Happy Saint Patricks Day

Kyndal and Mommy wore their St Patty's Day shirts. Mommy's said "Kiss me I'm Irish" and Kyndal's said "Rub my Belly for Good Luck", we thought that was cute because of her little budda belly. We spend some time outside today enjoying the warm day, Kyndal played on her swing and slide. She is a big girl now and climbs up and slides down all by herself.

Later, we celebrated our heritage with some homemade Irish Pie, yes sausage and potatoes!

Kyndal's Beloved Shadow

I am sitting here tears already flowing as I write this blog. I knew it was going to be a tough week for me when it began, but didn't realize quite how emotional and tough it would be. Our beloved cat Shadow or Sha-sha as Kyndal has called her and just yesterday started calling her Sha-Show passed away very early Tuesday morning. We knew it was coming as Shadow was 18 years old, but she has been part of our family since her birth. In the past few months she has lost a lot of weight and in the past week declined pretty rapidly. Kyndal loved Shadow very much and would kiss her goodnight every night. Shadow will be missed so much. She was the first pet Bret and I had together and Kyndal's first pet ever and was my 19 year old nephew's kitty for nearly his whole life.

We will miss you Shadow, thank you for being a part of our family.

This is Kyndal's last goodnight kiss to Shadow on Monday night.

And a picture of Kyndal with her Daddy and her Kitty, Sha-Sha.

Busy time...

There may not be any blog posts on here for a little while. I am going to be super busy at this time with a ton of sessions and my consignment sale. Bret will be getting some great Daddy-Daughter quality time, so maybe he can post some blogs in my absence.

School....Toddler Bed....She is getting so big

Yesterday I signed Kyndal up for the Creative Learning Center (Mom's Day Out Program) at the Smyrna First Baptist Church. She will start school on August 12th and will go two days a week from 9-2. I had to wait in line to get one of 6 spots open in the young two class, it is the best program around here and she can even attend pre-K there before she starts school as they have a fantastic Pre-K program. It will be so good for both of us!

Also yesterday we bought a toddler bed for Kyndal. Her crib converts to a toddler day bed, but we thought it was a little too high off of the ground for her, so we picked up a used toddler bed. We think we will will switch her over after we are back from our Texas trip.

She is getting so big.... Also a funny story from just a few minutes ago. I layed her down for her nap and a little while later she was crying (a very sad cry like she was upset). I walked in and she had taken her diaper off and then peed. So her crib sheet was wet and her socks. I had to srip the sheet and clean her up so she could go down for her nap. Crazy kid, maybe she will learn to leave her diaper on!

Hair Bows

Okay, so Bret and I have never been a fan of hair bows. Kyndal wore a fourth of July headband last year, but that was about it for bows. However, we have been putting in one hair barrette to keep her hair to the side so she doesn't look like Eddie Munster. One reason we are not a fan of hair bows is that it looks silly on a kid with little to no hair, the other reason is we really dislike those Texas size bows that overtake a kids head (Sorry Texas folks). So we have decided that Kyndal has enough hair now that a hairbow might be cute, and they are pratical now to avoid the Eddie Munster look, so I stopped at a store that I know has them in every size to find small (non Texas size bows). I bought 5 (2 different styles). Daddy is not sure about this one because it is kind of frilly, but I did by two non frilly ones. Tell us what you think.

18 Month doctor appointment

Kyndal's 18 month appointment was today. Bret and I were pretty sure she had another ear infection, and she was pretty much a bear this morning. The doctor peeked in when we were getting her undressed to be weighed and she saw him and started screaming, LOL! She screamed when they measured her, weighed her, took her temp. She was not a happy camper. When she saw the Otoscope she ran to her Daddy for protection and screamed again. Too many ear infections have made her very weary of the doctor. No shots today, but she screamed like she had 12!! So our little girl is on track, actually ahead of schedule. She talks more than most 18 month olds, is taller than most 18 month olds. The doctor was shocked when I said that she was pooping in the potty. He even said we have a smart little girl. That means a lot coming from the doctor. Oh, yes she has another ear infection, that explains all of the screaming from today. She weighs 22 lbs 4 ounces and is 32 1/4 inches tall.

BTW, she is a lot better this evening, in fact feeling pretty good. Guess that first dose of antibiotics has kicked in.

Weekend Fun --- 75 degrees in March

It was a gorgeous warm weekend here in Nashville, my one session on Saturday was cancelled due to the flu, so we took advantage of the free weekend before the chaos of March comes. Nana and Papa Mcconaha came for a visit Sat during the day. I looked down at my Mom's shoes and I said, Mom what are you wearing, Bret bursts out laughing and proclaiming "Chuck Taylors". Kind of funny that my mother is wearing shoes that were in style when I was a kid, and funnier that she has no idea what they are. So we decided to go to eat at CiCi's and stop by babies r us for a few things. Then Mom's comes walking up carrying a matching pair of shoes that are Kyndal's size. So here are Nana and Kyndal in their matching Chuck Taylors.
We had some outdoor fun with Kyndal on her ATV.


Sunday after church, Kyndal sat in her crib talking to herself for about 45 minutes, we didn't think she would ever fall asleep for her nap, so we decided to go to the zoo. Of course 10 minutes before we get to the zoo, Kyndal is out cold. We packed her up in her wagon and let her sleep while Bret and I ate lunch. Then our friends Robin and Emma and Emma's Nana and PaPa joined us at the zoo. Kyndal eventually woke up, and we had fun exploring the zoo.