tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44395754584848591872024-03-06T01:05:57.541-08:00Catherine Elaine HawleyLove letters to my babyAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-69435439858940123162012-06-16T20:58:00.000-07:002012-06-18T19:39:12.157-07:00Seven Months<p>Dear Baby Catherine,</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-botMJ-r5jh4/T9_lKk1Bu8I/AAAAAAAAWeQ/EWoTKZO0ZKU/s1600-h/DSC01391%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01391" border="0" alt="DSC01391" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ckNVIhSRhnE/T9_lLQpddfI/AAAAAAAAWeY/YDvVwnK5ncs/DSC01391_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-n6mVlsOZEGE/T9_lMu5cX0I/AAAAAAAAWeg/yoWMbXelXrs/s1600-h/DSC01409%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01409" border="0" alt="DSC01409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhf7j_0CeH6G5kIVRX6ltOi8HJq0I5X1HbnZiqDJ3ww1vYRzehI55SIIauVmh5IBuKsTjOZwLW8_VAMXBC4wDfEgyAaMvC5c106IoPK-Z9_evclBsR8hae236582BjvW-Tuo1w7KcWeWM/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kIdhA_awng8/T9_lPGqg4GI/AAAAAAAAWew/H1VCTCKnfu8/s1600-h/DSC01424%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01424" border="0" alt="DSC01424" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8y6XfAadvLI/T9_lPy-SQKI/AAAAAAAAWe4/rce3gEM5RQ4/DSC01424_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6MJY395R8eU/T9_lQ3qBE9I/AAAAAAAAWfA/0Fgd4ni440M/s1600-h/DSC01432%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01432" border="0" alt="DSC01432" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZVWm7VQqtBI/T9_lTM6bu9I/AAAAAAAAWfI/fQ758QqRYqE/DSC01432_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Your seventh month started out with a bang! You had been nervous when we’d put you in the sink for a bath, but getting in the pool at Lowie and Paul’s house changed everything. We’ve been there a few times now and you love to swim! It helps that the water is as warm as the bath, you can hang on to us as we walk around, and you have two crazy-fun cousins. This is one of your new favorite activities.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qUM4onKpHRo/T9_lUciC3cI/AAAAAAAAWfQ/5qKNj3axcpk/s1600-h/DSC01463%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01463" border="0" alt="DSC01463" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gpwrPsauicM/T9_lVGBJlcI/AAAAAAAAWfY/sfR1v6cSd3o/DSC01463_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>You rolled over well, but at the beginning of the month, you were not yet confident enough to get up and move.  Here you are crying because you want to be held, but you can’t get to any of us so we can pick you up.  By the end of the month you had mastered army crawling and had moved on to regular crawling.  You still use one knee and one foot sometimes, but you are crawling, and you are getting faster!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-27nzKdOQlzI/T9_lWhtqItI/AAAAAAAAWfg/mYmcSB6CTqI/s1600-h/DSC01475%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01475" border="0" alt="DSC01475" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ilnaa2MJuTk/T9_lXprkrFI/AAAAAAAAWfo/jWSbVxWKeyU/DSC01475_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>This is how you look when I come upstairs to get you in the morning.  What a joy it is to see how happy you are to wake to another day.  What makes this even more special, is that now I get to see your bright face every morning.  We have been enjoying my summer break, which lets me be home with you every single day!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ddYLYWNu5juM60EUhFCpH0XOrv77dKcHaxOwzyYq-ZWoWAugH37IuX5ZWkLeaRnzKF5dpxB4w1eww_BmwxymigXyydVQISTFxxoMIK7sJRCLlftBVUeN8ukX05yTWw-gqj58n7m5pYM/s1600-h/DSC01384%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01384" border="0" alt="DSC01384" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fPW4Kl7H5Us/T9_lZwXKWpI/AAAAAAAAWf4/KPuCJzx-qnQ/DSC01384_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>You love hanging out with us and since Daddy and I are both home for the summer, we do a lot of hanging out.  You are getting better at holding your own bottle but you get frustrated when you can’t get anything out of it.  Soon enough you will learn that you need to tip it even higher as you empty it.  Along with your daily bottles, you continue to work on solid foods.  This month you tried beets, hummus, red peppers, oatmeal, broccoli, and BBQ sauce.  You loved every thing you tried!  We are so happy to see that you are a good eater.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHQJCc_9lI7Fl8d6-Qv0PygtD1QP0fh_usuDszy9cHE8KIyRJqeS-G3r8w0rYXPOYJtfmpf8WEJ2xT-FhkdMbboMivFtDbz3qKiztWFrAfVpxSum0uykrsTN2x4GBOp7IOdR-N-2BubU/s1600-h/DSC01486%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01486" border="0" alt="DSC01486" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-J_AxfF5TvmQ/T9_lbkspkSI/AAAAAAAAWgI/uj3tMkjbZ_A/DSC01486_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2AZj4MPLaFw/T9_ldI4frII/AAAAAAAAWgQ/C-7uF102RSs/s1600-h/DSC01487%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01487" border="0" alt="DSC01487" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iKVgjsao6kY/T9_ldjWZ6rI/AAAAAAAAWgY/PEIot9RM2io/DSC01487_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>No teeth yet as of May 24, but that changed by the end of the month!  We spend some afternoons relaxing on the deck and being silly.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MGGc_1yeO28/T9_le1jMgEI/AAAAAAAAWgg/OwFLRaFbB4s/s1600-h/DSC01499%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01499" border="0" alt="DSC01499" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-O_5aZzmJXgg/T9_lgEFAfbI/AAAAAAAAWgo/wLoJF1ryGo0/DSC01499_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ke9uEO_L2Y4/T9_lhyjH4VI/AAAAAAAAWgw/LWXzzwOpzik/s1600-h/DSC01508%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01508" border="0" alt="DSC01508" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-q_wGbSjk-7k/T9_lionrEhI/AAAAAAAAWg4/u7zFUYUqMIA/DSC01508_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="202" height="156" /></a></p> <p>You love the kitties and are excited when we go to the Neumann house because those cats are much more interested in you than our cats are.