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Friday,
February 10, 2006
WOW!!! It has been a long time since
we posted an update!!!
Things are just buzzing along in the Baker household. Christmas
was a hit with all of the kids. It was so wonderful to see how
excited the kids were and finally having Kiah here to celebrate
with was amazing. This was her first Christmas ever so it was
wonderful to know she was sharing it with her Forever Family.
Jacob just now understands who Santa is and what he does. I
think watching Polar Express 500 times has helped him along.
Kiah absolutely LOVED the kitchen/grill set that Jacob got from
Santa. However, Jacob wasn't too keen on sharing anything on
Christmas morning!!!
We traveled a little over the holidays with a quick trip up to
Pennsylvania to have our yearly Christmas celebration with
Brandon's side of the family. We had a great time!!! Kiah had
just turned 10 months old and while we were in Pennsylvania. she
learned to walk!!! It was amazing to see this little tiny person
toddling along!!! Last night she learned to RUN!!! Jacob gets
down on the floor and acts like a dog chasing her and she scream
with delight and RUNS away. She is just now able to better
control her feet so she is not tripping and falling into
everything.
We were all sick for several weeks after the holidays which made
most of January a little unpleasant. We seemed to be passing a
cold back and forth between each other. That finally cleared up
and we are all doing much better now.
Kiah is really doing great. She has really bonded to all of us
however she is still my Velcro-baby. Everyone plays with her all
the time but whenever I need to do something around the house
and Brandon's not around, I ask Katelyn to play with her. Now it
seems whenever Katelyn tries to play with her, Kiah *assumes*
that I'm leaving the room so she starts crying. Not good. We are
working on this by having Katelyn and Kiah play together while I
am sitting there.
She is sleeping through the night 99% of the time. A couple of
weeks ago she was diagnosed with a double ear infection but a
round of antibiotics took care of that. Her appetite is always
GOOD as evidenced by her Buddha belly!!!
She is up-to-date on all of her shots and she has her 12 month
well-baby check-up on February 22nd. KIAH TURNS 1 YEAR OLD ON
FEBRUARY 21ST!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!!!!
I am trying to plan a nice birthday party for Kiah. But first we
need to get through Katelyn's birthday!!! She turns 15 on
February 12. (OK. I feel old now.) Evidently turning 15 is
supposed to be a huge affair. I did not know this until Katelyn
handed me a list of 50 kids she wanted to invite to her party.
(24 girls and 25 boys. did she say BOYS... AH. NO!!!) I think
the look on my face said it all. She is having a MUCH SMALLER
party of 5 girls and my sister and I are taking them on a Dinner
Cruise. Girls like to dress up, dance and eat so we thought this
would hit the mark. Katelyn was happy with this so all is well.
My sister and I will be cruising the Potomac River on February
18th with 6 teenagers.
Kiah really seems to understand the family unit and knows who
lives in our house and who doesn't. She really loves Jacob but
at 3 ½, Jacob is more interested in "managing" his toys then
playing with Kiah. He has gotten better with sharing. Kiah has
figured out Jacob's toy obsession so when she gets her hands on
a toy she wants, if Jacob comes too close to her, she will HOWL
and scream and hold the toy behind her back. This has escalated
to Kiah howling if Jacob looks in her direction while she is
holding a toy. Good thing her favorite toy is a McDonald's
plastic spoon. She will carry it around for hours. She has even
slept all night with it gripped in her little hand. She still
remains the most easy-going baby I have ever met. She is a diva
though and will let you know if she doesn't like something. I
really cherish rocking her to sleep every night. It is such a
quiet precious time where she just lays her head on me and gazes
at me.
Until our next update..
Love to all,
-Nicole, Brandon, Katelyn, Jacob and Kiah Faith. |
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