I know I have been back in Burnsville now for going on a month and I have yet to put the new pictures up. I am sorry, but I have been real busy with work and on the weekends that I have not been working the last thing I want to do is sit in front of my computer for hours on end. I have finally gotten around to tacking the pictures off of my camera and getting them to my laptop, now I just need to prepare them for the site, upload them, and label all of them. This is going to take a lot of time and unfortunately will not be done before the first of the year. As it stands right now I have 367 pictures from when I was home for Thanksgiving, including many of Kylie and Delaney playing together. I am sure I will end up having even more after the New Year as I will be home for a few extra days for the holidays. I will try and get them all taken care of and up as soon as possible.
Category Archives: Family
“Mom!”
That’s what Tiffany woke up to this morning. For the first time instead of getting fussy and crying when she woke up, Kylie simply stood up in her crib and called out “Mom!” Tiffany said that at first she thought that she must be hearing things, and then a few seconds later she heard it again, “Mom!” Kylie was awake and calling for her, and even though it was a little early and Tiffany would have loved a few more minutes sleep, she was very happy that Kylie called for her.
A Special Phone Call
Kylie made a very special phone call today, to her Daddy. Seeing as I am over 600 miles away from her, Kylie and I talk on the phone almost everyday. Either I call her or Tiffany calls me and hands Kylie the phone, at which point Kylie walks around the house holding the phone and talking with me. Well today she called me…all by herself. Tiffany had left her phone out and gone into another room to put some things away and when she returned a few minutes later Kylie was talking to me on the phone. Kylie had figured out how to call me all on her own! Tiffany said that she heard Kylie talking in the other room and didn’t think anything of it, until she came into the room and saw her holding the phone, and then heard my voice. Not only had she managed to call me on her own, but she also managed to put the phone on speaker! She is obviously going to become one of those girls who is always on the phone. But thats ok, she can talk with her Daddy whenever she wants. 🙂
A little climber
We found out today that should she be so inclined, Kylie can climb out of her playpen. Today while she was at Erica’s house she climbed out of her playpen after her nap, thankfully the room in which she was napping had the door closed so she could not get out of the room. Erica said that she was just getting ready to go out to her car to get something when she heard Kylie starting to make noise upstairs. Seeing as Kylie was just waking up and Taylor was still asleep in her room, Erica ran out to her car to get her items. When she came back in she heard Kylie knocking on something, and when she went upstairs to get her, she found out that Kylie was knocking on the bedroom door. Erica said that when she opened the door Kylie was standing there with a big grin on her face, all proud of her accomplishment.
Two Magic Words
As I predicted, shortly after I leave to go back to Minnesota Kylie says the words I have been waiting a long time to hear: “Love You.” The first time she said it she was walking from Aunt Sissy to Mommy while looking directly at Mommy and said “Love You.” Tiffany quickly grabbed her phone and called me and got Kylie to say it again. So the first time I heard Kylie say the words I have been waiting to hear was over the phone over 600 miles away. But I heard her say it and that’s what I have been waiting for. It makes me miss her all the more and I can’t wait to get back home to see her and hold her again!
Back to Burnsville
Today my temporary state of elation had to come to an end, as it was time to come back to Minnesota. I spent the day playing with Kylie as much as possible and packing slowly, as it is not really something that I was looking forward to doing. After Tiffany got out of work it was time to start heading back towards the airport, I needed to fill the gas tank of my rental car – a PT Cruiser which hopefully I will never need to drive again – and then return it to National Rental. We also decided to have dinner at Bob Evans before they dropped me off at the airport. Due to a long line returning the car I actually got to the airport later than anticipated, I think this was actually a good thing as it allowed me to spend more time with Kylie, but it also did not afford me the opportunity to have a long good-bye with Kylie. I think this was a good thing because the short good-bye that I was allowed was very difficult, had it been any longer I am not sure I would have been able to handle it. During the day Kylie would periodically get upset when I left her site, one particular time I was going to use the bathroom and she followed me down the hall, when I started to close the door she looked like she was going to cry. I had to cancel using the bathroom and pick her up and hold her for a while and explain to her that I was simply going to use the bathroom and that I would be right back. At first I didn’t think much of it, however I did realize that she had already picked up on the fact that I would be leaving soon. At the airport, while saying good-bye, I realized just how much she understood and just how much me being gone affects her. When I got out and opened the back door to giver her a kiss and tell her how much I loved her and that I would see her soon, she immediately started to get upset. She started saying “no” and shacking her head, she even pushed me away slightly, but then I leaned in and started talking to her and telling her that I love her and that everything would be ok and I would see her soon. That’s when she grabbed the front of my shirt and held onto me and just kept saying “no.” I am happy that she does not want me to leave, but I am not happy that she gets so upset. I found out later from Tiffany, when I called to let her know I made it back to Minnesota safely and to check on Kylie, that it was a good thing I didn’t turn around, because Kylie was sitting in her seat crying and shacking her head no while watching me walk away. I truly hope these next three months go by rather quickly…
Holiday Shopping
Being out in Minnesota and finances in general, is going to make holiday shopping difficult. I have already decided that I am only going to be able to shop for only a few people, and I hope everyone will be able to understand that. That being said I did do some shopping today, mainly just for Kylie, out at the outlet mall in Howell with Tiffany today. We only got Kylie some clothes, mainly because that is what she needs, but also because we were rather disappointed in the selection at the toy store. I was happy that we were able to do the shopping rather quickly. This is mainly due to us dropping Kylie off at Tiffany’s father’s house while we went shopping. After we finished up with our little bit of shopping we went to Tiffany’s Dad’s house for dinner. It was nice to see everyone over there again too, as I was unable to see all of them the last time I was home.
A nice visit
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.
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!