21 months old and 22 lbs 9.5oz

Since several people have yelled at me about not posting an update in quite some time, I decided it was time.

Let's see if I can remember what we have been up to since the last post.

In June Kayla hung out in her pool a lot. She really likes to play with her toys.

She also had her first tractor ride with Dada.

In the beginning of July Kayla ended up getting her first real illness since she left the NICU. She got a very high fever after a party we were at. I thought she may have been in the sun too long and overheated but the fever lasted a few days. We took her to the doctor and they said that most likely she would get a rash in a few days. Sure enough 2 days later she got little red rashes all over her body and the doctor confirmed that she had Roseola. Thankfully Kayla didn't seem fazed by the illness at all.

In July Kayla went to the beach for the first time. We went to North Wildwood, NJ to stay at my father's friends place. Our trip started a little rough but we had a great time. We planned on leaving early (~6:00am) so that Kayla would sleep on the ride and we would not get stuck in traffic. We actually left on time but realized shortly after leaving that we didn't have Kayla's glasses. We turned around and realized when we arrived home that we didn't know where her glasses were. We searched the entire house for over an hour (it looked like we had been robbed) until we decided that she would have to go without her glasses for a few days. Unfortunately we ended up sitting in traffic for a few hours. Thankfully Kayla behaved herself, mainly because her Aunt Tricia kept her entertained. I'm pretty sure Kayla handled the drive better than I did. Once we arrived we headed right to the beach which Kayla loved. She had a blast in the sand and had no fear of the ocean at all. She was shocked when she fell in the ocean and got a little taste but didn't cry. She did end up having a temper tantrum at one point which involved her rolling her entire body in the sand. She got a much needed bath after that! We went to the boardwalk at night and Kayla made sure to have a little bit of every tasty treat we had. She had pizza, fries, ice cream and polish ice. Overall we had a great time!

We never found Kayla's glasses. We are pretty sure that Kayla hid them in an attempt to not have to wear them any more. Ironically a few days before she lost them I had started to look into getting her a new pair (since her current pair was a little mis-shapened). It took a few weeks but we got her a new pair of glasses. I'm sure it is just the first of many times that she will lose her glasses!

At the end of July we had the Forry Family Pig Roast at our house again. We had a great time! There were ~180 family and friends from our church, my work, neighbors, etc... Kayla had a great time hanging out with the other kids. At one point our living room turned into a daycare. We collected over $500 again for the March of Dimes.

Last week Kayla stayed with her Mummum and Grandpa Moore in Willow Grove for a few days. Dwight's mom and dad are on a trip in Alaska and since Dwight's mom usually watches Kayla while I'm at work, we had to find a babysitter. Of course my parent's gladly volunteered. Kayla had several visitors while she was there to entertain her and she had a great time! She apparently is a big fan of sidewalks and enjoyed walking around the block. Of course, she was quite tired from her exciting time in the city and ended up falling asleep during dinner.

Kayla is still having a Special Instructor, Gladys, working with her every other week on her communication skills. Kayla still isn't verbalizing much but she gets her point across most of the time. She now says 'daddy' and 'uh oh' a lot. She uses several sign language gestures to let us know what she wants. She has an evaluation next week so we will see what they think. Her motor skills have developed very well, since she spends most of her time running circles around us. She is also very good at outsmarting us too!

Kayla had a doctors appointment on Tuesday. She now weighs 22lbs 9.5oz. She is officially in the 10th percentile, which we are very happy about. She basically eats non-stop so we figured she had gained weight. She got her flu shot and the doctor said that we shouldn't have to be in quarantine this year. She just advised that we still be careful with her and if she starts getting sick a lot we may have to stay in again. Kayla has an eye exam on Tuesday to check her prescription.

Kayla has enjoyed hanging out with her cousins this summer. I think she is bummed that school started already.

We are looking forward to our upcoming trips to the shore and to Connecticut.

Here are a few funny Kayla stories:
She watched me try to kill a fly with my hand. When I missed and said 'ouch' she laughed at me and pointed at the flyswatter.

I asked her the other morning if her nose was stuffy and if she wanted it cleaned. She reached in her diaper caddie, pulled out the nose suction bulb and put it in her nose. Guess that was a 'yes'!

When she helps with the laundry, she takes the lint filter out, takes it to the trash and cleans it. You never know where it will end up after that, usually in the drier or on the floor, but least she is helping!

The other day I was checking to see if the towels were dry in the drier. My hands were wet so I touched the towel to my face and I also smelled it to make sure it hadn't been sitting too long. Kayla saw me do this so she started to smell all of the towels as she put them in the laundry basket. Monkey see, monkey do!