Another Big Day

Today was another big day for Katie, she left Pennsylvania for the first time! We went down to Linthicum, Maryland to have lunch with Nat and to introduce her to all of his co-workers. Once again she surprised us all by sleeping the whole way down to his office, staying happy and alert while being passed around and then sleeping the whole way back to York. I would have taken pictures but one of the places Nat works doesn't allow cameras so we forgot to take any pictures at all! Anyhow, she did well and as a bonus she has been sleeping from 10pm- 5:30am for us now so it is all smiles from us here!!

I just had to add this picture to show all of her crazy drool, still no sign of teeth but the drool is coming in nicely!!

Happy Easter!

Today we spent the first part of the Easter holiday visiting with the Tillotson's, after they spent two hours at Mass!! Tilly's son Ben is so big, I can't believe how cute he is and how expansive his vocabulary is for a 22 month old. We had fun watching him get jealous when his "Mimi", Grandmother, was holding Katie and not him and it gave Nat and I a small window on the biggining stages of the terrible 2's. After our visit with the whole clan we hopped over to my parents house for some Easter treats!! Of course like the previous night there was some spoiling of Katie going on, new outfits, stuffed animals and books. The picture above is my Mother holding Katie who is holding her new bunny. The picture below is my dad holding Katie while watching Elmocize, she thought it was cool for about 5 minutes. I took my Mom over to see our new house under construction and then it was back home for a much needed nap. And now I'm going to bed because even writing this is making me tired!!!

Easter from the Burt's

Tonight, Saturday night, we went over to Nat's parents house to celebrate Easter. As usual Katie was spoiled with hugs, kisses and cute little outfits. She really was a good baby tonight, playing with her Aunt Christy, taking walks with Grandpa and even licking her lips and watching Great-Grandma drink her wine. (That's my little Italian princess!!) I hope everybody has a good Easter weekend with their friends and families and try to enjoy the weather if you are an East Coaster!! (Is it really spring?)

Easter at Grandma and Grandpa Burt's!! (pt.2)

Katie and Great-Grandma Lucia.
Katie and Aunt Christy, they had a nice long stroll around the house.
Katie and Grandma, as you can see Katie likes to have her picture taken.....

Happy Good Friday!!

Katie and I went to the outlets in Lancaster on Tuesday with Michelle and Makenzie and Katie got a new stuffed Lamb from the Pottery Barn Outlet. As you can tell she really, really likes the lamb and with her new crazy gripping skills I am having some issues with her putting it down. Oh and she also likes to pull my hair; ah discovery of power!!! Have a Happy Easter!!

Katie's Trip

This past Sunday was Katie's first visit outside of York County. Now I know that sounds bad seeing as how she will be 5 months old in five days but you have to remember that for the first three months she wasn't allowed out of the house and then when she was allowed out it wouldn't stop snowing! Anyhow, we had a good trip to Nat's Grandfather's house, she slept the whole way there and wasn't too bothered by being awake in a new place. She got a bit fussy when it was time to eat but other than that she was pretty good. In all not a bad visit.
I'm telling you this girl is teething, you can see she is trying really hard to shove her entire fist into her mouth; I wish you could see the drool!!
Nat's Grandfather and his wife Carole got this little bunny for Katie for Easter and she held on to it the entire ride home from Lancaster. I eventually had to take it away from her because she started chewing on it and the little fur was coming off in her mouth. I should have known that would happen, she's a little gopher gnawing on EVERYTHING!!!

Two Cuties Jumping

My friend Donna posted this picture of her daughter Gabrielle jumping in her Jumperoo while staring at the parrott and I thought, I think I have the same picture?! So I thought that I would do a brief advertisment for the Rainforrest Jumperoo.......our babies LOVE them!! Just look....

Saturday Fun!

Taking a mid-morning nap with Katie, obviously she gets all of the good sleep and I stare most of the time.
Katie's first trip to the Farmers Market in York. I think she got all excited because we were in front of the candy counter. (We didn't buy anything....)
Happy Katie over at Heather and Brandon's house. We were over checking on the progress of our new house which is right across the street from their house, by the way the house is framed already!!

Out Walking With Daddy!

