8 months

I feel like I just did a 7 month post not that long ago and here I am doing one for 8 months!! This girl is just growing up so fast.

Audrey is such a joy to have in my life and makes me such a better person everyday! For one my floors are cleaner and my carpet is always vacuumed now that she is crawling all over the place. That's always a plus.

I wake up with a smile every morning as I walk into her room to find her sitting quietly in her crib waiting for me to pick her up. She is so interested in her surroundings that she now spends part of her nap time standing or sitting and looking around, "talking" and "singing" to herself.

She's very curious these days and I love watching her explore. I often see her studying things intently as she holds them in her tiny hands and turns it to see every angle. She is very good at picking tiny things up with her thumb and forefinger and feeding herself cereal puffs. She also really likes looking at her board books and is getting better at turning the pages.

She seems to be a mellow, laid back girl with an adventurous side ready to discover her expanding world around her.

father's day

Happy 1st Father's Day to the best Dad in town!

Matt was the first one to feed Audrey because I was in too much pain to start nursing.

Today. Matt's 1st Father's Day!

To Matt,

We are so lucky to have you. You are such an amazing dad and role model for Audrey and I see the love she has for you when she smiles at you. You have a special place in her heart and in mine. We love you & appreciate you more than we could ever begin to tell you.

Love,
Cydney & Audrey

baby humor

My 7 month old has a sense of humor!

I did our weekly grocery shopping today at Whole Foods and as I am standing in the baby aisle I hear a giggle coming from my cart. I look at Audrey and she is laughing hysterically, like actual belly laughing. I couldn't figure out what she was laughing at until I looked over on the shelf and saw this....

I took the box off the shelf and handed it to Audrey and she held it, looked at it and started laughing again! It was so funny to see her react to this which is clearly a silly photo. I couldn't help but be amazed at the fact that she has a sense of humor! That just naturally she thought this was funny enough to laugh at.

Is humor something you just know or have or is it something you are taught?

raw chocolate coconut balls

I was in the mood to make something sweet yesterday (even though there is still red velvet wedding cake in our freezer)!

I wanted to make something healthy as well. I looked in my pantry and I realized I had ALL the ingredients needed to make these raw chocolate coconut balls that I had made about a year ago. I try to eat as much raw food as possible. At one point I was eating almost 100% raw! It was a little difficult at first but after a few weeks it became easier and easier and it in fact was a bit life changing for me. I had more energy than I had ever had before, I actually felt healthy, I lost 15lbs and was at a weight that I felt best. The downfall of it was that it was quite expensive for all the unique ingredients and because I mostly ate produce I was going to the grocery store 3-4 times a week! I would definitely love to eat 100% raw again someday when my finances can provide it but until then my goal is to eat at least 2 raw meals/snacks a day. So with that said, when I was eating raw many people thought it was a little crazy and thought it was weird that I ate a lot of nuts and seeds. At work my co-workers would say, "here comes Cydney with her bird food." I just laughed because call it what you want, it was yummy! The more they talked about it and asked questions the more I wanted to prove to them that it actually was tasty! I would bring in raw crackers, raw cashew cheeze, raw "tacos", etc and to their surprise (not mine) they LOVED it and asked for more! The one raw treat that got the very best response was my raw chocolate coconut balls. Even my dad liked them and he's kind of a creature of habit, not that interested in trying new foods. I was so excited to share this awesome dessert!!

And now I'd like to share the recipe with YOU! There are many recipes out there for this type of dessert and I've tried a few but I call this one my own because I've changed and added so many things to my taste. I hope you enjoy!

