I made it!

Okay, so I know this probably isn't as exciting to some of you as it is to me, but I finally made it back to my pre-baby weight. I know you're probably thinking also that it has also been nine months, which would seem like plenty of time, but when you gain 63, yes, 63 pounds to begin with, it is a big deal to get it back off. Plus the fact that I had just run a marathon when I got pregnant means that I had a lot to live up to, at least in my mind. My goal was to lose it by the time Caylin was nine months, and I made it, by just a few days. I was watching home movies this morning of when she was born, and let me just say, I hope I never look like that again! (Don't get me wrong, Caylin was worth every bit!!!)

Random "Caylinness"

I found her all wrapped up in daddy's shirt playing peek-a-boo with the sleeve.

Caylin was fascinated with the falling snow outside.

my little fuzzhead

She has a strange obsession with the laundry baskets!

The sticker says "I'm a Cutie"

Caylin's Christmas Tree

So this is Caylin's Christmas tree that is in her room. She absolutely loves it. She gets so excited every time she sees her little one or our big one.

Bus ride to see Santa

Caylin got to experience her first Healey family bus ride to see Santa on Monday. We usually ride the bus to Trax and then go downtown to see Santa, but since there is no Santa downtown this year, we went to Fashion Place. After nearly missing the bus in the first place and two transfers, we made it, all 27 of us. As you can see from the pictures, Caylin just loved Santa! It is pretty cute, though, that as I was telling her that morning that we were going to see Santa and kept telling her over and over that Santa says "Ho, ho, ho," she finally caught on, only her version is more of an "Oh, oh, oh." It is pretty cute, because as she saw the pictures of Santa as I was downloading them, she got all excited and started telling me what he says.

My teeth!

Caylin's second tooth finally popped through a couple of days ago. The first one came through a couple of weeks ago, and I could have sworn that the second one was right behind it. Well, two weeks later it finally appeared. I haven't managed to get any pictures yet, but she looks so cute with them. My favorite part is that every once in a while I find her with her tongue hanging out of her mouth, and she is really moving it back and forth over her teeth, trying to figure out what is in there. She's already managed to put quite a few teeth marks in the coffee table, which I am hoping I can eventually cover up with a magic marker or something.

Caylin also started clapping last week, although it's only a one-handed clap for the time being. She holds her right hand still while she claps with her left. I'm hoping eventually that right hand will come around!

The Witches

Last week we went with all of Caylin's cousins to see the witches at Gardner Village before they were put away for the season. Caylin got a kick out of them, and wanted to grab and touch them. She liked seeing the ducks as well, and also just watching all her cousins run around and have a good time.

Splish Splash

Bath time is Caylin's favorite time of the day. She gets so excited when the water starts running and she realizes what is about to happen. Even if she was fussy and unhappy before, as soon as the bath starts, she is all smiles. When she gets in, she could stay there all night if we would let her!

Quite a scary Halloween

My cute little bunny!

Halloween morning, Caylin decided she would give us the biggest scare of our lives. She woke up around 4 and I went in and fed her, although she wasn't going back to sleep. I put her back in her crib even though she wasn't asleep, knowing that eventually she would succumb. I could hear her playing around in there on the monitor as I drifted back to sleep. All of a sudden I heard a thud and my heart jumped. I knew exactly what had happened as I raced in to find her face down on the floor in front of her crib. I screamed and turned her over, luckily to find her crying and moving. Colby came in all in a panic because he had no idea what was going on. I was scared to death not knowing if she was hurt or anything was broken, and all she wanted to do was nurse. We turned the lights on and checked her all over and made her sit and crawl and anything else we could think of to see if she was alright. Everything seemed to be fine, but needless to say I was a total mess. Caylin slept in our bed with us the rest of the night, but I hardly slept because I was too scared that if I didn't keep an eye on her something would happen.

The next morning I called the Pediatrician and told them what had happened and asked them what to look for. From what I could tell, Caylin was just fine. Don't worry, lowering the crib was next thing I did.

I am assuming that Caylin saw the nightlight on the monitor that is on a bookshelf next to the crib and reached for it. That is the first time I know of that she was able to pull herself up on her crib.

Looking back on what happened and realizing all that really could have gone wrong, I am so grateful that nothing did. If her intention really was to give us a Halloween scare, she sure succeeded!

That night she got a kick out of watching all the kids walking around in their costumes!

Colby is supposed to be a cowboy (with a really bad wig!)

Caylin and Elvis (aka Papa Fred)

Just Chillin'

Caylin likes to watch TV whenever she can, although I try not to let her watch too much in fear she'll turn out to be a couch potato. Anyway, the other day I came in and found she and daddy kicked back and watching football. She looks like she's comfy!

Caylin loves to have her feet up on things - even in her high chair!

Growin' Up

Caylin has really grown in the last little bit! She is now sitting, crawling, and babbling like no other. She had her six month check-up last month and weighed just 14 pounds! I thought for sure she would be bigger than that, especially with her eating solid foods now. She was such a good girl getting her shots, and look at the pretty band-aids she got! Later that same day we went to the zoo with Ashlee and Sienna. Caylin was able to see a few of the animals, but didn't really enjoy it as much as I had anticipated. I guess we'll have to wait until next year to really appreciate it!