"Uh oh" and "baby" are the latest words in Kates vocabulary. She says "uh oh" in the right context sometimes! This started last week when she flipped a toy out of the bath tub and I said "uh oh", she repeated me right away and has been saying it ever since.
Holly got her her first baby doll for Christmas and we were playing with it the other day, now she says baby all the time. Amazing to watch her grow and learn!
She continues to say Mamamamama, dadadadad, and all sorts of other consonants and vowels in her baby babble. My favorite is when she sings to me- she loves to sing!
My question is....are these her "first words" or do we only qualify them as first words when she understands the context!!??
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Top 8 at 8
Last week was Kate's 8 month birthday, and in celebration of this milestone, I bring you the list of the top 8 things going on in her world now:
8. This is the number of hours I wish Kate would sleep consecutively thru the night!! Haha, I couldn't think of another 8! Kate still wakes up twice at night...once around 11-12 and then again around 3-4. Usually just to eat and fall back to sleep, every now and then she'll stay up for a couple hours...not so fun. ;) 8 is also the number of months that I have been completely and utterly in love with this beautiful smile!!!
7. This is what time Kate goes to bed- this isn't breaking news because she's been going to bed around 7 since she was about 5 months, but with the time change and some teething it's a miracle that this is STILL the time she goes to bed. :)
She has always slept on her tummy with her butt straight up in the air, but lately when I go in she's in all different positions- including on her back with her arms straight up. Such a cute little wiggle worm!
6. This is the number of new outfits Kate got this weekend. I went to Kohls and couldn't pass up all the cuteness. Kate has boxes of clothes from Karly and from a girl I work with, so she rarely gets NEW clothes, especially 6 at once!! Dressing her this week will be lots of fun!! We went to brunch for Mother's Day yesterday and she wore this cute new dress. Shopping for baby girls is so much fun!
5. This is the number of hours Kate spends in daycare M-F. I'm still working part time, thankfully. Kate is in nursery B- she's the baby of the group and the oldest is a little over 1. She has lots of fun with her little friends and the ladies in there are great. Kate gets to go on 2 walks a day, 2 naps a day, and play to her hearts content.
4. This one serves as a reality check for me: there are only 4 more months until Kate's first birthday! I absolutely cannot believe this. I was just looking at a picture of her from her first week, and I can't believe how tiny and wrinkly she was...now she's such a big girl!!
3. This is the number of meals Kate eats each day. Sounds pretty trivial, but we've come a long way in this department. We started solid food at 6 months and in the beginning she refused to eat anything. She still has her picky days (maybe I just have bad timing and she isn't hungry), but most of the time she opens wide and gobbles her food up. She's had lots of different foods (noted in another post)...she's even had Mykonos lima beans and a little hummus! She loves Greek food like her Mom and Dad!
2. This is the number of teeth Kate has. Yep, still just 2 perfectly positioned bottom teeth. Even tho there are only 2 teeth in her mouth, you better watch out because if you put your finger in her mouth you will likely get a nail trimming. I've been watching for those top teeth for awhile...her little gums look a little swollen, so I think they're coming soon. Stay tuned!
2 is also the number of cousins Kate has so far. Nick and Karly love Baby Kate so much and she loves them too!
1. Kate takes 1 bath every night before bed. She has so much fun and totally loves the water. She's in the big tub now and she has lots of bath toys. She stands up, sits down, crawls, kicks the water, plays with the wash cloth, and my favorite is that she will sing her heart out and talk talk talk with a big smile on her face. She just LOVES bathtime!! Our little water baby!
8. This is the number of hours I wish Kate would sleep consecutively thru the night!! Haha, I couldn't think of another 8! Kate still wakes up twice at night...once around 11-12 and then again around 3-4. Usually just to eat and fall back to sleep, every now and then she'll stay up for a couple hours...not so fun. ;) 8 is also the number of months that I have been completely and utterly in love with this beautiful smile!!!
7. This is what time Kate goes to bed- this isn't breaking news because she's been going to bed around 7 since she was about 5 months, but with the time change and some teething it's a miracle that this is STILL the time she goes to bed. :)
She has always slept on her tummy with her butt straight up in the air, but lately when I go in she's in all different positions- including on her back with her arms straight up. Such a cute little wiggle worm!
6. This is the number of new outfits Kate got this weekend. I went to Kohls and couldn't pass up all the cuteness. Kate has boxes of clothes from Karly and from a girl I work with, so she rarely gets NEW clothes, especially 6 at once!! Dressing her this week will be lots of fun!! We went to brunch for Mother's Day yesterday and she wore this cute new dress. Shopping for baby girls is so much fun!
