My Pregnancy Journal: Kalia : 21 months

How is it only 3 more months until she's 2?!?!? How time flies!!! These past few weeks, Kalia:

is gaining even more independence and wants to help with even more. She feeds Kodi most mornings and nights (and throws a FIT if he's already been fed!). Kodi thinks she's great because she always tells us that Kodi "needs more food". Hmph.
loves to play around in the back yard with Kodi in the mornings. We used to take him on walks or runs, but lately she just wants to go to the backyard. Granny sent Kodi a chicken when Kalia was first born that we hid for awhile (Kodi used to poke his head in Kalia's room with the chicken in his mouth and bite down, and Kalia would HOLLER!!!, so that chicken went away for a little while), and we've now brought out and she LOVES throwing it to him. It doesn't go very far, but still...
has figured out how to kick. She kicks the big gray yoga ball in the yard. She gives up after a few and rolls it or picks it up, but I think she's been watching me kick the old volleyball with Kodi and is trying to mimic me!
had a fun playdate with Reese! They are both gaining independence and don't particularly love to share, but love to play with each other more, so they figure it out! Or...we figure it out for them :-).
loves going to the Y to go swimming. Their pool is heated, so if it's warm outside, it's great to ride our bikes down there and swim and ride back home. She is still a little fish!! Our pool is still a bit too cold!
starting wearing this float backpack thing at the Y (one of the lifeguards got it out for us since she's doing so well with swimming) and can swim on her own with it. She figured out after a few times that she could kick herself up to a sitting position and just chill with the floats on her back and thought that was amazing. Such a silly little girl!
helped Mommy celebrate her 31st birthday by walking around all day saying "Happy Birthday Maddie!!!" Yep, Maddie, not Mommy!!! We went swimming at the Y as a family, and her and Daddy made me a pancake breakfast. Yum!!!
still loves playing with her dolls a lot! She also loves her chalkboard wall and coloring with crayons.
can sing her ABC's, tell you every letter, count to 13, sometimes fully to 20, but sometimes we mess up in the middle. She is so smart!
says "hold it level" and "righty tighty!" when she feeds Kodi. I tell her to hold his scoop level so it doesn't spill, and then when she puts the lid back on, she always tries to spin it left, so I say "try again, righty tighty!". She is starting to repeat everything!

As for family news, Chris has accepted a job opportunity with Texas Instruments (TI) in Dallas, Tx. We will be listing our home for sale next week, and relocating out there next month. We are so excited for the opportunities that Dallas will bring. It hasn't set in yet that that we're really leaving Florida, so excitement is the main emotion we're feeling right now! He will turn in his letter of resignation to Honeywell next week! (Umm...that's why this post is loaded but not posted, sorry for the delay guys!).

Onto pictures!!

"yay! I'm so cute!!!"

"Umm...Mommy?!! Save me!! What is Daddy doing to me?!?!!"

"Nevermind, I like this!! Super baby!!!!"

"help.me.Mommy! Daddy is scaring me again!!!! He's losing it!"

"You two are a bunch of goofs!!"

"Mommy, don't you know I'm too big to hold like this?? You are so silly!"

"Daddy!! Remove the camera from your face!! I'm serious, this is ridiculous!!!"

"Okay Mommy, if you want to toss me in the air, I'll smile!! This is fun!! Much better than sleeping!"

"yay Me!!!!!"

"Can I help you? What's with the camera in your face AGAIN??"

"nope Mommy, don't understand. Can we go play instead of taking pictures??"

"We can?? YAY!!!"

Kalia, Kodi, and the chicken! Kodi actually tries to take the chicken, gently from her. They both love that stupid thing :-)!

"Allright Kodi, here's the deal. I'm gonna pick up the chicken and toss it around and you're gonna let me have my turn with it, okay??"

Kodi : "No way kid, this chicken is MINE!"
Kalia : "Kodi, it's MY TURN!!!!!!!!!!"

"Whatever Kodi, I didn't want your silly chicken anyways. I'll just kick around my ginormous ball!"

"Wait. Nope. I really want the chicken."

Kalia : "GIVE IT TO ME!!!!"
Kodi : "NO WAY!!! It's MINE!! You get everything, I GET MY CHICKEN!!! MINE!"

This made me laugh...I put her books in there in a stack and came back to them all lined up in her crib with her dolls stacked in the corner. She told me she was ready for me to put her "night night" when I came in.

Kissing Cute Baby night night.

Watching Maddie's dance video on utube. She thinks Maddie is hilarious.

Jumping on her Daddy's belly...one of her favorite things to do when he gets home from work!

Swimming on my birthday! Chris did the swimming so I could take the pictures. No need for explanations here, this little girl is a fish!! We will have to find a pool in Texas asap!!

There is a swim team that comes in the afternoons and practices. Kalia has started mimicking them with her hand motions (instead of just mimicking Kodi!!).