She is such a fun girl these days. Lots of smiles and laughs, with occasional squealing :) . She is really quite a happy girl. She loves bath time--she always takes her bath with mom or dad in the tub with her, and she loves to kick her legs and play with her turtles. And when I say play, I mean she tries really hard to get the turtles in her mouth! I think we'll have to take her swimming at the pool one of these days!
She's really into standing up now too. When we hold her in a sitting position, it's not very long before she arches her back and kicks her legs out to try and get into a standing position. She just wants to see what's going on and be a part of all the action.
She's started to pay more attention to other kids, especially her friends Aidan and Charlotte. Aidan is 3 1/2 years, and Charlotte is 1 yr and Kate is so interested in what they are doing! I think she's taking notes, saying to herself, "they stand up and then move their legs...hmmm..wonder if I can do that?" Pretty soon she'll be chasing after them!
I think it won't be long now until she starts eating some food too. She's been very interested in watching us eat, and lately she's grabbing my cup whenever I'm holding one. I'll let her mouth it, and she just drools all over it!
She's also reaching for everything that's within 6 inches of her. Toys, the phone, clothes, anything--we're definately more on the baby-proofing thoughts these days because of that. She's keeping us on our toes!
Sleep's been more of a challenge this past month. She's continued with waking every 3-4 hours at night, despite the pleading her mother does to return to the 7-9 hour stretches. I know, I know, it was too good to be true, but a girl can try, can't she?! Actually the past couple nights have been a bit better...we've warmed up her room a bit and she slept 6.5 and 7.5 hours. Maybe we've found the magic potion...
Ok, enough with the written updates. I know you're hankering for more pics, so here you go! Thanks also for all the comments from the last post. It's so nice to see who's checking up on us. We appreciate you thinking about us!
Enjoy,
Love
Julie
I'm too cool for my sunglasses.
Admiring my first Valentine's Day card from Grandma
It's so fun to play with friends! (Left to right: Avery, Linnea, Kate, Amelia)
You are so funny, momma!
Lovin' daddy time!
