Things I NEVER want to forget...

Age of Lady Kaitlyn:  5 weeks and 4 days

Family,

And a good morning to you from the Queen City, where Sammy the Bull is in between Lady Kaitlyn feeding sessions.  The kid just took 205 ml's of milk - INSANE!  I put her down just over an hour ago, which means best case I've got 25 minutes to knock out this blog (but I'm not complaining if it gets delayed, as I am LOVING "Daddy Day Care").  Truth be told it should be a quick one, as I just wanted to ensure I typed up the memories currently most vivid in my mind to ensure I never forget the

following aspects of this time with our wee one.  In no particular order:

Tummy Time!!!  Full marks to JT for finding this play mat at consignment for $15!!!!  Especially since Kaitlyn's already covered it with three spit-up pools each the size of the Sea of Tranquility.  Good times...and cheap fabric.

1.  How noisy this child is whilst sleeping - seriously, it is an INCESSANT stream of grunts, gurgles, and rapid breaths.  The rapid breaths (huh, huh, huh) are my favorite - sweetest little sound ever.  The gurgling and screaming as though she's possessed by a demon...not so much.

2.  How ACTIVE this child is whilst sleeping - okay, I know there are "restful cycles" and "active cycles," but I don't think anybody told K about the former.  Her legs are CONSTANTLY in motion - her abs have to be sheets of metal.  I WISH I could do leg lifts like this.

(pause in blog for 90 minutes due to numbers 1 and 2 above being so out of control on the monitor that Sammy the Bull has no choice but to attend to his daughter)

We now return you to your regularly scheduled reading, 53 minutes and 115 ml's later...

3.  Those BEAUTIFUL deep blue eyes staring at daddy whilst he feeds her on the couch (which has been covered in spit up on 2 separate occasions, with about another 900 probable recurrences on the horizon)

This pretty much sums up the 50-50 coin toss you get post-
feeding.  She's either sporting wider eyes than a deer in
headlights, or she is PASSED OUT without possibility of
movement, motion, or consciousness.  But she's still pretty
darn cute (and in the jumper and blanket from Grammie).

4.  The expressions she makes when she wakes up (peacefully, that is - meaning these are the expressions when we rouse her from slumber) - first is the big stretch with the arched back, then the arms flail a bit.  Then she purses her lips and lets out a big "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" (which normally follows with a load of flatulence that registers on the Richter scale)

5.  The look on her face during Tummy Time when she gets her head up (it's one of utter wonder that asks 2 questions - why has my vantage point changed, and how long can I keep this position) - the mixture of poise, concentration, and wonder at the change of scenery is just incredible

6.  That "passed out" arm draped across my chest or hanging down my side when she's passed out in kanga care

7.  That "social smile" - I'm not sure she knows that she's actually smiling, but it's just about the cutest thing EVER when she does it

8.  Watching her on the monitor with both her arms up above her head (we're no longer swaddling her with her arms bound as of yesterday, and it's made ALL the difference with her sleeping - good call, Muffin Puffin!), looking like an official confirming a field goal is good

9.  Back when she was breastfeeding, the way her head would swing all over the place and her face would look INSANE before she found the breast and then attacked it like a starving piranha in the Amazon who hasn't seen meat in 14 weeks

10.  Singing to her - and watching her reaction

11.  The first time she realized Jenny's voice matched her face and heartbeat - one of my favorite images from this time will ALWAYS be anytime Kaitlyn goes "skin-to-skin" with Jenny, as she instantly calms, nestles right above Jenny's heart with her ear, and then just goes to sleep - it is nothing shy of a miracle from God

12.  Endless laughter from the faces and the spit-ups...oh, and the peeing - ALWAYS with the peeing!  This is definitely my child...

There are a million more, I'm sure - but these were those top of mind that I wanted to ensure were recorded for the ages.

Okay, I told you it would be a quick one, but there you have it.  Chat soon!

Love,

Sam and Jenny