THIS PAST WEEK....

Katelyn tried out her activity center! She can sit in it, but she is not able to grab at the toys just yet

Went to lunch with Nolan and Courtney.. We had so much fun eating at La Madeline and walking around Market Street shopping. The weather was so nice and our 4 month olds were very well behaved! Nolan and Katelyn are only 11 days apart.

Photoshoot in the blue jean dress.. We have to at least have one photoshoot a week right?

Napping peacefully..

She loves her new teething rings!

She loves to eat her hands too!

I can't take my eyes off of her when we change her diaper because she digs her heels in and bridges to scoot back! I am glad to have the mobile to keep her entertained.

Hanging with Bailey on the floor! Today Katelyn showed off for Mommy, Daddy & Mema and rolled from back to front. We were so proud!! I am hoping to start doing some videos and learning how to post them on here. After she rolled, we were all clapping and cheering and she was looking at us like, "What did I do?" It was so precious and then she was excited squealing, cooing, and laughing the rest of the night and didn't want to go to bed:)

FOUR MONTHS OLD!

Katelyn went to see Dr. C today for her 4 month check up and had to get her SHOTS:( I hate that she has to get these and I wish I could get the shots for her. Her face turns very red and she gets mad for about 3 minutes and then she calms down with us soothing her.

Katelyn's New Stats:

Weight: 15 lbs (75-90%)

Length: 25 1/2 inches (75-90%)

We were frustrated because we didn't get an exact percentile like most people do, we just got a range. We asked the doctor if we could know EXACTLY what percentile she was. Her answer, "Parents get too focused on that number, so we stick to a range. As long as the baby stays in that range, you are fine." Doesn't Dr. C know we are Type A and like to know EXACT numbers?.... LOL. She is probably good for Ryan and I, so we don't get so focused on the #. The blessing is she is healthy and thriving and we are blown AWAY that she is 4 months old.

AT 4 months Katelyn is:

• still breastfeeding and the Dr. wants us to start rice cereal, once we know she is getting 25-32 oz. of breastmilk per day. That is kind of hard to figure out, so we are currently working on that
• smiling and cooing ALL the time
• starting to notice Bailey and us alot more
• loves to sit in her bouncer and kick the objects hanging down
• now enjoys tummy time for 10 minutes while looking into the mirror-this is a new milestone as she has never LOVED tummy time
• loves her play mat and is now grabbing for the monkey & bird alot
• wants to already put EVERYTHING in her mouth-especially her hands and occasionally she gags herself!
• loves bathtime and especially her massage after! I don't blame her:)
• still not a fan of naptime-she wants to know what her Mom is up to and would rather play:)
• loves to sit up against me while on the floor and read books & play
• DIGS HER HEELS IN AND SCOOTS BACKWARDS-SO FUNNY! She has a bald spot to prove it!
• trying hard to roll from back to front, but can't quite get that arm over yet
• sleeping really well at night, but has to be swaddled. We tried to do away with it and had 4 very hard sleepless nights!

Nicknames since she was born: K bear, pumpkin girl, peanut butter cup, sweet baby K, punky because her hair is wild alot!, princess, love

Katelyn we love you to pieces and couldn't imagine our lives before you came. Thank you for making us want to be better people just for knowing you! We love you more than all...

FIRST NIGHT AWAY FROM OUR PRINCESS

This past week I have been leaving Ryan notes daily telling him to not make plans for the weekend and I had a surprise for him. Well, Ryan doesn't care for surprises and wasn't sure what I had up my sleeve. As each day went on he became more curious what we were going to do. He had all of these elaborate ideas in his head and I was SO GOOD, I didn't tell him and kept it a surprise. For those of you that know me well, this was REALLY HARD. Anyways, he found the final surprise poem in a bottle the morning of the 4th and it told him to pack his bags for one night. So he was convinced that we were going to stay in Galveston for the night. I hope I didn't disappoint that we just stayed at the Marriott in the Woodlands, but it was such a wonderful night! We went to the "Red Hot & Blue" festival and it was just a walk down the waterway for us from the hotel. The band and fireworks were great & we had a great time drinking wine. We also connected like we haven't in awhile as sometimes life gets so busy! We decided we need to do it more often as we felt so refreshed when we left the hotel. We felt like we had really been on VACATION! Thanks Mema and PePa for watching her! We knew she was in good hands & didn't worry a bit! Oh wow, I just figured out how to change the text. Cool! Okay, it is getting late and I have been blogging for over 2 hours to catch up as I was behind again! I can't seem to find anytime in my day to blog as K usually needs me. We are usually eating, bathing, preparing for nap, or playing. I wouldn't trade it for the world. These last 4 months have changed our lives for the better. We are truly blessed. Good night!

4th of July Weekend!

We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend! On Friday, we went to the Peters' house with our play group friends and had burgers. It was so great getting our husbands together since the moms/babies meet every week!

Brendan & Katelyn hanging out

I was putting this blog post together and started laughing out loud as we had a really hard time getting our babies to all look at the camera. Baby Meredith missed out on the photo op (she was sleeping)-

Katelyn was not happy here, Brendan is falling over and Nolan kept looking at them like, "What's your problem, just smile for the camera".. So funny!

Now Brendan isn't a happy camper:(

SUMMER TIME!

I went searching all over for a swimsuit for Katelyn this week and was shocked how many places were already sold out of swimsuits or didn't even carry any in a 3-6 months size! I went to Kohl's (didn't even have infant swim suits!), Old Navy & Our Children's Place (none in her size) & finally made the trek to the Woodlands and went to my old faithful stores. Yay! Gymboree and Janie & Jack had plenty to choose from! I love these stores and they always have great sales! We settled on the one from Gymboree, what do you guys think?

I am ready to go swimming!

DADDY'S LITTLE SWEETHEART

I absolutely LOVE this skirt! So fun! I feel so blessed to have a little girl to dress her up:)

PHOTOSHOOT....

Every morning Katelyn wakes up in such a good mood, it makes us soo happy. This morning I walk in and see her bed is destroyed! Apparently, little Katelyn is learning how to scoot backward, even being swaddled! That must be a tricky thing to do, but I had to get a picture to show you that she managed to scoot from one end of the crib to the other. Note: last night she made it 12 hours and 45 minutes without a peep! Of course, I was still up checking the monitor and worried about her being hungry, but she seemed to be fine. That was the longest she has slept yet!

Okay, I haven't put headbands on her much and wanted to get a vote for the cutest bow. Option 1: hot pink

Option 2: Different colored/big bow

Option 3: White bow on pink

I think my favorite is Option 1, but she sure was good for our photoshoot this morning. As you can tell in the pictures, she was very tired and DEFINITELY ready for her nap.

We tried out the Bumbo today and she is not quite ready yet. It is so exciting to have her use her new stuff, but at the same time kind of sad as she is already getting so BIG. We can't get over that she is almost 4 months old!

After a couple of minutes, she was really leaning to the right. We will try the Bumbo again soon:)