Tummy Time

So this is how we feel about tummy time...






Yeah, Kayleigh is not a fan. She either screams until we rescue her or she just closes her eyes and tries to go to sleep. Never and I mean never does she try to do the things she supposed to...like try to push up, roll over or even try to play with her toys. She must be my child because she is so stubborn that she won't even try to enjoy tummy time.



Despite her disdain for tummy time, she is still learning new things. She loves to sit up against the couch or her boppy and watch everything around her. She is also cooing and smiling all the time. I will include a video Brett took where you can see a little smiling, but apparently Brett was distracted by her cuteness and wasn't looking at what he was actually filming. Enjoy nonetheless. The other picture above is on our way to the Giants vs Braves game. Unfortunately the Braves lost, but we had fun anyway. We bought Kayleigh this snuggly outfit just for going to the games and she was nice and toasty the whole time! She wore her Braves hat too that Uncle Jared bought for her. I will have to get pictures from Nicole and post those later. (By the way, don't you love her expressions in these? She can give some looks! Oh goodness, pray for us as she gets older!)

Speaking of Aunt Nicole, we enjoyed having her for two weeks and Kayleigh, Brett and I miss her!! Below is Kayleigh's goodbye hug before we headed off to the airport. We can't wait to see Nicole again...next time she will have a new baby cousin for Kayleigh! We are so excited!

We also had a nice visit with Rachel...on webcam! It was so awesome to see her and talk all the way in China! Kayleigh and I can't wait for her to come back for another visit! Keep her in your prayers during the Olympics. And about the Olympics...I just found out that a guy I knew in college is in the Olympics! I will definitely have to watch diving to root for him!

Well, I will post more pictures soon since Nicole is way better about remembering to take them than I am (not to mention actually better at taking them too). Enjoy the video! We will work on our photo taking skills and video skills too. In the meantime, bear with us! :)

Love from the Bonner's!

Everything changes

Well, it seems as soon as I post something, it changes! I have decided to go back to work. They are being extremely flexible with me working around Brett's schedule, and I got a raise!! I will still only be in the office 1 or 2 days a week and working only around 20 hours a week, but I think I will enjoy getting out of the house. And of course, Brett is so excited to have Daddy/Daughter time every week! And...cloth diapering is down the tubes, for now anyway. Kayleigh has a super bad diaper rash, so until that's all healed up, she is back in Pampers.

We had a nice week, even though it was Brett's long week at work. We had some friends over Wednesday for dinner. We walked to the park and ended up hanging out with all our friends in the neighborhood. A few more people came over for dessert. I made a good southern meal for our California friends...fried chicken, macaroni & cheese, and corn on the cob. It was delicious! I also had a few doctor's appointments this week and will be having outpatient surgery on the 28th of the month. It should be a pretty easy procedure, but hopefully healing will go better than the first time around. Thankfully, Nicole will be visiting. Little does she know, she's going to have to play nurse when she comes! We are so excited for her visit. She will be here a couple of weeks while Jared is at a CG school in Texas. I can't wait to shop and have girl time!

Well, I'm going to get back to playing with Kayleigh and cooking dinner to take to the station for Brett! I hope everyone is doing well...and I promise I will post new pictures of Kayleigh soon! I'm the worst about taking pictures even though I know I'm going to regret it later when she's all grown up!

Love from the Bonner's!

