Sixteen Weeks Birthday

16 Weeks, June 10 2010

Teacher Katy at the podium- With two grandmothers and two aunts as teachers, teaching is in her genes! ;-P

Exploring the Jump-A-Roo (Thanks Keys for loaning us another great toy for Katy!)

Morning cup-o-Joe

Big Girl Jeans (Thanks Great-Aunt Mariella for the cute top!)

Today, you are sixteen weeks old, Katy! Every day you are growing bigger and more independent. You are exerting your personality and letting us know what you do and do not want to do.

Your big milestone for this past week was the fact that you rolled over (separate blog post)- tummy to back and back to tummy. You did this twice when you were about six weeks old, but you hadn't done it since. Now, you have more control and seem to be using your baby strength to move and roll and scoot.

This was your second week at King's Keep Daycare. You seem to be doing fairly well there. Though, I'm convinced that you don't nap very well there- too much going on! You do go through the clothes at daycare! Every day you seem to come home in a different outfit than the one I dressed you in to go there. At least that shows that the teachers are quick to change you and not let you sit around in dirty clothes.

This week you graduated from baby swing to exersaucer (separate blog post) due to your increased mobility. We've had you in both the exersaucer and the jump-a-roo. You don't quite bounce, yet, but you seem to be interested in all the new toys and play-things.

Last week, we started feeding you rice cereal every other night. At first, you'd just kind of smack your lips, make a face and then drool most of it down your neck. However, this week, you seem to have gotten the hang of it and seem to actually get more rice cereal IN you, rather than ON you! Look out baby food, here comes Katy!

While clipping your nails this week I accidentally clipped your thumb- the one you like to suck! You got all pouty and cried, making Mommy feel very bad. We had to swaddle you up with that arm pinned to your body so you wouldn't suck your thumb during the night. Needless to say, you were restless and none of us got much sleep that night.

Bath time doesn't seem to hold that magic that it once did. You've been very fussy and downright upset when you bathe you at night. Tonight, bath time was manageable, though, thanks to some help from bubbles- Daddy washed and I blew bubbles to entertain you and distract you.

This past Sunday marked the beginning of Daddy and I helping out with Kinetic Kids during the second service. We attended the 9:30 AM service and then I looked after the babies in the second service and Daddy helped check kids in.

When I wake you up in the morning, I like to tell you what day of the week it is and then tell you what is going on that day. For example, I'd tell you that it's Sunday, and we are going to church. We are going to see you friends at Kinetic Kids and we are going to help out during the second service. Hopefully, this is starting to teach your the passage of time and days of the week.

We also like to sign simple words to you like hungry, girl, pretty, all done, milk. With enough repetition, we are hoping that you will learn these signs and be able to use them appropriately to communicate with us (even before you use your big girl words). Since we believe we have a little smarty pants on our hands (we may be a little biased), I'm sure you'll be signing like a pro in no time! :-)

Since Daddy and I have been getting a little bored with reading you Goodnight, Moon and Guess How Much I Love you, EVERY night before you go to bed, we've branched out and started reading you Berenstain Bear books. We already had quite a collection and it's fun to read them to you! We still read the other books, too... we love you to the moon and back, Katy Grace!