Today was a big day in the life of Katie. First, she had her first meal in a resturant when Heather invited us for lunch at Box Hill. She did really well staring at the bugs on her car seat, then sitting in my lap and eventually falling asleep. Then when Nat came home we went for a little walk up to the swing set behind the horse pasture where she and Nat played for about 15 minutes. When we came home she was playing in her Jumperoo and starting to get a bit fussy so I starting making funny noises and flapping my arms around when she let out a nice belly laugh, her first. Up until now she has just let out one long "Ha" but today she giggled, it was AWESOME!! Well that was our Friday, more from us later this weekend when she takes her first trip out of the county to visit her Great-Grandfather in Lancaster....
I think she is teething so basically everything is a chew toy!
Me and my Daddy goin' for a stroll!!

Still #1

Her Favorite toy is still the jumperoo, man does she love this one!!!

Getting Bigger!

Today at weigh in she was 13 lbs. and 2 oz., getting fatty! I LOVE IT!!
Naked Katie, just cute!
Getting out of the tub, I tried to get a smile but I just couldn't coax one out of her.

Our Swinging Day!

Katie and I took advantage of the 80 degree day by heading to our neighborhood swingset and having some fun. Luckily my friend Mandy and her boys Chase and Mark (little guy in this picture) came along to keep us company and take some pictures. She has an issue with wind blowing in her face, she gulps air every gust, so we only stayed out for about 15 minutes. I guess we have to work on that!!

Happy Birthday Grammy!!

Me and my Grammy!!!
Chillin' with Uncle Tim.
Gettin' my freakout on with Aunt Liz!!

Random Pictures

Scout eyeing up Katie's lunch!!
Fun time with Daddy, yes that is "The View" on the TV and I was watching it, not Nat. (Just in case there were questions!!)
My sweet Kate.

My First Solid!

Katie had her first taste of big kid food today at 10:30am. She ended up having about 5 spoonfuls of her rice cereal before she had enough and wanted her bottle. I guess she got the taste of formula in her mouth and wondered why it wasn't continually coming, got ticked and decided she was done. She used her special spoon that her Grandpa Sylvanus bought when she was born and some cups that her cousin Allison bought for her. We will try again tomorrow and see if we have any more success, I hear it takes about a week for them to understand solid foods?
Katie's first confusing bite in her big girl high chair.
The end result and yes the bib we tried was way too big, we get that now.

Happy Friday!

Katie is starting to drool a bit, we are wondering if teeth are on the way or if she's just a frothy kinda gal?!
She couldn't stop looking at the flowers which I thought was hilarious but I guess the funny is in the eye of the beholder because it really isn't all THAT funny.

My baby can read!!! Obviously I'm kidding but this was too cute! She can usually hold the book for about 5 seconds before she forgets what she's doing and drops it on the floor. Also in this picture you can tell she's really looking at the book, with intensity, which I like!

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!!!

Hangin' With Kate!

Me and Daddy reading my favorite book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Watching the Busch race on Saturday, Uncle Doug is so happy that I love NASCAR!!!
Me and Daddy holding hands and watching "The Birds". Daddy was a bit scared so I thought I would calm him down by holding his hand!!

Guess Who's 4 Months Old

Our big girl is 4 months old today! I can't believe that she has been with us that long already and oddly enough one year ago I wasn't even pregnant. As you can see she is getting some needed fat on her bones and she is really grabbing at books and toys ,Mommy's hair, whatever she can get her hands on to. Well we are knee deep in play time here so I have to run.........

Katie's Baptism

Katie was Baptized this past Sunday, March 4th at the 11 o'clock service at First Presbyterian Church of York with Dr. John Morgan presiding as pastor. She was fantastic, not only didn't she cry but she actually giggled at the celing lights in the church during the 20 minute sermon. Go figure?! She did start gettting a bit agitated during the end of the service so Nat and I took her out of the chuch and walked around the building a bit and to our surprise she fell fast asleep. Unbelievable, I was so scared she was going to be nutty and she was an angel..........I'll post more pictures as I get them, there were about 30 family members with cameras so I'm sure I'll get more soon!

In other Katie news she will be 4 months old on Thursday, can you believe it! She had her 4 month exam last Tuesday (her shot schedule is wacky because of her being a preemie.) She weighed in at 11 lbs. 7.5 oz. and measured in at 23.25 inches. Her head grew 2 inches in circumference, which Nat and I both could tell from holding her all of the time. She is developmentally on schedule too, which is always something that is up in the air for premature babies, but Katie is holding her head, grabbing for things, and babbeling up a storm. GO KATE! Ok well I am still working on cleaning up from yesterdays festivities so while she's in her swing I better hop to it! Have a good week!