Family Reunion

Over the 4th of July weekend, we had a Brown family reunion.


On the first day we got to go to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House. This was Kayli's second time in the temple in 8 months!


Then we got to play in the pool...Kayli's first time in a pool!


Then we ate supper and had a piñata for the kids...Kayli's first piñata!!!


The next day we went to the "This is the Place Monument", had a family BBQ, and a talent show.


The reunion was a blast and it was great seeing everyone! Thanks to all those who planned everything and worked hard to make it a success!!

On the Move!

Within the last week...Kayli can hold herself up on her hands and knees for a few minutes....and she just started scooting around on her tummy!!!!

Kayli has also just started babbling /ma ma ma ma ma/! Whoo!

She has already been babbling /pa pa pa/.

We have also been using the signs for "mom" and "dad" for the past month and a half, as well as the signs for "milk" and "more."

8 months & New Baby Gear!

This is Kayli's 4th of July dress that her Grandma Martha made for her!

So, Kayli just turned 8 months old! There have been A LOT of changes this past month:

Kayli decided she didn't like "taquito" (be swaddled) to go to bed anymore, which cause some grief with the bedtime routine.

Kayli got two teeth! (The bottom two in front)

Kayli can sit by herself for long periods of time without tipping over!

We had to buy a new carseat for our growing baby:


We bought a walker! (She's not quit ready to walk in it, but she likes to bounce a lot)

AND....

Kayli started making the /g/ sound and started varying her syllables eg: /ga gi/ & /da di/

YEAH!

First Babbling!!!

Near the end of March, Kayli surprised me and started babbling!! I was sitting at the computer and she just started babbling. Very exciting for a mom who is a speech-language pathologist! It is so fun to see your child grow and develop and I'm glad I can document every step of the way!

Babbling is when infants around 4-5 months produce consonant-vowel or vowel-consonant combinations consecutively in a string, ie:ba ba ba ba ba. Babbling allows infants to experiment with sound production. In the video you can see Kayli imitating single sounds as well. :)

Lucky Number Seven!

A lot of fun things have happened this past month:

Kayli found her feet and can't stop playing with them! She grabs them and tries to put her toes in her mouth!

Kayli started "shaking" her head back and forth when she is excited.

And she also started making the "fishy" face (when you suck your checks into your mouth). Sooooooooooo cute!!!!

She is still sleeping well in her crib and she is eating various fruits, veggies, and cereal about once a day.

This past month we also took our first trip to the public library, which is only two blocks away! (Sorry pics are so small, they were taken on my phone)


We checked out Go, Dog, Go, Hop on Pop, In the Small Small Pond, Hurry, Hurry, and Strega Nona and the Magic Ring. That last one was more for me because I love Tomie dePaola :)

We look forward to many happy times reading good books! Anybody have a favorite children's book to recommend?

6 months old!!!!

Wow!! Has it really been 6 months?! At Kayli's 6-month check-up she weighed 19 lbs. and was 27 1/2 inches long and is still in the 90th percentile for both. She got more shots and had a fever that night and next day :( I guess we're getting used to it. Her next appointment isn't scheduled until August (she will be 9 months). I guess they don't do an 8-month check-up.

A lot has happened this past month. General Conference, Easter, Tia Laura and Tio Dave's graduation, and Grandma and Grandpa Bond came to visit!



Kayli also slept in her crib for the first time this month (since she doesn't fit in the bassinet anymore!) She didn't seem to notice the new crib and slept the whole night. As you can see, I still swaddle her at night, but she is getting too big for all our blankets!

This month Kayli was invited to attend a birthday party. Our friend's son, Jayden, turned 1-year old and had a small party. Even though Kayli was too small to enjoy the games, food, and piñata...we all had fun!

5 months old!

As you can see...Kayli likes to put everything in her mouth these days! :) She is still sleeping well, however, the bassinet is getting smaller and smaller! We've been experimenting with "soils" and so far have tried cereal, squash, sweet potato, green beans, and banana. We want to do veggies first and work a few fruits in there once and a while. We also started giving her apple juice in a bottle, which she likes as well.



This month Kayli also learned how to take the "chupon" (pacifier) out of her mouth, but she hasn't figured out how to put it back in her mouth, which causes much frustration for her, and a few giggles for us :)

On March 14th Laura, Kayli and I went to the Draper Temple Open House. It was a really cool experience. I carried Kayli in the sling and she was good the whole time. She just kept looking all around. I kept wondering if she knew where she was...and I think she did. Everything was so beautiful and peaceful. I am so greatful for the opportunity to go to the temple and take my daughter with me to show her the importance of temple work. Now she can say that the first time she went into the temple was when she was 4 and a half months old!