Baby K: July 2012

Okay so I'll admit it...I am a BAD BAD BAD BAD BLOGGER and I got called out! Yikes! I have to confess though...I'm pretty flattered that my family and friends actually follow this! I thought I was writing to a very small audience (hi Mom, hi Grandma). So thank you to each and every one of you who check up on us and I promise I will work on updating more often. Especially because my lovely sister and Mila's Godmother is moving to Denver in a month (ah!). I'm going to shoot for weekly updates but because we are in the midst of purchasing a home and it is the busiest time of the year for my work....I am not making any promises :)

Koester Updates:

We are almost homeowners and are so excited! Pictures and updates coming soon :) We close July 20th and will be moving sometime in August.
Mila has teeth - two on bottom and four..yes FOUR coming in all at once on the top. Holy teething.
I am back to work pretty much full time. I. Am. Exhausted.
Mila has been in part-time daycare for a little over a month with a home daycare down the road from us. It is very hard but we are lucky to have found Mary, lucky she is close and lucky that Mila is finally starting to love it!
Mila hasn't stopped moving since my last blog post (that was over two months ago in case you haven't noticed). Literally - she has not stopped moving.
Baby is 19.1 lbs!
Patrick and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary on the 3rd!
I take Mila to swim lessons with a group of 6 other mommies/babies. We have a private instructor and use my parent's swimming pool - SO FUN
Mila has taken several "real" steps and I think I can write down her official first words in her baby book as "ba ba" (bye-bye). She just started saying it (at the right times) this week and it's adorable! She has definitely found her voice and is constantly babbling.
Patrick and I just returned from our first overnight trip without baby. Mila got to stay home and have fun with Grandma (THANK YOU) and we spent a glorious day at the lake in Iowa with old friends. We missed her so much but it was nice to get away.
Mila...

Waves goodbye and hello
LOVES the kitty and even has a name for her that sounds something like "akoooooo"
Likes the swimming pool and the bath!
Eats everything in sight (literally - our daycare lady said she is the first baby in 25 years who tried to eat her leather sofa (oops)!
Drinks from a bottle and a sippy cup
Has tried too many foods to list and is a pro at finger foods!

Overall, life is good and Mila is at such a fun age we don't want to miss a second with her. Sometimes I just cannot believe what a big, beautiful, bright and happy girl she has become. We are truly blessed. Here are some recent pictures. Videos to come SOON (I promise).