3.4 years old

12-26-1989

I try to explain to you that Santa will bring you rocks if you are not a good girl.  You go "me like rocks, Kinsey likes rocks too!"  you also wanted a baby doll.  You got the doll, but no rocks.  You also got a horn that you really like, you also really like everything Kinsey got. 
Kinsey gets mad and pulls your hair if use her stuff.  She is really a fighter.  You just yell "mom, mom!" Kinsey doesn't let up until I pull her off.

My Thoughts:  some thing never change; i'm still clever and kinsey is still a "meanie"

2.2 years

10-22-1988

you really like day care now. you are always smiling when you are there and you have a really cute smile.
Kinsey started eating baby food now, you get really mad when she eats it, because you want it. you tell her no every chance you get. you just love having someone to push around.
I hope in years to come you two will become friends.

My thoughts: i suppose you could considering kinsey and me friends, but i still do love pushing her around.

2.1 years old

9-23-1988

You have been getting along better at day care, but you are still a real stubborn person.   The other day i was holding Kinsey and i was sitting on the floor, you came up to Kinsey, slapped her face and told her to get off.   

I was giving Kinsey crackers the other day and they kept disappearing. when you came out you had about 7 crackers.  you have stolen everyone of your sisters crackers. 

My thoughts: i'm glad that kinsey and i still have this relationship... plus dad always says "possession is 99%."

1.9 years old

5-21-1988

yesterday, your little sister, kinsey, was baptized. you had on a green dress and you looked beautiful.
When the priest got done, he turned to me and said "I think i better baptize her again, I must have done something wrong the first time." he was talking about you.
you spent at least an hour jumping; Bobby, Amy, and Tim couldn't believe how well you could jump.
Bobby mentioned that you have muscles in your legs from jumping so much, I didn't realize until he said something.

My Thoughts: this is one of my favorite entries, well so far.

19 months

3-19-1988

You have discovered the world of "outside." you love going out, i usually let you play out there for 3 or 4 hours.  you really get wore out.  

you are still on the bottle, i don't know when i'll take it away, it has to be soon now. 

i go back to work in 3 weeks.  

I also get to move you out of the play pen, so Kinsey can start using it.  

you are not talking much yet, but you don't have to all you got to do is yell and everybody gets you what you want.  

1.6 years

2-16-1988

well kelsey, you have a new sister Kinsey Kay born on 1-30-88, 5 weeks early weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces.  She was delivered by C-section because she was sideways and her arm was twisted back.  

your first impression was that you really weren't all that interested, and after that whenever you would see her, your eyes would get really big and you would start crying.  

now finally, i think you are accepting her.  you smile at her and start waving at her if i bring her out of the bedroom.  

i think you found out she wasn't going to get all my attention.  

i think i might let you start day care early, that way you can start doing some "big-kid" stuff.  Kaci started when she was 18 months old and she just loved it, i'm sure you will too.  

My Thoughts: i love that my mom just forgot to mention she was pregnant in her previous entries.  

7 1/2 months

4-12-1987

You stand up now, you beat all the kids in standing and crawling.  

you stayed in Ames with your Aunt Jane, while we took Ricky to the State Tournament.  

you won the heart of all the college girls.  But you were really happy to get home and get in your bed. 

My Thoughts:  Go me!  hopefully Kinsey doesn't bet me.  :)