Warm Blankey

Susie has been doing a lot of laundry since Bailey was born. It seems like she does a couple of loads per day! Bailey goes through a lot of clothes and blankets due to her spitting up. It is fun to see her reaction to the warm blankets that come fresh out of the dryer. She wraps herself up and brings the blanket to her face...cuddling right in. She especially likes her Deedee when it is all warmed up. She goes right for the satin edges.

Little Drummer Girl

I signed Bailey up for a Music Together class and it started this month. Right now she pretty much just sits and watches everyone else. She is in a mixed ages class, where at 6 months she is the youngest, going up to 3 years. It is good for her to have the interaction with the other children. She loves it when the teacher says her name in the songs and she gets excited and puts both fists toward/in her mouth. So the other day we were listening to the CD from class and I had my drum pad out. I gave her the drumsticks and got a few pictures taken before she tapped herself in the head.

Nana's Visit

Happy New Year! We started out January with a visit from Nana from Boise. She arrived on Thursday the 1st and stayed through Tuesday. I worked on Friday, so Nana became the Nanny for a day. She did a great job at reading Bailey's cues and knowing when she was hungry and tired.

Saturday we went to Harmony Pharmacy in Greenwich, the bank, got the car washed and went to the post office. We picked up Bailey's first highchair in the evening. Sunday we went to the mall stores: Victoria's Secret, The Children's Place, Baby Gap and Macy's. Monday we went to the Ridgeway stores: Stop & Shop, Modell's, Marshall's and Bed Bath, & Beyond. And Tuesday, we took a drive up to the Trumbull mall to go to JC Penny's for Bailey's 6 month-old pictures. Not quite like KK, as I go back next week to pick up the pictures. Oh well. We got some good shots. It was unfortunate though, that Tuesday morning Bailey woke up with a couple of spots on her chin that were irritated from her binki.

We got some good pictures and video's. In this picture here, Bailey is wearing a pink dress that I wore as a baby. She was almost bustin' out of the armholes. More video of Bailey in her jumper. She would jump a few times then stop herself by planting both feet and pushing up on her toes. Then repeat. It is amazing to watch her face while she jumps--pure joy!

TJ and I want to thank Nana for giving us a date night out on Saturday. It was the first time that I hadn't put Bailey to bed since coming home from the hospital. We went to the Avon theater and saw Slumdog Millionaire. It was a great movie. It made me realize how lucky we are to have the things we have in the U.S. and how most of the world lives in poverty. We are truly blessed.

"RALPHEEEEYY!"

This is the snow suit that my mom gave to Bailey for Christmas. It is a nice one. There are feet, gloves, and a hood included. It keeps her nice and toasty on these cold winter days when we go for walks. It is a bit big now, but she will grow into it. I laugh at her when we put her in it because it reminds me of the movie "A Christmas Story" when the little brother is in that snow suit with his arms sticking straight out running down the street yelling "RALPEEEEY!"

tj

Sticky Buns

Susie made sticky buns again this year.  Bailey and I helped a little.  We stirred the glaze while Susie baked the buns.  Bailey was funny.  She was licking her lips and drooling the whole time we were in the kitchen.  It sure smelled good.  She didn't get any this year, but she will next year for sure!  

Santa Visited Bailey

Here is a picture of our little corner of Christmas. We have a small fiber-optic tree loaded with ornaments. Most of the gifts here are for Bailey. Santa was very good to her this year. She has been a good girl though, so she deserves it.

tj

Christmas Family Picture

At the end of our Christmas day, the Kemp Family got all dressed up and attempted a family picture.  Bailey looked so cute in her little red velvet dress and white tights.  I set the camera up on the tripod and started the 10 second timer and hoped for the best.  Bailey was pretty wiggly though.  We took about 50 pictures and came out with a few good ones.  She was not really in the mood for family picture time though.  Maybe she is like her mom and doesn't like dresses and panty-hoes!  I  would be surprised!  It was still fun to get all dressed up.  

tj

Merry Christmas Bailey

Bailey would like to say thank you to everyone who made her Christmas so wonderful.  She had so much fun opening all of the gifts from her Grandma and Grandpa, Nana and Papa, Aunts and Uncles, and Cousins.  Her first Christmas was very fun and we will never forget it. 

tj

Bouncy Chair

Grandma Kemp sent out an early Christmas gift this year. It is a bouncy chair for Bailey. She got to test it out tonight. She really liked it! She twists around and bounces and moves all over the place in it. When she is facing away from us, we say, "Bailey, look over here!" And she whips around like a bouncy chair expert. It is funny. She looks so big when she is upright like this.

Bailey's First Christmas Tree

Our little fiber-optic Christmas tree is looking pretty good this year.  I don't think that we could fit another ornament onto it's branches.  We have all of my ornaments from when I was growing up, as well as a few from Susie's childhood, and a couple of new ones from Bailey's Aunt Julie, and my mom.  There are also a few presents under the tree now, mostly from Nana and Papa, as well as from Grandma and Grandpa Kemp.  Most of the gifts are for Bailey, as it should be.  Bailey loves the tree.  She stares at it when the lights are blinking, and tries to reach for the presents.  It will be fun to see if she can open them in a couple of weeks.