The Fashionista Diaries

She just looks so freakin' cute...and occasionally miserable :-)

Gansta Luv

Baby's First Christmas

It was amazing to have Kennedy here for her first Christmas! However, I don't think she was very impressed (see pictures below) :-) However, she is only 2 months old, so I don't expect her to really get what's going on.

Very Excited About Her Presents

Sleeping on her Aunt Katie

Fa-La-La-La-La

How sweet is this?

Pre-Picture With Santa

Picture with Santa!

Post-Picture With Santa :-)

(Her legs look so long and skinny!)

Jane Fonda Meets Rainbow Brite

I can't believe she is 6 weeks old. Actually she's almost 7 weeks. She's growing and changing so fast!! This week, she's started to have actual tears! She's really working to hold her head up more and we're working on "tracking".

I have several pictures to add. I have to say, I think she is so stinkin' cute! Yes, those are leg warmers, and yes they are fabulous. :-) Also, as you look at the pictures, you will notice that I am a fan of taking her picture in her carseat. It looks like I just keep changing her clothes and putting her back in. Actually, it's just an easy way to get her picture because she usually likes being in it and it helps her sit up! :-)

On a side note, there was a clip of the actress/model Ali Landry on ET tonight. She was doing a photoshoot for the cover of modern bride. She had a baby 8 weeks ago. By next week, the only photo shoot I should be doing is the "before" pictures for any diet/clothes/hair makeover miracle advertisment. Trust me.

Sporting another fantastic creationg from Mimi

Do you notice that she often looks at me like I'm crazy?

How Cher & Bon Jovi save my sanity...

Miss K is going through a bit of a troublesome time at the moment. We are having lots of tummy troubles that leads to lots of fussiness and wiggliness. She acts like she's hungry and either doesn't eat anything or eats too much and then gets sick. She will fall asleep, until I lay her down....or when she's feeling very sneaky, she waits. She waits until I get back in my bed, get the dogs moved, covers & pillows fixed and just get comfortable. But I still love her. Amazingly enough, when she's screaming and crying my singing actually soothes her (This makes me want to get her ears checked when she's older) Anyway, the two songs that always quiet her down are Cher's If I could turn back time and Bon Jovi's Wanted Dead or Alive. I'm very grateful for them and am very sorry for anyone who is around while I'm singing them :-)

Quick update and lots of pictures

Kenna is getting so big!!! She's lifting her head up a lot. We are having some struggles lately with extreme fussiness and gas and not sleeping. This has been quite difficult while trying to finish up my papers for my grad classes. However, I'm learning to do lots of things with one hand so I can hold her with the other. (Type papers, do laundry, go to the bathroom, etc.) :-)

And, I'm getting very irritated with people acting like it's my fault because I've "spoiled" her. I have had two separate doctors tell me that you can't spoil a baby at her age and that letting her cry just leads to a fussier baby, etc. But every time I say something about her not sleeping unless she is being held, I get the same comments for many people. "Oh, you've created a monster for youself now." "I bet you're sorry you've spoiled her so much" Etc. People, she's 6 weeks old. I didn't realize it was so horrible for a 6 week old to be held and want to be held. Back off :-) Ok, so it wasn't such a quick update, so on to the pictures.

Someone, please save me.

Not too sure about this bath thing

I put the bow on , so she didn't look like a boy :-)

4 weeks old

I love watching her grow and change! It also makes me a little sad too.

Thanksgiving

Ok, the first ones aren't Thanksgiving, but she loves her swing, and I am very thankful for it. :-)

Let me know if you get an understanding of how Miss Kennedy spent her first Thanksgiving. Do you think she will ever have to learn to walk? :-)

It's Like Traveling With a Celebrity

Every time I go somewhere with her, people stop to look at her and talk to me. I realize that this happens with all babies, but as a still relatively new mom who always kinda looks like those bad pictures of Brittney Spears going to Starbucks in her sweats, I prefer to go un-noticed. However, I do understand why they like to stop and look at her. Especially since she is pretty tiny, and she usually has on a cute outfit. :-)

I'm sorry, but how cute is she? :)

My artisitc side :-)

TOUCHDOWN!!

3 weeks???

I can't believe she has been with us for 3 weeks now! I love watching her grow each day, but it also makes me kinda sad. I am excited to see how she grows and changes, but I also wish I could take the day she was born and freeze it in time. Ya know what I mean, jelly bean?

She is starting to look around more now and have more "quiet alert" time. However, she is still not interested in sleeping much at night. I know I should be sleeping during the day when she sleeps, but most of the time, that's just not possible. She makes the funniest faces whenever I try to take her picture and she's awake. I'm getting her one month/Christmas pictures taken the week after Thanksgiving, and I'm hoping the professionals can get some good ones :-)

I find it amusing that I am a notorious multi-tasker and try to do zillion things at once (usually too much) but I am completely content just sitting and watching her for hours.

Sleepless in Indianapolis

She is amazing and wonderful and adorable and exhausting. I don't think I have slept more than two hours in two weeks. She's worth it, but it makes it hard to function sometimes :-)

1 Week Old

Happy or Gas-y?

Love her!

Ready or not, here she comes!

Kennedy Grace Payton Imel
Born 10/27/07 @ 8:51 pm
6 lbs 8 oz, 20 in

She came three weeks early but she is healthy and amazing!

It's amazing how much you can love someone that is so new and so tiny. I'm terrified. She's the most important thing I have ever done.

Now I just have to get the rest of my life straightened out! :-)