Cloth Diapering

So I decided to give cloth diapering a shot, and everyone was curious to see how I did. To be honest, I think everyone thought I was crazy and I would never last. I wasn't so sure how it would go, but I wanted to give it a shot. A. Because I'm cheap and diapers are EXPENSIVE! B. It's kinda gross to think about a landfill filled with piles and piles of poopy diapers, wrapped in plastic no less. C. Cloth diapers are just so darn cute! So her first month, we traveled quite a bit and we went through diapers like crazy, so we stuck with disposables (Pampers actually b/c they are the best!). I only bought a handful of cloth diapers until I decided if I liked it. So starting in her second month, I gave them a try. And...I love it! She is so stinkin' cute in them. They have made major improvements in them these days, so they are really easy to use. I have the traditional prefold diapers with covers. I have snappies for the traditional prefolds instead of pins, which are way easier to use. I also have a few BumGenius diapers. They are great! They are one-size, that's right, they fit from 7 lbs to 35 lbs., and all you have to do is stuff the liner in the pocket and velco it on. The prefolds with covers are certainly the cheapest way to go, but when you figure that you can use one BumGenius until you potty train, $19 bucks ain't so bad! When we are home, I really only use the cloth diapers. Well ok...I cheat at night. At night I have been using a disposable since it absorbs better, and she is sleeping through the night. I'm not crazy enough to mess with that! But overall, I am a believer! And...GASP...we have even been using cloth wipes. Plus, I feel great about doing something for the environment. You know since it's cool to be green these days. For those of you interested, I have posted my favorite websites and cloth diapering products. Tomorrow I'll take a picture of Kayleigh in her cute little diapers and post that as well!

Much love from the Bonner's!

Cloth Diapering Websites
For info and reviews: http://diaperpin.com
To buy: http://mtdiaperstore.com
www.cottonbabies.com
Products we use:
BumGenius Diapers
Regular Prefold Diapers
Prefold Diaper Covers (We use Thirties)
Snappies

July Fourth!

Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July! Brett had duty, so Kayleigh, Cristi (our neighbor), and I went to the station to watch fireworks on the boat. We had to go out early, so Brett could do security to clear an area for the barge to shoot the fireworks from. It was a beautiful day and the fireworks in Sausalito were great! We had the best view, and it was really neat to see Brett at work. He was directing all of the security including the local police boats, fire boats, and marina security! Unfortunately, I forgot to charge the battery on my camera, so this is the one picture I got. Kayleigh did great and slept in her carrier the whole time! I forgot to get a picture of her cute outfit, so I'll have to dress her up again and pretend it's July Fourth. :)

On another note, the day before we had Kayleigh's two month check-up. I can't believe she's already 2 months! Time flies! She had her first round of shots (besides the one she got at the hospital). I'm so glad Brett was there, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. She weighs 11 lbs 3 ozs and is 24 inches long. She's in the 97th percentile for length and 66th for weight. I think she is going to get some height from her Dad. The doctor couldn't believe how great she is doing and that she is already sleeping through the night...well most nights. I can't complain though because even on a bad night she still sleeps at least 6 1/2 or 7 hours. She is also smiling all the time now! I love to see her little smiles and laughs! She is especially happy when she wakes up.

Brett is staying busy at the station, especially this weekend with everyone out on the water, but he loves his job and likes to stay busy. I have decided not to go back to work. With Brett's hours and unpredictable training schedules, working part-time just isn't going to work out. I am happy about staying home with Kayleigh and being a mommy and a wife! That certainly keeps me busy enough! I am especially looking forward to Brett's days off and exploring the city!

We hope everyone is doing well, and come visit soon! I could always use help with the chores! ;)

2nd Anniversary!

