Cereal!

We've introduced rice cereal to Katherine. I'm not sure that she's figured out that it's food yet. She likes to play with it in her mouth and then spit it out. She also likes to chew on the spoon. Here are some pitcures of her first taste of cereal.

Miscellaneous Snapshots

Here are two amusing snapshots. One is of Katherine watching Regis and Kelly. The other one is of Katherine and I multitasking. She was eating while I took a drill call from a Russian ship captain.

Smoke-Free Philly!

Ya-hoo!!! Philadelphia is now smoke-free!
Mayor Street finally did something worthwhile.
(Sorry, I guess my feelings are obvious.)

Winky Wednesday

Today was gorgeous! Katherine and I went for a walk with Spencer (born 1 day after her) and Hays (born 12 days before her) and their mothers. We also sat on the front step watching the wind blow through the trees for a while. She was mesmerized!

I bought Katherine some long sleeve onesies at Old Navy. I found a "days of the week" set. All seven onesies have a little animal and a cute saying for the day of the week. Today is "Winky Wednesday". It has a giraffe winking on it.

Katherine has learned a new sound. It's like "who! who!". And if she gets excited, it goes up an octave.

She has also figured out that tummy time is not Mommy and Daddy's way of torturing her. She used to grind her face into the floor and scream bloody murder. But it seems like overnight she got over her fear of tummy time and learned how to hold her head up for a while. We're working on rolling over now. A picture of her during tummy time today is below. The second picture is after tummy time was over...exhausted Katherine!

BJ and Andria Donohue!

We went to Syracuse, NY this past weekend for BJ and Andria's wedding. It was held at the Syracuse Zoo and was very nice. The ceremony was beautiful and the location was unique and enjoyable. We saw lions, and monkeys, and elephants...oh my! Congratulations guys!

Katherine was very good during the whole trip. She slept most of the car ride, needing only an occasional stop for feeding or diaper changes...don't we all?! And she did suprisingly well in the hotel. I thought she'd have problems sleeping because of the unfamiliar surroundings and the noise of the hotel. But she did fine.

I took the camera, but didn't take as many pictures as I planned. In fact, I only took one picture the whole weekend. It was of Bill O. with Katherine (below). Once I get copies of the pictures that were taken, I'll post them.

3 Months Old!

Can you believe that Katherine is already 3 months old?! It seems like just yesterday that we brought her home. We were reminiscing about how fragile she seemed then. Now she's holding her head up very well and is working on sitting on her own. She still needs a little help with balance, but she's getting better each day. We can sit her in the corner of the couch and she's content to sit and play for quite a while. Recently, she has started to suck on things other than her pacifier...her hand, Mommy's hand, her toys, etc. A picture of her going to town on one of her toys is below. She is also very intrigued when we eat near her. Today she was staring down Rob while he ate his peanut butter sandwich. I think we're going to have to watch out once she becomes mobile and has better control of her hands.

Her next check-up is October 3rd. We're very interested to know how much weight she has put on. She's becoming quite a butterball!

33 Years!

Today is my parents' 33rd Wedding Anniversary! Congratulations and best wishes for many more to come!

Labor Day

We love three-day weekends! Saturday's rain made it a perfect napping day and Sunday and Monday were beautiful! We took advantage of the nice weather to go on several walks with Katherine. She loves to see all of the trees and hear the sound of nature. Mom and Dad were able to visit on Sunday and joined us on our walk. They also attended church with us. Katherine slept through the entire service.

Katherine is very interested in her surroundings these days. She likes to sit up (with some support and stabilization) and see everything. And she's usually happy if she's moving. Katherine enjoys dancing to the funk music that one of our local radio stations plays on Fridays at 5:00pm. It's a wonderful station that is commercial free, plays a wide variety of music, and highlights local musicians. They have web-streaming so that you can listen online. Their website is http://xpn.org In our area, they are 88.5 FM. In MD you can hear some of their programming on WKHS 90.5FM, but some of their time is given to a local high school. It can be a little odd.

My classes start this week. Wish me luck as I will have 2 term papers and a group project to complete before the end of the semester. But, if all goes well, I will have my certificate in Environmental Management after this semester. I plan on continuing towards my M.S., but it's a good milestone to achieve.

Here is a picture of Katherine playing on her gym and another one of her "Buddha pose" in her boppy. It's great to use as a baby recliner. A few other pictures are on the website.