Letters to Kayla: Your First Easter

Dear Kayla

You are 6 months and two weeks old now and developing at a rapid rate. Last week you started actually saying Da-da-da-da. Dad is sure you mean to say Da-Da I think you are just copying what Liam, your play mate at the day care says. It was so funny coz your friend Jade can only say Ma-ma-ma-ma and on Easter Sunday at church you both were having a baby talking competitions during the service. You both kept repeating your own words Da-da-da-da from you and then Jade – ma-ma-ma. Everyone around us couldn’t help but laugh.

Easter Weekend was a blast. We took you to a couple of picnics and parks with friends and family which was a lot of fun. I didn’t think you would enjoy the playgrounds because you are still so young, but wow you just loved every moment on the swing and enjoyed dad holding you while you slid down the slide.

Last night Dad and I decided to shave your hair off. Well your hair-do was getting a bit crazy because you had a bald patch at the back of your head and then some super long bits at the top and random curls at the side. Most Indians I meet advise me to just shave your head. “It will grow back nice nice!” So we figured it would be better for us to cut your hair now before it gets too cold. Gosh and what a mission it was to get you to sit still in the tub. By the time bath time was over you had a Mohawk hair-do. I was nervous that you wouldn’t let us cut the rest and was thinking that everyone would think you were a boy for sure. But once you got your mouth on mommy’s booby you didn’t care who was shaving your head. In fact you fell right asleep. You looked so cute with all your hair off and I think you still look beautiful. Dad says you’re the best looking bald baby he’s ever seen.

You are still not sleeping through the night. But I am okay with that because I love just cuddling with you and letting you suckle yourself back to sleep. It probably isn’t the best of methods to get you back to sleep tho. Dad thinks you should be in your own room already, let alone sleeping through the night.

This past weekend you got to spend time with Grandpa Howard. He has been so excited to see you. He says he has a blown up picture of you on his fridge. I think he was a bit nervous that you wouldn’t go to him because during Christmas you were scared of his voice. But this time you didn’t mind hanging out with Him, squeezing his nose and talking to him. Kayla-talk that is.

You fell right asleep while we shaved your head...the white stuff is powder

Well I don’t have too much else to say. Just thought I would drop you a line and keep you posted on your developments and activities.

Keep shining my angel.

Love always - Mommy