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DRJ0oz-y2U8/T9_ljxSlLBI/AAAAAAAAWhA/UqEVYTC5HBw/s1600-h/DSC01506%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01506" border="0" alt="DSC01506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XkTY3HIEP1JwXIgoswirI7c8ooocOGmLKQ69SVogkamE5P1LYKRca7g9HQlIxDy8TRhtxT7XvP33GSDsjlGFNNy_h81_dSvSHEFJGBtm80_tvzhunu3X92yNMW3OHChPh97W9G89PkI/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>While you are almost always happy, we do have occasional sad times.  You get frustrated when you can’t move like you want to or when we don’t pick you up when you want us to.  Here we were encouraging you to try crawling but you were not into it.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-y0GgA0--v28/T9_ll26A5rI/AAAAAAAAWhQ/J5rifvxzBac/s1600-h/DSC01517%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; 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border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01536" border="0" alt="DSC01536" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mIwtWgpukU8/T9_lqa-BjCI/AAAAAAAAWh4/M6gFm3Frz-s/DSC01536_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Your stability is getting better every day.  You can’t sit yourself up yet, but if we sit you up, you can stay upright for a while and play with us.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ECjTq5nK_4c/T9_lsXkMz1I/AAAAAAAAWiA/p6tOZEqjOmg/s1600-h/DSC01542%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01542" border="0" alt="DSC01542" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NJDKmFgANuc/T9_ltO6KABI/AAAAAAAAWiI/skVOet4KKN4/DSC01542_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Lots of time is spent getting to know people and objects by touching them.  You enjoy putting your hands in other peoples’ mouths as much as in your own.  Luckily, Grandma Hawley doesn’t mind.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oIwbJlT7bl8/T9_luQT5BbI/AAAAAAAAWiQ/Lt-iezFittc/s1600-h/DSC01553%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01553" border="0" alt="DSC01553" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLL8oDG2G_SGSJ0fQKcs43tzkFZMHF-bgBpPWPhoIiMAxNxVwX8GWtv1Z0zMeHB5u_JFK21uXMDzEv_lUCNpNuQJzSaROPspl4mi7Q3hY4-5PyzPu5gC0UDTr2X0I3iZ9-dvN4UjoQPw/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>You and Daddy hung out together at the Memorial Day picnic at the Paris Farm.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iHS8_q1VfHg/T9_lwIuwJvI/AAAAAAAAWig/P5mz2kJjuXQ/s1600-h/DSC01555%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01555" border="0" alt="DSC01555" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wng022ujhJM/T9_lxXPWIsI/AAAAAAAAWio/MYZsgIjhBgM/DSC01555_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3DjDKwlVn8F2YwVXjRo-UJeu2RTbJaXukOhg31rg12IqMMBBzNcthTX-KIF7VycoF2YE4IdwEeY6gtOL-r3RNOzqjWv3moPlpHslnMntzh_6QQqv3YONvmbpfrKFowfr0kYQAZjNtRk/s1600-h/DSC01544%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01544" border="0" alt="DSC01544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofX4VpD9I2R9-1pux0c4LOjOchn2G8ivyLxhFl7R77I5aAf50PD_iHRvPG199ovtj-yqaLzjaPZLwz91fBxyK1WQvCVyVuXyfldJsBOciPRxZBbto9xy1sVr-AsOyPLr_6dW6cUlAysI/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aUgECVfOubE/T9_l0mwa8aI/AAAAAAAAWjA/vtKPlu-S5i0/s1600-h/DSC01556%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01556" border="0" alt="DSC01556" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KLFZ_KZY990/T9_l1NDVrqI/AAAAAAAAWjI/hvTYgOUv0ok/DSC01556_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>You also hung out with the cousins.  While you enjoyed sitting in Uncle Mark’s lap with Leah, you also looked like you felt like one of the big girls as you played on the blanket with them.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-s1Vxtek-Aas/T9_l2P7tXKI/AAAAAAAAWjQ/VH5F9P4n8YI/s1600-h/DSC01560%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01560" border="0" alt="DSC01560" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OLFkyu2lPAc/T9_l2633QTI/AAAAAAAAWjY/G3DBII-RXKg/DSC01560_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>Quiet time with Grandpa Hawley.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQf_6iATy1i42KbbgZsxuhRn9wJlxIgC5i-Ph35ZoguJIW6EvbXKcboxPoLHNoqEsnmwcOiVyYokf33SuODgVsmz1Eqn0WoXmnldZ_xwMLJU2a9rfcupAL6BfVDq47Uea_kXMBtV8WV4/s1600-h/DSC01563%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01563" border="0" alt="DSC01563" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hTUPfWIBdCg/T9_l4sm9CQI/AAAAAAAAWjo/zrKp2Bpv7Nc/DSC01563_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-b7rOsxPu4Kk/T9_l59_Q99I/AAAAAAAAWjw/quM48lyJSQk/s1600-h/DSC01571%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01571" border="0" alt="DSC01571" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FS0Gw6evuV4/T9_l6oDbJaI/AAAAAAAAWj4/EWyei3PAWtA/DSC01571_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K9n8nm4h2BY/T9_l7hFoAxI/AAAAAAAAWkA/v2pYtXuzUhA/s1600-h/DSC01576%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01576" border="0" alt="DSC01576" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MiGj5gsoaaQ/T9_l8i6j9oI/AAAAAAAAWkI/JuN5LlW1hXs/DSC01576_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Phoebe playing in the sandbox just beyond your blanket was motivation to get you moving!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nSylJnwdsoI/T9_l9m2greI/AAAAAAAAWkQ/aE6HnDAEf2M/s1600-h/100_4033%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_4033" border="0" alt="100_4033" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zR1P9A8krGs/T9_l-aLsEWI/AAAAAAAAWkY/lp80HmWeQoI/100_4033_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a>Elisa came to visit one afternoon and you actually fell asleep!  You had decided that you didn’t need to take naps for a few days before her visit, but sitting outside on her lap convinced you to sleep—and you ended up sleeping for 3.5 hours!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lZsqKArtOLA/T9_l_tuLctI/AAAAAAAAWkg/zxPYnvm_qeA/s1600-h/100_4020%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_4020" border="0" alt="100_4020" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-elJmqS2T-KE/T9_mBNGzd1I/AAAAAAAAWko/ReZvYF-YrIg/100_4020_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SO69OShs0Ko/T9_mCMTnFoI/AAAAAAAAWkw/SzI3K5YH8DA/s1600-h/DSC01604%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01604" border="0" alt="DSC01604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv632fgDIZmNDpK2TGIBgbhyvDvfZ0_zFyhFklORjgNzl_nVwjqIPjcb85BbcnmWQ3IpjpdOgPcOhLvVb4rcBs2u5VvQvv463ixGSrY19Cqdi8RmTRxTHdaS_4Wb7EX3m83OCQNqzHos4/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>On the first weekend in June, we went to Turkey Run State Park with Nate, Heather, and Corinne.  