Kate is almost 15 months...

It's so hard to believe my little baby is a total toddler now!  She's amazing...as always!  I just wanted to post some updates- so I remember when she started doing certain things.
She's saying lots of two syllable words already...yellow, apple, baby, mommy, daddy, papa, oh wow, uh oh, broccoli...
If I ask her to bring me a book she does, she knows what night night means and heads to the bedroom, she knows bath in the same way.

She is gaining independence and wants to do things herself and sometimes gets frustrated when she can't.  She gets frustrated when she wants something and it takes me a minute to figure out what it is...like she's pointing saying "uh uh uh" and I hand her fruit, "uh uh uh" pointing further and I try to give her a bite of something else..."uh uh uh"  oh water....there we go!  I hope she learns the word water soon!  Haha :)  It's hard to communicate effectively with such a small vocabulary!!  We do pretty good though...I know she understands almost everything I say to her...she's like a little sponge, taking it all in and soaking it up.  She's one smart baby girl!

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I have so much to be thankful for.  I am so blessed with my beautiful family and so excited to meet the newest addition.  Life really is a bowl of cherries :)

Kate's 1st Year Video Surprise

I've been working on this video for a several weeks, it's been so much fun to make! We really wanted to share our happy news with this cute little video- with its cute little surprise at the end!  For the most part it didn't work out, that story is for another day- we did get to show the video to all of our family in the Northeast and they were all so happy and surprised!  Even if the rest of our family and friends found out before we were ready; we love this video, we love Kate, and we love this little baby to be!

Kate is 14 months and I wanted to take note of the words she knows & says!

mommy, daddy, papa, mama, dada, baby, apple, yellow, quack quack, bottle, broccoli, uh oh, & wow. 

Kate is always talking in her own little language, we have conversations all the time...she is so animated, uses her hands, and seems to have meaning behind her babble!  Doowaa doowaa doowaa is one phrase she repeats over and over with a smile.  She definitely gets a conversation though, I talk, ask a question and she responds, etc.  She's such a cutie!

11 Weeks, 6 Days Ultrasound

cute little bath!

I turned to do something in the bathroom tonight while Kate was taking a bath...bubbles and toys were keeping her occupied.  I turned to look back at her, her head was tilted, mouth open, trying to "drink" the stream of water coming out of the wall.  She kept at it...to the right and then head tilted to the left.  Mouth wide open.  Water hitting her face..in and out of her mouth, sometimes she missed, sometimes she got a gulp of water. I love catching her while she's exploring and trying new things.  She is so inquisitive and curious and it is so much fun to sit back and watch!

We're teaching Kate all kinds of things...we're working on pointing to parts of her body- she definitely knows her nose, we're working on the rest.  We're also working on colors- she loves to say "ellow" or "lellow"..she loves saying her version of "yellow". 

I'm still tired & a tad nauseous...Week 8!!!

7 weeks, 5 days

Today was our first OB oppointment!  We are going to a new Dr., Dr. Ocasio- she is wonderful and I'm really happy with our choice.  This baby will be born at Winter Park Hospital, where I was born- along with Holly and Kendra, so that will be nice!

The ultrasound, of course, was the best part. Seeing the baby's heart beat (164 beats per minute) and seeing the little bean- which was already forming- head, spine, limbs were clearly visible, made the whole pregnancy feel so real.  Our due date is May 24th. 

I was thinking I would love to wait until the baby is born to find out the sex...Chris is pretty set on finding out the sex as early as possible. Stay tuned for who "wins" this one! :)

It's 8:15, night night!!

7 Weeks- Pregnancy Blog!

I'm almost positive today marks the start of Week 7 (won't know for sure until our first ob appointment next week)...I woke up nauseous/queasy and gagged twice in the kitchen sink when I was making Kate's lunch.  Oh joy...I am unlucky enough to have morning sickness this time around.  The tired, no energy feeling has also "sprung" on me.  Funny little play on words there, there is nothing "springy" about the way I feel today!

It's 7:40pm and I think I'm going to bed by 8.  This baby making sure takes a toll on my energy level....luckily it should only last a few weeks. <yyyaaawwwnnnn>

And Three Become Four!

September 19th, 2011 (4 days "late") we found out we're having another baby!  We're so excited!  It looks like the due date will be May 20-24, 2012 :) 
So...this was the month, this was the month!!!  I'm so happy!!!!!!!