Karmann Ballerina

Warming up!

You got that one, right?

Happy girl!

As we are preparing for Halloween, we've got 3 options for Karmann's costume. I decided to try out the girliest one tonight. I think Karmann enjoyed it!

We've had a pretty low-key weekend. Kris worked on cleaning the weeds off of the lot. And I pretty much shopped both Saturday and Sunday. Karmann and I both made out with some new well needed shoes! The weekend was almost done, when I was in the kitchen and I heard a strange noise...well, it ended up that the water line from the sink to the refrigerator was leaking! Luckily we heard it right when it started. No damage, thank goodness. Kris ran quickly to the hardware store, but the waterline ended up being about 3 feet short of what we needed, so we'll have to finish the fix tomorrow.

Karmann has also been way off schedule this weekend- or I'm starting to think she just doesn't have a schedule any more! Sometime she naps, sometime she doesn't. Today, she didn't until 2 pm. Then tonight she didn't go down very easy. But, I think she might be going through a growth spurt because she is eating regular food like a horse, and nursing for long amounts of time. If she would only sleep through the night....

Well, hopefully this week will be a good one. Halloween next weekend!! Something to look forward too! By the way, here are the rest of the photos of Karmann Ballerina....Enjoy!

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Faster than the sands through an hour glass...

Loving Daddy's kisses!

If they aren't two peas from the same pod!!!

Almost walking!

Karmann and Mom after a long day at work!

10.19.2009 - 10 months old!

Karmann turned 10 months old this weekend! We celebrated by hanging out with Grandpa and chilling out at home. Not much of a weekend, but we had fun together! Missy Karmann loves to get up and walk around the house - and if you don't walk her when she wants to be walked - watch out! She will let you know that she wants to be on the go!!! She grabs your hands and starts talking! She has been so adorable and smiley lately too! I can just eat her up! She's also starting the "clingy" stage and will hold on to you until the last possible second. She's really cuddly too! She is starting to get the hang of going to bed and tonight she actually did not cry when I put her down! Let's hope the next thing she masters is sleeping through the night...

Karmann received her seasonal flu shot at her 9 month check up and was supposed to get the booster shot this Friday. However, the ped's office called to let us know that they are out of the vaccine. She is on a priority list, but they were not expecting a shipment for 3 weeks. So, we will have to wait. Luckily, she still has some immunity from the first shot, and they said it won't hurt her to wait a few weeks. So let's pray she doesn't get exposed to the stuff!

Other than that, I can't think of too much else to report. She just gets cuter everyday!!

Oh, I forgot to mention that the weather finally cooled off here this weekend (highs were in the upper 60's.) As you can tell, we have Karmann in a long sleeved onesie and pants. She doesn't quite know what to think about the sleeves, as she keeps trying to pull them off, but then ends up sucking on them, so they might be okay with her. I guess that is a trait of a "Florida girl" when you don't know what long sleeves are! She is used to socks and pants, though! She'll be shocked this winter when we go home for Christmas - can't wait for that and hoping for a little bit of snow! In the mean time, we'll hang out down here with the windows open and our blankets out. I am not complaining!!!

Late night walks

Karmann (and therefore all of us) has been on a little bit different schedule since at the new daycare. She's been taking 3 naps a day, with the last one around 4-5:30. So she is staying up a little bit later. So, in order to try and wear her out, we've been walking her around the house and letting her crawl up and down the stairs. Here are a few pictures of Karmann in her pajamas and diaper, walking with her daddy...enjoy!

Break through

There's two reasons why I haven't been blogging as much as I would like...first, it just took 25 minutes for this stupid laptop to load so that I could even get on the internet to get to my page, and secondly, Kris is working wildly on the floor plans of what will hopefully be our future house, so I don't get as much time on the machine. However, here's the latest update...

Karmann had another tooth (upper right) break through the skin on Friday night. It must have happened around 12 midnight because I nursed her for an hour - I swear - and when she wouldn't go back to sleep, I passed her off to Kris. She must have wanted to celebrate, because she had Kris up playing till 2:30 am. Then on Sat, she took a 2 hour morning nap! She's too funny. She loves to crawl up the two stairs we have in our house - and she's up them before you know it! She also is eating much better. Today she had cereal, apple sauce, zucchini, blue berries, cheddar cheese, bread, and more apple sauce. We are still working on the sippy cup, as she hasn't quite caught on to it yet. We will keep trying.

Yesterday we all went to Little Alberto's 1-year birthday party. There were like 8 babies between Alberto's age and Karmann. It was fun to see all the babies and their different stages. I can't wait to see the pictures, and if I get any copies, I'll post them here.

The weekend went by too fast as usual. Though it was in the 90's still this weekend, at least we got out a little bit.

I'm off to bed, praying that Karmann sleeps better tonight now that her tooth is through! 3 down...25 more to go...

When at the beach - eat sand!

Two cuties!

Karmann with a mouth full of sand!

Passed out!

Family Pic

Having fun in the water!

This weekend we took a quick trip to Tampa to visit Kris' sister and family. The weather has finally broken just a tad, so it was a perfect day to head to the beach! Karmann has been to the east coast, but this was her first trip to the Bay. She loved it! Above are a few pictures from her experience.

As I type, little missy is fussing and refuses to take a nap! I think all the stimulation from yesterday is catching up with her. Plus, her poor little teeth are just about to pop out, so I feel sorry for her!! Having played with her all morning, she has to get some rest!

We survived the first week of the new daycare! I have good feelings about it. Though, it is different, and I have more responsibility when I drop her off in the morning to get things put away - I don't mind that. Hopefully week 2 will go as well.

I am headed to a movie with my girlfriend Kimmi this afternoon. Its about time I do something for myself - its been a while! Kris will be fine for a few hours - and if the timing is right, she may even take another afternoon nap!