Becoming quite the Momma's girl

As of late, our sweet, innocent, happy, little girl has become quite the Momma's girl. She LOVES her Mommy any chance she can get. That's not to say that she doesn't love her Daddy, but if she has a choice between the two of us, she's definitely going with Mommy.

This works to my advantage in certain situations. For instance, when her diaper is stinky, I just ask her if she wants Mommy to change it and she says yes. Yet, somehow I still end up changing them. Not quite sure how that works? Some kind of Mommy magic, I think. (Abby wanted me to note that "sometimes" I change them. Details.)

Hypothesis: Maybe she loves her Mommy so much right now because Mommy is carrying sister? Kyah is quite infatuated with her sister. She always wants to touch, hug, kiss and play with her. It's really pretty cute.
 

Gone country

In case you can't tell by the title and the picture, we got our "country" on this last weekend.

We got decked out in our country gear and headed to a Brad Paisley concert in the Tacoma Dome. While I'm not a huge fan of concerts, I did have a great time at this one. We went with Abby's sister, Jenn, and her husband, Dave.

Abby loves country music, and she likes concerts, so I got her Brad Paisley tickets for Christmas. I did my best to put a smile on and enjoy the concert for her.

Dave actually scored us amazing seats. We were in the front row of the stands, only about 30 feet from the side of the stage. When the artists - Scotty McCreey, The Band Perry, and Brad Paisley - came to our side of the stage, it was almost like we could reach out and touch them. They were so close. It was pretty amazing, really.

Oh, and in case you didn't notice Abby's baby bump, she's almost 31 weeks along now. April is coming quickly.

Only the cutest pictures ever

I just have to show you some recent photos of Kyah; they're too cute not to share. I mean, what's not to love about the curly red hair and cute smile? Seriously, even when this girl isn't feeling well, she's still smiling and laughing.

Ok, this first photo isn't a smiling photo... but it's the next best thing - sleeping. When I go in to check on her at night and cover her with a blanket, I always leave the room saying "I love that girl!" She just seems so peaceful and innocent when she's asleep. Plus, she sleeps in some of the greatest positions - curls right up into a ball.

Kyah's totally smiling in this photo, but inside she's sad, and so are we. That's Amanda and her son Eli, and Amanda was Kyah's nanny for about 8 months. Sadly, they're moving back to Minnesota. We're going to totally miss them.

See that cute flowery headband? It was a gift from our great friends the Kettmans. Kayli babysat Kyah for us and totally made this headband for her. Doesn't she look fantastic in it?

If you look closely, you'll notice that Kyah is sporting some awesome pig tails! Her hair is getting long enough now that we can start having a little fun with it. She totally rocked the hair do all day.

The next two pictures might be my favorites from the last couple weeks. We've been talking with Kyah a lot about her sister. She's still too young to fully grasp what we're talking about, but she does know enough that when we ask her where sister is, she points right at mommy's tummy. She'll even try to lift mommy's shirt to get a better look at sister. She does some of the cutest stuff, too, like hugging, kissing and feeling sister.

Abby will be 30 weeks along this week. Only 10 more weeks to go, give or take a week or two. It's amazing how much faster the second pregnancy goes by. Our baby girl will be here before we know it. We're really excited to meet her. Keep praying for Abby and baby girl - pray that the rest of the pregnancy would go smoothly and that everyone would be healthy.