Updates

I know, I know, it's been way too long since the last update. Cut me some slack, Jack! I have a 6-month old daughter, it's Christmas season, and I just finished my semester of school...among other things.

This blog is updated and I also updated the pictures on the website. Included in the website pictures are some sleeping pictures, a naked bath picture (can we say Buddha belly?), and some nice "bed head".

1st Christmas

Katherine's 1st Christmas was memorable. She was excited the whole time and got a kick out of watching presents being unwrapped. However, she was only interested in eating the paper and bows. She handled all of the excitement and running around very well. She caught naps whenever and wherever she could. I wish we took more pictures than we did. A few are below. Thanks to Aunt Jenny for the first two from Christmas Eve.

I'm sure that next year will be crazy since she'll be more aware of the presents and toys, etc.

6 Month Check-Up

Katherine had her 6 month check-up on December 5th. She had another round of shots...5 of them to be exact. She was tough though. She didn't even start crying until the 3rd one.

We were given the go-ahead to start her on baby food meat. Up until this point, she only had vegetables and fruit. She can also start finger foods in about a month or so. We're also going to introduce the sippy cup or regular cup to get her used to drinking rather than sucking.

Her current stats are: Weight - 16 pounds, 15 ounces Height - 26.5 inches
She is in the 75th percentile for her height and weight. As the pediatrician put it, "she is in perfect proportion".

Katherine is quite the flirt and smiles at just about everyone and everything. She also cracks up laughing at the littlest thing. She loves to stand and is sitting up with very little help. She loves the swing at the park and is rolling all over the place. She'll be crawling once she figures out how to coordinate her arms and legs.

"Little K" tries to eat just about everything these days and is particularly drawn to sparkly or electronic things (remote controls, phones, etc.). Therefore, she's usually drooling and requires a bib 24-7.

Here are two cute pictures from the park. Notice her strawberry sweater and hat set.

Stress-free Santa Visit

We took Katherine to get her Christmas pictures taken and visit Santa. We were prepared for a very stressful day as it was a Saturday and bound to be crowded. The pictures at Sears went smoothly. Katherine smiled the whole time and hardly even drooled! We headed to the Santa line next. It was quite long. Katherine took the opportunity to nap in her stroller, and Rob and I enjoyed a cup of coffee during the 45 minute wait. She was quite taken with Santa and stared up at him for the first picture. We managed to get her to look in our direction for the second picture. We've already been warned that the next few years may not go as smoothly. Here's a picture of Katherine waiting to see Santa.

80th Birthday Party!

Family and Friends gathered on November 25th to celebrate Mom-mom and Pop-pop's 80th Birthday. It was a lot of fun with good food and conversation. A picture of Katherine and the Birthday Kids is below. "Thank you for inviting us to the party."

Thanksgiving

We hosted Thanksgiving for Rob's side of the family. Dawn and Billy surprised everyone by flying in from Las Vegas. A nice time was had by all. Aunt Jan and Uncle Paul could not attend, but they were in our thoughts.

Here is a picture of Katherine, Justin, and Brenna on "Turkey Day".