We went on two hikes on Sunday afternoon.  You rode in the Ergo for the second time.  You still aren’t quite big enough for being on someone’s back, but you enjoyed looking up at all the trees and rock formations around us.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FT3t_SlodiDhnj9OOfRZk67GPa0dhO156xI0cFCDJcc6XBSIxfOES4f7kpAO6Gnu0tVwjQWdslgH1vLVKvO64LSkZq1ngHm17UCpQolAb4859EnybCAvmibAtGmRsoAmP6KI1aONaPI/s1600-h/DSC01612%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01600" border="0" alt="DSC01600" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XrnGLHR7UKk/T9_mMlY2kYI/AAAAAAAAWmI/rbQf2I06WUE/DSC01600_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>In other news, you started wearing cloth diapers this month!  We switch between cloth and disposable and when we are at home, you get cloth ones!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRuLXu5CPCXpcrdHnlTbD1TrV82oz51eTPRmyaNs9KejEXTLcrPxa25jV89HFE9W1_Bz7wEMEX48WHlu5tl8SsbKHWtiG-wiE4RQu_8B1K-aJl_HVkB60awknZ3MFa9CVCusne_UcVfY/s1600-h/100_4045%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_4045" border="0" alt="100_4045" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-N7tpt1oLWfA/T9_mON99K4I/AAAAAAAAWmY/ptbfRZB8JX4/100_4045_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>As you are growing bigger, you need more space to play. You also are more comfortable with baths now that you like swimming.  You’ve started taking your baths in the kitchen sink.  Playing with the washcloths, ducky, and the faucet are all lots of fun.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IN4X1GA7jfE/T9_mPF_XMHI/AAAAAAAAWmg/xlCUnCGyBqc/s1600-h/100_4053%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_4053" border="0" alt="100_4053" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCZIZYPuJlf4E08C0mIu4PZWcK2YnizxY9xmy3BAD39Z6uYhL1nbABvQ8koOoiJ2SiLguVoIb5rgU6O9uY94ba5GxaC4twDQbwaK2qaVeqDM5YC0ireNvtn3zTgkrHuf_5yyA9-xZjP0/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqLreGt2WjRL8zVWJDg2w1WiYEUM3QG3Hk1_VzP8gDabOhEKA48falWJg_kr2Difq2bujYhosK-e1EGXmGIoiepnxt3YAC9Z-wIMMBQYJmXB01jUjsU6KwyMhW6vTYlpWh4JoIEjp-rA/s1600-h/100_4049%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_4049" border="0" alt="100_4049" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-P6_OesgzbJg/T9_mSN-t8OI/AAAAAAAAWm4/piSUbMVfio0/100_4049_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Your seventh month ended like it began – with a trip to the pool.  This time, Corinne was in town and joined us.  You found a ball and liked playing with that and you shared your floaty, too.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT812F0PUyi0hkWKIIwe2WVkHIZunwEE2iDd7_naSffdP6tqiOOkbx2c4F8OGPHpy76Q3kbXGatkI1afABmJw6YnkWbiwd93G5aaQqKt_O1YS2-v6o_oDvdneFSy-kCjYOMs_5oZElJ_E/s1600-h/DSC01755%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01755" border="0" alt="DSC01755" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xvyCkGbWd_A/T9_mTvzYbnI/AAAAAAAAWnI/4it4wEISyt4/DSC01755_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>I feel so blessed to be your mom and to see how you grow and change each day.  You have an amazing personality and your communication skills are growing.  Each day you smile more, babble more, and make more one-syllable sounds that soon enough will become words.  You’ve begun to push things away when you don’t want them and let us know how you feel about things.  You are showing your independence!  </p> <p>Your next month will bring more traveling, more relaxing, and more milestones.  I can’t wait to continue growing with you, Baby Catherine.  </p> <p>I love you,</p> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px !important; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial" border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85909/allison0309/3a7a43b92b96faa83cd546d10bbdd0b5.png" /></a> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-24422565996579367912012-05-18T19:48:00.000-07:002012-06-13T11:34:48.235-07:00Six Months<p>Dear Baby Catherine,</p> <p>Six months ago this week, we finally met you.  After dreaming about you and feeling you grow and kick for nine months, you had arrived.  That day was one of the happiest days of my life.  I can hardly believe it’s already been six months since I sat in that hospital bed and stared at you, wondering what our lives would be like with you.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zQewDbBrCQY/T9jc325T6_I/AAAAAAAAWco/9ketilPHvHI/s1600-h/100_3937%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3937" border="0" alt="100_3937" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VQSdSrsWmAg/T9jc4gQHtqI/AAAAAAAAWcw/Yv2QrS106SI/100_3937_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>You continue to grow and learn so much every day.  Today you went to visit Dr. Lane for your six-month check-up.  You now weigh 12 pounds, 2 ounces and you are 24 inches long.</p> <p>In the last month, you’ve had one big routine change.  Daddy is now home every day since his spring semester of school is finished.  Instead of going to Kristen’s house, you get to stay home with him!  You guys have lots of fun hanging out at home.  You help him work on his projects, and I think he takes naps with you.  That’s another big change—since there aren’t other kids around like there was at Kristen’s house, it’s a lot quieter.  You now take at least one, if not two, big naps every day.  You are still a good sleeper at night, too.  In fact, you spend every night upstairs in your crib now.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvL8DwJETd5cx5wIWVjp1Bautz_ygAkvRn_w0TxqXkEduLdPRc_eS5trp7VWE-4sAqPIDfKa_npurgTT5kAx9UL5zQeBtl0-0aCImp8lisEJoxQsyI2kAfI8zron4yZW2C2WVoPgJ3GE/s1600-h/100_39567.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3956" border="0" alt="100_3956" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2nUlEBHIois/T9jc6lJGRbI/AAAAAAAAWdA/0tuFbqMwtxQ/100_3956_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>At this point, you get up on your hands and knees quite a bit when we are playing on the floor, but you don’t yet crawl.  You have begun to army crawl and you use your arms and scoot on your belly, but when you try ‘real’ crawling, one hand is always stuck in place.  You can’t seem to figure out how to pick it up and move it when you move the rest of your body.