Our Little Family of Three Travis.Adrienne.Kozette: Baby

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Seven Months of Wonderful

Kozette, 7 months, with some seriously cute bed-head

1. Has two bottom teeth and two more coming on top. She may look like a cute little vampire for a bit.

2. Rolls over every chance she gets. This one can't hold still! She's crazy!

3. She's trying to crawl

4. Can't sit on her own but can with a little support

Sitting in the bumbo eating some lunch

5. LOVES her cousins

Marin's a natural with Kozette

Braxton giving Kozette a hug...lol!

Grayson made a rattle for Kozette to play with while he was at school. It was enormous. And cute.

Grayson & Kozette

Kozette & Keegan

Scarlet & Kozette

Kozette & Berkley

Scarlet & Kozette kissing

Scarlet & Berkley playing together

6. Grabs everything
-While at Costco a woman walked by pushing her cart and Kozette tried to grab her cart. The woman smiled and said, "Almost!" as she walked past. This little girl's hands are FAST!

7. She's starting to identify who her Daddy and Mommy are. It's cute.

8. Does NOT like to be left for even a second. She likes to have her eyes on everyone at all times.

9. Starting to notice animals, buttons, bows, etc. She really likes to play with little things on people's shirts (while being held) so we have to watch her closely. Her fine motor skills are developing.

10. Loves to be tossed in the air, swung side to side, bounced. She just loves to be held and loved.

11. Loves to be teased and tickled by her daddy - she laughs so hard she snorts. We LOVE her snorts!!

12. Eating rice cereal and some pureed vegetables (carrots, squash and sweet potatoes)
-HATES PEAS! I'm hopeful we can change this. My hope is she'll love veggies as much as fruits. We'll see...

13. Kicks and flails her arms like crazy. This makes changing her diaper a tad difficult.

Cutest little butt!

14. Right around 15lbs
-I took her to the doctors a couple of weeks ago because I thought she had an ear infection (she didn't!) and she weighed 14lbs 8oz.

15. Absolutely loves to bathe.

16. She's a lover of music
-I put her down for her nap or for the night by swaddling her and singing to her. She calms down pretty quick, for the most part, and falls to sleep.

17. Doesn't mind being on her tummy. This is a huge change from when she was first born. She hated being on her tummy.

18. Kozette is very expressive. She smiles and smiles and smiles. Her gummy smiles are THE BEST!

19. Loves to touch and play with anything with texture or that makes noise. For example: wrappers, boxes, blankets, towels, hair, paper towels, paper, skin (she's really into smacking skin because she likes the sound it makes), etc.

20. Doesn't really care for her car seat. We're hoping this will change since she has to be in it every time we go anywhere...

21. She loves to have her face covered. We don't know why. We just know she loves to have her face covered. She'll use anything: her bib, blankets, towels, etc. It's so bizarre and so cute!

22. Her new thing is to open her mouth really wide and breathe out at you. She does this when she's excited or likes what you're doing. It's hilarious!

23. Enjoys going on walks with mommy

Sometimes her little cousin, Scarlet, likes to join us. :)

24. Blows out almost daily. It's awful.

25. Sleeps in the most awkward position

26. Still refuses a bottle...except this once time while at church. The bottle had baby food in it and she took it. She shocked us all.

Travis and I love this cute little bug-a-boo so much.

She is our joy.

She is our everything.

Happy seven months baby!

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Tomorrow

is our due date.

Tomorrow!!!

There's a chance she could come because I've been contracting all day.

Not enough to actually go to the hospital...yet.

*sigh*

But I'm not planning on it.

I'm hoping it'll happen but I'm trying to keep myself from being disappointed.

Travis has been wonderful throughout the day.

I sure love that guy.

Love him.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Maternity Pictures

I have this beautiful, wonderful friend who is a fantastic photographer.

Her name is Angel but I call her Angelita

(the "g" makes an "hu" sound. Hehe.)

Angelita called me last week and offered to take maternity pictures.

I was originally going to tell her no because she is a busy mother of two, a wife, a student, and an employee.

How could I take even an hour of her time without feeling selfish, guilty and insensitive?!

After she lovingly chastising me we decided to go up the canyon and do a photo shoot. :)

We chose the canyon because, as explained in an earlier post, Trav and I love fall.

We love fall colors.

We love fall weather.

We were married in the fall.

We are welcoming our first child in the fall.

Fall, fall, fall!!!

Unfortunately Travis wasn't able to attend because he was working.

These would have been so much better with him in them - but we'll gratefully take what we can get.

Here are just four "teaser" pictures from the shoot.

Thank you, Angelita, for such a wonderful time.

Thank you for sharing your talent and passion with me.

Thank you for being determined that I get maternity pictures taken.

They turned out beautiful.

I'm so grateful.

I love you!!!

Sunday, September 23, 2012

38 Weeks

Both Trav and I can't believe we're 38 weeks into the pregnancy!

Two weeks from today is our due date and it came FAST.

I know these pictures are nearly identical but I thought I'd post both of them anyway. :)

FUN FACTS:

1. Our little girl is moving like a mad woman.

She LOVES my right side, specifically my right hip and ribs.

Trav has been able to watch her move each night.

He lays on the bed (I'm laying on my side) and stares as my stomach moves all over the place.

