We have a CRAWLER!

At 4:33PM, today, you crawled, Katy! We were playing on your new mat in the dining room and your orange ball had rolled away from you. Instead of rolling over to it to retrieve it, you got up on all fours and coordinated your arms and legs so that you were crawling. You've been up on all fours, rocking back and forth for awhile, now, but today was the first time you CRAWLED! You showed off your new moves to Daddy when he got home from work.

Cabarrus County Fair

Lights, spinning, noise, rides- Sensory overload for Katy!

Baking Competition

Funnel Cake!
"That funnel cake sure looks tasty!"

Between 1-3PM, today, the Cabarrus County Fair had free admission. So, we braved the drizzly weather, packed you up and took you to the fair, Katy. There were lots of sights and sounds to take in as we looked at the rides, exhibits and people watched. Of course, we had to end the afternoon outing with a little funnel cake- YUM! :-)

Standing Tall

Today, while playing on your new mat, you STOOD UP on your own! You used your musical toy to pull yourself to your feet. Then, you looked over at (a very shocked!) me and grinned from ear to ear- so proud of your accomplishment! Just to make sure it wasn't a fluke, you did it again later in the morning. We're in trouble... let the fun begin...

It's Official...

...our house looks like a baby lives here...

Hardwood floors are pretty to look at but they are not so kind to a baby who is learning to crawl. We tried putting down blankets and mats to keep your head from going "thud" but they were too small and you never seemed to stay ON the mat, Katy. Introduce the ABC mat and we now have a 30 SF area where you can safely play (supervised) without fear of hitting your head on the floor with every wobble and crawling attempt.

People Person

Whenever we are out and about, Katy, you love to people watch. You get very excited when you see other children and babies and you try to "talk" to them. I have yet to go out and NOT have somebody make a comment to you or about how cute you are. You love to babble and giggle at people passing by- you can even get the grumpy old men to crack a smile!

29th Week Birthday

Mommy and Me

Morning Cup-o-Joe

FINALLY sleeping in the car!

Reedy Creek Play Date, Sept. 8, 2010

Craft time with Mommy!

Cookie Monsters in action!

"My Daddy makes a comfy napping pillow!"

Today, you are 29 weeks old, Katy!

This week's big news is that you are officially a big cousin to Molly Coyle! Molly was born on Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, to Auntie Hope and Uncle Eric. Molly weighed in at 8 lbs. 10 oz. and was 21" long. Molly has rosy cheeks and a full head of hair (though, I'm told not quite as much hair as you did when you were born, Katy- you just had a TON of hair!). Molly, Auntie Hope and Uncle Eric are home from the hospital being taken care of by Grandma and Pop-Pop Tinkey.

We've come to the discovery that it isn't that you only like to eat sweet potatoes (though, they are your favorite!), it's that you don't like to eat baby food from jars! You like the homemade stuff! We tried mixing, combining, various forms of feeding you and I finally discovered that you will eat green beans and peas if it's homemade but not the food from jars! At first, I thought, "What a picky little eater!" but then I realized, don't we ALL like homemade food, better?! This is fine by me because we've got a whole freezer full of homemade baby food- squash, sweet potatoes, ham, beef, peas, beans, peaches...

We introduced peaches and chicken to your diet, this week. You seemed okay with the chicken but you seemed to really take to the peaches. You tend to like anything that is sweeter tasting.

This week, while I was putting away some of your clothes, you were rolling around on your nursery room floor. Guess what I caught you doing- you were trying to pull yourself up on the rocker!! Girly, you can't even fully crawl and you are trying to stand!

Your sleeping habits have been a bit irregular, this week. You seemed to like to wake up at 4:30 AM, every morning... not really sure why. Your morning nap has also been spotty, at best. I am trying really hard not to just pick you up at the first cry and let you "cry it out" but sometimes, you can really WAIL!

Wiggle Worm, Squirmy Wormy- these are just a couple of names we've started calling you. You really like to move- especially when on the changing table! This makes for some interesting diaper changes, that is for sure!

Speaking of moving, we've caught you on more than one occasion putting your butt in the air, with your hands and feet flat on the ground trying to move. It kind of looks like you are trying to stand but your head is too heavy!

Yesterday, we went to Reedy Creek Nature Center and had a play date with some friends from church. While the bigger kids played in the sandbox, you were content to watch all the kiddies running around having fun.

You LOVE dogs, Katy! When we were with Uncle Rob and Aunt Julie, you really, really, really liked their dog, Lilo. You kept rubbing her belly and giggling when she'd come near. Now, when we go for our morning walk, you always like to see the dogs, passing by. Today, you even tried to call out to one dog! I think I'm in trouble- I can already picture you coming home one day with a stray dog asking if we can keep it...

"Sunny Days, Sweeping the Clouds Away..."

"...Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?"