~ the LING family blog ~
All right, so Kaitlyn has no idea who Captain Underpants is, but after what I saw on Christmas, I imagine she would get along perfectly fine with Captain U. That night, we found her standing up in her crib with her pants down, smiling & laughing.
These photos definitely show how pleased she is with her fashion sense.
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
We spent our Christmas afternoon at Melanie’s aunts/grandma’s place, and the evening at her parents’. It was a simple but relaxing day. The way we like it. 
She looks like she was begging Santa to send her some new toys. “Please Santa, I’ve been very good this year!!”
Kaitlyn’s playdate buddy Darion turns 1 today! His parents threw him a very nice party last Saturday & we were invited. A lot of people were there & the food was excellent! They put in a lot of work & the party was a success! But if we are to have one for Kaitlyn next year, it’ll definitely be a small & simple one!
Here of a couple of pictures I took of Kaitlyn being a bit naughty.
Don’t worry – that was a CLEAN diaper!
With all the recent toy recalls due to unsafe level of lead, I’ve to admit that whenever I see Kaitlyn put something into her mouth it gets me thinking twice. It turns out that the Consumer Product Safety Commission only has 15 full-time field inspectors inspecting products that enter the country through its 300+ ports of entry. That means most of the contaminated & unsafe imports get into the country anyway.
So I was happy to hear an NPR’s “Your Health” podcast yesterday about lead test kits currently available on the market. In contrary to what the Consumer Product Safety Commission says, Consumer Reports concluded that the kits are reliable. The reason the commission disagree is because the kits point out toys with any amount of lead, while the toys can still meet the current (but outdated) law & regulations. However, experts & health professionals agree that any traces of lead is still unsafe for kids when ingested.
The only “drawback” is these kits only test for lead on product surfaces. But for concerned parents, that’s all you need know.
Two of the lead test kits mentioned on NPR were the Lead Inspector (8 tests for $12.99) & the Lead Check (8 for $18.45).
You can also read & listen to the stories on NPR here:
– Testing Toys for Lead
– Do Home Lead-Testing Kits Work?
Consumer Reports’ result: Lead Test Kits
If you are looking for some practical stocking stuffers for people with infants & toddlers, you certainly may want to consider one of these.
Kaitlyn woke up one morning with bed-head and a crusty mouth/cheek. Of course we couldn’t resist and had to take some pix of it.
So Kaitlyn is 10 months old now. She has 2 teeth on the bottom. She can stand on her own for up to half a minute, or forever if she has something to hold on to. She can take a couple of steps but then gives up and sits down. She can clap her hands. She laughs when I say “NO! NO!” to her, but when Ether says it to her, she gives him the “puppy eyes” & fake cries. We just can’t believe how fast time flies. She’ll be turning 1 very soon. She’ll probably be running around by then. Yikes!!
The signature smile/laugh when mommy says “no-no!”
Where did her eyes go???
During the Thanksgiving break, we had our annual visit with Snow, the dog. He stayed with us for a week. Kaitlyn was scared of him at first and would scream & cry whenever he got close to her. She eventually got over it and couldn’t get enough of him. He got scared of her instead and would run away whenever she got near.
Ether’s been busy with lots of final projects so I haven’t had much of a chance to use his comp to upload pictures. Here are a few that we’ve taken over the last couple of weeks:
Kaitlyn all bundled up & ready for the winter:
Kaitlyn saying “Hi” to everyone:
Kaitlyn in a funky outfit that her dad put together while I was at work:
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