Most people head to the beach for spring break, we went camping! We camped for three nights at FDR State Park in Pine Mountain, GA. It was lots of fun, but very cold sleeping in a tent. We borrowed a backpack carrier from our friends, the Farmers', so we were able to go out on a couple of hikes. Without the carrier, hiking would not have been any fun, so thank you very much Kermit, Linda, and Spencer! We also visited The Little White House and the Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Center founded by FDR. Overall it was a great trip and I think we might actually go camping again soon! Here are some pictures:
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Diaper Change
I just had to share a funny anecdote with you. I think this is probably one of the funniest things I've seen Kaitlin do. After pushing her baby around the house in her stroller, Kaitlin spread out the baby's blanket and laid the baby on top of it. I thought she wanted to swaddle the baby, so I wrapped her up in her blanket. Kaitlin promptly unwrapped her and said diaper. I asked, "do you need a clean diaper?" and Kaitlin signed baby, meaning that her baby needed a clean diaper. She went over to the changing table to get one and brought it back over. She messed with the baby and the diaper for a minute and then took the diaper over to the diaper genie and put it in (she can't really get it all the way in). She held her nose and said "pee-u" to let me know it was a stinky one and then brought the diaper back and tried to put it on her baby. I helped her put the diaper on baby and then she posed for some pictures.
Kaitlin's size 4 diapers are a little big for her baby; I think she needs some preemie size!
Kaitlin posing for a picture with her baby.
I think it's so much fun to watch Kaitlin learn and put things together. She is always taking us by surprise with how much she knows and can do. Yesterday, she went into the garage with me to get food for the animals. I opened the cabinet to get Simba's food and Kaitlin took the lid off Harley's treat jar, took out a treat, and put the lid back on. Needless to say, Harley got an appetizer before dinner!
Kaitlin's size 4 diapers are a little big for her baby; I think she needs some preemie size!
Kaitlin posing for a picture with her baby.
I think it's so much fun to watch Kaitlin learn and put things together. She is always taking us by surprise with how much she knows and can do. Yesterday, she went into the garage with me to get food for the animals. I opened the cabinet to get Simba's food and Kaitlin took the lid off Harley's treat jar, took out a treat, and put the lid back on. Needless to say, Harley got an appetizer before dinner!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Vote for Kaitlin
Kaitlin has been entered in a photo contest for a local store, Giggles & Coos. If she wins, she will be in pictures around the store and I think in some advertising. We need as many people to vote as possible so if you have a few minutes, please go to the web site and vote before the 22nd. The web site and detailed instructions are on the right side of the blog. Thanks!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Word of the Day
Kaitlin has been learning so many new words lately! It seems like she says a new word almost every day. On Sunday, it was snow. Today, she said "Mickey" for the first time while watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She was so excited about her new word and ran over to the TV pointing at Mickey and saying "Mick-ee" over and over again. It was very cute!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Kaitlin's 18-Month Checkup
I took Kaitlin for her 18-month checkup today and she did great! She stood on the scale and only cried a little bit at the end of her exam. She didn't even cry for her shots! We went to a new doctor today because we were just having to wait too long for our other doctor. We were only there for 40 minutes - yeah!!! That sure beats two hours! Anyway, Kaitlin is now 31 ½ inches long and finally hit 20 pounds (exactly)! Dr. Carter was happy with Kaitlin's weight and it is almost back on the chart at just under the 5th percentile. Hopefully it won't slip again. Well, Kaitlin's video is over so I need to go see what she is up to before she gets into trouble. Hope you are having a good day!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Snow!
So, I know this little bit of snow isn't a big deal for our friends and family up north, but this is only the second time it has snowed here since we moved to Auburn in 2003 so it's a pretty big deal for us. Kaitlin and I skipped church this morning and bundled up to play in the snow (plastic bags on our feet and all). Kaitlin was excited for a few minutes, but ended up playing on the covered patio while I built a sad little snowman (poor thing lost his head just minutes after these pictures were taken). By the time I finished she was cold and wanted to go inside. You might notice that she has no mittens on in most of the pictures. That is not because I didn't appropriately dress her; Kaitlin took them off almost as soon as we got outside! She loves to put her mittens on, but does not like to keep them on.
