The Dog Crawl

Kaitlyn has moved on from the army crawl and has gotten pretty good at crawling around the house. Lately, she added a new kind of crawl to her repetoire. I think she learned it from Snoopy:

And speaking of Snoopy, I can tell they are going to be the best of friends:

Mommy's Day Off

I took the day off work today - to relax and play with Kaitlyn. The day started bright and early at 5:45 am when Kaitlyn got up. She has been waking up between 5:45 and 6:15 for the past 5 days or so! She played in her crib for a little bit. I fed her and then she went back to sleep for an hour or so.

When we were up and moving, I loaded Kaitlyn up into the jogging stroller and we went for a jog/walk to the park. I wanted to try and see if she would like the baby swing. I got her in the swing and managed to take some pictures before she decided she had enough.

Then I loaded Kaitlyn in the car and we went to Clear Channel. We visited with my old coworkers - Lisa, Jennifer, Kevin, Steve and Bill. Kaitlyn was such a charmer - smiling and putting on a show for everyone.

After that, she went to grandma's house and I went to the spa to use the gift certificate I got for Mother's Day! Definitely a great day!

Another Great Weekend

Yesterday we took Kaitlyn with us to Ryder's 3 year old birthday party. Kaitlyn had a blast being around all of the people. I let her crawl all around on the floor - by the time we left, the tops of her feet were black! But she was so happy. She loved watching the other kids and a few of them played with her. She wore herself out but we managed to get her to take a nap in her stroller during the party. That kid can sleep through anything!

Of course, we forgot to bring our camera to the party, but here are some random pictures from this week. Here she is chewing; she has 8 teeth already, but it seems like she might be working on some more.

Lunch at the Park

We took Kaitlyn to Guadalupe River State Park today for a picnic lunch. We ate our lunch sitting on a blanket under a tree. Kaitlyn played for a bit and then we walked down to take a look at the river. It was really scenic.

She was getting hot, so we decided to put her feet in the water. We brought her bathing suit but left it in the car. So we decided to just go ahead and let her sit in the water in her clothes! She had a blast! The water near the edge was shallow - the perfect depth for her. She was able to sit and kick and splash and smile! The only downside was that she kept picking up the rocks that lined the bottom and trying to put them in her mouth. Awesome day!

My Serious Girl!

I took some pictures of Kaitlyn this morning. I love this outfit and she was looking so cute - but so serious!

9 Month Dr. Appt

I took Kaitlyn to the doctor today for her 9 month visit. Here are the stats:

18 lbs, 12 oz (almost 3 lbs gained in the last 6 weeks, a total of 5 lbs since 6 month visit)
28 inches long (growth of 1.75" since 6 month visit)
head 46 cm (growth of 2 cm since 6 month visit)

She has moved up to "average" weight! Whoo hoo! My baby girl is getting so big! Luckily no shots at this visit - just a test for TB. That was not fun!

Next visit at 1 year old!

Such a cutie!

Here's a glimpse of Kaitlyn doing her new favorite things: the army crawl, clapping and sitting up!

Pics

So I haven't posted any pictures for awhile, so here are a bunch. Here she is enjoying time on the floor. She spends countless hours on that blanket (a Bobbie original quilt) playing with her blocks. Here she was singing too:

And here she was smiling for the camera. She definitely is very aware when I am taking pictures. No surprising this one!

Here she is dressed to go "swimming" in the backyard. Doesn't she look like such a big girl sitting there? She was clapping - one of her new favorite things to do.

And here she is playing on the floor in one of her cute swimsuits. Look at the ruffles!

Here she is showing off her teeth while sitting in the highchair:

I'm not sure what this is about. She must have been feeling her teeth after a messy meal. I just wanted to show off her "I Heart NYC" bib.

And more playing with her blocks: