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Kailee getting ready for the big move to Mckinney! We moved the end of October and are living in a family friend's mother's house while she is away nannying her great-grandchild. It's an old home in the historic area of downtown Mckinney which is a beautiful area. Lots of homes are being remodeled around here. It's a 2 bedroom, 1200 sq. ft. home, which is like double Wymount size... so we love it! It has 1.5 baths. The half bath is in Kailee's room, weird huh? The other bathroom only has a shower, but it's a big one with a seat and a rail in case we need help getting up! I'll take a video of it soon so all can see our lovely home. Jared works 1.2 miles away and rides his bike there, so I get the car! There is a big lake about 2 miles away that has trails all the way around it for me to rollerblade! There is a park and the library about a half mile away too! I love it here! We only pay utilities/property taxes here, so we are super lucky and grateful to be here and currently saving for a 2nd vehicle and a house!!!

Bath time!

Last bath for a while... the house we're living in now doesn't have a bath :( At first, she loved the shower, but now she just cries and wants to get out. I never realized what a luxury a bath really is until now. I miss baths too.

Aunt Jess made this cute dress for Kailee! Can you believe it was still summer weather in October? Aren't her pigtails cute?!

Pic. taken at 3 months, but now she is 4 months and today we had her 4 month check up!

She is in the 73% in height, 83rd% in weight, and 98% in head. At 2 months, she was around 50% for everything, so she has really grown. She weighs 15 lbs. 13 oz. And once again, we have another girl with a big brain!! Allie can roll from tunny to back, coos and caas a lot, and is still getting up about 3 times a night (after I go to bed). After she's completely healed of her ear infections, I think she'll start sleeping longer periods of time. She is a great napper and sleeper, she will go down drowsy now, but she gets up in the night to eat a lot more than Kailee did at her age. Allie has a beautiful smile and is so dang cute! We love her to pieces!

3 months!

Allie at 3 months

Once Kailee got the hang of trick or treating, she would say "peas" grab a piece of candy, say "tankou" and then run to the next house. Eventually she got tired and to speed things up, Daddy would hold her! Allie did not dress up. She stayed swaddled in her car seat and slept most of the time.

One of Jared's best friends growing up used to live here. This is Mr. Moralis with Jared and the girls!!

Kailee loved trick or treating!

At one house, instead of saying "trick or treat", she said "happy bir-day!"

Nana sent Kailee a princess costume and she loved it!

She walked around the house saying "princess." 1 month later, she still says princess all the time and runs to her room, puts on her princess veil thingy and sits at her princess table and plays. In the last month, Kailee has become more independent and has gotten more of an attitude and an opinion about everything. She says "no night night", "want mommy... no daddy...no want mommy...etc.' she can never make up her mind. She started throwing little fits when she doesn't get her way too... like when she can't have 3 servings of raisins, or when I hold Allie and not her, or when she wants to go outside, but I currently can't because I'm feeding Allie. That's the hardest thing I'd say with 2 kids... trying to put Allie to sleep while Kailee is talking, whining, or yelling right beside me. I try to distract her and play whispering games, but sometimes it backfires and she does just the opposite of what I'd like her to do and starts yelling really loud. She has also started yelling "want it" when she wants something. We have a feeling she learned that from nursery. Though she's entering into the terrible 2 year, she is a sweetie! She loves to give Mommy, Daddy, and Allie hugs and kisses. She runs up to me or Jared sometimes and yells "kisses" or "hugs". We got a swing off of craigslist that you attach with rope to a tree and she loves it. She loves to play with other kids, watch elmo, barney, or strawberry shortcake (which she calls (cu-cake). She loves to jump off of her chair onto pillows, read books, play princess, play outside, eat, and she LOVES medicine. She is getting over bronchitis and has loved her antibiotic and Allie had 2 ear infections and she would always beg for Allie's medicine too. Kailee has big, beautiful eyes and the cutest smile. She is a doll. She loves to entertain guests and she loves to run errands with Mommy or Daddy. She is quite the bundle of joy!!