Caelyn is 3 Years Old!!

Dear Caelyn,

You are officially 3 (as of two days ago). Mommy is having a hard time believing it has been 3 years since I first held you and looked at your beautiful face.

It is amazing how much you have grown in 3 years!

You are such a joy to our family!

 You have truly turned into a 3 year old - full of spunk, attitude, life, excitement, energy.
You tire mommy out just by watching you.
Your love of life and fascination to learn is contagious.
You give me a reason to get up every morning and to be a better mother everyday.

 Little girl, you tell me you love me more times a day than I can count. You strive to help me every second of the day. Your heart is so beautiful. Your personality is more than I can comprehend sometimes.
Everyday, I try to be a better person because of you.

 Your birthday was so much fun. You were so excited to have your family over to celebrate. Presents, cake, dressing up and family made your day!
You received a lot of great presents, but I think what made you the happiest was your family and party time.

You are so smart. I have people tell me all the time how impressed they are because you speak so well and have for months - full sentences and so clearly. You are so giving and wonderful with Brayden. You love being a big sister!
We are starting preschool officially next month with you (homeschool) and I know you are so ready to learn. You know most of your ABCs, numbers, colors, shapes, you can match and make patterns. So many more things! I can't wait to teach you.

I love you and I cannot wait to watch you grow!

11 Months, Baby!

This post should have been written 2 days ago, but I too was sick lol so I was totally unable to write it as I hung over the toilet lol!

Dear Caelyn -
Baby, you are 11 months old! Where did the months go? Your personality is coming through and you are your momma's daughter for sure!

So far...
- You are running! Go baby Go.. wait, come back! lol You never stop!
- You really enjoy screaming as loud as you can when you don't get your way. You too have a temper like me and your Grandma!
- We have been giving you a lot of table foods and you are doing great! I don't know if I can even name everything you've had, but you love hot dogs and pizza - a true kid - and love peas, green beans, olives (ew?), sweet potatoes, breads of all sorts, chicken, turkey, and tons of other things.
- I love to watch you play because you are finally getting what you are supposed to do with the toys.
- You love Dora, Diego, and Signing Times. We watch them every.single.day.
- You can sign - bottle, diaper, eat, more, all done.
- You like to be read to and will sit for a book.

I think one of the most exciting things is just watching you understand more. It is so obvious how much more you understand and how much you understand what we are saying to you. Thats a joy. You are a joy, when you aren't screaming at the top of your lungs!

You are momma's love, heart, and soul. I love you, even when I make you mad and refuse to hold you for 30 minutes after you fall asleep (your new want). I promise you I do. I promise you that I love you. I love how you petted me when I was feeling sick. I love when you give me kisses. I even love that you are starting to say "ma" even if it is just when you get upset and mad, its a start.

Keep growing baby! We are behind you, cheering you on! Go baby, go!

5 Months Old

Dear Caelyn -

Baby, you are 5 months old today. Its amazing how time is flying!

We got you weighed a few days ago because we had to take you to the doctors for this strange cough you have and they said you weigh 23 lbs and 11oz and are 28 1/2 inches long. Wow! What a big girl you are becoming!

In the last month you have...

- Swam for the first time. We swim alot now and you LOVE to swim!!

- To date you have ate: sweet potatoes, carrots, green beas, peas, country mixed vegetables, sweet corn casserole, sweet potatoe and corn, mixed vegetables, avocado, pears, bananas, apples, prunes, apricots, pinneapple, mango, blueberries, cinnamon raisin granola, peaches.. You like ALMOST all of these except carrots, green beas, avocado and blueberries.

- You can almost sit up by yourself.

- We took out the pack n play and its our living room - you play in it everyday!

- You are cutting two teeth and they both have broke through the surface

Everyday you are growing bigger and getting smarter. You now where 6-9 months clothes in everything, minus jeans which we can't get over your fluffy cloth diaper butts!

You definitely can recognize and know people, especially the family who you see the most. You get so excited to see them. We love to go to Aunt Bretton's games and watch her play. Being outside is so much fun to you.

You generally sleep through the nights almost everynight now except every now and then.

You love for mommy to wear you in the carriers. You fall asleep on me.

You can reach out and grab EVERYTHING. Your hands are quick. We have to watch what is near you because you grab everything and eat it!

I love watching you grow. I can't wait to write another letter to you next month because I know you will be doing so much more!

Love, Mommy.

4 Months Old!

Dear Caelyn:

Today baby, you are 4 months old. These last 4 months have flown by!

This month you have...

• You now can reach out and grab things - by things, i mean EVERYTHING! It all goes into your mouth including the remote, mommy's iphone. You grab our faces and try to "eat" whatever is near your face. Its hilarious. We love it.


• You are starting to teeth which makes you mean like a monster sometimes!


• For the first time, you sat in a shopping cart!


• You have moved into a big girl carseat.


• You had your first fall (more on this tragic day later)


• Your Daddy said to put that you are starting to find your voice more. You loveeee to talk and squeal and just make noises!


• You like to be put into carriers on Mommy's back.


• You love toys! We have started buying you toys and you love to play.


• You love to stand up like a big girl.. Its all you want to do now!


• You have tried so many baby foods I can't name them all - but you still hate carrots, green beans, and squash.


• You are laughing like a "big girl" too - not just squealing!


• You think Dora the Explorer is soooo funny and love to watch it!

We are loving to watch you grow up. You truly are the light of our life.

Mommy loves you. Daddy loves you.

3 Months Old!

Dear Caelyn -
Little Princess, you are 3 months old today! Boy, these last 3 months have flown by! It is an absolute joy to be your mother. I love you.
You are getting big already. Here are some notes about what you are doing so far:

• You fit into size 3 diapers, but now we have switched to cloth!


• You wear size 3-6 onesies, and 3-6 pants, but sometimes those are too long - your legs are a little stubby! If only there was an in between size for 0-3 and 3-6. Those you would fit into perfectly!


• You hold your head up great now, only sometimes you get a little bit wobbly!


• We think you might have found your hands, we aren't too sure yet. You absolutely love to suck on your hands and your thumb!


• You loveeeee to look at everything! You are such a nosey little girl. Even if you are screaming at the top of your lungs, looking outside or walking outside makes you calm down instantly. If we go out someplace we can't keep you in the car seat for too long when you wake up because you just want to see everything!


• Lately, you've finally decided to lift up your head at a good 45 degree angle while on your tummy. You really hate tummy time!


• Speaking of tummy time, you've started trying to rock yourself while on your tummy. We are hoping to get a roll out of you soon!


• You now drink a full 8oz bottle with 3tbsp of cereal every 5 hours. You are such a little piggy girl.


• You don't really "laugh" just yet, its more of a chuckle.. but you squeal when you are happy! It is soooo high pitch, I think it could break glass!


• We started giving you some baby food! You like sweet potatoes, but it made you poop immediately. Mommy and Grandma figured that maybe it wasn't a good choice for you. But, you thought it was yum yum! We tried green beans and you loved those too! Luckily, those don't make you poop immediately.


• Speaking of baby food, you sure are a piggy with that too! You scream in between bites until you get more. You open your mouth waiting for more. Its so funny!


• You finally have had your first real diaper rash issue =( you had a tummy bug recently and got it pretty bad because of all the pooping you did. Its going away slowly. It makes mommy sad =(


• You smile all the time and love to kick your feet and "talk" to us.

You are becoming so fun already. I see the differences, even the small ones, since you were born. It is amazing. I love you little girl. I can't wait to see what you will be doing in another month! Mommy can't keep up!
I LOVE YOU