Our Little Champ

Kaitlin has been sick for about a month now. It started with a cold that led to an ear infection and now she has a lingering cough and congestion. I took her back to the doctor yesterday and the ear infection has cleared up, but he was concerned about her wheezing, so now Kaitlin has to be given breathing treatments with a nebulizer every 4 hours. The first few times were quite traumatic for all involved, but I got some great advice from another mom and now Kaitlin lets us put the mask right on while she watches a video. We're very proud of her for being such a big girl!




















Clearly the treatments aren't nearly as
traumatic as Kaitlin first let on:

October 30

Today was a very big day for us. It was Keven's birthday and also Kaitlin's first time trick-or-treating (don't ask). First on the agenda, was PlayGym where all the kids wore their Halloween costumes. They looked very cute and had a few special treats including a jack-o-lantern bean bag toss and choolate chip cookies. In fact, that was Kaitlin's first time eating chocolate. She seemed to enjoy the cookie once we gave her one without frosting. (And no, PopPop, you still can't give her chocolate when she's at your house in November.) After PlayGym, Kaitlin and I ran a couple errands and then went home for lunch and a long nap.

While Kaitlin was napping, I was pretending to be Martha Stewart and decorated Keven's birthday cake - a train. I disovered pretty early in the process that I am not Martha! The cake turned out really neat though and I included some pictures of it because I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. For reasons I don't feel like explaining, the city of Auburn decided that trick-or-treating would be on October 30 instead of on Halloween, so Kaitlin went trick-or-treating for the first time tonight. We had our community group over and we all took our little tots out together. It was lots of fun and neat to go with a group. At one point, Kaitlin sat down in the middle of the cul-de-sac and starting going through her bucket. It was funny! She also had fun playing on the front porch after everyone left.

Trunk or Treat

We had lots of fun at Trunk or Treat at Cornerstone last night. Kaitlin played some fun games and got lots of treats. Her favorite game was definitely the pool of ducks; we had to drag her away from it kicking and screaming! But, I think Kaitlin had the most fun just walking around the church foyer after Trunk or Treat was over. She was definitely the cutest little cow I've ever seen :)

Pumpkin Patch, Round 2

We spent the afternoon in Loachapoka on Saturday at the annual Syrup Sopping and the Farmer in the Dell Pumpkin Patch. Kaitlin was in a much better mood for this Pumpkin Patch! She loved playing in the trough of corn and we weren't able to get her away from it without a fight. Fortunately, the hay ride was bouncy enough to make her smile again. They also had a corn maze which we successfully found our way out of! Hope you enjoy the pictures. The sun wasn't in a good position and I forgot the camera, so we had to make do with Keven's phone.

Peek-A-Boo

Kaitlin discovered the full-length mirror this evening (it is usually hidden behind our open bedroom door). She enjoyed playing peek-a-boo with herself. Doesn't she look super cute in her overalls and cow hat?

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a pumpkin patch this past weekend with MomMom and PopPop. It was lots of fun! Kaitlin has had a cold so she wasn't in the best of moods, but I think she still enjoyed it. Here are some pictures.

She was walking...and walking...and walking

Now that Kaitlin is walking, that is all she wants to do. She just walks and walks and walks all over the house, usually with a toy or two in hand. She isn't going anywhere in particular, she is just walking because she can. Every once in a while something will catch her eye and she will stop to play briefly and then she starts walking again. I got a great video today, but I still don't know how to edit and post them. Maybe Keven will teach me this weekend. Until he does, a picture will have to do!
 

Kaitlin's Protector

This is how I found Harley during Kaitlin's nap yesterday.
 

Messy, Messy, Messy!

I tried to cover Kaitlin's freshly washed hair so that it might stay clean for at least one meal.














It didn't work.


















Kaitlin likes to feed herself with her spoon. It's very messy! I often avoid giving her foods that have to be spoon fed because I don't want her to be a mess. Kaitlin doesn't really enjoy bath time, so I give them to her as infrequently as possible (to avoid the frustration). If anyone has any tips to help a 1 year old like baths, please share!

Old McDonald Had a Farm

We traveled to Birmingham on Sunday for Jake's birthday party. We were so glad we were able to celebrate with Jake and his family. Their friendship is such a blessing to us and we are really sad that they had to move to Birmingham. The birthday party was a farm theme so all the kids got farm animal bibs and there was a scarecrow. Kaitlin loved playing with the scarecrow's hat and walking around the room with her pig bib in her mouth. Jake also got a really cool tractor with a trailer for his birthday and Kaitlin had a blast playing with it! Thanks for sharing, Jake!