10 Month Anniversary

March 29th, 2010 | Posted by Kitty Baby Love in Family Life - (0 Comments)

10 Month Anniversary

Ben, Mikah and I celebrated our 10 month anniversary as a family this past March 18th. That was on a Thursday. Ben and I are still getting into the routine of doing Saturday Market, so this photo wasn’t actually taken til the following Tuesday. Why not Monday? Because we were so exhausted!

As you can see, Mikah has a new skill- pointing (he was pointing at the flashing little red light on the camera). He loves to also shake things, clap, and make low gruffy noises (I call it his “demon voice”). He still hasn’t started walking yet. We predict that will happen soon enough. Right now we’re all just happy that he can crawl around (which is mobile enough for now!).

Ah, Mikah… you are growing up much too soon.

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9 Month Anniversary

February 19th, 2010 | Posted by Kitty Baby Love in Family Life - (0 Comments)

9 Month Anniversary

This past 18th was our 9 month family anniversary. Mikah is a crawling champion and will follow Ben or I around the house, pull himself to a standing position on our leg, and pout for us to pick him up. He has 7 teeth now and is still growing bigger everyday. His shoe size is 5/6, clothes 24month, and weighs 30lbs.
He had sooo much fun in Hawaii. The 80F and sunny weather provided the perfect opportunities for him to crawl around grass and explore the ocean. It was a little bit depressing returning to Portland, although we are so happy to be back home. We decided to do an early spring cleaning and rearranged the house and our work room. More importantly, we spent the past week taking care of our personal health. Sometimes we forget to do that since we are so focused on taking care of the other little creatures around us.

Ben made this silly accronym, VEFIM (pronounced ‘vee-phum’), which stands for:
Vitamins (like Fish Oil!)
Exercise (20min, 3 times a week)
Food (eating enough quality foods, at the right times)
Interaction (with other people)
Massage (can’t do this everyday, but nice to get pampered now and then)

He posted this sign in our living room to make sure we remember to think of ourselves.

/Now that we’re re-energized we’re going to spend the rest of the month preparing for Easter and Portland Saturday Market, which is starting again on March 6th.

(Ben + Sara) + VEFIM = Kitty Egg Crayon EXPLOSION!

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8 Months

January 23rd, 2010 | Posted by Kitty Baby Love in About Baby | Family Life - (0 Comments)

A little late, as usual, but here nonetheless!

8 months


Mikah4 Mikah1
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Mikah is so freaking handsome. While I’m not one for beauty pageants, I recently entered Mikah into the Regis and Kelly Beautiful Baby Contest. I think the prize is worth it- 1 winner will receive $125,000 toward a collage education, and 4 runner ups will receive $25,000 for a college education… Plus some other stuff, but the fund for college is our motivation for doing it. It’s a long-shot, but nothing to lose!


Kitty Totem Pole

It’s a kitty totem pole.

In other news, Ben and I have been preparing for a trip to Hawaii! As mentioned, we spent this past Christmas with just the 3 of us (and the kitties). While my family doesn’t usually celebrate Christmas anyway, I still felt a little melancholy around New Years. So I called my mom and booked a last minute ticket to Hawaii (off season tickets + 10% off sale for total of under $540 for 2 people!).

Ben and Mikah have never been to Hawaii so I am very excited for them to see where I grew up. More importantly i’m happy that my extended family will finally get a chance to meet Mikah before he gets too old.

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7 Month Anniversary

December 28th, 2009 | Posted by Kitty Baby Love in Family Life - (3 Comments)
7 month Anniversary

7 month Anniversary

Mikah is 7 months old (7 + 1.5 weeks actually!), has 4 teeth, and is a professional rugrat. He uses his potty regularly (Ben and I have limited the amount of poopy diapers to about 1 per week. It’s great.). If you don’t already know about it, do a quick google for elimination communication.

He has started solids and eats when we do… with plenty of breastmilk in between. We use the KidCo baby food mill and carry it with us when we know we’ll be out for a while. Mikah is also understanding drinking but has not grasped the concept of tilting the bottle or cup upward to get the fluid out. His favorite drink is coconut water. Yum!

In his spare time he can be found practicing his vocal range (as in volume) and using miscellaneous boxes as a prop to stand up. There is nothing more inspiring than watching the determination Mikah has to balance himself and stand. Ben and I are so excited for when he begins to take his first steps…

This was our first Christmas as a family. It was small and cozy and very peaceful and lovely. I don’t think either Ben or I have been happier than we are with each other and Mikah. We are tired, oh so very tired, but very content with life.

Wishing a safe and warm wintery season to everyone!

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6 month Anniversary

December 4th, 2009 | Posted by Kitty Baby Love in Family Life - (2 Comments)

6 Month Anniversary

Our 6 month anniversay was actually last month, November 18th
Yes it’s been a while. We’ve been busy here with the online holiday rush of sales (which we have been very grateful for!) and the craft shows we are continuing to do. I thought I should probably post our photo at least before our 7 month anniversary.

I can’ believe how fast time is going with Mikah. I’m also in disbelief at how quickly he is growing. Babies in general grow so much in their first year of life, but Mikah is growing exponentially! At just 7 months, he wears 18-24 month old clothes. Thankfully Ben and I didn’t buy any baby clothes- everything was donated/passed down to us. Of those items, we’ve already passed on about 80% of it, most of them Mikah never wore.

He is also starting to get the hang of crawling and sitting up unsupported. It’s such a joy to be able to watch him grow here at home. Even though sometimes things get hectic managing business, family, 3 kitties, and our home- it is all worth it when we see his smile.