My Baby is 4!!!!

Karly is four today.

At 7:58 a.m. she came into this world four years ago and it hasn't been the same since. It is amazing how fast time really goes. When I found out I was pregnant with Karly she was a surprise baby. I remember when I was pregnant with her I kept thinking to myself am I ever going to love her as much as I love Kylie. I almost felt bad at the time for disrupting Kylie's world. I was scheduled for a c-section but around 11pm the night before my c-section, my water had broken. We went to the hospital that night and they monitored the situation. The next morning they performed the c-section and out came Karly. The first remarks were (not even kidding) "look at her beautiful strawberry blond hair". She didn't cry, didn't fuss, just 8 pounds, 15 ounces, 21 inches of perfection. I remember how alert she was when I held her in my arms and just staring at her for hours. There was no question that my heart grew that day and I loved her as much as Kylie. That is a weird feeling as a parent how much love you contain for your children.

Karly was always ahead of schedule. Eating, holding her head up, standing on your lap because she just could not just sit, sitting up, crawling, walking at 9 1/2 months. She was always ready to go. Naps were never consistent (given up totally at 18 months), bedtime was a crazy process but she always had a smile on her face. To this day she always has a smile on her face. Karly beats to her own drum. She does things the way she wants to when she wants to. She lets things slide off her back and has a very easy going personality but has a stubborn streak too. She is very in tune to emotions and it bothers her when people she cares about are sad or hurt. She really is an old soul. Every day I love her more and I am taking this day to reflect back and thank god for bringing Karly into my life.

Last night as I was rubbing her back in bed I said to Karly, "My baby is going to be 4 tomorrow" and she said, "I will still be your baby when I am 4". She said, "I will still be your baby when I am 5,6,7,8, and 9, but not 10". I made a sad face and said, "Not 10, awww". Karly put her arm around me and said, "Ok, ok ok, I will be your baby when I am 10 all the way to 100, I will always be your baby". That is what is true, no matter how old she gets or where her path leads her, she will always be my little baby.

Happy Birthday Baby!!

Always wanting to be with Kylie and do what she was doing, never wanted to be in her crib but if she was in Kylie's bed she was happy

Always loved to be outdoors, still does. She was almost 6 months here and she would love to swing. The higher the better, she would get mad if you didn't push her higher, other mom's would look at me like I was crazy, but she would just scream in delight.

Always would stand, she would stand in the bathtub all the time, never would sit.

As, I look back at all Karly's pictures, she always has a HUGE smile on her face



She still has a lollipop obsession, Kylie got her started :)

Birthday Parties

First Birthday Party

Karly had a blast, we had a music man come and she danced the whole time. The cake she wasn't sure of and didn't dive into but just took her time with the icing.

Second Birthday

Karly's second birthday was at Gymboree. She loved Gymboree and loved the big log you bounce on. We did a cake and cupcakes . As usual she smiled and laughed the whole time.

Third Birthday

Karly's third birthday was at Romp and Roll. It was a gym. Karly loved it. She wanted a princess castle cake and had a blast.

My Four Year Old

Spunky, Fun, Loving Karly, Happy Birthday!