70's RETRO BUNCO NIGHT......SO FUN!

This past weekend Ryan and I attended our Woodsedge Community Group Social & this month was "70's Retro Bunco Night"....When I received the Evite, I thought, "How fun is that!!" We get to dress up, hang out with our friends & play Bunco! I haven't played Bunco in years.....BUT IT IS SOO MUCH FUN! Ryan and I want to have a Bunco party..Well, I do anyway:)


Aron & Julie Tipton: Thanks for having us over!

Sean & Ivey Carroll......they won the 70's Couple Contest...Check out the gold shirt....Well, I know what I can be for Halloween now;) Thank you Mom & Katie for getting my outfit all together & babysitting our sweet love:) Ya'll are the best......

WHAT WE HAVE BEEN UP TO LATELY......

Shopping with Mommy at the Grocery Store-Isn't her new shopping cart cover A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E! I love it and was excited to take her shopping & try it out!


Yay! Daddy's home.......Such a "Daddy's little girl"

So happy after naptime! I am still not a fan of the breathable bumpers (I really miss her pretty & frilly bumpers!), but our pediatrician recommended them & we want to do what is safest.....

Katelyn's hair is finally growing back! Yay!!!

She loves to eat everything as you can tell in this picture

Oh my, look at those adorable feet! I love these Mary Jane socks! So precious!

She is starting to turn away alot when I try to take her picture as she is so distracted by everything in her environment!

1st ponytail! Didn't last long....her newest thing is pulling her bow out of her hair-Stinker!

Never leave home without the teether! They are a must have at this stage!

GO RED RAIDERS!

Football season is here, so we had a Texas Tech photo shoot to support Ryan's alma mater!

That's enough pictures Mommy!

You can tell it is her naptime here..... She starts getting the glazed look in her eyes......

YUMMY...

Our little Katelyn ate her 2nd veggie of her life yesterday...SQUASH! Oh my goodness, this little girl loves squash. Multiple times she tried to grab the spoon as I wasn't feeding it to her fast enough. She liked carrots okay, but never grabbed at the spoon. Ryan and I are thankful she likes vegetables because as a kid we both laughed that we would order french fries and mashed potatoes as our two veggie "sides". Needless to say, we are really "TRYING" to do better at eating vegetables. They are just not near as good as carbs. Ryan and I love anything carb related-chips, pasta, pizza, mashed potatoes, french fries,etc. Ryan said the other day he needs a shirt that says "I run to eat." Sounds like our little Katelyn is taking after her Daddy:)


Kyle, Papa & Katelyn-My Dad watches Kyle(my nephew) a couple days a week and today he brought him over to hang out with Katelyn. I think they both had so much fun! Katelyn was really watching Kyle and laughing alot. I definitely think kids LOVE other kids. Kyle is so sweet and loved being able to help with the baby!

FIRST VEGGIE!

Katelyn tried carrots today....Her face was so funny when she 1st tried it.. She definitely knew it wasn't breastmilk. I think most of the carrots ended up on her bib, but she is doing pretty well with eating with the spoon. We went through 2 bibs, 2 burpcloths & 2 wet washcloths! This little girl can create some laundry!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PE PAW!!

Birthdays have always been a big deal in my family and a great reason to get together and CELEBRATE! I grew up always having a "family" birthday party & a "friend" birthday party. Never hurts to have 2 parties to celebrate! I am looking forward to now being able to carry on that tradition to Katelyn. Yes, folks we have already been thinking about her 1st birthday!


Hanging with Nanny (great grandmother)

Getting love from her Mema

From left: Kyle(nephew), Brad (my brother), Daisie (my niece)

Chillin' with Aunt Katie and beloved Sophie the teether... NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT!

Brendan (Katelyn's 2nd cousin)-We just went to his 1 year birthday party! Happy Birthday Brendan!

Getting some love from Aunt Shellee

Pe Paw & Tyler (nephew)

A little glimpse of what birthday parties are like at my parents house. Seems like chaos, but we love it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PE PAW! WE LOVE YOU AND WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY WITH YOU! WISHING YOU MANY MORE! XOXO, RYAN, MEL & KATELYN

SIX MONTHS OLD!!

MeMa and Katelyn: Katelyn loves her Mema & so do I! Thank you Mom for all you do for us! We love you so much and appreciate you!




I love this onesie-"I am the princess, We'll do things my way!" Isn't that the truth?

Our little one is six months old, Is that possible? How did she become 1/2 year already. SIX. MONTHS. OLD.

Katelyn's stats when she went to Dr. C on 09/11/09

Length: 27 1/4 inches (90-95%)

Weight: 18 lbs. 5 ounces (75-90%)

Dr. C was very pleased with her progress and said "keep doing what we are doing"

At 6 months Katelyn is:

• sitting independently without support of her arms (Yay!Sometimes she will topple over especially if reaching for something to her far right or left)
• still waking up at night-sometimes once, sometimes twice...She usually will nurse and go right back to sleep
• imitates speech sounds (imitated twice saying uh oh!) Ashley you are my witness!
• 3 naps a day (1st two 1 1/2-2 hours) 3 rd nap 45 min-1 hr.
• looks at and studies objects for a long time(sometimes I wonder what all she is thinking about & I just see her absorbing all this information & learning!)
• holds onto objects in one hand and transfers to the other hand
• puts EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING IN HER MOUTH! Today, she grabbed Bailey's ear and tried to put the fur in her mouth! Luckily Bailey handled it well! I think it will be the 1st of many times she wants to get Bailey's attention!
• babbles ALOT
• loves itsy bitsy spider, pat a cake, peek a boo
• loves to grab Mommy's hair (I now wear it in a ponytail almost everyday!)
• loves to feel different textures (especially her blanket!)
• loves Mommy/Daddy to read to her
• Nurses 6 times a day
• Loves rice cereal-HATES OATMEAL (not just gagged, but threw it up!) It was lovely!(note the sarcasm here)

Katelyn you are our pride & joy!

We love you more than all...

Mommy & Daddy

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Katelyn found her feet! It is so funny to watch her as she often will suck on her big toe! She is definitely teething! Ryan went to Dallas to go see his friends and do another triathalon on Monday, so Katelyn & I stayed busy this weekend with lots of visitors. I didn't take pictures of everyone, Sorry!
Friday-Saturday: Nini & PawPaw came to visit.

On Sunday, Patrick (Katie's boyfriend) got to meet Katelyn for the 1st time. He was so sweet to drive all the way in from Houston and brought us Chuy's for lunch. Thanks Patrick & Katie!

Krissy (sister in law) with Kyle on left (3) & Tyler on right (5).....stopped by to say Hi. Aren't my nephews precious? I can't believe how much they have grown. Time flies!

Happy Baby!

Ashley & Jamie came to visit from Dallas this weekend and we were so excited to see them. It has been too long! Ashley and I have known each other since we were 9 & have lots of fun memories together!

Yay! Daddy is home! This was the first time that Ryan had been away from us since Katelyn was born and we missed him terribly! We are so glad he is home and love him so much! Congrats honey on another triathalon! We are proud of you!

IMPORTANT MILESTONE.......

Katelyn sat all by herself today!

We were clapping for her so she got really excited and this is the face she made. So cute!

RUBBER DUCK BATH!

MeMa let us borrow this rubber duck bath and we tried it out this week..Katelyn loves it! She likes to lean back and eat all her toys & kick her legs in the water. It is adorable!


Hanging out after bath time letting the lotion dry while doing some tummy time!