</p> <p>Catherine, you have started to giggle.  Your giggle is one of the sweetest sounds I’ve ever heard.  You are so happy all the time, and a kiss on your neck or quick tickle when you get your diaper changed can lead to an eruption of giggles!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4-NMz9dtmss/T9jc75-EmQI/AAAAAAAAWdI/k3YFjOq_YhE/s1600-h/100_39627.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3962" border="0" alt="100_3962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXdI8FfVKnK6FMdiCFEZVesRuU0jGh-pS41mY7SDkHl3kvrWsArup2AZQDq0ZR90CdbtXyoYJeqPUqPuoLpS-tnQoWKbfYCClw510Cr31SqJmjnLUB25LBoC-rirZHyNBElLJsnfbOBA/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>You recognize other people, now.  When we meet up with Grandma or Grandpa Hawley, Aunt Mary, or any other family members, you light up and smile like you are seeing an old friend – and you are!  It makes us all so happy to see you recognizing others.  You love talking to everyone, also.  You mostly say ‘da da da’ or some form of babble, but it’s conversation to you and everyone loves to add their part to what you have to say.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rcWsvhTxuvs/T9jc9wfy0mI/AAAAAAAAWdY/A-gDowQTCNk/s1600-h/100_396710.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3967" border="0" alt="100_3967" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6_hDFgrsiLM/T9jc-5vC0FI/AAAAAAAAWdg/qLv4ecs12V8/100_3967_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>This month you have taken even more of an interest in Joey and Casey.  They tolerate you, but don’t try to come close.  The way you wave your arms and move startles them, but you don’t care.  You are sure you all should be friends and you try to touch them whenever you can.  Don’t worry—one day they will change and you WILL be good friends.  You will start to throw Joey’s toys for him to catch and you will start to pet Casey the way she wants to be petted and all of you will be happy.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7ip8hFAAbVJRO17zB12xRg10B3OWgEdNwBVsm-odU7Lfve6TqrYTTt5xhdIafNwHELIFsnohfIm2RanMUuLm_go6MFq4g3xt14EQ0i9Lo9-M9nRcXMqBsfao7Ys0R_MUWFSvghXlJTI/s1600-h/chat-0424126.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="chat 042412" border="0" alt="chat 042412" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Dzyt545O_mI/T9jdAnppSnI/AAAAAAAAWdw/WUfDrlu0Oa8/chat-042412_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139" /></a></p> <p>Catherine, I’ve said it before and I will say it again: you are growing so much!  You have started to sit this month.  You can’t sit yourself up yet, but if someone sets you on the floor in a sitting position, you can stay there and play or talk with us.  After a bit, though, you usually tip over.  We laugh when you do, but to you it’s a chance to move and you start trying to crawl again.  You are determined to move and get to the toys you want or to get to the next room if we move to do something.</p> <p>This month your favorite foods are sweet potatoes, peas, and carrots.  You tried green beans but you did not like them!  You also like to eat applesauce but we can’t convince you to eat any more rice cereal.  You still think you should eat whatever we are eating and I know you will enjoy everything we cook just as soon as you get some teeth!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZZw0TMp15AI/T9jdB4lEHwI/AAAAAAAAWd4/DNsEGYw7AYs/s1600-h/100_393511.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3935" border="0" alt="100_3935" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JKNRJ7IvHqpixGKsAxehkP8Emi5VnUJohfzhYH6-2RP1yXaN2_zM0LXnMw80XD_8DfIwKpDt-mv65IKGli1ymvuNiXzhEOKAOqCAQ5eyVHw4Dnw7qXfxq1NCj_WB48fpFCoTE473K3s/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>I love every minute of being your mom.  I love getting up with you in the night, when it’s just you and me rocking in the chair.  I love seeing your bright smile when I come home from the gym early in the morning.  I love how you light up when I come home from work in the afternoon.  I am so thankful that we were blessed with you.  I don’t know what our lives would be like without you.</p> <p>Enjoy your next month.  I can’t wait to see what you do next!</p> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px !important; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial" border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85909/allison0309/3a7a43b92b96faa83cd546d10bbdd0b5.png" /></a> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-84558994378934537722012-04-16T17:47:00.001-07:002012-04-16T17:47:44.250-07:00Five Months<p>Dear Baby Catherine,</p> <p>You are now five months old. It’s been a big month!</p> <p>The month started with (your favorite?) Auntie Ellen’s visit.  She was here during her spring break and we all had a great time playing.  She bought you a shirt that says, “My aunt is my BFF.”  You certainly thought so this week.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5ejG6jJ6B8g/T4y8UWL7F4I/AAAAAAAAWKs/ZelR7Tw7b4I/s1600-h/P3180056%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="P3180056" border="0" alt="P3180056" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LdnEQJoXFuU/T4y8VFH5FgI/AAAAAAAAWK0/ibWjWhpUrAE/P3180056_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--Gb9p3J3hyQ/T4y8WJgUjtI/AAAAAAAAWK8/Mxo8u1QckPA/s1600-h/100_3599%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3599" border="0" alt="100_3599" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qokcuTiMpMw/T4y8W3VaVdI/AAAAAAAAWLE/jEJTfFioDX4/100_3599_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a>We went to Cave Hill Cemetery to take photos with the spring flowers.  You finally love the camera (sometimes) and had a great time playing in the grass and dirt.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xnDaK15RmeU/T4y8YNZ3gmI/AAAAAAAAWLM/o8RDvRFWJCM/s1600-h/100_3603%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3603" border="0" alt="100_3603" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-taSJNIdyaYs/T4y8ZMzZYnI/AAAAAAAAWLU/soqsYarGVls/100_3603_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1nj582jtsKU/T4y8aBcF0SI/AAAAAAAAWLc/DUhNl9fgq1E/s1600-h/100_3628%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3653" border="0" alt="100_3653" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rHuIvU-IjJM/T4y8gxsuUNI/AAAAAAAAWME/LvE9mYZft6g/100_3653_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="201" height="158" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yRuSkgwEXSw/T4y8h8W9trI/AAAAAAAAWMM/NydgZq1Ve4U/s1600-h/100_3669%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3669" border="0" alt="100_3669" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1QPekIfwuok/T4y8i3tRAgI/AAAAAAAAWMU/omq4ej4iySk/100_3669_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="268" /></a>BFFs stopping for lunch at 5 Guys Burgers. