Naptime

Our what once used to be easy nap/night time routine has now turned into a scavenger hunt of sorts.

When K is tired or ready for bed she will let you know by proclaiming "Night, night. Paci. Milk" Now those two items Brian and I get. We know we need to get her a sippy cup of milk and her pacifier. It's when she starts listing off other items that we tend to look at each other and shrug our shoulders. That is when we both run off in different directions and start bringing Miss K random toys, animals and books to see if they are a.) grabbed and pulled into her chest in a big ol' bear hug or more than likely b.) pushed away with an unmistakeable "No!" Piglet is usually a pretty good guess, so is a blanket. Mickey Mouse and Donald are easily understood but some nights it is just easier to set her down on the floor and say "Go get it, sister!!" She is starting to love her babies (unfortunately she has three or four of them and they all go by "Baby"), her stuffed animals (ALL of them) and she has her go-to books. It is fun watching her get older and seeing what it is she wants and knowing that she KNOWS what it is that she wants. Our Little Bit is becoming a Big Girl. **sniff sniff**

Sunday Morning.......

Sunday mornings are a little crazy for us, sometimes. Katelynn usually gets up, has breakfast and then watches Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while Brian and I finish getting ready for church. Well, this past Sunday she wasn't really interested in Mickie, just Momma. So I had to find something to keep her attention long enough so I could ready. That just happened to be my jewelry box. Brian sometimes questions my choices of distractions, but for me, if it works, go for it. I can clean it up later.

She sat on our bed and tried on jewelry and dug through receipts and other junk I keep for way too long. I had to laugh when she grabbed her cell phone and started talking away while looking over every single piece of jewelry. If only we knew what she was saying.

The Last Month in a Nutshell Part III

Here are a few more moments:

Katelynn has this love of toothpaste. She loves to brush her teeth but I think she loves the toothpaste more. Here she loves it not only on her toothbrush but also covering her entire leg!! BATH TIME!!!!

She is also getting used to her potty. She has actually used it a couple of times, but nothing to get too excited about. Here she has decided that it is a good place to rest while she applies her lipstick.

No wonder she smells like sunscreen for days after she's been swimming!!

We are getting ready for Baby Sister to arrive. (She is feeding her Cabbage Patch Baby, Marilyn Mandy. Nope, the names aren't getting any better!!)

We still have so many more cute pics of The Bug but this will have to do for now. I promise, next time there won't be such a long time between posts!!

The Last Month in a Nutshell Part II

And now K loves the water hose......

K has been spending the last few Saturdays in the pool with Daddy. She has had a great time and is getting more and more comfortable with the water. (That's a good thing, right?) =)

The Last Month in a Nutshell Part I

So I am going to post as many "happenings" and pics of Katelynn as I can. Unfortunately, I have let the blog and it's "fans" (hee hee) down. So here we go.........

Brian started work on Katelynn's "Big Girl Room". We all went out to dinner and then headed to Home Depot to pick out the paint. Katelynn loved all the paint samples and has decided that Home Depot is one of her favorite-est places to be. She loves it there!!

She decided that she would help Daddy tape off the room.

What a good helper!!

And she's done!! Hey, she helped a little bit.

We are almost finished with her Big Girl Room but I will have to post pictures of that later. The same with Tis' room. We are st

ill doing a little here and there but once it is done, I will put up pics.

For the Fourth of July we all went to Lolli and Pop's for dinner. Aunt Julie and Aunt Emmy were in town and we had a blast!! Towards the end of the night Katelynn had Julie reading book after book. They are now best friends forever!!

Uncle Kris came back to town for his birthday and introduced Katelynn to the water hose...

To be continued.......

Quick Update.....

OK, OK, I know I have been slacking on this blog thing. I have meant to update it numerous times, but then it gets pushed to the back burner. We have so many cute and fun things that are going on right now but it seems we are doing the fun things instead of writing about them. So I am going to try and update this thing TODAY.

In the weeks since June 30, here is what I have been doing.......... growing a baby!!

Baby Tis has gone from 3.3 pounds and 16" to 5.25 pounds and 18". Fat is accumulating under her skin and her skeleton is hardening. I am putting in extra time making sure her central nervous system and her lungs are still maturing. (Let me tell you, that in itself is exhausting!!) I finally finished all it took to get her kidneys developed and her liver is starting to process. Right now, just like her momma, her physical development is over and we are just putting on weight.

(Brian, I hope you are laughing right now. this is what the past 8 months have been like for B. When he asks me what I did at work I usually answer with "oh, I just worked on Tis' brain and her tastebuds today, no biggee." I am lucky he hasn't booted me out of the house, yet.)

4 weeks from today people!! Four weeks from right now we should have a baby that is 4 hours old, how surreal. Will post the Katie Bug updates after lunch!

Katelynn's New BFF!

Uncle Kris was in town last weekend and he and Katelynn became fast friends. They will Skype on the computer every few weeks and I think she remembers that. We have been trying to get her to say Uncle Kris which she will, every once in a while, but refers to Kris as "Uncle". She has no problems saying Uncle Paul, and much to Kris' dismay, says it rather frequently. Oh well, she loves both her Uncles but I think she bonded with Uncle this weekend.

Above, Uncle is teaching Katelynn how to bid on/buy motorcycle parts on eBay. A skill that will come in handy. :)

Uncle had to give Katelynn a lift to the patio on Friday night after they played soccer in the backyard with the big blue ball. Katelynn was just too worn out to make the trek all by herself.

Come back soon Uncle, we already miss you!!!!