little Kathryn is 1!

Where did the year go??? My little girl is one!

She had her check up this morning. She weighs 20 lbs 8 oz and is 30-3/4" tall. Yay for gaining weight! I am planning on changing her car seat around this afternoon. Oh, and yes we got a new car seat. We ended up getting a Britax Marathon that we found on Albeebaby.com for $180. Thanks Crystal for telling me about that website! It is floral and girly, but she's a girl and for $100 cheaper than the others, I'll take it.

She is saying new words. Currently she says "ball" and "more" besides all the dada's and mama's. We think she says "nana" but she may be trying to say "num nums".

I know there is more to say, but I really just wanted to say Happy Birthday to our little munchkin!

Here are a few pictures from her Sears portraits.

Oh and her party is on Saturday afternoon. So there will be pictures after that!

sunburns, ears, pillows & milk

Instead of doing a few different posts, I decided that you get a lot of information all at once. These things are unrelated, but all happened since Sunday, and it is only Tuesday morning.



KATHRYN'S FIRST SUNBURN
On Sunday we had a cookout with our small group from church. I had Kathryn in one of those onesies that looks like a dress & is sleeveless. I thought I had her in the shade the whole time, but I guess the little bit of running around was enough to get her little shoulders. It didn't seem to phase her. You may have to click on the picture to enlarge it to see the sunburn. Next time I'll do sunscreen. I'm sure this is the first of many to come. Now let's see if freckles show up! Oh yeah... and she does not like grass.

DOCTOR'S VISIT
Kathryn had her ears & weight checked yesterday. Her ears look wonderful. I also learned that her right ear drum reflects the light in a different "normal" spot that where they usually look. Good to know for future if she sees another doctor.

She also gained 10 ounces in the past month. Still not quite to 20 pounds yet, but she is getting there. The doc said since she gained weight, that was good and they shouldn't been concerned anymore but they will double check at her One Year visit in a couple of weeks. I think we should buy stock in the docs.


MOMMY GOT DOMESTICATED
Kathryn & I went to JoAnn's & Michael's yesterday after her doctor's appointment. JoAnn's had fabric on sale. I found a few that I thought she would like, held them up for her, and she picked the monkeys. Doesn't surprise me at all. I had these pillows since Ohio I think and just never covered them. I wanted them to have dangles because she carries the pillows that Edwina made for us around by the fringe on them. The fabric was on sale for less than $3 a yard and I was able to use a 50% off coupon on the pink dangly stuff.

I also picked up at Michael's three wood animal cut outs that were already painted and embellished with felt for $0.59 each. Delaware businesses like to give their business cards away attached to magnets. This was great when we were there, but I have a few that I don't need any more. I cut one into three pieces and super glued the magnets to the back of the animals. She seems to like them. Sorry I didn't get a picture of them yet. There is a tiger, zebra and pink flamingo.

YUMMY MILK!
We have been trying to get Kathryn transitioned to whole milk for a couple of reasons. I have two sippy cups that only get milk in them. The others get juice or water, or usually some combination of the two.

Last night we figured out the best way to get her to drink more than just an ounce or two at a time. Just not a practical way.

AND ONLY TWO WEEKS UNTIL OUR LITTLE GAL TURNS ONE!!!!!!

valuable lessons

Eric was playing NCAA Football '09 on the Wii last night. Kathryn wanted in on the fun. Eric taught her how to celebrate by shaking the wiimote. A valuable lesson in college football.

Oh yeah, Tech beat BC 77-0.

Afterwards it was bath night. I decided that Kathryn was old enough (and according to the package) to learn how to hold a tooth brush. Yet another valuable lesson for the evening.

visiting Mommy's family

Oh what a week we have had! Last Friday, the three of us left for Atlanta. Then I left Eric & Kathryn at Grandpa's and headed off to Elijay with Grandma to scrapbook for the weekend. we got back Sunday evening. In the meantime, Kathryn enjoyed learning to climb up the stairs and eating Chinese noodles. I'm sure she did other new things with Daddy & Grandpa, but I don't remember them.

Then Kathryn & I went to Rome for a couple of days with Nana & Granddad (we made a family decision that Grumpypa just wouldn't cut it after a while and my dad is now Granddad).

Wednesday morning Dad, Kathryn & I left for Kansas City. We visited with Dad's little brother, Brian & his family, Dad's sister Cindy & her family, and my Great Grandmother, Nana.

Me, Kathryn & Nana (K's Great Great Grandmother)

Dad's mother's mother

Kathryn and Aunt Cindy & Uncle Dave

Kathryn and Aunt Kyle Ann and Mommy's cousin McKenzie
(Dave & Cindy's youngest daughter)

Kathryn & Uncle Brian

Kathryn with Mommy's cousins Jessie & Alexandra

(Brian & Kyle Ann's daughters)

playing with Granddad's Simon

drinking Nana's sweet tea

good stuff

When I got home I realized I never got a picture of Kathryn with my cousin Jodi-Lynn and her daughter Jenna. We had a great time seeing all the family. But now we are glad to be back home.

Oh yeah... while we were up there Kathryn got a fever of 102. We took her to a walk-in-clinic and she now has a double ear infection. She's also cutting teeth we suspect. If I had to guess I would say she's got two bottom teeth coming in by the bumps I feel.

Let's see what else has happened... we have been getting her to eat more table food. While out to eat with my parents she reached into the basket of french fries, tore one apart and then ate it. She's also eating bread items. We are getting to real food slowly but surely. I think that is it, but I'm sure there is something else I'm missing.