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZdYsFxF7JFM/T4y8kZvWTZI/AAAAAAAAWMc/a-payL_faUU/s1600-h/100_3681%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3681" border="0" alt="100_3681" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EEHU8zmMU0c/T4y8lR3tGCI/AAAAAAAAWMk/Qr3Fn6bExic/100_3681_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>This month, sleep started to get the better of you.  You continued to try to stay awake through every activity, but once in a while, you’d have to have a quick nap.  Here, you feel asleep in Daddy’s lap while we were out to dinner with Ellen and Lowie and Paul.</p> <p>We’ve settled into a routine of work and day care, and although I would rather spend every day at home with you, it’s going pretty well.  We both love Kristen and you enjoy your time with her and the kids.  I leave school quickly after the students do so I can gather you in my arms and spend the evening with you.  Lately, you’ve just fallen asleep when I get to Kristen’s house as that is a quiet time there and there’s not a lot of action for you to watch.  You wake up when we put you in the car seat and then talk with me the whole ride home.  Just as we get to our house, you usually fall asleep again.  Your nap then allows me to unload anything I’ve brought home and get dinner started.  By the time Daddy gets home and dinner is ready, you are awake and ready to tell us about your day – and share any food you can get your hands on.  One of the biggest steps for you this month was solid food. You’d eaten rice cereal a few times already, but you continued to be more interested in what we were eating. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VQn_eIGywig/T4y8oXOEiMI/AAAAAAAAWMs/HzSL1aNDM-Y/s1600-h/100_3927%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3927" border="0" alt="100_3927" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-43CvHYbjmic/T4y8py4ZKqI/AAAAAAAAWM0/plzfMtggFb8/100_3927_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>Sweet potatoes are probably your favorite food right now. You eat them up and have begun to snatch the spoon away from us – you are determined to feed yourself just like you see us doing.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tRw4twlHZ08/T4y8q6VhhRI/AAAAAAAAWM8/n1vJaBV7At4/s1600-h/100_3704%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3704" border="0" alt="100_3704" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rjawp1BudnY/T4y8rnGrfwI/AAAAAAAAWNE/K_n3Urbm6YQ/100_3704_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>You’ve grown a lot this month.  At your 4 month doctor visit, you weighed in at 11 pounds, 8 ounces, and were 24 inches long.  You like to sit in the Bumbo when we are cleaning up our dinner dishes.  You aren’t quite big enough for it so you slip and fall over sometimes, but you enjoy being upright and being a part of our evening activities.</p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0B8PzV3AL5c/T4y8s_OaBOI/AAAAAAAAWNM/itZI6gGrSYo/s1600-h/100_3770%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3770" border="0" alt="100_3770" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QEWYioBx-RA/T4y8t5qV0rI/AAAAAAAAWNU/ZyGGm1HH3yE/100_3770_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <p>You started holding your bottles on your own. You can’t quite keep them upright enough to finish them by yourself, but you are trying. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1LwTtt7zVko/T4y8vWP1KbI/AAAAAAAAWNc/jK7mcO65MuI/s1600-h/100_3713%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3713" border="0" alt="100_3713" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mDrmr0ZXdgE/T4y8wXuzhYI/AAAAAAAAWNk/fEeFrJMt2Zs/100_3713_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a>You’ve also started reading.  You love this book because the pages are crinkly and you can chew on the corners.  It’s great to have with us in the car.  At night, as part of our bedtime routine, you and I read three or four other books.  Your favorite one right now is a touch-and-feel book and you think the doggy page is the best.  You like to pet his curly fur.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7P7QCYOYz-A/T4y8xUqya_I/AAAAAAAAWNs/b2qNP2-ZZKk/s1600-h/100_3718%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3718" border="0" alt="100_3718" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sXHlCb9xvMA/T4y8zJxpU0I/AAAAAAAAWN0/AnOVa7atOYs/100_3718_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_ek1WQSYHvo/T4y80IkRKdI/AAAAAAAAWN8/QyPX0BTZiFk/s1600-h/100_3719%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3719" border="0" alt="100_3719" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MWAuv6ndmzI/T4y802piKZI/AAAAAAAAWOE/mV05TP96gfc/100_3719_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>This month was also special because you and I flew up to Wisconsin for a few days.  We got to spend an afternoon with Grandma Elaine and then three days at Grandma and Grandpa Colby’s house.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5ta6DIdmvrU/T4y83aQWHtI/AAAAAAAAWOM/am553a4yvq8/s1600-h/100_3808%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3808" border="0" alt="100_3808" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UVKnNimZMqI/T4y84vBZdzI/AAAAAAAAWOU/OJPB4hkwOlU/100_3808_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>Maggie loaned us an exersaucer to use while we are at Grandma and Grandpa Colby’s house, and you loved it!  Each time we put you in, you spun around and played with all the toys.  Your favorite one was the one pictured on the right – it bends so you can chew it’s ears, and the animal blocks slide up and down.  You had hours of fun with the exersaucer.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q7PObETSnIc/T4y86PZlT9I/AAAAAAAAWOc/WAE8_1Iu-EQ/s1600-h/100_3828%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3828" border="0" alt="100_3828" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wRIHrapL9z0/T4y87ClK0eI/AAAAAAAAWOk/Hanm6TGNuig/100_3828_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>We tried the Auntie dress on you one more time and got one last picture of you in it.  