Kaya doesn’t have any actual cousins – so we’ve decided that second cousins and cousins once removed count as her cousins.  This weekend she met Tommy’s cousins Kelly and Joe, and Joe’s mom Jane.  Kelly and Joe were in town to catch some Red Sox games (although I imagine they are seeing more rain delays than baseball given the current weather).  Tommy made everyone some delicious chicken parmesan and Kaya was gifted a beautiful handknit hat from Kelly and two MIT onesies from Jane (that say cutie pi and MIT chick).  Thanks for the gifts and visit!

Today, I had the pleasure of bottle feeding Kaya, so suddenly I was the supplier. Hahaha, I will buy your love with a freezer full off frozen milk.

You see, I’ve developed a great mental framework for predicting how Kaya will act in response to different situations: I pretend she’s a heroin addict, milk is her white devil, and Tracy is her supplier.

Kaya in early stages of milk withdrawal

It’s great. For example, suppose kaya wakes up from a nap and I’m the closest person to her. You might think she would look at me and smile, but that would be a mistake. Instead, think like a heroin addict. She’s coming off of a great high, and now she’s deep in the valley of dispair. She’s waking up and suddenly the world seems cold and boobless. Where will her next fix come from? She has to have it now! Who the heck is that guy?! That’s not mom. Ahhhhhhh! That’s a much more accurate picture of reality.

Tommy’s extended family was nice enough to invite us to a weekend in a log cabin in the Poconos over Labor Day.  It gave me some much appreciated help with Kaya for the weekend and the company was great, as always.  Our accommodations were top notch (we got lucky enough to get the master bedroom, complete with king bed, crib, and private balcony – having a newborn has its benefits!).  We checked out Lake Harmony and went tubing (well, Tommy went tubing.  I spent 5 minutes in the tube and then bailed to the boat), hiking, and hot tub lounging.  Overall, it was a great weekend.  Kaya did great the whole weekend, with the exception of the last 2 hours of our drive home when she screamed incessantly (we’re still not sure why – I think she was just sick of the car).

We got pictures of everyone with Kaya – this one’s my favorite because she’s looking back at Uncle Rich.  She’s really starting to make eye contact these days.