.look who's turning 10 months on july 14.

So everywhere else in the world it's already July 14, but here in Hawaii it's still the 13th.  Soooo...in preparation for Kaiya's 10 month birthday pictures, check out this bad boy.  Mommy finally figured out how to make collages so you don't have to scroll through millions of pictures!!  Woo hoo!

TEN months?!?  Ahhhh...that's only 2 months until Little Miss Kaiya turns ONE!!!

Check back to see Kaiya's 10 month photo shoot!  (p.s. Sorry some of the pics are blurry!  And, do you like Kaiya's vintage-y new background?!)

.five months old.

kaiya turned FIVE MONTHS old on valentine's day!  time sure does fly by.  she keeps growing and growing, it's hard to imagine that just a few months ago she was baking away in my belly.  i miss those days of her kicking me in the ribs and partying in the wee hours of the morning!  but i sure do LOVE having her here.  everytime we look at her she just melts our heart and we fall in love with her and each other, over and over and over again!

here's a few pictures of her from her five month birthday shoot.  it's getting quite difficult to take these monthly pictures.  i can just imagine taking them in a couple months when she's crawling...or when she starts walking!  probably gonna have to take them in her sleep.  lol!

.four months old.

little chickee turned 4 months on january 14, 2010.  she also had a visit with dr. carolan and here are her 4 month stats:

weight: 13lbs. 8oz. (50th percentile)

height:  23 inches (10th percentile...poor baby)

head:    15.75 inches (25th percentile)

doc says that the next appointment is at 6 months, where we'll talk about introducing solids.  we think she's going to be ready to go right away, she stares at everyone's food when she watches us eat...thinking, "where's mine mom?"  our baby is growing so fast.  she now holds her head up like a champ, can sit in her bumbo, entertain herself, chews on her hands (blocks, burpcloth, o-ball, mommy's shoulder...anything that she can get her mouth on), sleeps through the night, loving tummy time now, rolls on her sides and from tummy to back.  she's working on rolling from back to tummy...she's almost got it but one leg always gets stuck.  i'm sure there's a lot more milestones that she's hitting, but i just can't think of them right now.  we also asked doc if she was teething...and he said not even close.  hmmm...i guess she's just a drooler.

here's some pics from her 4 month photo shoot.

checking out some toys, avoiding the camera.

smiling at aunty dawn.

come on caleb, let me try your veggie stick.  now!

happy babe.

.three months old.

miss kaiya turned THREE months today!!! where have those three months gone? it’s amazing to see her grow and grow and grow. she’s doing all sorts of things now: sleeping through the night, talking all the time, smiling, crying less (amen!), holding her head up (even without too much tummy time), playing with toys (loves mirrors) and putting on the poundage. she doesn’t seem too interested in rolling over yet…but i guess there’s no rush. oh…and her maybe #1 most favorite pasttime…watching TV, while sitting in the recliner. LOL! here’s a couple photos of her with her cute 3 month sticker on.

smiling for the camera…

magining knocking out caleb…LOL!

leaving presents for mommy...

and the two TV watching princesses...watching Ni Hao Kai-Lan

.two months old.

.happy two months baby.

.her eye's are slowly getting darker.  :(

.i think that's enough mommy.

kaiya: aaaahhh, get him away from meeee!!!

caleb: whaaattt?! i was here first.

.one month old.

kaiya's one month birthday

  

these are stickers that look like iron-ons.  courtesy of picky sticky.