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Welcome to the Knight Family blog! I started this blog years ago, and I'm trying to do a better job at keeping it up! I post pictures and write short updates here and there to keep family and friends updated on what's happening in our lives. Sign up to "Follow by Email" and you will get automatic updates, or come visit when you have a chance!

July 31, 2008

4 Months Old!




Haidyn is already four months old! The time is really flying by. We are so blessed to have 2 happy, healthy children! Haidyn is such a laid back baby. She is always smiling and making all of those cute baby noises during the times she is awake...except in the car where she still screams! And she is just so CUTE with all of those chubby rolls!
At her 4 month appointment she weighed a little over 15 lbs. She is already wearing her 6-9 mos clothes! We took a break from trying the cereal, since it didn't seem she was quite ready yet. When she turned 4 months, we tried it again and she enjoyed it much more than the first time. Since then, she has also tried roasted sweet potato, applesauce and sweet plantain. She really loved the sweet potato that I shared with her! Oh, and she finally decided to roll from her stomach to her back just before turning 4 mos.

Kealon is looking more like a little boy and less like my little baby every day :( He is still an affectionate little guy who hugs his friends and kisses anyone smaller than him! Sometimes the luvin' gets to be a bit much, though, and isn't always reciprocated! I wonder if he will ever "grow out" of that :) He also has a real love for animals, music, singing....and pirates!
Kealon has graduated into the 3-year-old class at school and was not too excited to leave the teacher and friends he has been with for the past year...although, he's only moved a few feet away! I can tell he will really learn a lot this year in his new class. He has already come home saying "Letter K! K-k-k...Kick! Kealon!" It's amazing how quickly kids can make connections and pick up on things at this early age.

And what about mommy and daddy? We are busy (who isn't?), but doing great! Stetson continues to work towards his MBA and is maintaining high averages in each class. In September he is participating in a prison ministry with our church to Angola State Prison during an annual child visitation day there.
I am trying to figure what I am doing this fall and for the rest of the school year! I am not going back to teaching this year, and I plan on tutoring very few children until Haidyn stops nursing. I am currently pursuing a part-time job with the Children's Ministry in our church, so we will see how that pans out!

I cannot believe how quickly this summer is going by! To everyone in NJ, remember we are coming to visit on Sept 18 and staying for about 10 days. Then we are driving up to Canada to visit more friends and family! (That should be an adventure!) Don't forget to click on the title of this post to see more pictures. You can also check us out on youtube:

July 13, 2008

Happy 4th of July...and more!










July has been a busy month so far and we're only half-way through the month! We had a lot of fun visiting with friends Bob and Camaryn from Philly. We did a lot while they were here...Haidyn and Kealon went to their first baseball game to see the Rays sweep the Red Sox (sorry, Bob). We went to the world famous Brandon parade on the 4th, where Julian and Kealon gathered as much candy and bead necklaces as they could carry! We hung out at the pool and ate bbq until we burst on more than one of the days they were here. And we even made it out to the zoo where Camaryn treated Kealon to a horse ride--one of his favorite things! It was a great week.

Haidyn has hit the 3 1/2 month mark, and I just couldn't wait any longer to experiment with some rice cereal. She wasn't as interested in the whole experience as her brother was when he first tried it! She sort of moved the cereal around her mouth and then pushed it out with her tongue, which is probably the normal reaction vs Kealon who grunted for more with every spoonful! She's getting better at it each day, though. Haidyn's favorite things right now are snuggling her face into blankets whether in her bed or in her carseat or swing AND she is doing lots and lots of coo-ing and babbling. We are waiting in anticipation for the big day when she finally decides to at least make an attempt at turning over! She seems perfectly content to stay in one place right now...I guess I should enjoy that while it lasts! :)