You are growing so fast!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-c9ZISnDmpi4/T4y88ECMtCI/AAAAAAAAWOs/sBZZiDFvXzo/s1600-h/100_3837%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3837" border="0" alt="100_3837" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--iy5vujOzDY/T4y89fF6DeI/AAAAAAAAWO4/vAokkwQNXTI/100_3837_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>You are gaining more control of your hands and they are finally doing what you want them to do.  When you are tired, you play with your pacifier and see how many times you can put it in your mouth and then take it out.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHum7xsYgJ5tl1fUl_yPt497U6WVkiPTX5flteemt1wTB7dSm2NBhQIMemhpO-C2zN5Cc_GgmJCim6uTI4cpbIAp-CRD9T5vRofgFdwk00JtE9r2dkvjsmdL4vFpndrOrffRKB6V0wvA/s1600-h/100_3844%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3913" border="0" alt="100_3913" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63Rg-Ar_vDThBsCnXtT4MPtbmDXEcXrOnLWMRTJI-iOoY7u6x2bMF81EVcMl_nopeCW4oGdT3oy4CJssVleL89G7qD6hyAJrM-ywol5sbMTlrSR40ZKQgKkE5iVcQp86Z5ivKKUkzRXo/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K1Rq0v817Cc/T4y9oV3sbSI/AAAAAAAAWTQ/uhUN3L2SSRs/s1600-h/100_3923%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3923" border="0" alt="100_3923" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNceqHr-hNI804h4Qx-atdpccvYI_15Tn7Y0_YdhGAzzWLzN2p_pJDOj7TAuGbZQ27zp4yP0uqFf-xbJ2yznyTJlDv4YdLqiTi-t6fVAh9xDLmb2ugCQphcdMmCiUgV_6wQn8TRkTLhN0/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Along with eating solid foods, your other big achievement this month was rolling over.  Once you figured out that rolling over is a good thing, you kept doing it.  Yesterday, you rolled from one side of the living room to the other in a matter of moments.  This morning, you tried to roll off the bed, and luckily you didn’t get stuck between the mattress and the headboard.  We know we have to watch you more closely from now on and we can’t rely on pillows to keep you in your place – you are ready to move!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk2uuZxPcByBkvZckH9uzYaghTpCKfVm5Q7mlBV-sHu-Um2rm6aCWy9n5BY3YEIhfRC_i7ZmzDRTdUwcYyVZ5D2FE9fBE3rEnz7CALtK2n_ndGvX3sNwlcLABTwj9sHwDf3c580qDvuw/s1600-h/100_3929%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3929" border="0" alt="100_3929" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gHTNTXwkoRM/T4y9ru-59iI/AAAAAAAAWTo/aT3gAErhPsE/100_3929_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Finally, the weather has been consistently warm and sunny here.  Yesterday, you and I enjoyed a quiet afternoon on the back porch where we could watch the robins and rabbits who were playing in the grass, and the caterpillar who was climbing up the screen.  Napping in the fresh air was good for us both, too.</p> <p>These have been five wonderful months and I am looking forward to the next five and all the ones after that.  I love watching you grown and become more independent each day.  You are so special and we love you!</p> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px !important; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial" border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85909/allison0309/3a7a43b92b96faa83cd546d10bbdd0b5.png" /></a> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-57383487096683176042012-03-16T18:23:00.000-07:002012-04-13T18:27:46.800-07:00Four Months<p>Dear Baby Catherine,</p> <p>This month started off with a big change—I had to go back to work.  After three wonderful months of spending every moment of every day with you, on February 17, I had to leave you and go back to teaching the kindergarten students.  Since it was a Friday, you got to spend the day with Daddy.  The day went well for both of us and that night we went to the Paris house to celebrate Erik’s birthday.  There, you got to meet Grandmother Heid. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-X-1CfUIqji8/T4jSJXGnfCI/AAAAAAAAWG4/zlkce81DfdA/s1600-h/P2170018%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P2170018" border="0" alt="P2170018" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bF_06d19wGg/T4jSK-gWDyI/AAAAAAAAWHA/QYWiGDm4Dgc/P2170018_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>We then spent one more day hanging out with Grandma Colby before she had to go back to Wisconsin. Your Blue Bug shirt came from Aunties Crystal and Ellen.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kzHe0_c0O0M/T4jSMlzDIEI/AAAAAAAAWHI/RnhYyRevbF0/s1600-h/P2180031%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P2180031" border="0" alt="P2180031" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-J0tLq1Mnwfw/T4jSOSbYD3I/AAAAAAAAWHQ/5M_JtvZyFu0/P2180031_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" height="215" /></a>   <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9La50VukGxs/T4jSQNO96gI/AAAAAAAAWHY/X-lJQqtrakE/s1600-h/P2180040%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P2180040" border="0" alt="P2180040" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8yRw2gCNc6w/T4jSRwAHxiI/AAAAAAAAWHg/SoWvQFIE1BY/P2180040_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="157" height="216" /></a></p> <p>This month, you often hung out in our bed and talked with both of us while Daddy and I were getting ready for school.  You loved that we would come in and out of the room and stop to talk with you while we got dressed and made breakfast.  Sometimes you would snooze, and sometimes you would beg to get up and join us for breakfast.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CsBHHGwSrjs/T4jSTt3osQI/AAAAAAAAWHo/2TbD92saqNg/s1600-h/100_3526%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3526" border="0" alt="100_3526" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-oHvgMVvvqO0/T4jSVEonOfI/AAAAAAAAWHw/cKcleQv0VN4/100_3526_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>We think you look pretty cute in your sweater.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sUon8McQNRs/T4jSX7KdW-I/AAAAAAAAWH4/cK1UoELq_g8/s1600-h/P2180020%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P2180020" border="0" alt="P2180020" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ygx3dJX0qVQ/T4jSZBiQaOI/AAAAAAAAWIA/rU2_YKPrDZA/P2180020_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Your weekdays are now spent at Kristen’s house and you have lots of fun with her and the kids.  