Tooth!

Kate got her first tooth last weekend! It is still just the very tip, but definitely a tooth!

She also got her first stomach virus this weekend and was very kind and shared it with me. We went to our first playgroup on Friday morning, and all the kids who had been there got sick. Poor Loren's first Father's Day was spent taking care of two sick girls. He did manage to avoid the bug, though.

9 months

It has been hot hot hot here in NC the past few weeks. Loren has really wanted to do without the a/c, so we've been trying to all bear it, but it was too much the past few nights. Kate woke up with beads of sweat all down her back so we caved. Speaking of sleeping, the past 4 nights Kate has only been up 2x each night! Woohoo!

For Loren's birthday, we went to Jordan Lake and spent the afternoon in the water and playing on the beach. Loren did some windsurfing and I tried, but didn't have much luck!

Kate's latest accomplishment is clapping. She is so close to standing on her own, but I don't think she realizes that she could yet. She was a subject for a hearing study where they trained her to look at some dancing toys whenever she heard a certain sound. It was so cute to see her learn!

Kate wasn't too sure about this potato, but she took a huge bite anyway! She is a picky eater for Mommy, but eats pretty well for everyone else. She does try to undress me when she wants to nurse. We are still working on sleep. At this point, Kate wakes up to nurse about 10-15 times per night, so we are going to try to start more of a bedtime routine to see if we can reduce that number a bit.

8 months

Mommy's little helper

Kate has now become an "expert" crawler, she is so fast! She has also mastered pulling up on EVERYTHING and cruises around our house on the window ledges and furniture. She is into everything and loves to be right in the middle of the action, so she helps with laundry, dishes, vacuuming, gardening, you name it. We are looking forward to Nana's visit tomorrow and can't wait for the pool to open next week! It has been beautiful weather here and we spent yesterday planting bushes along the side of our house.

7 months and crawling

Kate is a little over 7 months and crawling everywhere! She graduated from scooting to a hands and knees crawl on her 7mo birthday. Now she loves to head for the cat food and water, the fireplace and the kitchen floor. She also does the "monkey walk" where she gets around on her hands and feet with her little behind way up in the air. It is so cute! She can also pull herself up and stand on the edge of the toy bin, the coffee table and almost on the windowsil. I also discovered her standing in her crib this week, so we had to move it down so she won't jump out. However, she has no concept of balance, so she often lets go and falls all the way to the floor, "bonking" herself quite often. She likes to eat Teddy Puffs and banana, but still isn't fond of the spoon. She loves when you clap for her and cries when you take something away. Stella loves to rub against her face and Kate finds this hilarious. We are going to try to use cloth diapers now for a while--at home only. They just seem so much more comfortable. Aunt Beedoh was here last week and Kate had a bit of a cold, so she was kind of grouchy. Hopefully we didn't scare Beedoh away--we are hoping she will come be our nanny this summer! Kate's language skills are developing, too. She says "bababa, dadada and mum mum mum," but my favorite is panting in a somewhat panicked tone when she wants to nurse. We've recently been having a battle with bedtime which wasn't a problem before. She's been getting some late naps, which I suspect is the cause. Recently she has been up until 10:30 or 11pm--past my bedtime!!


School is going well for me. I have two implants and two GTRs coming up and it is fun to have more surgery appointments. My research was contingintly approved by the IRB this week, so I just have to make a few minor changes to my forms and that will be ready to go, too.



Loren is hoping to go windsurfing this afternoon, but there is little wind. It has been beautiful weather here!

Swimming

We went swimming today with Amy and Addison. Kate had such a good time! She is going to love the pool this summer.