Georgia Aquarium
I was invited to a baby shower in Atlanta yesterday so we decided to make a mini vacation out of it. We went over on Friday and spent the night downtown. We were hoping to play at Centennial Park and walk somewhere fun to dinner, but the weather was nasty so we stayed inside and ate at the food court at CNN Center (our hotel was connected to it). We went to the Georgia Aquarium saturday morning and had fun looking at all the fish and especially the whale sharks! Kaitlin was very tired because she would not go to sleep in the hotel!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
See Me Grow - Part 7
We haven't really been keeping up with the Harley/Kaitlin pictures like we were, but Keven snapped a few the other night. Here is one of them with a few of the earlier pictures as well.
Kaitlin and Harley (1 month)
Kaitlin and Harley (8 months)
Kaitlin and Harley (18 months)
Kaitlin and Harley (1 month)
Kaitlin and Harley (8 months)
Kaitlin and Harley (18 months)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Letter to Kaitlin
Dear Kaitlin,
Wow! You're going to be 18 months old on Monday. Daddy and I can hardly believe how much you've grown and learned over the past year and a half. You amaze us everyday with your new skills. The other day we were listening to some of your music in the car and when we got home and I opened your door, you did the signs for "more music." I couldn't believe it because I had never even seen you sign "music" before! A couple days later, we were coloring and had some classical music on in the background. I asked you if you liked the music and you signed "sleep" then "music." At first I thought you were trying to tell me it was boring! Then I realized that the song was Fur Elise and that's a song Tad plays when you are going to sleep. Daddy and I were shocked that you made that connection. You are so smart!
You use lots of other signs, too! Some of the signs you use most are bubbles, game, please, more, mommy, daddy, and sorry. I wish you didn't have to use sorry so much, but you have started to get a little rough with Harley and Simba. You like to hit them with your toys. Anytime I see you hit one of them, I make you sign sorry and you usually do. Sometimes you will immediately hit them again and sign sorry. I think you are looking for attention when you do that. You also like to share your food with Harley. Well, sometimes you give him food and sometimes he takes it. But you don't help when you tease him by holding out the food and then running away! You giggle when he chases you and then you get mad when he eats your food.
You have a game on the computer that Kyler and Kohl gave you and you love to play it! I can't really check my e-mail when you're awake without you coming into the office and signing "game, please." That was another time that I was amazed, the first time you signed game! I had never really done that sign with you, you just picked it up off your Baby Signing Time videos and one day you came into the office signing game. Amazing!
Besides learning lots of new signs and figuring out how to use them to get what you want, you are also starting to talk a lot. You will pretty much try to say anything; sometimes it sounds like what you are trying to say and sometimes it doesn't! Some of your favorite words are: up, apple, go, by by, and of course, Pop Pop. Anytime you talk on your toy phone you tell me you are talking to Pop Pop. You always want to play with the phone! When I pick up your toys at night, I have to put your toy phone next to the house phone so that I know right where it is. If I don't give you your phone while I'm talking to someone, you scream and point at the phone and will not be quiet until you have some kind of phone in your hands.
You love to play outside! Everyday you want to go outside and run around in the backyard. We try to play with Harley, but you usually end up fetching his toys instead of him! I can't wait for the weather to warm up so that we can get out your pool and water table. I think you will have lots of fun with them this summer! You really like to watch the airplanes fly over. One day, after an airplane went over you looked at me and signed "more, please." I explained that I couldn't make more planes fly over and you must have understood because you've never asked again ;)
You are definitely becoming more independent and you know what you want! Anytime I try to put your jacket on you, you run away and I end up chasing you around the house. You do a good job feeding yourself and most of the time, you let me know that you don't want my help! You won't eat sliced up bananas anymore; you only want big pieces like mommy and daddy eat. The other night you did something really funny. I was in the kitchen getting dinner ready and you came around the corner with one arm out of your shirt sleeve and you were trying to pull your shirt over your head. I asked you why you were taking your shirt off and you signed "all done." It was too funny!
