Your coming to Dallas!

Kaily,

Good, no, Great News! You are coming to Dallas for your first visit in November! It will be your second plane ride - already a world traveler! I'm so excited and will be babysitting while Mom & Dad go to a wedding. Once again I get you all to myself!

We Skyped last night and you were so busy! I could hardly see your sweet face because you wouldn't sit still. Your Mom looks so beautiful and you are too! Love the red hair!

You're growing so fast, you will be 6 months old on Saturday. I can hardly believe it! I'm so looking forward to moving to California so I can see you every day!

Lots of love and kisses,

Nana

Visit to California in August

Kaily

I had a wonderful trip to see you last weekend. We had so much fun together! Since I last saw you: you have doubled your weight, you are sleeping longer at night, you are a lot more active,and you are trying to sit up, crawl and stand! Wow! You are growing so fast; I feel like I'm missing so much... but I'll be there in about 4 months.

While I was there, we took several walks, went to the beach, went to the grocery store and played at the house a lot. We went to your first BBQ where your Dad was having his birthday party. Your Mom made cupcakes and we lit the candles and sang Happy Birthday! It was a lot of fun, and you stayed up really late, so the next day you were a little worn out.

I had a wonderful time holding you, kissing on you and giving you baths, of course! You smile more than anyone I know - I hope that never changes. You are obviously a very happy baby!

And I love you very much!

Nana

Fun in California

Hi Sweet Kaily,
I'm visiting you this weekend and having so much fun! It's your Daddy's 30th birthday and they are camping so I get to stay home and take care of YOU! Last night you and I went to the camp site for dinner with your parents and their friends. We had chicken and hot dogs, beans and salad. Your Mom made some delicious cup cakes and put candles on the top (a big 3 and a big 0 for 30 years) and we sang Happy Birthday to your Daddy. We sat around the fire pit to keep warm because it gets a little chilly here in the evenings. You were such a good camper - we didn't get home till 11pm, a little past your bedtime but you were a trouper.
You love to be in front of the camera, so your Dad showed me a trick you do (at only 4.5 months) that's really amazing. Here's the video of your balancing act:

You love to stand on Daddy's hands and balance yourself! Look at that smile, I think you are pretty proud of yourself. We are all so proud of you, too!

Today we walked to the beach together. Riding along in your stroller you slept for a little bit and then you were very content to just look around at all the people and the beach. The weather was gorgeous and it was very relaxing.

I'm so excited that I'm going to be moving here in just 4 months. It will be wonderful to be able to see you grow up and take care of you on a regular basis.

Love you, Nana

Coming to See YOU!

Kaily,

I will be there in just 7 days to see you again - in person! We have been Skyping a lot and your mom sends me videos all the time. But in 7 days I will be able to hold you and kiss your little face. I'll be able to change your diaper (I hear they are really smelly now that you are eating rice cereal, but I don't care) and I'll be able to give you a bath! I love giving you baths because you love them and I get to see your cute little butt. There's just something so special about a baby's butt!

I have so many things I want to do with you when I get there. We'll go for walks, go to the park, go shopping and of course go to the beach! We might do that first!! I'm really missing the beach. You are so lucky that you live so close - but in 5 months, I'll be living there too! Then we can go to the beach together.

See you soon,

Love you always, Nana!

Kaily -

Your mom just made this wonderful video of your life from 0-4 months! She is so creative and such an amazing woman and Mom!

I'm coming to see you on August 11th and I'm so excited! We will have 2 days together, just you and me, because your Dad is turning 30 and they are going camping with some friends for the celebration! I can't wait to hold you, feed you, rock you and KISS you! That's what I miss the most.

Your getting so big and changing every day. Your Mom and Dad are doing such a good job of loving you, taking care of you and raising you! I'm so very proud of them both.

Your hair is growing on top, their calling it your "little mohawk" because around the sides and back of your head, it's not growing so much! Looks very cute - especially when they put a little bow on top or a headband. Which you don't like so much... most babies don't, but we moms dress up our babies for our pleasure. SO the babies just have to endure it all.

Keeping Coco

Today I kept Coco for Deanna

You are getting your first tooth!

Yeah!! Miss Kaily,

Mommy told me today you are getting your first tooth on your bottom gums. WOW!! You're not even 3 months old. That's amazing, really amazing because your Mom was really late at getting her teeth. But you just never know.

She sent me a video and your were really sticking your tongue out a lot and looked really funny! So it turns out that you were feeling the new tooth with your tongue. How cute!

Love you,

Nana