Weekend in OC

Last week, we flew down to Orange County for a long weekend. It was my first plane ride! I even got my own boarding pass.

We spent the weekend hanging out with Ma-ma and Yeh-yeh.

We also went shopping at South Coast Plaza and had lunch with the Torrance crew.

With Uncle Nori, Gavin and Uncle Riki

It was a quick trip, but a fun adventure. Mom and I were exhausted on the ride home!

7 Month Update

This update is a little late, but here are a few things I have accomplished in my seventh month:

• I weigh 15 lbs, 6.5 oz. I gained another pound this month!
• I'm sleeping through the night! Finally! Just a month ago I could only sleep an average of 7 hours at a time before waking up and wanting to be fed. Then Mom and Dad started ignoring my middle-of-the-night wakings and made me cry it out. It was tough, but it worked. This past week I slept consistently for 10-11 hours straight, from 7pm to 6am!
• I can sit up. Although I'm still a little wobbly and fall over sometimes, I started sitting up on my own about a week ago.
• I started formula. With me eating more during the day and Mom going back to work, she just couldn't keep up with me any more. We started supplementing with formula so I would have enough bottles at day care during the day. Now I finish four 6-oz bottles every day (4 oz of breastmilk topped off with 2 oz formula). It's not ideal, but a growing baby's got to eat!
• Speaking of eating, I'm loving solid foods! My favorites are sweet potatoes and oatmeal. Mom and Dad are just happy that I love food as much as they do. :)

Birthday Party

Last weekend I went to Kiera's 4th birthday party. I had so much fun playing and discovering new things. They even had a lady come and make really cool balloon figures. Check out the birthday girl's princess hat!

My new friend Caitlyn shared her Baby Mum-Mum with me. Not only do Caitlyn and I have the same name, but we were also born one day apart!

I LOVED the Baby Mum-Mum.

I also discovered a whisk.

And a hula-hoop.

And spent some quality time with Daddy.

I can't wait til I'm older and can have my own birthday parties!

Hot and Not

One month into 2011 and like any food/music/fashion/toy savvy gal, Kaitlyn has started to gain interest in some things and lose interest in others. Here are some of the things that K deems hot and not:

Woo-hoo!

Jeggings
Hoodies

Waffle onesies

Sweet potatoes

Yams

Carrots

Oatmeal

Raffi Baby Songs CD

Maroon 5

Bruce Hornsby

Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Beatles

Jack Johnson

Aretha Franklin (go figure)

Sophie the giraffe

Winkel

Jumperoo

Ollie the owl

Boourns!

Avocados
Rice cereal

Slow flow bottles

Baby Mozart cd's

3 long naps a day

The Swing (although it's been making a comeback)

Bouncy Seat

Owls

I've had such an obsession with owls lately. I never gave them a second thought when I was decorating Kaitlyn's room. Then again, I was obsessed with sheep at the time. Anyway, lately I've noticed so many cute toys and nursery items that center around owls. With big round expressive eyes and bold patterned feathers, I can see how babies would be fascinated by them too. If I had to decorate all over again, I would definitely consider going with an owl theme (as a plus, it's gender-neutral too).

Someone had given us one of these owl blankies as a gift. Maybe it will become Kaitlyn's lovey.

Here are some other items I love:

Skip Hop Treetop Friends Hug and Hide Owl Activity Toy

Treetop Friends Activity Mat

PB Kids Penny & Joy Owl Plush

PB Kids Owl Bookends

From Dwell Studio - this would be an awesome gift

Half a year

Happy New Year! I celebrated my first holiday with Mom, Dad, and both sets of grandparents. It was a fun Christmas and I got lots of toys! I'm so spoiled.

Christmas morning Skype session with Auntie Larissa and cousin Alex in the UK

I am also half a year old now! Just six months ago I entered this world and I have not looked back since. Every day is a new adventure and I just keep growing and discovering new things.

• I weigh 14 lbs, 6 oz. and am 24 inches long. My weight gain has definitely slowed down the past two months, but I'm officially double my birth weight! 
• I recognize different people and faces. When I get dropped off at day care in the morning I smile at the sight of Johanna. And my face lights up when I see Dad at the end of the day picking me up (although I still look right past Mom). I also have a special smile for Grandma (or I'm smiling because she makes funny noises at me).
• I can track moving objects. Especially Mom or Dad when they're walking across the room and the other is holding me.
• New favorite pasttime - hanging in my Jumperoo! Soooo fun! Other things I love include grabbing the ladybug that hangs in the carseat, and playing with the spinning toys on the Exersaucer and Jumperoo.
• I've been eating solids for two weeks now. I've only had rice cereal and oatmeal so far, and most of it ends up on my hands/face than in my mouth. But I enjoy eating from a spoon and happily open my mouth when it comes toward me. Next up - avocados!
• I love myself. Seriously, every time I see my reflection in any mirror I smile.

Rice cereal - yum.

Santa

I met Santa for the first time today! We went to Hillsdale mall and waited in line for about 20 minutes, then I met this man with a white beard and a red suit. One of these days I'll understand what this is all about...

I'm 2 feet tall!

Who is this man?