Introducing Kyla Kathleen!

This post is long overdue and I apologize to my loyal blog followers (both of you). July and August were crazy months for us, so there is a lot to catch you up on. But the most exciting thing....

Alex has a cousin! A certified, first cousin! Kyla Kathleen was born to Kevin's sister Kristin and her husband Tom on July 20, 2009! She was just a little peanut at 5 lbs, 14 oz. Here's a picture of her when she was first born:


Isn't she the cutest? So alert right from the start. Alex, Kevin and I were lucky enough to get to go to New York and visit the new bundle of joy. Alex was so excited to meet Kyla -- he thought she was a new toy!


Bet you can't guess which one's which here:



Kyla is now six weeks old and doing great. She's even already rolled over! Of course, I think the milestone of which Kristin is most proud is Kyla's gaining enough weight to fit into all of the cute baby girl clothes she has! Kris and Tom are adjusting nicely to parenthood -- which doesn't surprise any of us that know them! Congratulations to the new family!



P.S. To my beautiful niece Kyla -- I know I have stiff competition in the "Kyla's favorite aunt" category. Please don't hold it against me that it took me so long to update my blog about your birth! I am a first-time aunt, you know, and I'm just trying to find my way...and hey, I think I'm your only aunt that even has a blog, so that's gotta count for something, right? ;)