Days of our Laives

Some pictures...finally!  Sorry I haven't been posting pictures.  It's been a busy time for the little Lai family.

A couple of nights ago, Trevor and I were reflecting on the past 10 months and talking about the ups and downs of being a mom/dad.  I'm going to blog it so that when times are tough, we'll remember the pros. CONS:  - disgusting poo diapers  - getting peed on, on a regular basis  - trying to keep a wiggly baby still (very tiresome during diaper changes, dressing, and bath time)  - crying in the night (teething, bad dreams)  - worry over doing the right thing (see feeding)  - less time to do things we want to do (hobbies, friends)  - losing what you thought was your identity  - boredom, repetition every day PROS:  - watching Kira grow  - seeing how Kira learns  - playing with Kira  - Kira's laughter  - bringing more joy to family members  - living in the now Trevor and I always get such a thrill from seeing Kira grow.  Every now and then we think, she's heavier!  Or we look at how long her hair has grown, or we notice how many teeth are starting to come in!  She's big...

I think feeding is the most difficult thing to accomplish successfully with Kira, and perhaps with any baby.  What do you feed her?  Is it good for her?  When do you feed her?  How much?  Is she still hungry?  Is she thirsty?  Is the food too cold?  Is it too hot?  What about texture?  Does she want something she can chew on?  Nope, she just spit it out.  I guess she doesn't like that... When we first started Kira on baby food, she hated it!!  It took 4 weeks of force feeding for her to accept cereal.  And, many advised to start feeding her vegetables before fruit so that she would be more accepting of the less sweet veggies, but in the end, we gave her fruit before she was totally accepting of veggies, just so she would eat!  Eventually, from about 7 months of age until about now, she ate baby food very nicely.  I'm actually very lucky that she eats so well.  Regardless, it's still tricky. These past couple weeks she has been refusing baby food, and I'm not exactly sur...