Kaelyn Is Walking!

Here's a short clip of Kaelyn finally walking on her own. She has now been walking for at least a couple of weeks. Now that she's walking, watch out!

Kaelyn and Lucas

Kaelyn visited Lucas today. Here is a picture of the cousins together, as well as a video of Kaelyn showing love to Lucas.

Kaelyn's 1st Birthday Party

Last Saturday we celebrated Kaelyn's first birthday at the Irvine Park Railroad. It was a good time! There were lots of food, a pretty and delicious cake, and best of all, the birthday girl enjoyed it all. Lucas was mostly asleep though.

Our grandmother from the Philippines also came and it was great to see four generations all in one place.

Kaelyn Is 1 Year Old Today!

We visited Kaelyn today for her first birthday. She had a red velvet chocolate cupcake from Sprinkles Cupcakes. It was her very first sweet treat. Happy first birthday, Kaelyn! We can't wait to celebrate this Saturday!

Kaelyn's 1st Birthday Invitation

Kaelyn's invitation is currently being featured at the Belly Bean Designs website! She's so cute and I can't believe that she's almost one year old!

Kaelyn is Crawling!

Here's a short video of Kaelyn crawling. Notice she's crawling "commando" style! Also, a picture of her at 10 months old.

Kaelyn and Lucas

Kaelyn and Lucas met for the first time today. They are almost 10 months apart (Kaelyn just turned 10 months old last Friday) and you can totally tell the size difference in the picture. Kaelyn does acknowledge that there is a little baby there. It's great to see the first cousins together for the first time. They will be growing up together and Lucas will respect his ate (Tagalog for big sister) for the rest of their lives. This is the first of many pictures together.

Kaelyn at 9 Months

We babysat Kaelyn this past weekend. She just turned 9 months old this past March 6. So fast! I actually babysat her alone for an hour and a half. We had a lot of fun. Pretty soon she will be meeting her little cousin Lucas.

Latest Picture of Kaelyn

Kaelyn is now 7 months old and growing fast. Here's a picture from last weekend when she visited us.

Kaelyn in Las Vegas

Here's a short video of Kaelyn laughing and making funny noises in Las Vegas.

Babysitting Kaelyn

Last night my sister and her husband asked us to babysit Kaelyn for a few hours. We gladly agreed. We figured it would be good practice for us. My sister came prepared: six packets of mom's milk, 20+ diapers, extra clothes, extra bottles, Kaelyn's favorite "binky" (pacifier), and other baby things.

Kaelyn is really good, and she doesn't cry that much. She has to be fed every couple of hours (she lets us know she's hungry by first closing and opening her mouth and then, if that is ignored, she will start her fake cry). After that, she needs to be burped, and then she'll settle down. She had the hiccups for a bit and she also did not sleep that much. I guess she was still getting accustomed to her surroundings. Good thing Lediya's mom is here to help us out during Kaelyn's fussier moments. There's nothing like good old motherhood to know how to deal with an infant.

I even got into the act by changing her diapers a couple of times (only for tinkles though). And she really likes to lie down on people's laps. I really like it when she stares at me with her big brown eyes probably wondering who the heck I am.

Of course, this is great practice for Lediya as well. She did a real good job with Kaelyn and she knows how to hold her. I am still kind of iffy on the way I hold her, but I'm getting used to it.

Looking forward to the next time we babysit little Kaelyn!

Kaelyn Reese Macaraeg

My sister Pam's first baby, Kaelyn Reese Macaraeg, was born this evening at 6:59 p.m. in South Coast Medical Center in Laguna Beach. She weighed in at 6.85 lbs and is 20 inches long. Welcome to the world, Kaelyn!

Lediya and I are excited to be a new aunt and uncle and we also congratulate the new parents, Pam and Ben!

Check out more pictures of little Kaelyn and the rest of the family here!