Congrats to Tommy’s cousin (once removed?) Jessica who got married this past weekend in Hanover, VA.  It was Kaya’s first wedding and the first time meeting the Rose side of the extended family.  It was great to see everyone and Kaya got to show off her fancy yellow dress.  My lightning quick camera skills also caught this moment right after the ceremony:

We’ve had a bit of a childcare disaster in Durham in the last week, which made me realize that I never properly thanked Sabra for all that she did for us in Boston.  She watched Kaya since she was 3 months old and was a fantastic model of kindness, reliability, compassion and fun.  We could not have asked for a better person to help us raise our daughter.  Although God knows we’re asking for someone decent in Durham!  Wish us luck.

So far, I’ve managed to get under my belt: 1 month, 2 weekends, 4 call nights, and 19 bone marrow biopsies.  Only 11 months, 16 weekends, 44 call nights, and god knows how many bone marrow biopsies left.  And then I can take a nap.

And because no one wants to see pictures of bone marrow biopsies, I will just post a picture of my adorable baby and her very tired mommy.

Can’t believe it’s already been a year – happy first birthday Kaya!  (Block pictures to come later)

Kaya’s new most loved activity is Max’s new most hated activity – dog walking!

I somehow came away from July 4th weekend with very few pictures. But Summer Gangstead visited Kaya from Texas (as well as the rest of the family and the Griffith/Mangan duo from beantown). Highlight of the weekend for me was a trip to the pool to actually see the sun (they don’t let me out of the hospital much anymore). This is the best pic I got of the two babies (at the Bulls game).

I don’t mind having my daughter eat off the floor, but I don’t want others to see that I don’t care.

We spent a day on the North Carolina coast last weekend – in Surf City, NC.  It was actually a bit chilly so we didn’t actually go swimming, but Kaya LOVED playing in the sand.  She was fearless when facing the ocean and would have just walked right in if we hadn’t stopped her.  

Check out Kaya’s awesome new ride and early birthday present. Big thanks to Margie. Mommy and gammy even put it together without daddy -and it hasn’t fallen apart yet. Now she just needs to grow a little more to reach the pedals.