Tonight Tiffany, Kylie, and myself were able to go visit Chris, Tracey, and Delaney at there new apartment. The new place is really nice and in a really nice area as well. Delaney has gotten so big since the last time I have seen her, and she is walking now! Well not full out walking around the place but she walks between Chris and Tracey across the living room and that is a good six or seven feet. She is still a little wobbly but for all intense and purposes she is walking! It was real nice to see Kylie and Delaney playing together, and I took plenty of pictures of the two of them together. As soon as I get them up I will post a note so everyone can go take a look at them.
Category Archives: Kylie
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I was lucky enough to be invited to Melissa and Jason’s house for the holiday, which allowed me to spend the holiday with Kylie. I would like to thank them for allowing me into their home and for a wonderful dinner. It was a very nice day and it was nice to see them again.
Today is a day when we are supposed to be thankfully for the things and the people in our lives, and I think it goes without saying that I am very thankfully that Kylie is in my life. However, I would also like to mention that I am also thankfully for everyone else in my life as well, both near and far. All of you may not know it, or realize it, but I am the person that I am today because all of you have touched my life and contributed to me. So I would like to say thanks to everyone for being here for me and loving me, I couldn’t and wouldn’t be me with out all of you. I love all of you very much, and miss all of you that are far away.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Good to be home
Wow it is nice to be home! More to the point, it is great to see Kylie again! I had her at my place today while Tiffany had to work, so we spent a number of hours together and it was great. Being able to hold her again and to see her and play with her, I can already tell it is going to be hard to leave again. Kylie has grown since the last time I have seen her and her hair has come in thicker in the front along with getting a little longer in the back. She has grown a little taller and as such looks like she has slimed out a little and lost some baby fat. She is still as happy and vibrant as ever, and I am very happy about that. She loved seeing me and I got to hold her for a long time again before she wanted to play, even then periodically throughout the day she would just come up to me extend her arms and say “up” and just hug me for a while. We spent the day playing and laughing and having fun, when she had her morning snack, a cut up pear, she sat real close to me and would occasionally just put her head on me and snuggle against me, it was so cute! She was also real excited to see all her toys at my apartment that she hasn’t seen in a long time, especially her ball popper. I have already taken a lot of pictures and I am sure that many more will be taken over the next few days. I haven’t smiled this much in a month! I love my little girl more than anything!
A longer stay
Negotiations ended today for Rick and I to stay out here in Eagan for another three months, and as it turnes out we will be staying. I am happy enough with the terms that we reached to say that I would stay, but like all things they could have been better. Basically I will be getting another raise, for the duration of the stay of course, they will continue to pay for my housing, and I will be receiving a bonus upon completion, in addition I will also be receiving a slightly larger stipend each month. In the grand scheme of things it isn’t really much, especially when I consider that this means i will have to spend another 3 months away from my daughter. I can only hope that the time will go by quickly.
On a side note however, I am leaving tonight to fly back to Michigan for the Thanksgiving holiday. I will be home for 5 days and 5 nights, not nearly long enough, but at least I will be able to spend time with Kylie, and that is what I miss most being out in Minnesota.
A little update on Kylie
Kylie is doing very well, aside from missing her Daddy. Her ears are no longer bothering her, but lately it seems that she is catching up on teeth. Tiffany has told me that Kylie now has molars coming in on both the top and the bottom. As such Kylie has not been wanting to eat much lately and she has been drooling a lot more than normal. In addition Kylie is learning new words on a daily basis. I am not even going to attempt to list all of them, but I will say that she has not picked up on “love you” yet, even though that is probably the expression that she hears the most. Hopefully she will pick that one up soon though. All in all she is doing very well and I am looking forward to seeing her next week very much.
More pictures of Kylie
I finally got all the pictures I have of Kylie up in the gallery. This includes all pictures that Tiffany was able to give me and all the pictures I took on my all too short weekend home. They can be found in her year two album in the gallery, more exactly there are some new ones in month 3 week 5, all of month 4, and all of month 5 which also includes all of the pictures taken at the Zoo Boo.
Another offer
A few days ago Rick and myself were approached by our boss and asked if we would like to stay in Minnesota another three months, bringing our total stay out here to 9 months and 6 months respectively. As of this time neither one of us have fully made up our minds as to if we are going to sign on for another 3 months or not, as no formal offer has been made nor have we decided what it would take for us to stay. I myself have stated that i would have to talk with people back in Michigan, and that first and foremost I would have to make sure that everything was taken care of for my daughter. In approximately my boss’ boss will be coming out to Eagan from Ireland and one of his many meetings will be with Rick and myself to discuss this opportunity. While I know that this is a continuation of a great opportunity, I will have to see what offer gets put on the table because one thing I know for certain…I miss my daughter.
More ear trouble
Tiffany called me while I was at work today to tell me that Kylie had a very rough night sleeping and that she was not interested in anything this morning other than being held. She barely ate, had not interest in her toys, and even had no interest in the phone, even after she heard my voice. She said that the thermometer did not show that Kylie was running a temperature but she thought Kylie felt warm. So after Kylie took her nap they took a trip to the doctor. It turns out that when they got in to see the doctor Kylie did have a temperature of 101.6. After doing a checkup it turns out that Kylie has a mild ear infection in her right ear and a sever infection in her left ear. The doctor proscribed a concentrated dose of amoxicillin that she will need to take 1 tsp twice a day. Other than that the doctor says that Kylie is doing just fine and is still very happy with her growth, she is now 23 pounds 1 ounce, and all the things she can accomplish already.
Time to go back
They say all good things must come to an end, and today it did. This weekend went by way to fast for me, and now I have to wait another month before I can see and hold my daughter again.
The day was nice, but the time went by all to fast. I spent the day with Kylie and Tiffany again, trying to spend as much time with Kylie as possible, cherishing every second I got to hold her. We spent the morning playing and laughing and having as much fun as we could. Aunt Sissy came over to Mommy’s apartment and then we all decided to get some dinner at Texas Roadhouse. This would allow us to already be downriver and near the airport, so I could spend more time with Kylie and then they would all come with me to drop off my rental and then bring me to the airport. The last few hours went by faster than I thought they could, the speed in which they did go by was only heightened by the fact that we were allowed to board my plane at the time it was supposed to be tacking off, because it took them that long to turn clean the plain and prepare it for our departure.
The flight itself was not that bad, except that once again the plain was packed and this time I had a middle seat. One thing I did realize on the plain though was that I want an iPod. I will have to save up and try to get one before my next flight, because an hour and a half flight, plus time on the tarmac is extreamly boring when you have nothing to do. In any event I am now back in Minnesota, and the drive from the airport to my apartment was a lot easier than the drive from work to the airport. Now I just have to wait for the next month.
Nice calm day
Today was a nice calm day spent over at Tiffany’s so I could spend time with Kylie. Her and I played all day, read her Hop on Pop book, and even watched some Choo-Choo Soul (which Kylie loves) on the Playhouse Disney website. When the ABC song comes she screams with excitement and runs over to the computer, and then she will dance along and laugh, it is the cutest thing ever. We ordered pizza for dinner and after we all ate I started Kylie a bath and Mommy was kind enough to finish it up, unfortunately being bent over the tub is one of those things that my back can’t take to long of since my injury. After bath time it was time to get ready for bed and I was able to read Kylie her bed time story, Goodnight Moon, and rocked her to sleep in my arms before I put her into her crib. Though I am very happy that I was able to spend the day with Kylie, I am sad that tonight will be the last time I get to tuck her into bed for at least another month. I am sure the time will go by fast though, and besides I still have tomorrow with her too.