Kymberlee Mychele

Kymberlee, you are our oldest child. You were born in Red Bluff, California on Saturday, April 6th, 1996. You were born the day after Easter that year. You were 8 lbs & 21 & 1/4" long i believe. You were actually born 1 week late, and born via "emergency" c-section . . I didn't find out it was really an em. c-section, until a yr later, when we were back there having your sister. I developed toxemia (pre-ecalmpsia). You were named after your grandma, and her best friend, who has now been dead for several yrs - since before you were born. She had a tragic end to her life, and left behind 2 beautiful little girls, whom I hope to one day get to see again. They would probably be @ 15ish? 13ish? I am not even sure now. But, she was a very close & dear friend to grandma.

This photo is from early June 1996. We were getting ready to go to NY and visit your grandparents! You were @ 2mos old. Mostly, you were a happy, good baby. But we went through this period, probaby 3-4 mos, were you cried, every night, M-F, for many hours!! I sat in the rocking chair & rocked you & patted your back.. . and you cried. I only let you cry because I had tried everything else. . . and nothing worked or made a difference. . . just for some reason. . you just wanted to cry!

And even though you went through this period of crying so much. . . you were actually a very independent, happy baby. You were content to lay & observe the world around you. You played with your toys. As long as you could see me, you were content to lay on your blanket & do your thing.

You did most things at an early age. This photo of you, to the right, was taken in July 1996 after getting back from our trip to NY to visit grandparents. You were 3 mos old. Very independent & determined:) You were breastfed only about 2 wks & we ended that. You were off a bottle by 10 mos, and potty-trained by the time you were 1. I could take you out to the stores in undies at 15 mos & you stayed dried. You used your potty on your own, from 11mos. More soon. . . We love you so much!