Learning New Skills

Katelyn has been learning how to use utensils when eating. Her first forray was an extremely messy undertaking but she had a lot of fun trying to get the yogurt back off the tray and onto the spoon so she could eat it. Her fingers are still her preferred method, but she is starting to understand that the spoon and fork could be useful too.

She is also getting closer and closer to talking. She babbles on all the time now, sometimes for 10 minutes or more. She still sings along with the radio, sometimes, but more and more it seems like she is trying to tell us what she is thinking about things. She is immitating us more and more each day and has mastered clicking her tongue and smacking her lips. She tends to do the latter a lot when she is eating something she really likes.

Baby Steps

Saturday, September 1st, Katelyn took her first steps!!!!

There were 3 of them and she promptly sat down right after, but she did it without holding on to anyone or any thing. A few minutes later she took 4 more steps across the floor. Monday she got even braver and took a few more steps all on her own, this time with more deliberate intent and purpose. She will be running around the house before we know it. I will post pics as soon as I can.

Oh, What a Year!!

Katelyn has hit the One Year mark, and we couldn't be happier!! She has grown so very much since she was born last August, we can hardly believe she is the same little person we were handed late that night.

We had a party at one of our favorite restaurants and many good friends came to celebrate with us. Katelyn got her very own cake to eat. She was very dainty at first, only putting a finger in the frosting and licking it off. It took about 5 minutes before she really dug into the thing, but when she did, she went all out. Here she is covered completely with pink frosting and loving every minute of it.

She is constantly on the move and always exploring. She enjoys music, cats, and playing with her blocks. Her newest find is Legos and she is working on mastering putting the pieces together so they stick. She has gotten very good at it but gets frustrated when they won't line up for her right away.

Pizza.....Yummmmm

Katelyn had some of my pizza the other day. She seemed to really enjoy it both because she got to eat Mommy's food and she really liked the taste. It did make a bit of a mess, though, and she had to have a bath.

She has gotten a bit too big for the baby tub now and has moved onto the big tub. We got a bumper for it so she can't hit her head on the side of it. We also got a mirror for her because she loves seeing her reflection. She enjoys her baths even more than before now cuz she can move around. And a big plus is most of the water stays in the tub instead of ending up on the floor like it did before. :)

11 Months Update

Katelyn is now 11 months old and learning new tricks everyday. She is going to swim class with Mommy and loves being in the water. She splashes and screeches while we play the games with the other members of the class. She has so much fun in the pool, she hates when it is time to get out.

She got a music set recently, complete with a drum, tambourine, castanets and maracas. She loves to play with them and carries the castanets around the living room. She is even getting the hang of using the drumsticks on the drum, although once in a while she thinks the cat makes a good drum too. ;)