5. This is the number of hours Kate spends in daycare M-F. I'm still working part time, thankfully. Kate is in nursery B- she's the baby of the group and the oldest is a little over 1. She has lots of fun with her little friends and the ladies in there are great. Kate gets to go on 2 walks a day, 2 naps a day, and play to her hearts content.
4. This one serves as a reality check for me: there are only 4 more months until Kate's first birthday! I absolutely cannot believe this. I was just looking at a picture of her from her first week, and I can't believe how tiny and wrinkly she was...now she's such a big girl!!
3. This is the number of meals Kate eats each day. Sounds pretty trivial, but we've come a long way in this department. We started solid food at 6 months and in the beginning she refused to eat anything. She still has her picky days (maybe I just have bad timing and she isn't hungry), but most of the time she opens wide and gobbles her food up. She's had lots of different foods (noted in another post)...she's even had Mykonos lima beans and a little hummus! She loves Greek food like her Mom and Dad!
2. This is the number of teeth Kate has. Yep, still just 2 perfectly positioned bottom teeth. Even tho there are only 2 teeth in her mouth, you better watch out because if you put your finger in her mouth you will likely get a nail trimming. I've been watching for those top teeth for awhile...her little gums look a little swollen, so I think they're coming soon. Stay tuned!
2 is also the number of cousins Kate has so far. Nick and Karly love Baby Kate so much and she loves them too!
1. Kate takes 1 bath every night before bed. She has so much fun and totally loves the water. She's in the big tub now and she has lots of bath toys. She stands up, sits down, crawls, kicks the water, plays with the wash cloth, and my favorite is that she will sing her heart out and talk talk talk with a big smile on her face. She just LOVES bathtime!! Our little water baby!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Friday Night Fun
Daddy went out tonight, so Kate and I had some girl fun!! ;)
After her bath and jammies, I put her down in her room and we played with some toys on the floor and then we played a game we've played a few times in the last few weeks; Kate crawls as fast as she can for a few feet and I crawl after "chasing" her, saying "I'm gonna get you", she stops, turns around and looks at me with a huge smile and I tickle her and she laughs out loud and I tickle her more and she keeps laughing and laughing. Then she takes off again...crawling fast, looking back at me, stops & sits and I tickle away! The laughter is contagious and brings so much joy to my heart!! This is so much fun and just one more moment that I realize just how lucky I am to be a Mommy. I couldn't ask for more!
After her bath and jammies, I put her down in her room and we played with some toys on the floor and then we played a game we've played a few times in the last few weeks; Kate crawls as fast as she can for a few feet and I crawl after "chasing" her, saying "I'm gonna get you", she stops, turns around and looks at me with a huge smile and I tickle her and she laughs out loud and I tickle her more and she keeps laughing and laughing. Then she takes off again...crawling fast, looking back at me, stops & sits and I tickle away! The laughter is contagious and brings so much joy to my heart!! This is so much fun and just one more moment that I realize just how lucky I am to be a Mommy. I couldn't ask for more!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Babyfood Making Fun!!
I love making all of Kates food and she's loving it too (finally!). So far she's had all organic fresh fruits and veggies- avocado, sweet potatoe, butternut squash, parsnips, yellow squash, zucchini, apples, pears, mango, papaya, plums, blueberries, strawberry, grapes, greanbeans, peas, and cauliflower...Wow, seems like a lot- even to me. We're finding yummy combinations and also mixing with rice and oatmeal. I'm really enjoying it and I love knowing that she is getting all natural, no preservatives or chemicals...just plain good ole healthy whole foods.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Pregnancy
I'm starting to think about giving Kate a sister or brother- I actually can't stop thinking about it! I'm ready, but Chris thinks we should wait another year. So we have agreed to try for another baby next February. All of this talk about another baby has me reflecting on my pregancy with Kate. It was an amazing time and I loved every second of it (except the heat and moving..haha)! I documented some of the changes my body went thru...so I figured I would post those here so I never forget all the joys of a growing belly!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Blessed
I have so much to write about...Kate is now in nursery B with the big kids, she went to the zoo today with Papa, Auntie Hol, Nick & Karly, UJ, and Uncle Kenny, she's giving huge hugs and big kisses- showing so much affection, she's crawling from room to room and standing up all by herself. Her two bottom teeth are showing more and more everyday, and we've had a couple more photo shoots...(I really need to upload photos!). I'm sure there are a million more little things I want to document here, but I'm really tired right now. I wasn't even going to post tonight.
