Saturday, January 30, 2010

Peas and Carrots

Katelyn is almost 6 months old. In fact, she will turn 6 months on February 11th. Last night, I went to the store and couldn't help but stop when I got to the baby food isle. I've been wanting to try Katelyn on solid food for a while now, but followed the advice of many that said wait. Last night I decided I had waited long enough. So I picked up several different foods; carrots, peas, squash, applesauce and peaches. We decided that carrots would be her first food and she really liked it. Here's the evidence. (I know only a mom would find this cute.)

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Katelyn: 5 Months Old

Katelyn has all of a sudden started saying "ba ba and da da and ga ga". 

She sleeps from 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. However, she usually cries at about 4 each morning because she has flipped over onto her stomach and can't figure out how to get back over. We just go flip her back over and she's out again till morning. It's absolute heaven!

She has really started reaching for and grasping objects. I will cheer for her when she picks something up and she just glows with pride for herself.

I love her little laugh. Sometimes all you have to do is look at her and she will giggle. 

I'm not sure if she is beginning to teethe, but she sure does drool a lot and she sucks on her bottom lip. She also loooves her thumb. 

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Just Some Random Cuteness

Katelyn tried out her highchair and loved it. She loves to be able to see everything that is going on. We also started feeding her some rice cereal with a spoon...she does pretty good with it.

Sleeping like a baby.
This was a hit! Katelyn loves her little farm jumperoo. 
Justin and I took her to Roger's Park. It was a little chilly, but the weather was actually really nice. 

Monday, December 28, 2009

Christmas 2009

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We spent Christmas Eve with my side of the family and Christmas Day with Justin's. It was Katelyn's first Christmas and of course she was showered with lots of gifts. I think she got a little overwhelmed with all the festivities Christmas Eve because around 7 p.m. she had quite the meltdown. We had a hard time getting her settled down, but luckily managed to get lots of cute pictures beforehand. 

Here she is in her pretty Christmas dress and black patent leather shoes. 
Here is our little family. 
Aimee , Aidan, Katelyn and Logan



Tuesday, December 22, 2009

My Baby Katelyn...4 1/2 months

Katelyn is now almost 4 1/2 months old.  At her 4 month doctor's appointment she weighed 13 lbs. 5 oz. which put her in the 50th percentile.  She had grown 2 inches since her 2 month visit and is now 25 1/2 inches which puts her in the 90th percentile. Maybe she'll be tall like her daddy. She is such a great baby with a big personality. Here are some of the things she does...

1. She's rolled over several times, but can't quite figure out what to do from there. She will usually scream until you turn her back over. She isn't much for tummy time, but will lift her head pretty high a couple of times, then give up and suck her thumb with her face buried in the blanket..pretty cute.

2. She smiles and giggles at anyone who is willing to make silly noises and faces at her. She is a bit ticklish on her sides and back.

3. She is sleeping through the night!! Hallelujah, praise God! We put her to bed around 7 p.m. and she is out until around 6:30 or 7 the next morning. She started that a couple of days before she turned 4 months old.

4. She loves to be held sitting up so she can see what's going on. She likes her Bumbo seat for only a few minutes because I think it makes her feel too confined. She is definitely a wiggle worm.

5. Her Pawpaw says she likes to watch cartoons and her favorite is Handy Manny :). (Hey, he keeps her for me while I work, so if he lets her watch TV, oh well, I'm just grateful he is willing to keep her)

6. She grasps toys and can shake them around for a few seconds. She usually ends up beating herself in the face with them.

7. She can put her big toe in her mouth. It's cute to watch her play with her feet.

I actually hear her waking up now....6:30 on the dot.

Monday, December 21, 2009

What a difference a year makes...

Last Christmas Justin and I had just recently found out we were pregnant. In fact, we found out December 3rd last year. We could only imagine what our next Christmas would be like and now here we are a year later and we have our beautiful little girl. This Christmas will be so much fun.



Here is a picture from December 4th this year. It snowed and we took Katelyn out for just a second to snap a couple photos.


Pictures by the tree.


Katelyn Meets Chloe