I wanted to share a few precious pictures with all of you. Kiwi is quite a lucky girl. She has 4 great grandmothers and 2 great grandfathers alive. So far, 3 of the 6 have been able to snuggle her. Unfortunately, we lost great grandma #5 just a month after she was born.
I love the picture of Opa. He acts so unsure, but she slept so well while he held her. She must love the sound of a German accent like her momma.
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| Grandma Great |
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| Opa Waechtler |
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| Oma Waechtler |
In other news, the teeny tiny spoons have got the better of me. So far, Kiwi has tried a few little nibbles of food and loves them. A few times she has been so excited to taste something new that she will screech until she gets another bite. We bought a food mill today and will be starting little amounts of yummy things. I should probably feed her other things than sugar.
Kiwi has some serious neck muscles. I haven't been religious with tummy time and a few days ago I wondered if I had done something REALLY bad. So I laid her down on her belly. To my surprise, this happened.
This isn't even the impressive height. Instead of being worried I messed up her development, I'm worried she will be mobile before I'm ready. Especially since her legs were kicking at Mach 2. The other thing that worries me is Kiwi is rarely if ever quiet. She talks all the time. She even talks in her sleep. I will take the blame for this one. I was told quite often that I talked too much as a child.
On to the reason all of you, ok, one of you (Hi Mom) tuned in. Kiwi's First Thanksgiving. (I am a failure as a mother and have no pictures.) We woke up at 430 as usual, because some one is a jabber jaw. I had planned on staying at home with my family, but I knew the Waechtler Thanksgiving would be epic. I kind of invited myself, but figured I would be forgiven if I brought Kiwi. I was. The original plan was to feed my itty bitty yummy morsels of Thanksgiving deliciousness. Well, that didn't happen. Kiwi was busy making the rounds to all the Aunts. Which was just fine with me. I actually got to eat like a normal person!!! Kiwi helped Aunt Christy and I win at Canasta, at least I think we won. I didn't quite hear because Michael decided to Skype us! He got to talk to Oma and Opa for a minute before we had a couple family prayers that he got to be a part of. If you were there and are reading this, its made a huge difference! I'm so thankful for all of you. Kiwi snuggled up to Aunt Christy for a long nap and then with Uncle Bobby. Then the mean Momma made her come home....where we Skyped with Daddy some more. I'd say it was a successful Thanksgiving!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well and were able to hug your loved ones.
