Going to the Zoo

We took Katelyn to the zoo for the first time over the weekend. She spent more time staring at all of the people then she did looking at the animals. She did enjoy the carousel as well as seeing the animals in the petting zoo, as long as they did not get too close. The goats tried to lick her hand and the donkey snorted at her. Both were causes for distress. However, the sheep got the most attention from her because, as I fed them the alfalfa pellets near her in order to get a couple of pictures, she thought I was feeding them her snacks. She proceeded to yell at them and push their heads away fairly forcefully. :)

After the zoo, we went to one of our favorite restaurants, the House of Prime Rib. It was there that Katelyn had what can only be described as the best meal of her life. Anything and everything we put in front of her, she gobbled down like there was no tomorrow. Food on Daddy's plate was much tastier than the food we offered her, too. She had sourdough bread, salad, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, prime rib, and a bit of corn bread with butter for dessert. Her face was coated in potato as she also insisted on feeding herself for the entire meal. :)

Moving Up in the World

Katelyn is moving up in the world, or at least trying to, one step at a time. She has discovered that she can go up stairs to chase the cats. They are less than impressed by this development but Katelyn could not be happier. She is getting more confident every day in her ability to explore her world on her own and this is a big step.

We sit right next to or right behind her as she makes her attempts and she has managed to get partially onto the second step so far. The cats sit about 7 steps up and stare at her disapprovingly as she makes her way toward them. She loves following them around the living room and has even caught up to them a couple of times when they are looking the other way. :)

10 Months update

At ten months, Katelyn is a very active and curious baby. She is now over 20 pounds and prefers to have regular food at all meals. She loves Turkey and Pistrami as well as fresh fruit. Sourdough bread is also still a favorite, as are crackers of all sorts.


She is crawling with great confidence at this point and can even stand on her own for extended periods of time once she has reached that position. She is now activly following the cats and trying to get to them as they move around. She also is no longer at all content to be in her exersaucer, which she used to love. She loves looking at magazines and ripping out the pictures.