He Found His Voice

Greg traveled to Memphis this week for work and got home late Thursday night therefore didn't see Kendrick until Friday. Greg comments that it seems that Kendrick grows and changes every time he leaves and comes home. This time, Kendrick surprised us both. On Friday night, while hanging in his swing in the kitchen while we cooked dinner, Kendrick started talking... and talking and talking... and he hasn't stopped since. We finally got a video of it today (he's also starting to stare at the camera when either of us tries to take a picture or video making it difficult to capture a moment.) As you can see--and hear--Kendrick has definitely found his voice. Greg said that he kind of sounds like a cat in agony as Kendrick naws on his tongue which creates quite the sound.

For those that don't know, Greg is quite the talker... which makes his job in sales a perfect fit. When Greg's mom was here a few weeks ago, she told us that she used to tell Greg that it was nap time and even if he wasn't tired, he needed to rest his mouth. I'm interested to see if Kendrick is going to be like his dad; he certainly has a lot to say already.

Best Friends

One Saturday morning in March of 2008, I made a trip to PetSmart to pick up a bag of cat food. When I left the store, I had fallen in love with a 6 month old beagle mix puppy. I spent the next week talking with the rescue foundation, filling out their application, and, most importantly, convincing Greg that it was time for us to get a dog. It took some hard work on my part but I won Greg over the moment I suggested the dog's name should be Kirby, after his all time favorite baseball player, Kirby Puckett.

Kirby has been a wonderful addition to our family, full of so much energy and love. While I was pregnant, we would tell Kirby that I was carrying his best friend. And since the day Kendrick was born, he has been just that. Kirby is so concerned when Kendrick cries, kisses him like crazy, and loves to sit down to play with him on the weekends. Kendrick loves it when I carry him while chasing Kirby through the house, smiling like crazy and watching to see where "his puppy" is going next.

Kendrick's night time best friend is his glowing sea horse. My good friend Amy (a.k.a. my go-to-person for all questions and suggestions related to baby) highly recommended this seahorse as a sleep aid. The seahorse lights up and plays lullaby's for five minutes. During the five minutes, Kendrick attempts to get the entire seahorse in his mouth. Eventually, the lullaby's get him and he falls asleep... with the sea horse always asleep at his head.

I'll Do My Best

I'll do my best. Those four little words seem to the most frequently used words in my vocabulary these days. Those and "I love you". Now, I add all of you to my list of people to whom I will do my best. I have witnessed four of my friends begin and update blogs to keep those far away up-to-date on the happenings of their growing families. So, I figured I would do my best in keeping you all up-to-date on the Seever Side of Life.

Last Monday, Kendrick turned 5 months old. Although it seems near impossible that 5 months have passed so quickly, it seems like over a year ago that he was born. I remember coming home from the hospital, sleeping on the recliner in the living room with Kendrick in the Pack n Play, and setting my phone for every 2 1/2 hours to wake Kendrick to eat. Now, I look forward to Saturday mornings when he wakes me with the best "cooing" sound I've ever heard.

Kendrick started with rice cereal 2 weeks ago. Every first bite of cereal results in the same look: complete and utter confusion and partial disgust. It's priceless. After he realizes that he's tasted this bland concoction before, he willingly opens his mouth for another bite. Overall, he's doing really well with learning to eat from a spoon.Soon, he'll be taking his first tastes of bananas and sweet potatoes. I'm sure there will be pictures for those first bites.

Kendrick also started at the most amazing daycare facility I've ever seen, Oxford Babies, about 2 weeks ago. All of the women who work there are incredibly caring, knowledgeable, and, most importantly, are so in love with Kendrick. When I arrived on Friday to pick him up, I walked into the infant room only to find it empty. One of the teachers advised that he must be on a buggy ride. "A buggy ride?" I asked (*definition of Oxford's buggy: a large, plastic, car-shaped wagon with 4 or 6 seats. One teacher pulls the buggy like a wagon. All of the kids have seat belts and are secured in other various ways.) I knew that the older kids were sometimes taken on a "tour" of the facility on the buggy but I didn't think that it was feasible for my baby to be sitting on a buggy. Man... was I wrong. As she walked me through the hallway, I slowly began to see the buggy sitting in the hallway, "picking up" more kids for a ride. The front seats of the buggy were hosting 2 toddlers and in the back seat were 2 very happy little boys, one of which was Kendrick. He was having so much fun with his 4-month-old friend; his face was absolutely electric with his smile. I think that I would consider that the best part of mother/parenthood: watching him learn, do, and see things for the very first time. His innocence is contagious.

In the coming/looming weeks, I will be turning the big 3-0. Although I am sad to say good-bye to my 20's, I couldn't be happier with where my life is and where it's headed. Not to mention, I'm incredibly grateful for all of the wonderful people I get to share it with. I hope you all enjoy seeing Kendrick grow through this blog and I hope that you all have a chance to meet him and spend some time with the coolest boy I know.