You hardly ever take a nap because you don’t want to miss anything.  The girls and Andy love on you non-stop.  Along with playing at Kristen’s house each day, you go to the park, grocery shopping, and to Andy’s homeschool co-op.  By the end of the day you are tired!</p> <p>Our evenings and weekends are spent hanging out and enjoying time together.  Every moment is a blessing.</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3579" border="0" alt="100_3579" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9FDn16dq2Cw/T4jSaMhet9I/AAAAAAAAWII/u9mO9iVxzQI/100_3579_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wE6IXB90OVw/T4jSbhP6m_I/AAAAAAAAWIQ/oIqFeTjXoqc/s1600-h/100_3575%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3575" border="0" alt="100_3575" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SnUyW5UgLG8/T4jScuj5HsI/AAAAAAAAWIY/A2Kn7l8N0DQ/100_3575_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-D9huJ_4yOVw/T4jSeYKBOXI/AAAAAAAAWIg/wdOvyBeFo1o/s1600-h/100_3540%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3540" border="0" alt="100_3540" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_1yTw5q-WI4/T4jSfSRLpXI/AAAAAAAAWIo/sralljjwdnI/100_3540_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>You are up to about 10 pounds now, and are getting stronger each day.  You enjoy tummy time more because you’ve learned to keep your head up long enough to look around.  The kitties still don’t like to spend too much time around you, but they are becoming more interested in your actions because you are always moving!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7JpEfdGWztI/T4jSgTKdhUI/AAAAAAAAWIw/vR16Bg5F52M/s1600-h/P3160055%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P3160055" border="0" alt="P3160055" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5DuhB7uUC3s/T4jShnYkTII/AAAAAAAAWI4/jMVcwhvTico/P3160055_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6Zh_wtrp04c/T4jSjKhm1JI/AAAAAAAAWJA/F6a7wgTEZ38/s1600-h/100_3582%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3582" border="0" alt="100_3582" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ub53rNPk8U8/T4jSkPjHSiI/AAAAAAAAWJI/Fa55Nq00gRI/100_3582_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Catherine, you are the light of my life.  I enjoy waking up with you in the middle of the night, kissing you goodbye each morning when I leave for work, and gathering you in my arms when I pick you up after school.  The smile on your face when I walk in the door at Kristen’s melts my heart every time.  You know I’m your mommy and you are so happy I’ve come to get you and spend the evening with you.</p> Love, <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px !important; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial" border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85909/allison0309/3a7a43b92b96faa83cd546d10bbdd0b5.png" /></a> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-46956879231095408992012-02-16T16:26:00.000-08:002012-03-10T16:40:50.576-08:00Three Months<p>Dear Baby Catherine,</p> <p>Here you are—three months old already.  It’s been a busy month.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FEccqGSOyyw/T1vxO6H5whI/AAAAAAAAV4A/DXUeGQ4lyMo/s1600-h/100_32013.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3201" border="0" alt="100_3201" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MKbksE93noA/T1vxPg_Zg0I/AAAAAAAAV4I/Nxa1H7shdF8/100_3201_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UnWAaB8pT90/T1vxQo6GqmI/AAAAAAAAV4Q/ko3fVmGQ5QM/s1600-h/100_32163.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3216" border="0" alt="100_3216" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6U8F91Y05CQ/T1vz9aEVNwI/AAAAAAAAV4g/JxsHbVhtEx0/100_3216_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ppr5Rq8sVlk/T1vz-J3Ww2I/AAAAAAAAV4o/mVv610jkdLw/s1600-h/100_32193.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3219" border="0" alt="100_3219" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PqR9rhyi1QI/T1vz-tPXwdI/AAAAAAAAV4w/7-005HpEYzQ/100_3219_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>We started your third month thinking things would be quieter and we’d stay home and enjoy the last few weeks before I go back to work.  We were only partially right.  While we did enjoy many days at home, just you and me, we also took a surprise trip up north to visit Grandma and Grandpa Colby, Crystal, Ellen, and other aunts and cousins, and Grandma Colby came down here to visit.  How lucky we both are that we get to see her so much these days.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2nzUwz_cj2o/T1vz_T3mHtI/AAAAAAAAV44/D47tv09kK54/s1600-h/100_33483.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3348" border="0" alt="100_3348" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-o4ypQ98zr2Y/T1vz_2zp0wI/AAAAAAAAV5A/c_zqLcM1K4w/100_3348_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EPUaOXowjWU/T1v0AQL-c_I/AAAAAAAAV5I/n--nbnre1Bw/s1600-h/100_33863.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3386" border="0" alt="100_3386" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YOPpC8e8T-s/T1v0BLRsPWI/AAAAAAAAV5Q/3UJ1aXjWPxE/100_3386_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7EjCNd2f-Nk/T1v0CM1cR2I/AAAAAAAAV5Y/CjI_kf7po-A/s1600-h/100_33873.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3313" border="0" alt="100_3313" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LgUkPv8LVt8/T1v0E-ucL8I/AAAAAAAAV6A/WKCNrKhkhcI/100_3313_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>We stopped in Osseo to visit Grandma Elaine. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zaImy5EqzDk/T1v0F1jz65I/AAAAAAAAV6I/VgnWxFJB01E/s1600-h/100_33143.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3314" border="0" alt="100_3314" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IEqz8UZkhtg/T1v0GPzjH_I/AAAAAAAAV6Q/o7hMEpldgIA/100_3314_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>We also visited Auntie Ellen in her classroom in St. Paul.  The kids loved that you visited.  They had all made me cards on the day you were born.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IDogBqaj6Ow/T1v0HFTX2OI/AAAAAAAAV6Y/Ibewt6ZniDo/s1600-h/100_33567.jpg"><u></u><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3356" border="0" alt="100_3356" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eoog1GVUkjg/T1v0IEFmNCI/AAAAAAAAV6g/svvHKkQpmhM/100_3356_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a>When we got back to Louisville, we also went to visit my class.  