Katie's first trip to the Dentist

The Dentist was never scary for me growing up, I always loved having really clean teeth after a check up. I only have had two cavities and I did have braces, but my experience with both Dentists and Orthodontists was good. I have hoped that my girls would have a similar experience. John on the other hand had a terrible experience with the Dentist he visited before his mission and so he doesn't have the same kind feeling for them as I do.

I noticed Katie had two cavities last October but kept putting off making an appointment. A friend from our ward works at a pediatric Dentist office and gave me a card for the office and finally we made and appointment. January 6th John took her while I stayed home with Abi. Katie did great here are some pictures from her appointment.

They have a cute play/waiting room.

Katie got her own set of head phones and got to watch a movie.

She was a good girl for her x-rays!

More movie.

I'm so glad Katie was a good girl for the Dentist, I would definitely recommend to any of my friends with kids to take your child to a pediatric Dentist! She will need to have her cavities filled and will get that done at Primary Childrens in Riverton, the Dentist thinks putting her under while they are filled is for the best and I completely agree.

Katie gets her first hair cut!

Katie was born with very little peach fuzz. She was two before she had enough hair to put a clip in. Now that she's three we decided it was time to get her crazy hair evened out a bit in the back. Here are pictures from her experience.

In the waiting room.

Cute car smock!

The hair dresser had a mermaid brush that Katie loved, at the end of the hair cut she wanted to take it home and was sad to leave it behind.


You can't see the back very well but her hair was cut to her sholders and layered a bit at the bottom. That Katie is a cutie!

10 days

In just the last ten days a lot has happened around here.

Katie's is speaking more clearly and using two or three part sentances, she also says the silliest things. On Saturday April 24th I was getting the girls ready for their bath and Katie asked me to eat her (tickle asnd pretend to nibble her) I asked "What do you taste like?" She said "Apple sauce." The next day she said "bananas." Friday April 30 she was nearing the end of her bath and said "I'm swimmimng like a fishy, a blue fishy!" I guess bath time brings out much of her silliness.

Abigail has had a busy ten days. In the below picture (April 22) I had turned around for a bit and when I looked to see what Abi was up to she was standing. She pulled herself up to standing using the outomen. She was quite pleased with herself. Also about this same day or maybe a few before Abi learned to clap.

For a couple weeks she has been getting really close to crawling and this is one of her attempts. She got up on her hands and feet but couldn't really move forward.

Last Sunday the 25th she had one little crawl but by Wednesday the 28th she could crawl pretty good every day she is picking up speed. In the next picture you can see her crawling and barely see the little divit of her new top left middle tooth (thats tooth #3). Abi started Also just today Abi started waving, it's a very cute and Abi won't let me get a picture of it so you'll just have to trust me.

Lastly we got a new car on Thursday it's a 2006 Subaru Legacy GT Limited. We are so excited to have a new car that runs great!

Growing up

I finally decided Katie's hair was long enough to do something with it. I think it's so cute, she likes it for the most part depending on her mood of the moment.

Abigail is 4 months old, she rolled over from back to front for the first time on Jan. 2nd. I don't know what I'm going to do when she becomes really mobile. Actually I do I'll be chasing two girls instead of one.

Yesterday Abi rolled over and got stuck on her arm but was happy about it anyway. Nice drool she has going on too!

TWO!

Last week Katie turned two years old. On her birthday the poor girl had her 2 year old check up and got 2 vaccinations which caused a fever for one day what a birthday. Has she hit her terrible twos? you ask, well yes, a while ago I would say. She can throw a tantrum with the best of them and she refuses to eat for at least two meals a day. Katie is also very sweet much of the time, she loves to give Abi kisses and hugs to her daddy, mommy gets them to sometimes but she is a daddy's girl. Her favorite gifts seem to be the vetrinary and doctor toys she got, and also the step stool for the bathroom (she will wash her hands or brush her teeth for a very long time just so she can stand on it). We had a party on Saturday night and enjoyed pizza, cake, and a pinata with family and friends.

Cake courtesy of Kristin. Thanks is so cute!

She was ready for gifts right away.

Playing with friends

Her pinata, yes it's a tank, she picked it out. Silly girl!

Yay for presants.

TuTu!

Katie with grandma Hughes

Sitting on the aforementioned stool.

Daddy and Katie built a tower instead of getting in pj's.

