Photo update

Okay, so my camera must have been having a really bad day yesterday or something, because after a little begging and pleading, I was able to download pictures today. Now, however, the posting is being weird, so sorry for the strange layout.


If you look close, you can see some teeth!

"Hiking" in St. George



Aww, how cute!

When tempers flare . . .

. . . binkies fly! Caylin has mastered the art of temper-tantrun-throwing the past couple of days. She usually throws her head back and screams, but we can now add binky throwing to the list as well. Let me tell you, she has a good arm on her! Last night she had a really hard time going to sleep (I think mainly due to her cold), and Colby went in with me to get her. I picked her up out of her crib, and she took the binky out of her mouth and threw that thing on the ground so hard, then threw her head back and proceeded to scream. Colby and I looked at each other and just laughed because she did it so deliberately. Well, this afternoon she was not a very happy camper and as I laid her down on her changing table to change her diaper, she chucked the binky in my face! Again, I just laughed because it was hilarious! It would be great if this temper tantrum thing only got better, but I have my doubts.

Happy New Year!

Go figure that when I finally decide to update everyone on our holidays, I cannot get the camera to connect properly to the computer to get the pictures. I have a strange feeling, however, that Caylin has messed with the connection somehow, so for now I will just give you the facts and post the pics later.

We had a great Christmas, and Caylin made it so much fun. I was humored by the fact that we finally had to wake her up Christmas morning so we could get things going and make it to our families' houses. I doubt that will be the case for too many years! She really didn't get into the whole opening presents bit, but was pleasantly surprised (and entertained) by random bits of paper, boxes, and the M&M bags that I got in my stocking. It was fun just to watch her and see her reaction to everything. My favorite thing she got was a walker. She was so cute because she knew just what to do as soon as we set it up for her (it made a great alternative to the empty box she had been pushing around for the week or so prior!). She is now a pro with the thing, and has even managed to learn how to back it up and turn when she runs into something. I have a feeling it won't be too long now before she is off on her own!

Anyway, Caylin was spoiled by Grandma Becky and Grandma Jill, and now has a full stash of all sorts of fun toys that has taken over our entire condo. This Christmas season was even more magical and wonderful that I have ever experienced because I got to do so from her perspective. She was fascinated by the tree and especially the ornaments. I was so sad when the tree finally came down, but I did leave the little one up in her room, and plan on doing so for a while.

We ventured to Saint George with Colby's family for New Year's, as we usually do. It was great to spend time with everyone (all 27 of us), and luckily the family has two condos next door to each other so that we really are all together. The girls did our traditional after Christams bargain shopping, and the boys were even able to get in a round of golf. Caylin enjoyed spending time with her cousins and got to go swimming with daddy also (I was so sad that they went swimming when we went shopping because I was really looking forward to seeing her in the pool!). It was a great time, although Caylin did manage to catch her first cold, and is still trying to get over it.

I can't believe how fast time flies and that it has almost been two weeks since Christmas already!

Caylin & Sienna

The other day Ashlee and Sienna came over to play for a bit. Sienna is two weeks older than Caylin, but you wouldn't know it by looking at them - Sienna is four pounds bigger and over two inches longer! Caylin really is a munchkin compared to Sienna! They had lots of fun together, and Caylin enjoyed having someone around that really spoke her language!

Gardner Village

Last Saturday we went with my family to Gardner Village to see the lights and the elves. Caylin loved the elves - she really got a kick out of them! We didn't realize it, but we showed up just in time to see the live nativity they were putting on out there as well. Caylin liked watching all the animals also.

All About Caylin

Okay, so I was thinking that I wanted to post some random things about Caylin, so here it goes:

Age: 8 months, 25 days
Weight: 14 pounds, 10 ounces (as of 2 1/2 weeks ago)
Height: 26 3/4 inches (as of 2 1/2 weeks ago)
Favorite food: bananas (in chunks or mashed); whatever anyone else is eating at the time
Favorite time of day: bath time
Favorite book: Goodnight Moon
Favorite animal: it's a toss up between a dog and a cat
Favorite song: The Wheels on the Bus
Favorite game: Peek-a-boo; Pat-a-cake
Favorite toy: either the phone or whatever else she can get her hands on that she's really not supposed to have
Hates: the vacuum cleaner

There's Caylin in a nutshell

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.