Baby Chloe Kell: Our Angel Dressed in Baby's Clothing

Life has been a little busy for the past two weeks. Chloe is growing like a weed and learning something new every day. We are just trying to keep up! We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful little girl who brings so much joy into our lives. She is such a happy, healthly, easy going and smart baby.

Chloe had her first cold - no fun. Poor thing had a pretty bad runny nose for about 2 weeks. As a result we had several vapor baths and lots of nose bulbing. She was, understandably, a bit uncomfortable and a bit cranky. But, I think it has passed, thank heavens!

We also visited with Uncle Neil in Maryland. That was a lot of fun! That weekend she learned yet another new skill - scooting backwards. Baby girl is so determined to move she figured whichever way she could go was fine with her! Check out the boys playing with the baby.

Nana Alana also came into town for the past week. We had been counting down the days until she came...and now - poof - she is gone again [insert frown]. We had a great time though while it lasted. Nana got a huge giggle fit out of Chloe literally 2 hours off the plane. Brad and I work hard as heck for 2 or 3 over the past 4 months, and she gets one within hours - ahhhhhh, grandmas! But, I think the giggles are coming more often now - and we can't get enough! The three girls shopped til we dropped, the three adults ate way too much food, and all of us just enjoyed spending time with each other. It was great!

The crawling is coming soon!! She is getting the hang of it. Her butt is up in the air, the the knees are starting to bend under, the arms are extended - now for the coordinated movement. She wiggles and moves around constantly as is, so, it's just a matter of time before she is on the go!

She is also super interested in cups, my cup. Really - she is super interested in everything!!! And it all goes in the mouth. She eats her blankets, her stuffed animals, her rattles and toys, her clothing, her binky grip, her toes, and the list just gets longer and longer. The novelty of discovery - so sweet.

Bad news (for me) is that Chloe has been waking up during the night...every single night without fail, between 2:30-4:00am, she wakes up, eats, and goes back to sleep. This just started 2 weeks ago. So, the first week she had that cold/runny nose so I chalked it up to that and the second week, Nana was in town and her schedule was a bit off, so I chalked it up to that. Last night - no cold, no Nana - same thing. So, we are going to wait this week (or a few days) out and see how it goes. If it continues...we will be starting her on the cereal! I am half excited, half sad, and half scared! Oh, thats one and half people! You know what I mean. Just another sign that she is getting bigger and growing - which is so exciting, but a part of you wants them to remain babies forever!!