Kabella is 1

Can you believe that Kabs is already 1? Man, this year sure did fly! Here are a few pictures from her party. Thanks to everyone that came and for all your help!

She got lots of cute clothes and some fun toys too!

Her favorite was a soft teddy from Grandma Brunko.

She ate pretty much all of her cake!

During the feeding frenzy, she had an itch on her eye she just had to rub!

Here is a picture of me on my 1 year birthday. I think everyone is right, she is a good mix of both Justin and me. :)

11 Months

I finished my magnet board (this one is for you Celeste). I don't love it, but it turned out ok.

Kabella is now 11 months old and walking up a storm. She is really hard to keep still when I change her diaper. She gets away from me sometimes and likes to run around naked.

Justin taught Kabella how to stick out her tounge. This is her one of her favorite things to do now.

Dad and Kabella sharing a milkshake.

Just for fun

A lot of people ask me if Kabella looks like me or Justin, and I always say that she looks a lot like Justin did when he was little. Here is a picture of Justin when he was 11 months old. I'll let you be the judge...

Kabella's new thing is pointing at whatever she wants. Most of the time we can't tell what she's pointing at, but that doesn't stop her from trying.

First time playing in the snow.

Gotta love those funny messy face pictures!

Kabella is now almost 10 months old. This is her and daddy all bundled up on New Year's eve ready to go party at the Gardner's. She actually stayed up until 11:45!

She did excelent opening her Christmas gifts. She seemed to grasp the concept that there was something beneath all that cool paper.

This is Kabella in her Christmas outfit. She wanted to take off her shoe so you could see it more clearly in the picture.

First attempts at feeding herself. If you look closely, you can see oatmeal up her left nostril!

Having fun making a mess for mom to clean up.

Santa and Rudolph

Poor little Kabby fell and scraped her nose on her closet door. She did it the day before she met Santa. It's already healed, but it sure looked sore the first couple of days. She wasn't quite sure what to think of Santa...

After she saw that he had candy for her, she was a lot more friendly!

I think she likes candy!!

She had her 9 month appointment at the beginning of Dec. She was 28.5 inches long and weighed 19 lbs 6 oz. She also has 8 teeth and as you can tell from the picture, they are quite large and in charge!

Surgery

I had knee surgery on the 14th to repair a medial meniscus cartilage tear. I also had a cyst that needed to be removed. The surgery was a success and I'm healing quickly. I promise, my knee feels better than it looks!

You'll have to excuse the garments, that's what happens when you take your own pictures.

It's been fun hobbling after Kabella. She didn't seem so efficient with her crawling skills until after I had surgery! My mom has been great! She's brought dinner over few times, and has helped a lot with Kabella. Jamie has also been really sweet! Thanks for caring and for bringing me those yummy treats!

Costume

Kabella was a pink leopard this year for Halloween. I think the cutest part of the costume was her tail!
I didn't realize that I had drawn her nose on upside-down until it was too late. No way she was going to let me erase it and try again!

M E O W!