Katie says

So now that we don't let Katie have her binki all day she is talking a lot more and people besides John and I can acctually understand her. Here are some of her most common words:
nana (what she calls her binki) followed by a "not until nap or bed time" by mom
Ah get it
Ah do it
Ah did it!
ya see!
Ah hoed it. (I hold it)
my trn
mor gen (more again)
hi baby
aaabi (her sisters name)
baby cwyin (baby crying)
apol juice (apple juice)
ice (rice)
oodle (noodle)
dit dit (dip)
oxs (socks)
oose (shoes)
bubbol (bubbles)
uh- uh no
mmh- mmh yes

Spring time

We have been enjoying spring. It's so nice to be able to go outside and play and not be stuck inside all day long. Katie loves the flowers, she'll smell them and then try and then rip them apart.

Our Easter was a good one. Katie was cute as can be.

Katie enjoyed picking up Easter eggs although she didn't know why they were all over the place.

I can't believe it but Katie has turned 18 months old. On her half birthday we went for our first hike of the year. She enjoys her carrier and dad likes to pack her around.

She loved being outside and seeing the mountains. Her shirt says My Dad Fights Bears, her honorary Aunt Kris made it for her, thanks Kris. Katie was a good little hiker.

Little Lady is 1!

A year ago John and I became new parents. Katie was so small and fragile to us, we were elated to be mom and dad to such a beautiful baby.

On Saturday we had a Birthday party with family and a few friends. Since we call Katie our Little Lady the party was Lady bug themed. We had a lot of fun although Katie had a couple moments when all the attention was too much. She got a lot of gifts and loves all of her new toys, clothes, and books. Enjoy the Slide Show from her party.

Walking!!!

Last Monday Sept. 27 Katie took her first 3 unassisted steps and since then she has been working on getting more stable. She can walk a good 10 steps and is cruising with little help all over the place. Before we know it she'll be running. She also has gotten three more teeth so now she has five, three on top and two on bottom. One of those teeth broke through when our new little walking baby toppled and hit her swollen gums, there was some bleeding and pain but it was the fastest tooth thats come through. Katie wants to be done with baby food she would rather eat finger food or what John and I are having. We are going to finish what baby food we have and be done with it. She is really growing up fast.

Wednesday of last week Johns mom came home from the hospital. She is glad to be home and we and our gas budget are glad we don't have so far to drive to see her. She seems to be doing ok although her sleep isn't very consistent. This Wednesday she gets staples and drains removed. We again are grateful for everyone who has kept her in their prayers.

Katies Teeth!

So Katie had one tooth come in on July 5th and the next one 2 weeks later they are her two bottom ones. She didn't enjoy getting the teeth and was quite cranky. Now that they are both in she finally has decided that baby food is ok to eat. We haven't been able to get a picture of them until now.

Katie is crawling!

Katie decided about 3 weeks ago she was going to get this crawling thing down and now she can be really quite fast. I finally got some video of her at John's parents last night. Besides my cute baby crawling at the very beginning it also shows Freida (Aileen's beagle), setting a tennis ball on the piano bench next to John. She had picked him to play with although he wasn't paying attention to her.

Katie is moving!

So Katie has decided it's better to move than to stay in one spot or try to roll everywhere. Katie has learned to pull herself up and stand, although she doesn't stay standing for long.









She is also kinda crawling she gets up on her knees then launches forward onto her belly.



As most babies do she loves her reflection very much, she will "kiss" it whenever possible.

Katie is Six monthes old!

I can hardly believe our little lady Katie is six months old. All the things she can do now amaze me. Six months ago she was sleeping all most the time and could have cared less about her toys. Now she's awake a lot more and loves to play with her toys and is ready for some new ones. Her little body is so strong she can roll all over and sit on her own. She loves to talk and blab and hear the sounds she can make. Everyday I look at Katie and feel so grateful for such a beautiful baby.

Back In The Day & Today

In honor of mothers day here is a picture of me not to long after I found out I was expecting. I was feeling much more pregnant than I looked. We were camping and hiking in Zions for a few days.

Today we went to Layton to visit John's grandma Twila. Katie and I played on a blanket and she sat up all by herself for the first time. Isn't she cute! I can hardly believe how big she is getting.

Food Glorious Food

Yesterday John really wanted to try giving Katie some cereal I had planned on starting her Saturday but figured it would be fine to start. She sat up so good in the high chair while waited for her cereal to be made.

We kept the cereal fairly runny and Katie opened wide for the spoon but once the cereal was in her mouth she didn't really know what to do.

So she just let the food dribble out of her mouth. She actually made a "this is gross" face but was distracted by the camera. I'll post a picture when she's a pro with solid food.

Katie walking with Daddy.

Katie walking with Daddy on her 3 month birthday. I love watching her little legs move!