Peek-A-Boo!

You've discovered the game, Peek-A-Boo, Katy, and it makes you laugh and smile. We were playing this evening and you figured out that if you grabbed the other end of the blanket I was using to play Peek-A-Boo with, that it's hard for Mommy to "disappear." You found this quite amusing and you were quite proud of yourself!

Time to Retire the Swing...

Today, when I was talking on the phone with Grandma Tinkey, I found you sitting up, practically doubled over and hanging off the side of the swing. So, I believe that it's in our best interest to pass the swing onto Cousin Coyle because you are getting to mobile for it!

Look what came in the mail- Hasbro Game Night!

Katy thinks Game Night sounds like fun!

"I'm crackers for cheese, Grommit!"

"This new Trivial Pursuit looks good enough to eat!"

Daddy and I were selected by http://www.houseparty.com/ to host a Hasbro Game night! Hasbro is unveiling a new version of Trivial Pursuit, and we get to play it before it hits the store shelves. Best of all, we received the new Trivial Pursuit along with munchies and two other games, Catch Phrase and Taboo, for FREE! We are super excited because we always love to have friends and family over to play board games and we already have a closet full of games. So, if you are local would like to share in the fun, please join us Saturday, June 19, 2010, 7:00PM at our house for some fun, compliments of Hasbro!

Walk This Way!

"Walking along... minding my business..."

"These boots were made for walking...."

Something new we've tried this week is "standing up." We hold you firmly and securely by the trunk and put your feet on the ground/bed/flat surface. Then, we try to "walk" your feet across the surface. Sometimes, you even move your feet by yourself. You seem to like this and you get all proud of yourself for "standing up" like a big girl!

Fifteen Weeks Birthday

Katy at 15 Weeks, June 3, 2010

Katy helps write out June Birthday cards- Happy Birthday Grandma Jones, Aunt Megan, Uncle Josh and Great-Grandma Jones!

"Daddy makes me GIGGLE!"

Today, you are fifteen weeks old, Katy! Your big event this week was the fact that you started going to daycare on June 1, 2010. So far, you seem be happy there. More than one teacher has commented on how you enjoy circle time and are very attentive during story time. Every night that I've picked you up you are not crying which I find to be a good sign.

You are definitely giggling more. Daddy and I do lots of silly things just to see you smile and hear your sweet baby giggles. As Pop-Pop Tinkey commented when you were just hours old, you have a deep voice and your giggle is in the lower octave range. We've caught you trying to smile and giggle just to make us smile back at you or to get our attention. Don't worry, Girlie, you have our complete attention! Some things that can make you smile are; The "Kissy Monster"- Daddy and I each take a cheek and kiss you until you smile and laugh. Raspberries on your belly seem to make you smile. Daddy making silly noises and faces always gets you going. Sometimes, when you are all proud of yourself (for holding your head up for a long time, for sitting up with assistance, looking around), you get really smiley.

You are a drooling machine, Katy! We have to keep a bib on you at all times because you drool so much. Now I understand why we received so many bibs as baby shower gifts before and after you were born!

You definitely respond to voices and faces, Katy. If I walk into your room and say, "Good morning, Baby!" you usually turn your head toward me. Tonight, while Daddy was holding you, I walked out of the room to put something in another room and you followed me with your eyes and twisted your body toward the door until I returned. You can turn your head easily from side to side and you do so to follow sounds and track objects of interest.

Katy, you are also getting to the stage where you have come to expect certain things. For example, we switched Miss Jingles Frog (a jingling froggy toy) from one car to the other. When you got into your car seat you kept turning your head from side to side looking for Miss Jingles! After bath time each night, we read you a story, feed you and put you to bed. When one of these items is missing or out of place, you get all out of sorts and it doesn't make for a sleepy night (for ALL of us!).

Speaking of cars, we installed the convertible car seat from Great-Grandparents Jones in the family car and put the Travel System car seat in the Mazda. When I was still on maternity leave, we really only needed one care with a car seat- now we need two since one of us drops you off at daycare and the other one picks you up. The convertible car seat is quite a large seat and is meant to take you from birth up to 60 pounds. This seat sits you up a little better than the other one and you look like such a big girl in the convertible car seat!

You are growing bigger every day, Katy! I think you went through a growth spurt, this past week because you seemed to be eating more- which is why we tried feeding your rice cereal Monday night (separate blog post). Today, I dressed you in an outfit that two weeks ago fit like pants- now, they are capris! Thankfully the Keys family just lent us three big bags of clothes sized six months and up.

Though you are too young for true language and words, you are babbling and "talking" on a regular basis. Sometimes, you make noises just to get our attention. When Daddy blows raspberries, you try to mimic him. He'll make noises and then you'll purse your lips and blow bubbles in an effort to blow your own raspberries. The other day, Daddy and I both thought we heard you say, "Hi." Of course, we could be biased... ;-P

Second Day at King's Keep

When I picked you up from daycare, today, you were all smiles and giggles, Katy! You had the teachers smiling and amazed at how long you giggled! I'm happy to report that you did not greet me with "THE Look", today, but instead greeted me with squinty eyes and a "Hi, Mommy! I'm happy to see you!" smile.

When Daddy dropped you off, today, Miss Silvia told him that you were very attentive, yesterday during story time. She said that you liked looking at the book and looking at the pictures. I think we have a reader on our hands...! Yay!

First Day at King's Keep

Packed and ready to go to King's Keep!

Today was your first day at King's Keep, Katy. We got all of your supplies- changes of clothes, diapers, bottles, mobile, etc.- laid out and ready the night before so we were ready to hit the ground running, this morning. Last night was so-so, sleep-wise. You woke up once for a feeding and then we had a really, really bad thunderstorm that roared into town in the wee hours of the morning. This morning, you were up before the alarm and fed, dressed and out the door by 7:12AM. Daddy dropped you off along with all of your gear and I picked you up in the evening.

Miss Susan reported that you had a good day- you ate all of your bottles and napped some throughout the day. Though, I don't think you napped as well as you would have at home. However, instead of greeting me with your usual smiles and giggles, you greeted me with "The Look" (the one that says, "Mommy, why did you leave me here? I'm not happy with you!"). Once we got home, you relaxed and started to be your usual smiley self.

Overall, it was a positive first day and a strong start. Let's keep this momentum going...!