Cute Photos

Saying Bye-Bye

After nearly a nine month stay, Laura left in mid-June to return home to Scotland. Enjoy these cute pics as a tribute to her time here in the states.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Kaiya at Laura's welcome party (10 months) and going away party (18 months).

The Knodel family the weekend before Laura arrived and just before she left.

Kaiya and Spongebob -- Laura's two favotires :-)

Bath time with Laura

GROWING UP WITH LAURA

(This isn't the most flattering photo of Kaiya, but it is a picture of the first time Laura put a clip in her hair.)

TOGETHER TIME

Kaiya helps with the packing

LAST DAY TOGETHER

Meet My Cousin

Today my new little cousin, Akane, was born. She lives in Japan with my Uncle Jason and Aunt Momoko. I can't wait to meet them all. I guess until then I'll just look at this really cute picture and read her blog. You can, too.

UPDATE 7/10/08: Here is an updated photo of my cousin with my Uncle Jason. A lot of you have never seen him.

Toofers

Just before Kaiya turned 17 months, we were vacationing in Florida, soaking up the rays, playing in the pool -- having a grand time. Then, much to our dismay, we boarded a plan to fly from Daytona to Dayton (always the wrong way, if you ask me!). But Kaiya knew how to brighten our spirits.

As we were about to take off, Kaiya grabbed my hand and started chewing on my finger. I thought this would be a great opportunity to get some sensory input into her mouth And then, there it was -- oww, something sharp. Yes, finally, Kaiya had a tooth coming in! An upper incisor.

In about two weeks time, Kaiya had 5 teeth coming in all at once. The progress has slowed since then, but we are now up to 10 teeth total -- two that have completely come in and 8 that have broken through her gums. I guess I should have known that with her getting teeth so late, she would be anything but typical. She has all four upper incisors coming in, two lower incisors, and all four of her first molars! (If you look closely at the photo above, you can see one of her upper teeth on the right side of the photo.)

Here is a chart for reference -- she has her 1 and 2 uppers, her 1 lowers, and all her fours.