Kaya and I had a great trip down south for the past week.  We spent the first few days in Durham visiting the old haunts.  Then we spent a few days at my dad and Melissa’s house for Kaya to get to know her grandparents.  And finally, we spent an afternoon with Grandma Barbara at the mall before we hopped a plane back to Boston just in time for Snowpocalypse.

It has started snowing here in Boston! We’ve got food, milk, ice (to save the freezer full of breastmilk if the power goes out), wood, and toys! Bring on snowmageddon!

Edit as of 2/9/13:  The after photo

If you think Kaya has pudgy cheeks, check out Grandpa Lipps as a baby! And he’s really excited I’m putting this on the internet.

After we painfully watched the Redskins and then the Patriots lose, we finally found a winning team!  Congrats to the Ravens!  Kaya watched in style.

Can we go now mom? I’m waiting!

Mostly a video of me making a monkey voice – but a few cute giggles too

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Kaya is growing into her chair quite nicely – although I still have to put it on the bed so when she topples out of it she doesn’t slam her head on the floor.  But what a difference a couple months makes, eh?

Kaya suffers from a small amount of cradle cap (aka baby dandruff).  It’s been mild and we’ve basically ignored it for 6 months.  But the other day I decided to wage a war on baby dandruff – which consisted of dousing her with olive oil, brushing her scalp with a toothbrush, and then giving her a bath.  Turns out olive oil makes for fun hairstyles and toothbrushes are pretty fun to chew on.

Max remarkably understands that baby toys are off limits.  Kaya, however, does not respect that some toys are for Max only.  After this picture was taken, Max picked up his toy, carried it across the room, and stuck his tongue out at Kaya.  I heard her curse the crawling Gods under her breath.