Raw Chocolate Coconut Balls

•  1 1/2 cups Medjool dates (pitted)
• 1/3 cup raw cacao powder
• 1/3 cup whole chia seeds
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tbs. raw honey
• coconut flakes for coating, optional

1.   Place dates in bowl of food processor; puree  until thick paste forms. Add cacao powder, chia seeds, and vanilla extract. Pulse until all the ingredients are combined. Add raw honey and pulse until smooth.
2. Spread a large sheet of parchment paper on work surface, and dust with coconut flakes.
3. Using a spoon, scoop a small amount of date mix and roll into balls. Roll them in coconut flakes and coat. 
4. Chill to solidify and store in refrigerator until serving.

What is your favorite healthy sweet snack?

baby talk

Audrey always makes me laugh!

It was hard to shoot this video because I couldn't stop laughing. She was just sitting in her highchair chatting away and it was the funniest thing.

I hope you enjoy!

Check back later today for a recipe post of a tasty dessert with a special surprise!


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busy bee

Our little girl has been busy crawling all over the place and now climbing over things and pulling herself up in her crib and on the furniture! I just blink once and she's across the room standing with the help of a chair. She has also mastered picking up cereal puffs with her thumb and forefinger and feeding herself. This kid amazes me everyday! And on the subject of food, she loves all of the solid foods we have given her so far. Her favorite being sweet potatoes!!

Yay for our little veggie-baby.

caught standing in her crib

She is a strong girl with a good grip

chewing on the rail

trying to squeeze through the bars, silly girl.

Here are two short videos of Audrey pulling herself up to stand. The second one is just her laughing after she did it, she seemed so proud!

 

Audrey is still loving her Kewpie Doll!

 

Hope your week is going well so far!

crawling

The day after I posted about us expecting Audrey to be "crawling in the next few days" she did it!!

She is still getting the hang of it and sometimes still does an "army crawl" but more often she is up on her hands and knees just cruising around. I call it her "lazy crawl" where she crawls a few feet and then plops down on her belly and shimmies forward. She's a funny gal.

Aside from her crawling all over the place she is also starting to pull herself up onto everything! She has pulled herself up to standing a few times before in her crib but hasn't done it much since then, until now. I guess she has recognized her strength or something because she has been trying to do it a lot lately.

Matt & I officially have to baby-proof our home and keep a constant eye on this adventurous little girl.

Let the fun begin!!

seven months

I'm way behind on blog posts but in my defense things have been pretty chaotic in the Kyhn house!

My sister-in-law and her husband and two girls were in town, then Audrey & I left to go to Chicago with my dad for 10 days to help my mom pack up for her move to SC in July. While I was away Matt searched & found an apartment for us to move into and we moved 2 days after I got home. Since then we've been unpacking, organizing and getting used to our new home!

I wasn't kidding when I said chaotic!

I have to admit though I feed off of hustle & bustle and when there isn't a lot of things going on I tend to get bored & lazy. Those are two things I never ever want to be, but let's be honest, it just creeps up on you! Although since having a baby there hasn't been too many times that I can say I've been bored or lazy. I mean you just can't be when another human depends on you for everything, there is always something to do. Lucky for me, I love it!!

Speaking of that other human.... Audrey turned 7 months on May 22nd! We were in Chicago that day so I couldn't take the traditional seven month photo until we got back, and then with all the moving it just kept getting delayed. Nonetheless, the photo was taken and here it is!!

Notice how the sign is completely out of her reach otherwise it would have been crumpled and eaten.

I must say Audrey is quite the character these days. She has an array of silly faces she makes that make me laugh until my cheeks hurt. Her smile and laugh are contagious and the cutest things I've ever seen & heard. Upon turning 7 months she has had a few "firsts" which is always exciting.

Her new favorite thing to do is "clapping"

She has been getting up on her hands & knees & rocking for some time now but just recently took a few steps forward in the crawling position. She is also able to get into the crawling position from sitting and going from sitting to laying down to sitting again. She is definitely in the right direction and we expect she'll be crawling all over the place in the next few days!

Upon our move to the apartment we've donated her infant bathtub & she now takes baths sitting up in the big tub!

She has such a fun personality!

And she is still as snuggly & lovable as ever!