Tuesday, June 24th, was our second anniversary. Time has flown by! That morning, we had to go to Alameda to enroll Kayleigh as a military dependent. While we were there, we bought each other gifts at the exchange. We both got to pick out something we wanted since neither of us planned ahead and bought gifts. I got a new Fossil watch, which was on sale, so I love it even more! Brett got a new game for his PS3. On our way home, we decided to avoid traffic and drive around Berkeley. We drove through the campus, which was really pretty. It made me miss school being in a college town again, but I must say Berkeley was totally different than Georgia! There were hippies, cross dressers and all other sorts everywhere! We also drove by the tree sitters to get a look. Actually we drove by about 6 times so Brett could see...ha! What tourists we were. For those of you who don't know about the tree sitters, this will acquaint you with our crazy fellow Californians! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/17/politics/uwire/main4188661.shtml If you read the entire article, you will find that they are now pouring their bodily waste onto the Police below. Seriously, that is just gross. Even though there is a court order for the tree sitters to be removed, they are so high in the trees, the police don't want to risk physically removing them. I don't blame them. I couldn't believe how high they were! They have built basically a tree house way up at the top of these trees! Anyway, that was quite exciting for us (we don't get out much!). After we drove around Berkeley a while, we headed back to our part of town, which is a little more tame. We headed to our favorite sushi restaurant to have a nice anniversary dinner. We have a tradition of having sushi on our anniversary. Well, when deciding where to eat, we both were contemplating sushi when we realized we had sushi last year, on our honeymoon, and in fact I even had sushi for lunch the day we got married, so we decided it would be our new tradition. For me it saves the trouble of having to decide where to eat for our anniversary, which if you know me, it could take a while for me to make up my mind. It saves Brett the anguish of listening to me weigh my options for 2 hours before finally picking where to eat! ;) All in all, it was a nice anniversary! I love him more every day and we can't wait to celebrate with sushi for 70 more years!

So do you have any anniversary traditions?

Mommyhood

I knew being a mother would be amazing and I would love her unconditionally, but I never could have imagined how much I could love her. Don't get me wrong. I love Brett. I love my Mom and Dad, and even my brother and sister-in-law, but having a child opens your heart to a totally new kind of love. A totally selfless, overwhelming, make your heart feel like it will explode it's so full kinda love. It is absolutely amazing!

So basically I love being a mom! Even when I am so tired and she won't go to sleep or when she spits up all over my outfit as I walk out the door, I just look at her and my heart swells with love. Now that she has learned how to smile and even laugh, my heart just melts even more! Being a parent is definitely the most rewarding thing in life! While some things in mommyhood come naturally, there is definitely a lot I've had to figure out as I go, thank goodness for the internet and my Mom!

While we are staying pretty busy with Baby Einstein, tummy time, baths, and snuggling, I would love to hear what were your favorite things to do with your little ones!

"Something Creative"

So I have come to realize that I am totally uncreative. While Kayleigh sleeps (when I should be getting things done around the house), I am perusing the internet. I am facinated with other people's lives on blogs or forums, even people I don't even know (I think that might be creepy except that everyone does it...or so I think). While reading and browsing through my usual sites, I realized that I am totally uncreative. Everyone else has these interesting, meaningful usernames or blog names, and me...I stick with the ole' jennab or brett and jenna or something lame like that. So it got me thinking, and I realized that I think it is just my personality. I will think of something totally funny or clever but then I analyze and then analyze some more and finally decide that other's won't get it or that it is lame, so instead I use something even lamer like my name...how boring?!? Now I know it is definitely a female trait to analyze things excessively, but I really think I take that to a new level. Now I also think this is a result of my crazy perfectionist tendencies. I spend so long trying to think of the perfect thing, that I just give up and go with something ordinary. Now Brett on the other hand is exactly opposite (which I greatly admire). He likes to be different and creative. He doesn't stress if it is funny or not or if other people get it...basically he doesn't analyze the heck out of everything. He just does what he wants, and somehow, it's always funny or clever. I really hope Kayleigh gets that from him.

After this realization, I also decided that I have missed the point of blogging. Yes, I would like to keep everyone updated on our life here in San Francisco since we are so far away and post lots of pictures of Kayleigh so everyone can watch her grow, but isn't a blog also to ramble on about whatever you feel like at the moment? I think I will try adding a few ramblings (I'm sure Brett would appreciate me rambling on here rather than saving it up for when he comes home from duty!). I'll let you know if he notices a difference...

My final realization of the day is that I really should spend less time online while Little Miss is sleeping and more time getting things done around house, pursing my hobbies and most importantly exercising! So, I am off to exercise...maybe. :)