Sunday, February 27, 2011

New Smyrna Beach

Chris is in Houston for a convention this weekend...so I decided to take Kate to the beach with the girls and all the kids!  We had so much fun.  Yesterday I went to Target and bought a canopy tent and lots of sunblock, so this morning we were ready to hit the beach!  We met the girls at Publix and headed East :)  Here are some pics of Kate's first trip to New Smyrna Beach!
Loving the beach!
Mommy says I'm the cutest!
"Cheese"
Working on getting some teeth!
Up close :)  So cute!
Mommy and Kate having beach fun!
Putting our toes in the water
Ooooh, too cold!


Playing under the canopy
                                                                        Little Ms. Ava
Aiden
So stylin in my new beach gear!
Still practicing my crawl!

Kate slept to and from the beach and then we took another nap together when we got home!  I think the beach wore her out :)  We had a great time...I think we'll be spending many a Spring/Summer days at the beach this year!

Saturday, February 26, 2011

25 Weeks!

Kate is sitting now!  She falls back here and there, but she pretty much has mastered the art of sitting- and I might add that she has great posture!  Maybe the bumbo helped with that!  She's also been getting up from her belly in a crawling position and rocking back and forth.  This is so cute because she gets the big grin on her face and laughs and/or talks as she's rocking.  Just adorable!  Sometimes she'll even get up on her toes and hands and rock!  She also loves laying on her back and putting her feet in her mouth.  She loves giving hugs and kisses :)  She's such a little snuggle bug!  I think she's ready to start solids...I think we'll start with avacodo, her 6 month appointment with Dr. C is on 3/10- so I guess we'll wait until then.  Chris is out of town this weekend and we're going to GA next weekend because I have a business meeting...we'll be staying with Holly and I can't wait to get the kids together again! 
Anyway...Kate literally changes every day, she's like a little sponge and she's always doing new things...so I thought I should type some of these things up so I don't forget when she started meeting all these little milestones!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Valentines Day

Valentines Day Photo Shoot 2011

We (I) wanted to try to get some great Valentines Day pictures for a little project for Daddy.  Here are some of our best shots!  We ended up framing a really cute picture for Daddy...he had a very special Valentine this year!

This is the picture we framed for Daddy!  Just adorable!



Uncle Kenny helped me with this photo shoot!  It was so much fun...we got dozens of photos of Kate smiling and laughing!











Chris went to Petty's and picked up a couple filets, my favorite pasta, and a couple of twice baked potatoes...along with 2 slices of pie.  He made me dinner and it was perfect!  He also brought home a big white teddy bear with hearts all over it for his Kate.  We all had a great night together!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Dada Dada

We started working with Kate more in the last week with Mama, Dada, Hi (while waving), & Kisses (when we kiss her)!  
She's been talking a lot for a long time now, but mostly singing or saying long one syllable sounds...well tonight I said, "dada dada dada" and she copied me!!  We went back and forth saying it several times and it made me smile!  Of course she doesn't know dada means "daddy" yet...but it's amazing to watch her meet these little milestones!
She's also learning how to sit...she can balance herself for several seconds, but ends up leaning to one side and would flop over if I didn't catch her.  She's building the muscles she'll need and I bet she'll be sitting within a week or two! 
Oh, and when we play on the blanket on the floor, she totally scooches herself back all the way to the carpet!  It's pretty cool to watch her in action!  Soon enough she'll be crawling all over the place...time is going by so fast, it feels like we just brought her home from the hospital.  Where did the last 5 1/2 months go!?!?

Kate is super inquisitive, I must have heard the words, "she's so alert" or some variation at least a hundred times!  She's always looking around and taking in everything that is happening around her with those gorgeous big blue eyes of hers!  She reaches for absolutely everything!  She can grab things in one hand and then trade hands...grabbing it with the other.  She wants to touch everything and most everything she touches goes straight to her mouth!
Reaching for Boots!
Working out in the bathtub!
Big smiles!
Blowing these bubbles with her mouth = so much fun!
Picking out her jams!

Look at all my hair!
So so HAPPY!

Daddy's little "minnie me"

Scooching back!
She's going to get up and go pretty soon!

Mimi came over to see her little Kate today.  Here is a picture of the two of them!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

5 Months already!!!

The last 5 months with Kate have gone by so fast!  She's already made so many changes, it's unbelievable!  Instead of writing about them, I will post some of my favorite pictures so you can see for yourself!!