Well, I could probably go on and on about all the new things you're doing and how much fun daddy and I have watching you learn, and play, and laugh, but what I really want you to know is how much Daddy and I love you and how much joy you bring into our lives. Our family wouldn't be complete without you! We can't wait to see what you will do next!
I love you,
Mommy
Wow! You're going to be 18 months old on Monday. Daddy and I can hardly believe how much you've grown and learned over the past year and a half. You amaze us everyday with your new skills. The other day we were listening to some of your music in the car and when we got home and I opened your door, you did the signs for "more music." I couldn't believe it because I had never even seen you sign "music" before! A couple days later, we were coloring and had some classical music on in the background. I asked you if you liked the music and you signed "sleep" then "music." At first I thought you were trying to tell me it was boring! Then I realized that the song was Fur Elise and that's a song Tad plays when you are going to sleep. Daddy and I were shocked that you made that connection. You are so smart!
You use lots of other signs, too! Some of the signs you use most are bubbles, game, please, more, mommy, daddy, and sorry. I wish you didn't have to use sorry so much, but you have started to get a little rough with Harley and Simba. You like to hit them with your toys. Anytime I see you hit one of them, I make you sign sorry and you usually do. Sometimes you will immediately hit them again and sign sorry. I think you are looking for attention when you do that. You also like to share your food with Harley. Well, sometimes you give him food and sometimes he takes it. But you don't help when you tease him by holding out the food and then running away! You giggle when he chases you and then you get mad when he eats your food.
You have a game on the computer that Kyler and Kohl gave you and you love to play it! I can't really check my e-mail when you're awake without you coming into the office and signing "game, please." That was another time that I was amazed, the first time you signed game! I had never really done that sign with you, you just picked it up off your Baby Signing Time videos and one day you came into the office signing game. Amazing!
Besides learning lots of new signs and figuring out how to use them to get what you want, you are also starting to talk a lot. You will pretty much try to say anything; sometimes it sounds like what you are trying to say and sometimes it doesn't! Some of your favorite words are: up, apple, go, by by, and of course, Pop Pop. Anytime you talk on your toy phone you tell me you are talking to Pop Pop. You always want to play with the phone! When I pick up your toys at night, I have to put your toy phone next to the house phone so that I know right where it is. If I don't give you your phone while I'm talking to someone, you scream and point at the phone and will not be quiet until you have some kind of phone in your hands.
You love to play outside! Everyday you want to go outside and run around in the backyard. We try to play with Harley, but you usually end up fetching his toys instead of him! I can't wait for the weather to warm up so that we can get out your pool and water table. I think you will have lots of fun with them this summer! You really like to watch the airplanes fly over. One day, after an airplane went over you looked at me and signed "more, please." I explained that I couldn't make more planes fly over and you must have understood because you've never asked again ;)
You are definitely becoming more independent and you know what you want! Anytime I try to put your jacket on you, you run away and I end up chasing you around the house. You do a good job feeding yourself and most of the time, you let me know that you don't want my help! You won't eat sliced up bananas anymore; you only want big pieces like mommy and daddy eat. The other night you did something really funny. I was in the kitchen getting dinner ready and you came around the corner with one arm out of your shirt sleeve and you were trying to pull your shirt over your head. I asked you why you were taking your shirt off and you signed "all done." It was too funny!
Well, I could probably go on and on about all the new things you're doing and how much fun daddy and I have watching you learn, and play, and laugh, but what I really want you to know is how much Daddy and I love you and how much joy you bring into our lives. Our family wouldn't be complete without you! We can't wait to see what you will do next!
I love you,
Mommy
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Giggles
We got some cute video of Kaitlin tonight just being goofy. Of course, as soon as she saw the video camera she just wanted to watch the video so we had to convince her to keep playing! That's one reason it is so hard to get good video of her lately!
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