Laughing Out Loud

Kayleigh enjoyed her first Thanksgiving with lots of family. She played with two sets of Grandparents, four Aunts and Uncles, one Great-Aunt and Uncle, twelve cousins, as well as some friends of the family. Needless to say, she is still exhausted and catching up on her sleep. Kayleigh also got to see her first snowflakes, but she wasn’t too impressed.

The highpoint of the holiday was hearing Kayleigh laugh for the first time! It was so sweet that it brought tears to Mom’s eyes. Kayleigh captured the hearts of many this week with her contagious smile and has many adoring family members. Kayleigh is very lucky to have such a large and loving family that cares so much for her.

Happy Thanksgiving

Kayleigh is drinking between 3 and 4 ounces at each feeding. This is a huge accomplishment and suddenly Mom and Dad have realized she isn't going to be this small for very long. We are so happy with her progress, but also want to freeze this moment in time because she is too cute.

Mom and Dad were also told that Kayleigh no longer has to be fed every three hours during the night. Since stopping the scheduled feedings, Kayleigh now sleeps 5-6 hours in a row. So, if you count midnight to 5:00 am as sleeping through the night, we are on our way to gaining back some much needed sleep.

Since Thanksgiving is this Thursday, we want to take time to thank all of you for your prayers and wonderful comments during the past 2 months. Just knowing how many people care about us and Kayleigh’s well-being has been so helpful during the rough periods. Thankfully, Kayleigh is healing, and we are enjoying watching her cute little smile and now listening to her coo. We are very fortunate to have her in our lives and couldn’t think of anything to be more thankful for this time of year. We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Kayleigh says, "O - H - I - O"

Kayleigh was very excited to watch the Buckeyes beat that team up North today for the first time (25-21). She and her buddy, Brutus, had a long and busy day, getting up early to help Dad decorate the living room scarlet and gray, listen to TBDBITL CD's, and watch all the preview shows. By the time the game was on, she had a hard time staying awake. Dad tried to help by yelling at the referees and getting excited about big plays, but he couldn't manage to keep Kayleigh and Mom awake for the whole game.

In the end, though, we were all on the edge of our seats when the Buckeyes came back from nine points down in the 4th quarter to win the game and declare themselves Big Ten Champions.

After a relatively short celebration, it was back to sleep for Kayleigh.

A Happy Little Buckeye

Kayleigh was very happy to watch the Buckeyes win today (48-7 over Northwestern). She can't wait to watch her first Michigan game next week. Hopefully the result will be the same.

Kayleigh also enjoyed the beautiful weather while on her first hike. Mom and Dad took her to Highbanks Metro Park and saw three deer just ten feet from the trail. Of course, Kayleigh slept through the whole thing.

It was great to see all the comments on the last post. When there were no comments for several days, we thought no one was visiting the site anymore, but it turns out that Dad had one of the settings wrong. It's all fixed now. Keep the comments coming!

Play Time

When Kayleigh isn't eating, sleeping or CRYING, she enjoys playing with Mom and Dad.

Little Cutie

Mom and Dad have learned that Kayleigh loves her bouncy chair. A friend from work shared a calming technique with Dad, and it has worked wonders. Dad sits on the couch and constantly bounces the chair with his foot; as long as she is bouncing, she is happy! She also loves to swat at the daggling animals and smiles when they swing. It never gets old watching her explore her surroundings!