I just opened Kate's door because I'm headed to bed...I peak in at her every night right before I go to bed and every night I thank God for her and for everything she has brought into my life. I don't know how I lived without her!! I really don't...she makes my life whole and happy. I think I love her more every day- if that's possible.
Kate, my plan is that one day you will read this, and I want you to know how much I love you today and every day forever and ever. I hope when you read this many years down the road, you can say that I have always been a Mother and a friend, someone you could always count on and trust, someone who never left your side and always put you as number one. Someone who laughed and cried with you over the years and gave you a family that you love just as much as I love you. I will always be someone you can count on...I will never miss a beat. I love you...and those words I will always put into action every single day because they are so true. They stand unconditionally.
I love you Katiebug and now I'm off to bed, goodnight!
I just opened Kate's door because I'm headed to bed...I peak in at her every night right before I go to bed and every night I thank God for her and for everything she has brought into my life. I don't know how I lived without her!! I really don't...she makes my life whole and happy. I think I love her more every day- if that's possible.
Kate, my plan is that one day you will read this, and I want you to know how much I love you today and every day forever and ever. I hope when you read this many years down the road, you can say that I have always been a Mother and a friend, someone you could always count on and trust, someone who never left your side and always put you as number one. Someone who laughed and cried with you over the years and gave you a family that you love just as much as I love you. I will always be someone you can count on...I will never miss a beat. I love you...and those words I will always put into action every single day because they are so true. They stand unconditionally.
I love you Katiebug and now I'm off to bed, goodnight!
Monday, March 28, 2011
7 months already!!!
So Kate is 30 weeks old today...she'll technically be 7 months on Thursday and she continues to amaze us every day. Over the weekend she finally started opening her mouth for food! It's been 3 weeks of turning her head, gagging, trying to escape the highchair, and spitting out food...all in all a super duper messy 3 weeks! We have sweet potatoes, peas, pears, green beans, and squash in places all over the house that I will probably never find!!! This has all been worth it because Kate and I did our morning ritual again on Saturday...highchair, a bowl of sweet potatoe, and some apple/spinach puffs. I sat down, smiled, and said, "mmmmm, mmmm, breakfast time!" once again expecting the usual...I put the spoon to her tiny closed mouth and WOW, she opened it and swallowed the sweet puree!! I was ecstatic. It's so funny the little things that bring the biggest joy to a Mother's heart- I truly experienced an adrenaline rush when she opened her mouth! haha. Ok...I realize I sound kinda crazy...but I was worried...I guess she just needed some time to get used to the concept!
Kate is crawling all over the house now and can pull herself up to stand. She does this all the time, it's so neat how fast she is growing! I love her big hugs and big sloppy kisses...she's such a cuddle bug. She loves to be close, cuddle and love. She is a very sweet baby who loves to be held and cuddled with. We lvoe giving each other big bear hugs, sometimes she just laughs and laughs, it's the best thing ever.
We went to Olan Mills today for a photo shoot and on our way home Kate was a little fussy, so I put my hand back to hold her hand...she moved my hand to her mouth and I felt a little tooth down bottom. SURPRISE...baby Kate has sprouted 2 little teeth down bottom - that explains the restless last few nights! It was all I could do to not pull the car over on I4 to check out these little buds! Haha, awe...can't wait to see what her teeth look like- right now there just 2 little white buds popping out of her gums.
I think that's the lastest in Kates life!
Here are some pics of what we've been up to the past couple weeks!
Kate is crawling all over the house now and can pull herself up to stand. She does this all the time, it's so neat how fast she is growing! I love her big hugs and big sloppy kisses...she's such a cuddle bug. She loves to be close, cuddle and love. She is a very sweet baby who loves to be held and cuddled with. We lvoe giving each other big bear hugs, sometimes she just laughs and laughs, it's the best thing ever.
We went to Olan Mills today for a photo shoot and on our way home Kate was a little fussy, so I put my hand back to hold her hand...she moved my hand to her mouth and I felt a little tooth down bottom. SURPRISE...baby Kate has sprouted 2 little teeth down bottom - that explains the restless last few nights! It was all I could do to not pull the car over on I4 to check out these little buds! Haha, awe...can't wait to see what her teeth look like- right now there just 2 little white buds popping out of her gums.
I think that's the lastest in Kates life!
Here are some pics of what we've been up to the past couple weeks!
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