I'm soo thankful for my mom and daddy

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look of concern from dad and tater

Show 'em your muscle

I was taking my bath, and someone asked me to flex... so i did.... I've got some seroius guns... You better watch out!

Lotty Ladybug

This is Kate's friend, Lotty. The people at Babies R Us told us this was the best toy for kids Kate's age. Someone happened to give this to us as a gift, so we were really excited. She is becoming more interested in things around her each day. She is getting on a schedule, too, and that is great. Each night she takes a bath and loves it. Then she has a snack and goes to sleep in her crib for about 3-4 hours. She listens to NPR and enjoys the classical music. Then she usually gets up 2 more times until 8 am. This is remarkably easier than it has been in the past few weeks. Everyone gets up in the house. I wouldn't know what it would be like to sleep all night! It's really fun though. Andy is so helpful and joyful even at 4 am when he's changing a dirty diaper. I am a little grumpier at that time of day.
Kate is also moving up in the clothing sizes to the 3-6 month clothes. This is bittersweet for me-she's growing up and out of those cute newborn sizes! I guess it's time to shop for her!

Playtime with Dad

on your right you'll see the lovely monkey toy... I love a good monkey.

Naptime

Her favorite way to sleep! She likes to burrow in your neck like a squirrel in a nest.

Cheeks

I'll give you three guesses to why her face is straining...

Cutie on a Sunday afternoon

Afternoon Stroll

Kate and I tried to go for a walk...again. Last time was not a good time of day for her and she cried the whole way. Yesterday we walked all the way downtown and visiting on Metts street, our old neighborhood.
We had our matching Old Navy suits and it was pretty fun. She only cried because it was time to eat....so we called Dad and he came and picked us all up in the car!

13 pounds, 8 ounces

That's how much Kate weighed today at her 2 month checkup. The doctor said she was doing great! Kate had her first round of shots. She is doing very well, just sleeping a lot from the Tylenol. She is much more brave than her mommy, who couldn't watch them give the shots! I think this picture is cute because it looks like she is rubbing her full belly. She's taking a rest from all the excitement from today. Andy went with us as a great daddy to help out. And cousin Lily had her checkup at the same time today! 9 am! I hope her shots weren't too bad for her....maybe when we get together we can share boo boo stories.

Kate is cooing more and more, talking to us when we talk to her. At first I didn't know what a "coo" was but I think I know what they are talking about now. I took Kate to Wal-Mart yesterday, after 2 attempts in previous weeks that had failed-she didn't enjoy it. I talked to her the entire time and she didn't even frown one bit. It looks like I'll be able to take her out more if she keeps this up! We enjoy staying at home and trying to get into a daily routine. So far, the mornings go well. It's the rest of the day we are still trying to figure out.

Stew Stomper

We took Kate to the Stew Stomp on Saturday in Downtown Louisville. It's a soup/stew cookoff and I had to work a booth for Junior Auxiliary. Kate did not have the best time but we left as soon as we could to get this little girl home. She slept through most of it, however.
I thought this was a funny picture of her.










Otherwise, Kate smiles when I talk to her, she talks to me, and it is very rewarding to change her diaper and get a great big smile!

Happy Fall

This tree is the view from our front door. Very pretty!

There she goes again

Good Morning, Kate says! She's very happy in the mornings. Especially after breakfast!

Documented Smiles

First good smile photos... More to come soon.