7 Months

My baby girl is now seven months old. Crazy! She is such a riot! Kalianna has got so much personality! She smiles and giggles constantly, over some of the funniest little things. She rolls and pushes herself all over the place. I definitely can't leave her in one spot anymore and expect her to still be there when I get back! She loves mirrors, and things that make noise, and being tossed in the air, and going upside down. She is very mischievous and loves to make mommy laugh. She does not like strangers right now and often won't let anyone hold her except mommy or daddy. She likes to smile and flirt with people though, just as long as she is safely in mommy's arms while they talk to her. She often grins at people and then buries her head in my chest and acts shy. So it will be interesting to see if she is going to be a shy or outgoing little girl. Cause she loves to make noise and draw attention on herself, but then she buries her head like she's embarrassed when people look. She is so much fun!

Halloween

Halloween was a lot of fun! I made orange pancakes for breakfast and I attempted to make little jack-o-lanterns out of them with chocolate chips. They were an experiment, but turned out yummy! That night Bryan and his fiance, Ricci, came over and we made cheese fondue for dinner. It was yummy! But being the dork that I am, I forgot to take pictures! So as we were cleaning up I told them to hurry and eat one more thing so I could take pictures. Bryan was playing with Kalianna, so he didn't pose. Then our good friends, Brian and Anna, joined the fun and we made a chocolate fondue. Again, I forgot to take pictures! So sorry! We watched a scary movie and visited. It was a fun Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Last night after Kalianna went to bed, we carved pumpkins. It was so much fun! Here are our efforts:

Trick-or-Treat

Yesterday was Trick-or-Treating at daddy's office. Kalianna didn't enjoy it as much as mommy and daddy did. But she was very happy to have crinkling candy wrappers to play with, while we showed her off and visited with friends.

Hangin' with Daddy

Playing with (and trying to eat) her candy

Visiting Grandpa's office. He dresses up and decorates his office scary every year. But Kalianna was too young to be scared of him, like her cousins. (The picture is foggy cause of the smoke machine). And yes, you are seeing correctly. He is wearing red contacts.

Kalianna with her cousins, Josh and Ian

New Posts

Those of you who read my writing blog, I finally posted some new pieces! Please check it out and give your feedback! Start with number one, and work your way up. Thanks!

Our Tech Savvy Baby

Saturday afternoon Matt was doing updates on my computer and Kalianna was sitting on his lap. It became obvious that she wanted to play with the keyboard, so Matt pulled up a word document and let her go to town. She loved it! And then, I'm not kidding, she hit control S and wanted to save it. So, of course, Matt did. Most people have proof saved of their baby's fist steps or a first word. But how many of you have their first typed document? Cause we do! This is definitely a different world we live in!

Our First Date

Matt and I went on our first date last night since Kalianna was born. I know, it took us awhile! Its not that I didn't trust her with anyone, but with me breastfeeding and unable to pump very much, it just didn't work out. The last few weeks, we've started giving Kalianna a bottle of formula before bed, so now we can go out after she's had dinner. My mom came up to take care of her, and said she did great. Thanks again mom! First, Matt brought me two dozen red roses. They are beautiful! Then Matt and I went to Red Lobster for dinner (we still had a gift card from last Christmas). It was super yummy! Matt had all-you-can-eat shrimp and I had a combo plate with crab, lobster, and shrimp. Heavenly! Then we, of course, ended with their fabulous chocolate chip cookie and ice cream. After dinner we ran over to the mall so Matt could use his B-day money to buy some new pants. (He's been down to one pair for the last month! Sad, I know!) We found him some great jeans and a new jacket. Then we walked over to the movie theater and, using some movie passes, saw "Surrogates". It was really pretty good! Had some cool action scenes and the story really made you think. It was surprisingly clean too! We had a great time! It was the perfect date!