A few Kirra facts

I feel like my little baby is growing up so fast.  She watches EVERYTHING that we do and she is determined, despite her small size, to do it too.  I kind of hate it because I have to watch her like a hawk but it is also very entertaining. I love being her mom.  She is such an amazing little girl and surprises me every day.  Here are a few things about Kirra that make me smile.

1.  She loves flowers.  During the day if someone leaves the door open she runs outside as fast as she can and starts picking flowers.  Whenever we take walks I love to pick her new flowers that she hasn't seen before and watch her little face light up.

These are more like weeds than flowers but I don't think it matters to her.

   

2.  She loves the park.  She will go down any slide, no matter how high.  She does not need any help climbing on the equipment.  She loves playing with other  kids.  I only wish we had a park closer to our house.

3.  She is sneaky.  Every now and then it gets really quiet in the house and I always know she is up to something.  The other day I found her with a mouth full of thumb tacks.  I know that she understands me when I say things to her.  She understands simple commands especially the word NO.  Sometimes when she is in a sneaky mood I will say "No" and she will just run that much faster to do whatever it is that I don't want her doing.  No person, object, height, or fence can stop her.

You can't see from the top, but this fence is locked

4.  She thinks anything we do, she can do too.  Including weight lifting.  You can't tell from the pictures but she is really putting effort into lifting this bar.

Look at that determination

5.  She has some great fashion sense, but doesn't exactly know what to do with that fashion sense yet.  For example, if there is a pile of shoes by the door, she will always grab the cutest ones to try on.  She is also learning to dress herself.  The other day I watched her put on a pair of shorts, one foot in each hole, it was impressive.  Unfortunately she did not pull the shorts up but still tried to walk in them.  She didn't get very far.  Yesterday we found a pair of sunglasses that were pretty cute and she picked them up but she still hasn't figured out that they go on your eyes.  She likes to wear them on her neck.

Sh has to keep her chin down to keep it up.  It kind of looks like she can't breath when she is wearing them.

6.  She loves grocery shopping.  She really likes to be pushing the cart, but she will settle for just going for a ride.

First time seeing Lobsters

6.  She is my little cuddle muffin.  My favorite time of day is bottle time.  Kirra LOVES drinking her bottle.  She goes into a trance and becomes very calm and cuddly. 

7.  She is a multitasker.  She can walk and chew gum as my dad always says.  She always has to have something in each hand.  She will made a great mommy one day.

She can vacuum and push a stroller.  That's talent.

8.  She loves sweets.  When I was pregnant sugar was the only thing I could eat that didn't make me sick so it doesn't surprise me.

Oreos make me this happy too.

Can't really tell but she is taking her freeze pop very seriously.

9.  She loves attention and knows how to get it.  As much as I hate when she is whiny, I love being needed.

10.  She is an excellent sleeper!  She takes two naps a day and goes to bed at 8:00.  She usually never gets up earlier than 7 and sleeps until 8 sometimes.  I always have to check on her a few times during nap time because she will sometimes wake up and just sit in her crib quietly looking at a book instead of crying to let me know she is up.

It's hard to believe that this is just the beginning.  It's amazes me the amount of joy, happiness, and purpose this girl brings to our lives.