Kieran was caught on camera leading his double life as Super Baby, weilding his mighty spoon and with his trusty side-kick owl pal by his side!
It seems, knock on wood, that Kieran is beating his most recent cold and that it is getting better instead of worse... yay! Perhaps we will make it without any more doctor visits before his 12 month well baby!
This past week Kieran has been enjoying his time with his new friends at daycare. However, I think caring for three little ones under the age of three is taking its toll on Sheila! Hopefully everyone will get in a more peaceful routine as the days go by- transitions are always a bit rough.
This week. Kieran is still doing lots of talking and is standing better and longer every day. He's even maybe cruising a little bit- mostly around his walker... but we are most surely on our way to a true "toddler"!
This is the illustration Rick made for Kieran's 1 year birthday party invitation. It's the Itsy Bitsy Spider (Kieran's favorite song) and also the inspiration for his cake! We can hardly believe we will have a one year old in just a couple weeks... time truly has flown the last 12 months!
If you were wondering what to get the baby boy that has everything ;)... Kieran has a wish list on amazon Not that we are fishing for gifts, it's just that some people have been asking for ideas.
Anyone interested in participating in this year's March of Dime's fundraiser? There are two walks in the early spring- one in Columbia and one in Jefferson City. Here is a little funny, staring Kieran, to drum up your support!
Well, this post is a bit late, but better late than not at all I suppose!
Kieran has been Mr. Chatty-McGoo these past few weeks- talking to himself, to his toys/books, to the pets and sometimes even to us! Mostly it sounds like ga's, da's, ba's, ma's, and lots of "singing" but every now and then he throws in a word or two, like "ki-ka", "Da-g", "ah-lo", "choo-choo", and of course there is mama and dada and baba too.
I think Kieran is working on a little cold today, runny nose and a bit fussier than usual, but so far (knock on wood) no fever or ouchy ears. He also is very drooly and mouthy so perhaps he's cutting yet another tooth or two.
Yesterday Kieran, daddy and mommy went to the Jeff City mall play place for breakfast and after a nice nap at home, headed to Columbia for Indian food and then to shop for some birthday party supplies at Hobby Lobby and finally over to the mall to watch the carousel and all the interesting people ;) Kieran was pooped after all that fun, so we drove around a few sloppy back-roads between Columbia and Ashland before popping over to visit Grandma and Grandpa and have dinner.
Today we were going to go to a home show to get some ideas for the new house but KP was feeling puny so we stayed in instead and hung around the nursery.
A new development in the life of Kieran, he will no longer be Sheila's one and only. As of Monday, there will be two little girls vying for Sheila's attention at daycare. One girl is 18 months and the other is about 3 years old. I am sure Kieran will love hanging out with the big kids- however I am not sure how naps are going to work now that Sheila won't be able to lay down with him twice a day! Oh well- gotta learn to go with the flow little man... here's hoping this is an easy transition- for everyone!
Last one before the big 1 year old! These photos were taken the morning of his 11 month birthday. On the way down to breakfast Kieran made a mad grab for a toy to carry along and he ended up with this turtle. Turtle hung out on the highchair tray while Kieran ate some puffs and waited for mommy to get his breakfast ready. Happy 11 month birthday big boy!
This week's photo shoot was a night early as Rick and I will be out tonight till late for conferences and Kieran will be at Sheila's- again I say we have the best sitter!
As you can see Kieran has discovered another new and fun game, opening and shutting doors and peeking out around the corner... he delights in hearing mommy say "open" "shut" and having one of us on either side of the door to cheer him on. I suppose this game will only be fun until he shuts his fingers in the door though... time to do some more baby-proofing...
Kieran has been babbling up a storm recently. Sheila swears he says "hello" and I think he can say "kiki" or 'Ka" in reference to his cats. I also think he is getting pretty good at mimicking sounds and words too- but not reliably enough to be sure... we are on our way to a very verbal little boy!
I think Kieran is working on a few more teeth right now as he will randomly fuss and cry even when he seems happy otherwise. He already has at least 8 teeth now- three on bottom and the rest on top and he's getting pretty good at chewing and biting. I think I have curbed the nursing bites for the most part, but he will still nestle into my shoulder during an innocent seeming hug and then take a little nip... ouch! I am ready for this teething thing to be over and I think we aren't even half way through it yet!
Kieran is going to spend his Valentine's weekend, or at least a few hours of it on Saturday, entertaining grandma Sandy. Rick and I are going out to lunch and a movie because Sandy is generous and offered her services, which of course we accepted gladly ;) On one hand, I hate to give up any of my precious Kieran time as there is so little of it, but on the other hand, mommy and daddy do need a little time to be a couple rather than a threesome. At least this is what I tell myself when I am walking out the door and willingly leaving Kieran... "This is good for all of us.... this is good for all of us..." and repeat! Ahh the joy of guilt felt most acutely by the working mother.
No owl pal again this week... that's what happens when you put daddy in charge of the weekly photo shoot ;) As you can see, eating and playing are both very serious activities for KP. He LOVES cheese and has a lot of fun trying to get as much as possible as quickly as possible into his mouth. This technique usually results in a cheese beard and sometimes cheese in his nose, eyes and ears- not to mention all over the highchair and floor- which of course the dogs love!
Kieran has recently discovered the many joys of his firetruck toy... putting things in and out and in and out and in and out... plus there's the super cool ladder and don't get him started on disassembling it... totally awesome!
This week Kieran has learned to "share' or at least that's how we like to view it... occasionally whilst playing, KP will offer over a block or small toy to me or Rick (or grandpa D- who was the first recipient of Kieran's generosity) of course he wants it back later- but at least it's a start!
Kieran got a chance to spend some quality time with grandma/grandpa this week on Monday when Sheila was sick and then again Thursday night when mommy and daddy had conferences till 8. Grandma/Grandpa are earning their KP stripes for sure this week as he keeps them hoppin'! Tuesday KP had a boys day in with daddy since poor Sheila was ill again and so daddy stayed home with the little man- I think they had lots of fun and I know they took two looooong drives so Kieran would sleep... whatever works!
