Baby Talk

I know what you really want from me: pictures & news about the sweetest medium one. Forget serious topics of discussion & thought -- babytalk is what we want!!!! Well, this should make your day then.

Kate doing a pushup on mom -- she likes to look up at me!

Look I'm so big, I like to sit up by myself. Pardon the sort of unfocused last picture. It's so cute, it got to go up on the blog regardless of its imperfect nature.

Fun Facts:

1. I like to wake up around 6 or 6:30 just to see if mom is okay, then I go back to sleep for another hour and half or so. My favorite morning song is "This is the Day!" closely followed by "You Are My Sunshine."
2. Bedtime is 9:30. I love having stories read to me. Mom just bought me some Beatrix Potter Tales as an Easter present. SHhh, she doesn't know Easter is really 2 weeks away.
3. I recently bought her some toys that hang off her car carrier & make a little chiming sound. I put one in her crib attached to one of the rails, thinking it would give her something to play with when she wakes up so contentedly. Unfortunately, at one of the those 6/6:30 wakings I came in to check on her, and there she was, playing with this little froggie IN THE DARK mind you. That was the end of that!
4. She loves to spend time with mom and CONTINUES to want to nurse for 1 hr each time. While I sometimes wish that I could move things along a bit, I have at least 4 guaranteed rest periods programmed throughout the day, plus I get to bond with Kate, so I guess I should be really grateful.

5. She's slowly transitioning into some bigger 0-3 mo. clothes. Just like a size 6 in women's could be just about anything, baby clothes seem to follow a similar pattern of variety!
6. We have had to buy a few pairs of shorts because the weather has been incredibly warm here in GA. It's so cute to see her chubby rolls of fat on her yeggies (legs).

Laughs & Giggles

Extra Video "Finally, on my back again," she says.

Rolling Over

KB rolling over for the second time! Skip to about minute 3 if you don't have that long. . :-)

Time Does Fly When You're Rolling Over

Kate rolled over from her belly to her back today for the first time! I've been conscientiously putting her on her tummy for a little bit during our play times. Typically she only tolerates it for a few minutes, but she has started making marked improvements in her strength just from these few minutes per day. She can do a pretty good push up, holding her head up to look in front of her. Yesterday and today, I tried to "teach" her how to roll over by modeling how it would feel for her to do it for herself. Then, tonight I put her down and "Voila!" (how do you spell that?) she twisted little body following her hip movement with the shoulders and then the arm swinging over. It was so cute to watch her face when she realized what Mommy was cheering about. I tried to get her to do it again, but she would have none of it. In fact, I'm sure that she learned how to turn over just so she won't have to be on her tummy. She turned 3 months on Saturday, and each week I can tell that she's adding some new skills to her repertoire!

The Girl Who Ate a Caribou

I see that you are all intrigued by this title. Well, it arises from a picture, which you will all enjoy. Apparently, Emma got the wrong memo about what to do with a finger puppet. She misunderstood, "Put it on your finger and talk it." as "Put in your mouth and soak it!"

The Murphys, the Johnsons, Sam, Megan, and Brittny were over on Friday night. It was a lot of fun. We tried to get a pic of all 3 of the girls, but it was impossible to coordinate a good looking pic of even two of them, really.



By the by, NiNi has graduated to Bitny. . still quite cute. I think I have even heard Lydia "try" to say Elizabeth. She is continually reforming some of her mispronunciations, although Mima has stuck. I suppose it's because we reinforce it by using the same name.


Josh recently acquired a "new to us" grill, which has inspired many grilled dinners. If anyone has any fabulous yet remarkably easy grill recipes we'd love to hear them. The really neat thing is that the gas grill does not intimidate me as the charcoal once did. Also, we have placed it up on the deck, so it's convenient and easy for me to get it going by myself. The grill is no longer just a man's world.

Miss Fancy Pants

Post wedding stress syndrome -- is there such a thing? Actually, I believe I had pre wedding stress syndrome (PWS), but am recovering quite nicely. I was "in charge" of decorating the church and reception hall. It was a lot of fun, but there is always that panic that overtakes you and says YOU WILL NOT FINISH IN TIME or YOU WILL NOT HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED. Thankfully, I had a whole army of friends and mostly family to iron tablecloths, drape lace, place centerpieces etc. The reception hall was so gorgeous it needed very little ornamentation. Because the Hall was more beautiful than Becky's home church, they decided to take pictures there. This seemed like a good idea, until 2 minutes before the ceremony when Becky realized she had left her bouquet there. Josh raced back to the Cornelia Community House and retrieved said bouquet. He later said that there was nothing legal about that drive. Twenty five minutes later, the ceremony was able to begin. That was the only real snafu, and it truly wasn't so terrible, except for possibly the pianist who had to replay all of his prelude music. . . several times. The girls looked great, but I didn't get that many pictures. I just decided not to complicate my life by trying to capture every moment. Many thanks to Brittny for taking care of my littlest girl during much of the afternoon and evening.

P.S. YOU CAN CHECK MY MOM'S BLOG FOR MORE STILL PICTURES OF THE WEDDING. YOU CAN SEE THE PRETTY BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES AND SOME CLOSER PICS OF BECKY & ELIAS.