2. Last ultrasound she measured at approx 5 lbs 9 oz

This was done a couple of weeks ago.

3. At my doctors appt last week her heart rate was 141 bpm - exactly where it should be.

4. She gets the hiccups nearly every day

I love feeling her hiccup!

She has to be head down because every time she gets the hiccups I feel them near my left hip.

Unfortunately Travis has only felt her hiccuping once.

Other than that he hasn't felt her hiccup when he puts his hand on my tummy. :(

5. Travis has had two dreams about her this past week.

It will be interesting to see if she looks like what he saw. :)

6. When Travis puts his hand on my tummy she usually responds by moving where his hand is.

This typically only happens at night when we're going to bed.

7. I am going to miss feeling her move once she arrives.

I love feeling her move - even when it hurts.

Hurts? Yes!

I think she thinks my ribs are her jungle gym and my hip is her punching bag.

Ouch.

8. My stomach is HARD to the touch.

There's no more room for this little princess to grow.

She is squished in there and you can tell!

9. I have to get out of bed sideways.

I can no longer just sit up like a normal person.

My stomach doesn't bend like that.

My stomach is so hard it doesn't move when I lay on my side at night.

It just floats.

And it HURTS.

Thank goodness for my beloved body pillow.

I stuff that sucker under my tummy to support it so it's not throbbing.

10. Travis can sit in a more feminine position than I can.

Yup, my stomach now rests between my knees when I sit.

Let's just say I make sure to wear skirts well below my knees! Ha!

Children really are a miracle.

My eyes have been opened to this truth even more the last nine months.

I love my daughter.

I love my husband - my best friend - the father of this miracle baby.

Travis loves his daughter.

He loves his wife - his best friend - the mommy of his daughter.

(I know this because he not only says it, he shows it.)

We love that we're going to meet our baby girl in the very near future.

We're so excited for this new stage of our lives.

We can't wait!

Ahhhhhh!!!!

Today we went and did a tour of the hospital Labor and Delivery Unit we'll be using.

The unit is small and personal.

In fact, there was only one baby and three nurses in the nursery.

The rooms are enormous.

Plenty of sitting space for visitors.

Even better, we stay in the room we deliver in - meaning NO TRANSFERRING from room to room.

Um, sign us up!

We're okay with all of the above!

We have an amazing doctor.

He has an incredible reputation within and outside of the medical world.

Clinicians and patients all love, trust and value his opinion & expertise.

He works with mostly high-risk pregnancies and because of this he's very, very thorough.

This has been a huge comfort and blessing to us.

We are almost done with our baby room.

(pictures to come in the near future)

We've washed and organized all our baby clothes, blankets, burp cloths, etc.

We've gone through and emptied nearly all our bins.

I think we're getting there!!!

Now it's a waiting game...

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

CAR SEATS 1010

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Do you have grandchildren?

Do you have nieces/nephews?

Do you have friends with children?

Do you hope to have children one day?

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It's worth ten minutes of your time.

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It could save a child's life and keep you from a life-time of suffering with the "what if's".

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Not later.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Week 36: Pregnancy 101

Multiple charlie-horses/leg cramps each night: CHECK

Nausea every time I eat or drink anything: CHECK
-No space in my tummy. In fact I think my tummy no longer exists. It's been squished outta me.

Headaches caused by crazy-intense hormones: CHECK

Contracting throughout the night: CHECK
-Typical at this point in the pregnancy. Don't get too excited. Last time my doctor checked I wasn't dilated at all. Not one bit.

Waking up each morning just as tired as I was when I laid down for bed: DOUBLE CHECK

Baby moving like mad: CHECK
-I told my family if my skin were any thinner she'd kick right through it. I'm not joking either. Sometimes my stomach feels like it's going to explode because there's no where left to go! And I still have 4 weeks before hitting the much awaited 40 week mark.

Getting up to pee multiple times during the night: CHECK
-My brother's room is right next to the bathroom and they sleep with their bedroom door open. I have given them fair warning that if they see a floating light in the middle of the night it's me with a flashlight making my way to the bathroom. Chances are I'm not fully clothed either. That's right. I'm in my undies usually with my stomach hanging out. I feel like my clothes are so disgustingly tight I can't sleep with more than a thin top on. And I sleep in men's boxer-briefs I bought a few weeks ago because my "stuff" doesn't fit comfortably anymore. So, my dear brothers, you can choose to open your eyes and be scarred for life or you can chose to close your door. Either way, when I'm making my way to the bathroom at 2:30am I don't give a crap who sees what. My focus is the toilet and that's it. ...Thankfully they've been closing their door.

Hemorrhoids: ummmm...we won't go there. ;)
-But I hear it's all a part of this fun party we call pregnancy. Yipee!

Am I being too realistic right now? Then stop reading this post. Seriously. Sometimes things are hard and it's important to recognize them as being such.

Sorry. I guess I'm getting good at calling a spade a spade.

In all honesty, we have been blessed with a good, healthy pregnancy thus far and for that we're both incredibly grateful. Thankfully our little girl is healthy and doing super well. And I know when we meet this precious little lady we'll forget all the above stuff and feel it was worth every bit of "hard".

But I'm not going to lie. I want to find those women who feel absolutely beautiful and love being pregnant so I can kick them in the face.

Pregnancy is a miracle. It really is. But damn it's hard.