New Do

During my pregnancy, I had HORRIBLE heartburn.  All I heard the whole 9 months was, "You're baby's going to have so much hair!"  Well guess what?  They were right!  Karsyn was born with a head FULL of hair.  We have always received comments on her "locks".  She's got a pretty good head of hair.  She has gone through several different "styles" in her 8.5 months post-womb.  First there was the spike, then the fluff, then the comb-over & swoop, then the shaggy, and now she's rockin' a "Pebbles" hairdo.  (Pebbles Flintstone that is)  By no means am I judging her hair, cause Lord knows I've had my share of hairdos, most of them BAD.  Let's see...I've had a boy-cut, a mushroom, a MULLET, yes I said MULLET.  Then how could we forget the permed bangs.  I swear it looked like I had a baked potato for bangs.  I try to block out that image.  How could I forget the full perm....might as well have been a poodle, it was HORRENDOUS.  (however you spell it)  I'll spare you from the details, but just trust me, I've had BAD hair.  Enough about my mane...Let's get back to Karsyn.... She looks so cute with her little "spout" (as if I would ever say anything different).....It's totally necessary, and it also increases her height!  Below are examples of my little princesses hairdos.

The "Spike"

The "Fluff"

The "Comb-Over"

The "Swoop"

 

The "Shaggy"

New Do

I told her to put her head down so I could see her hair!

My new hair makes playing so much easier!

Aint it great, Karsyn's 8! (months that is)

Karsyn turned eight months old this week.  I CANNOT believe it!  I guess time really does fly when you're having fun.  And we are having fun!  There is nothing like being a parent.  It's the greatest thing in the world, and we both feel VERY BLESSED.  It saddens me that she is growing up, but on the other hand, I'm enjoying watching her grow and learn new things.  She has already changed so much.  I posted this on Facebook already, but it's still pretty neat.  Here's a timeline of Karsyn from birth to 7 months....

 

             Here she is at 8 months, on August 1st, in her birthday suit...

At 8 months old, Karsyn now has 2 teeth, and "scoots" alot.  She isn't crawling, but she can definitely get to where she wants to go.  She loves to stand and pull up.  Both Justin and I walked before we crawled, so it wouldn't surprise us if she does the same.  She is very vocal.  She makes a lot of noise, most of which is foreign, but she does say "MA-MA", which melts my heart everytime.  Her hair is getting thicker, and the new hair is coming in blonde.  She still loves squash and sweet potatoes, but we are trying more and more solids.  I found these things called "Mum-Mums" at Target, and she seems to like them.  The box says they are rice rusks, whatever that means....  Here's a video of her eating them, followed by more cute 8 month pics.  You'll have to turn your head for the video...sorry!

She loves her animals!

Loves to play...

Loves to sing and wave...

I created this and had it printed on canvas.  It turned out really cute, and is hanging in our bedroom.

So stinkin' cute!

Here I go again....I know....broken record.  But I have to make it known.  I love this little girl!  She is so cute and has the best personality.  She already brings out the best in people.  She's growing up!  But I guess that's how it goes.  I can always have another baby, right?

Silly Saturday!

Last Saturday was a fun day for us.  The morning was pretty routine.  Justin worked outside in his shop while I stayed in the house and entertained Karsyn.  She is quite the busy bee these days.  Normally, she gets up (6:30am, even on the weekends!) and will entertain herself for about an hour before its time for breakfast.  When I say entertain herself, she is either playing with her toys, or watching Disney Junior from her crib.  Before Karsyn was born, I thought Justin was crazy for putting a flat screen tv in the baby's room.  Now looking back, it was the best thing we did for the nursery!
Around lunchtime, we decided to go to BJ's Wholesale in Burlington.  I needed to pick up a few things, such as diapers and dog food, and while there, we might as well pick up 45 rolls of toilet paper!  We love BJ's.  (maybe that doesn't sound right...but you get the point)  It cheap, close to home, and has lots of neat things to play with!

Karsyn was fascinated with this illuminated vanity mirror.

After we left BJ's we stopped by Chick-Fil-A for a quick bite for lunch and then home.  It was hot as hell on Saturday, so we decided to all get in Karsyn's swimming pool to cool off.  She loves it.  And of course we love it because she does!  We could only swim for a little while because we had a birthday party to go to that night.  Our good friend, my long time neighbor, and somehow distant cousin, Jeffrey Hopkins turned 30!  His parents threw him a birthday party saturday evening at their house.  Happy Birthday Jeff!  As I wrote in your card, you're one of the nicest guys we know, and we love ya!

 This picture was taken back in March, sorry Jeff, it's the only one I had on my phone!  Look how little Karsyn is.

I'll tell you a funny story about Justin.... Before we went to Jeff's party, I was going to take a shower, and Justin was going to dry Karsyn off (from the pool) and feed her.  So I took my shower, and dried my hair.  As I was putting my hair dryer away, I heard something fall in the kitchen, followed by an "Aw, shit!"  So I wrapped myself in a towel and went into the kitchen to see what was the matter.  When I get there, Justin was on his hands and knees wiping baby food off of the floor.  Apparently, Karsyn had thrown her spoon, which was full of Pureed Chicken and Sweet Potatoes!  I immediately said, "What are you doing??".  He said, "I'm cleaning up where she threw her spoon, what does it look like?"  I said, "uhhh....I think you better look at your daughter."
Justin failed to remove the baby food jar from Karsyn's tray when he was cleaning up the mess.  So as soon as he got in the floor, she grabbed the jar (as most 7 month olds would do) and proceeded to try and drink from the jar!  She had dumped the whole jar of baby food down her front.....and Justin had no clue!  Of course, Karsyn was all smiles as always!