More Cute Pictures And First Sounds

I just want to give a shout out to Katelyn's wonderful Daddy and my fantastic husband. He is so wonderful with Katelyn. He does it all. Diaper changes, bottles, snuggles, playtime, silly songs, stories...

We Love You!!!!!!!!

For a few weeks now I have been trying to get Katelyn to say Ma Ma and Ricky of course has been trying to get her to say Da Da well Daddy won out this time. Katelyn said Da Da today pretty clearly and repeated it over and over again. Ricky was beaming : ) Of course he said Katelyn said Hi Da Da, but I'm not sure about that : ) I guess these are really just sounds she is making, but they sound just like she is saying da da da da. She started with day day day and then it evolved into da da. It is so exciting to hear her babbling.



Smiley



Katelyn in her umbrella stroller

Veggie Fun

Katelyn is really enjoying the journey into vegetables. She has liked all of them so far. I think she may have a bit of sensitivity to squash so we will try that one again later on. She even loved the peas. I couldn't believe it. She is such a good eater. Next we try fruits.



Mmmmmmmmmm Peas!



Sweet potato mustache and beard

Look How Much Katelyn Has Changed!

Happy Six Month Birthday Katelyn!

Beautiful, precious Katelyn, our love for you began when we found out that you were growing in my tummy and ever since we first laid eyes on you on January 7, you have completely stolen our hearts. You are such a blessing baby girl, and we love watching you grow and learn everyday. Your sweet smiles light up the room and our hearts. Happy 1/2 Birthday sweet girl!



Check out those cheeks!



Sweet six month old baby



Katelyn can sit up very well supported and she is now starting to 'tripod' or catch herself on her hands for a few seconds at a time unsupported



She loves to play with her rings and can pass them from one hand to the other

Bumbo Time

Fourth of July

Katelyn sporting her "Red, White, and Cute" shirt

Katelyn Laughs Part II

Apparently Katelyn thinks her Mommy is very funny. Here I am saying "Ah Boo" to Katelyn and she just laughs and laughs. Her sweet laughter is contagious. You can't help but laugh with her.

Beach Trip

This past week we went to the beach with Ricky's family. We make this trip every year and this was Katelyn's very first one. I was nervous about keeping her out of the sun, but we had several tents and a canopy so we were good. Katelyn did fantastic all week. She even took at least one of her naps per day out on the beach. The surf just lulled her right to sleep which was great for us because we got in some good beach time. We just put the neat sheet under the canopy in the shade and she would play for awhile and then snooze away. She liked to flirt with the tent bag that was blowing in the breeze. It was a bit more challenging on the uneven sand, but she figured out how to roll to her stomach out on the beach. There were always plenty of people to keep an eye on her so we were able to play in the water, etc. We were glad that we had a least one beach trip with Katelyn being non-mobile. Next year will be a whole different story.

Katelyn has so many people to pay attention to her that I don't know what she is going to do when she has just her Mommy and Daddy to look at. She loved being entertained by her aunts, uncles, cousins and of course Grandmama.

We had a wonderful trip to the beach!



Katelyn riding in her seahorse float. She really seemed to like floating around in the pool at the beach house.



Katelyn's Seahorsey that was mistaken for a dragon



The Fam



Flirty



Relaxed beach baby



Katelyn really likes to be on her tummy



Isn't this bikini just too much?!



Katelyn and her cousin Judson who is 10 months old



Beach Baby



Cousins

Happy Five Month Birthday Katelyn!

Katelyn turned five months old at the beginning of June so I am a little bit behind, but my life has been crazy for the last several weeks. Katelyn is now turning from her back to her stomach and she does it all the time. She hasn't really started rolling yet, but I know it is coming. She is so cute when she is on her tummy. She just grins so big and you can see it in her eyes that she wants to figure out how to move her self forward to get to her toys. She has been swimming her legs and arms on her tummy for awhile now. She will move all around her playmat and can creep forward just a tiny bit. It is exciting that she is moving into this next phase of development. Soon I will be chasing her around all day and our world will change yet again. She can take her time on this one : )

Here are some beautiful pictures of Katelyn that my dad's coworker, Sophia, took of her at their company picnic. She really captured her expressions and poses. Thanks Sophia!

Katelyn's Dedication

Finally got the video from Katelyn's dedication online...