Happy Girl

Katie is continuing to be wonderful and is an extremely happy little girl. Her "school" has dubbed her the "happiest baby they have ever had." Here are some pics of Katie just being her happy little self...

Since we have been doing lots of yard work lately, she has spent a lot of time out there with us.  Dad especially likes showing her our large array of trees. This is the one he thinks she will climb one day.

After being out in the yard all day, Momma had to go in and give her a bath. She loves flying through the air and landing into her bath. She thinks it's hysterical!

On Saturday, Poppy Paul came down to babysit so Mom and Dad could go to a baseball game.  Nana Kat was in Atlanta visiting Katie's Cousin Parker for his first birthday so it was just Poppy Paul and Katie. They had a wonderful time together and Katie can't wait until Poppy Paul can come back and stay with her again!

One of Katie's funny traits is the way she sleeps. She sleeps on her knees with her little butt up in the air. She is definitely preparing to crawl....even in her sleep!

Well, that's all for now.  More from our Happy Little Girl coming soon!

Cereal Time

Our Baby Katie is officially growing up.  On Saturday, we fed her cereal for the first time! Our pediatrician said that she would be ready when she started paying attention to food and acting like she wanted some.  She has been doing this for a few weeks now so we knew it was time (although Mom wanted to keep delaying it so her baby wouldn't grow up too fast). :)  When her high chair came and was officially set up, Momma knew it was finally time.  Here she is all ready to go for her first time eating solids.

As you can see from the pictures, Katie had no trouble catching on. She opened her mouth wide every time she saw that spoon coming near her!

Needless to say, Daisy became even more attached to Katie when she saw her eating "real" food. She was next to her every step (or bite) of the way. Pretty cute!

When Katie wouldn't let anymore cereal into her mouth we knew that we had finally filled her up!

It didn't take long before she was fast asleep in Dad's arms. Our Little Sweet Pea couldn't have been more content!

5 Months!

Today is Katie's 5 month birthday! We can't believe our little Baby Katie is already 5 months old....the time has gone so fast! We had a wonderful Labor Day weekend doing major yard clean-up.  Katie had a ball hanging out in the yard with Daisy and Eddie while Mom, Dad, Nana Kat and Poppy Paul all worked in the yard.  Here is a picture that shows the scene for most of the day. Katie hung out on a blanket in the shade while Dad and Poppy Paul were taking down a dead bush in the front yard and Nana Kat helped Mom plant some perennials on the shady side of the yard.

Lola hung out with Katie on the blanket for part of the time. They were best buddies!

Katie proved herself to be an unbelievable baby once again. She hung outside ALL day and was a perfect little angel while the rest of us worked. She even napped right outside under the trees!

We did take a few breaks here and there during which Nana Kat and Poppy Paul were sure to get their snuggle time in!

Katie is also starting to get quite strong. She's been getting up on her knees for a couple of months now, but now she is also starting to push up with her arms alot.

She often has both her arms and legs off the ground. We call this "flying."

Katie has also become best buddies with Daisy and Eddie. They are very tolerant of her and love to be around her.

Katie has given us the best 5 months we could ever imagine and we can't wait to see what she is doing next month. We love you litte Tater Tot!

Just Hanging Out

Katie's 4th month is marching along perfectly and she is still an absolute angel and the joy of our lives. Katie is such an easygoing child she pretty much just does whatever we are doing and she is always up for anything. She is still sleeping, eating and developing beautifully and she is the definite favorite in the baby room at "school" (of course).  Here are some shots of Katie just hanging out and doing her thing!

4 Months!

This week was a big week for Katie. On Monday, she started "school".  While Mom and Dad were very nervous about it, Katie was her usual easygoing self and she did wonderfully being away from family for the first time.  Here she is with Mom and Dad on the morning of her first day.

Here is Katie at "school" on her first day. She is in the bumbo chair.  :)

 Katie's teachers told us that she is the easiest, strongest and most independent baby they have. They were amazed at her ability to have endless "tummytime" and her crazy rolling abilities. We are extremely happy with her "school" because they already adore little Katie.  Mom and Dad can't be happier to have been blessed with such an easygoing little girl!

On Friday, Mom brought bagels to Katie's "school" to thank the teachers for taking such good care of Katie and in honor of her 4 month birthday.  The teachers were very thankful and made sure that she had a great day. Ironically, a portion of the day before Katie's birth (April 5th) happened to air on Channel 7 on Friday afternoon, almost exactly 4 months to the day that it was filmed.  Channel 7 had interviewed Mom and Dad (while Mom was in labor) at the hospital in their birthing room in order to do a feature on new technology that enables doctors to monitor pregnant women and their babies from their blackberry's while their patients are in labor.  Both Mom and Dad were shown on the TV talking about this technology, just hours before little Katie was born! It will be a funny clip for her to see one day when she is older.

We finished celebrating Katie's 4 month birthday by taking her to Chili's for the first time for dinner. Mom and Dad had a great dinner and Katie had a great nap! Katie, our darling, happy 4 month birthday. We can't wait to see how you continue to amaze us!

First Trip to Lake of the Ozarks

This past week was Katie's first trip to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, where her Mom has been taking family vacations for the past 17 years (Dad included in the past 5).  The Peters Family packed up the car (including Daisy and Eddie) and drove the annual 12-hour trek to the Lake.  Unfortunately, the normally 12 hour drive took about 16 hours due to bad weather, but, proving to be an even more amazing baby than we thought possible, Katie was an absolute angel. She took the many hours of being strapped in her car-seat in perfect stride and as long as she could see Mom next to her, she was as happy as could be!

Katie was introduced to swimming for the first time at the Lake.  Although she and her cousin Parker are too young for lake swimming, Nana Kat and Poppy Paul got a blow up mini pool that was set up on the deck over-looking the Lake so that their Grandchildren still got their swimming time.  As you can see, they had a blast!

Katie also had fun modeling her sunhat and bathingsuits.......

Katie had a wonderful time relaxing with her family all week. She loved hanging out with her Cousin Parker, Nana Kat, Poppy Paul, Aunt Kristen and Uncle Owen. Playing "airplane" was one of her favorite activities!

Nana Kat and Poppy Paul spent a lot of time babysitting Katie so that Mom and Dad could go out and water ski, jet ski and go on a dinner date.  They were the best babysitters ever and they helped us all to have a wonderful vacation!

Katie had a wonderful time at the Lake and she can now add Kansas and Missouri to the list of states she has been to (Michigan and Illinois). She can't wait to go back next year! :)