Weekend Update.

We went to Kaya's 2nd Dodger game on Friday night. She seemed to have a pretty good time and then she fell asleep and slept right through a loud screaming crowd of rowdy Top Deck Dodger fans and a fireworks show. 
She's destined to be a Dodgers fan; she just doesn't know it yet.
Saturday we went to go visit Shaun's peoples in Long Beach and then we spent a lazy Sunday with Sissy. 
She is laughing a lot now and it's pretty much the cutest thing in the whole universe.Lazy Sundays spent napping with Kelsey and her collection of hipster wristbands are the best.

Kaya of the Day

Dinner at PF Chang's with Kelsey, Monkey & Uncle Pattycakes. 

I can't believe my little monster turned 3 months old yesterday. Sometimes it's still strange to me that I'm not pregnant anymore. 
This morning, Kaya laughed for the very first time. It was an amazing moment. Just that one tiny sound made all the screaming and sleepless nights seem so worth it. Of course, she might have just been laughing at the get-up that her Papa put her in. I love the Bob Marley onesie but, paired with the tie dyed socks (purchased at the vitamin store), I'm afraid she's going to end up being a hippie like Kelsey. She already has horrible soy farts when she eats formula, I'm not ready for her to lecture me about recycling or stink like patchouli.
Papa bought a "Teach Your Baby to Read" kit that came with DVDs, flashcards and books that claim to help teach a baby to read simple words by 8 months old. I'm a little skeptical but it sure is cute watching Papa try. She just stares at him and drools but, who knows, maybe she will be a baby genius. 

Baby's First Roadtrip

It was a big weekend for the Stinkarina. Mama, Kaya and Kelsey went to Berkeley to visit Amy for Easter. Kaya celebrated lots of "firsts" this weekend. Friday night was the first night we have spent away from Papa since she was born. Also, this was Kaya's first long car trip. She did great with the 5 hour drive. Any time she started to fuss, if a bottle couldn't make it better, her Creedence Clearwater Revival CD did the trick!Miss Holiday had lots of fun having a slumber party with her auntie Kelsey during her first night spent in a hotel room. She sleeps in a baby hammock at home so we weren't sure how she would do sleeping in the crib that the hotel provided, but, even though she woke up a few times to eat, she slept in her big girl bed all night long. She was even a good sport about taking her bath in the sink.

Saturday, we surprised Auntiebom Amy at her softball game.

Kaya was the littlest Cal fan in attendance and she had fun sitting with her Grandma and watching Cal win the game!
After the game, we got to spend some time with Amy. Kaya had only met her once before and that time they had only gotten to spend about 20 minutes together. This time, they got to spend a whole night together in the hotel room! Kaya loves her Auntiebom and we can't wait until she comes home and can play with us all summer long!
Sunday was Kaya's first Easter. The Easter bunny didn't visit our hotel room but his assistant (Auntie Kels) gave us tickets to the Dodger game on Friday for Easter and my Bunkalunks was the cutest Easter egg ever in her special little suit that Jazmin and Barbara gave her. 

We had lots of fun but we were very happy to get home and see Papa after a long, long drive. 

Kaya of the Day

We went to Corona today for a family reunion and Kaya got to meet my uncles, aunts and cousins for the first time. We watched old home movies from the 80s and I realized how much I want to document this time in her life, not only for her Papa and I to remember but for her to have when she's older. I can't wait for the day that she reads this blog and sees these photos and says "Awh Mom, why'd you make me wear those Elton John shades, I looked ridiculous!" and then I can say "20 hours, kid, 20 effing hours".

We ♥ LA!

We took Kaya to her first Dodger game last night and she LOVED it. Which is fortunate because she will be going to many, many more in her lifetime, coming from a family of Dodger lovers as she does. (Especially since it is free to take her until she turns 4) Before she was even born she had all kinds of Dodger gear and even LA bottles. It's a perfect environment for her because she loves bright lights, being outdoors, loud noises and music and being around people. She was perfectly content to sit on my lap and take it all in while everyone around absolutely fell in love with her. Dodgers won, Mama got to have a beer and get out of the house and do something fun and even Papa- who is not a baseball fan, had a good time.
 

I plan to spend the entire summer doing this: