My biggest girl...

First of all - thanks for all of the comments! All 32 of them. I don't think I've ever had that many. I do appreciate all of you so much and all of the encouragement!

I was sitting at work tonight - not really working. It's so hard to keep my mind from wandering these days about the future. But today I have just been thinking so much about my first baby. Sweet Kaitlyn. Man. This girl is one true treasure. She makes me laugh, FILLS my heart with so much joy that I can shed tears just thinking about her, yet - she can make me want to pull my hair out. She is nothing short of a gift from God. So, here is some of what she is into these days:

* She is currently in her second week of swim lessons. Someone please instill just a SLIGHT fear in her! This girl makes me so nervous sometimes. She has done great and is learning so much. She can hold her head under water for over 10 seconds and swim to her teacher from the wall. She has done great, but she will be strapped to her floaties and/or her life jacket at all times when we go to the beach next week. The girl is fearless.

* She says the sweetest prayers at night. One of my favorite things is the way she uses the word "praise." She will say it like, "God I just praise (pray) that you be with Papaw and help him feel better soon." Or, "In Jesus Name I praise, Amen." Most of the time though, instead of saying Amen she says Goodnight. I want to record one of her prayers sometime soon. They are just precious.

* She is just getting so tall and skinny, with cute little freckles across her nose and cheeks. She has one special freckle that is right in between her pinkie and her ring finger. So random. But she knows it's special to me, and I kiss it every night when I tuck her in.

* She refuses to have covers at night, but anytime during the day when she is hanging out on the couch, she has to be completely covered with a blanket.

* She asks SO many questions during the day, that I often find myself frustrated and annoyed. But she is just soaking up so much and learning new things everyday. I have to remind myself that she is at such an impressionable stage and I can either chose to ignore her questions, or use that time to work on my patience and teach her something new. I'm really working on it.

* She loves to have thumb wars. She wins every time, but she cheats and uses both hands. I'm sure her Daddy taught her that because that's the only way he can beat me.

* She can't stand lip gloss. On herself or anyone else for that matter. She just gets a really grossed out look on her face when she notices that I have any on. She also can't stand it when anyone kisses on the lips. If she happens to see James and I do this, she will literally sit down and start crying real tears. I don't know what to do about that one.

* She loves to talk on the phone. She is really into leaving messages on people's voice mail. She knows that if she pushes the green button twice on my cell phone it will call someone. She does this ALL THE TIME. So, if you have just talked to me, you can expect a random call from Kaitlyn. It's fine if you don't answer. You'll have a pretty funny voice mail to listen to.

* She loves Hannah Montana, High School Musical and the Backyardigans. She also recognizes Sports Center and will usually humor James by sitting and watching it with him for awhile - before kindly asking him to turn it to "her shows."

* She has a husband named Chad that she married in Tennessee and has to email daily.

* She has the best facial expressions. I love when she is excited about something, or is really concerned. She is always full of drama.

* She loves to talk about Heaven. When we will go there, how we will get there, who will be there...

* She sings a lot. She knows how to pull up iTunes on our computer. She is also really good at making up songs on the spot. She also loves to carry on a conversation - singing all of the words.

* She enjoys computer games. Starfall.com and Leapfrog.com are two of her favorites. She is also obsessed with Spanish. She seems to want to learn it soooo bad.

* She likes going on walks around the ACU jogging trail. Her highlights of these walks are petting other people's dogs and stepping on as many bugs as she can possibly find.

* I absolutely LOVE watching her play with Cora. She loves her so much. She always sings to her, holds her hand in the car, prays for her. She is the first person she wants to see in the morning and the last person she wants to kiss goodnight. Cora's face just lights up anytime Kaitlyn is around. She smiles at her constantly.

Okay - I could seriously go on and on. If you want to be entertained, just stop by the Mayo house anytime. There is always a show going on.

Next post will be all about my beautiful Cora James. Stay tuned......