Each student shook your foot to say hello.  No one wanted to spread germs by shaking your hands.  You had so much fun in both classrooms with all the attention you got.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-S8d9NRWqcnc/T1v0JB2wUsI/AAAAAAAAV6o/pUG_XTfO1ds/s1600-h/100_339511.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3395" border="0" alt="100_3395" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cK67if-uydY/T1v0JokhVPI/AAAAAAAAV6w/wUUu2k6Nb4M/100_3395_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lB_NDNwoat4/T1v0KaUb26I/AAAAAAAAV64/kfYJdo8_tI0/s1600-h/100_32463.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3420" border="0" alt="100_3420" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ut0Z7mADOZk/T1v0hqVdAUI/AAAAAAAAV-g/gyGgCUrRbSE/100_3420_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fFXSTHFTCfk/T1v0ibmtpaI/AAAAAAAAV-o/byQiFgSJjVA/s1600-h/100_34013.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3401" border="0" alt="100_3401" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iFakUwiyBGk/T1v0i2V6ZgI/AAAAAAAAV-w/g5Dmig8GDJ0/100_3401_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-e-owYpY6ZEo/T1v0jxooPEI/AAAAAAAAV-4/KcVAW-2Ry3U/s1600-h/100_34083.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3408" border="0" alt="100_3408" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PZ9_dwV-q88/T1v0kWrn25I/AAAAAAAAV_A/7redk5NJbbE/100_3408_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Catherine, I can’t tell you how much we love you.  Every day is a joy.  I love waking up with you snuggling with me. I love spending the days with you and watching you grow.  Your personality is really starting to show and you are such a happy baby.  I am looking forward to the next month and the month after that and the month after that….keep growing and loving your life!</p> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px !important; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial" border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85909/allison0309/3a7a43b92b96faa83cd546d10bbdd0b5.png" /></a> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-11367385914622243942012-01-16T10:49:00.001-08:002012-01-16T10:49:53.903-08:00Two Months<p>Dear Baby Catherine,</p> <p>Time is going by so fast and you are growing in so many ways.  Today you are two months old.  In the last month you have begun to smile real smiles. You smile all the time!  You know how great life is, and you are enjoying it.  You love to watch people and stare at lights.  I don’t know if we will ever take down the Christmas lights on our banister.  Between you looking at them and Joey playing with them, they are the star of the house some days.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dspHFWuSacM/TxRw8n9YaUI/AAAAAAAAU-Q/t2uolB9KbLQ/s1600-h/P7%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="P7" border="0" alt="P7" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Odz4fWDmHto/TxRw9Q3mA0I/AAAAAAAAU-Y/B0K-w2dMkjs/P7_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="196" /></a></p> <p>In the last month we have celebrated Christmas, the new year, and more family birthdays.  You traveled by plane, train, and automobile when you had your first cross-country trip.  We drove to visit Eckels and Colby families in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and then flew to Boston to visit the Tiedtkes and Uncle Paul.  While there, we “took the T” as we went from Hanover into downtown Boston for a day.  You are a wonderful traveler.  You slept most of the time and laughed the rest of the time.</p> <p>You also went to your first movie (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol), made a snow angel, and visited the New England aquarium.  You finally met Great Grandma Colby and Grandma Cathy, along with many other friends and family members throughout the month.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-F_4dEDYhR08/TxRw-jA8j9I/AAAAAAAAU-g/VHoKyjDHTww/s1600-h/100_3042%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3042" border="0" alt="100_3042" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-F1oLvsNuEMI/TxRw_t3wyUI/AAAAAAAAU-k/t6RdJSUIGS8/100_3042_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-C80qE-l1B6M/TxRxAevV13I/AAAAAAAAU-s/vS91T7s6NUc/s1600-h/100_2926%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_2926" border="0" alt="100_2926" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jqmJD40Y_yU/TxRxBP4ZIdI/AAAAAAAAU-4/oVs3bTMRKsY/100_2926_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244" /></a></p> <p>The cats are getting more comfortable being around you.  Joey will stay in the room while you nap, and watch you for hours.  He is still most interested in the little toy hanging from your car seat handle, though.</p> <p>You are beginning to make sounds as we talk with you.  One day, soon, those sounds will become words.  We know you will have a lot to say as you are always watching what is going on around you.  You are interested in everything.</p> <p>You are getting so big!  You weigh just over 9 pounds, and are growing taller each day.  Last week I asked Aunt Heather to get the next set of baby clothes ready for us.  You are getting too long for some of the 0-3 month clothes already.  When I picked you up from your nap on Saturday, you had one foot hanging out between buttons of your sleeper because that was more comfortable than being squished inside it.  Speaking of your nap—Saturday was the first time you slept in your crib.  We’ve tried on other occasions, but you would always wake up within a few minutes and not go back to sleep.  Saturday, however, you slept soundly for almost three hours.</p> <p>As you are getting bigger, your periods of sleep are getting longer.  Last night, you slept for 6-1/2 hours in one stretch.  That is by far the longest you’ve ever slept.  You woke up hungry, but very happy.  Daddy and I were pretty happy with that length of sleep also.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5ajUemxib7E/TxRxB9eaZAI/AAAAAAAAU_A/gU6uPu3nv-M/s1600-h/100_2918%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="100_2918" border="0" alt="100_2918" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z837gSK52TM/TxRxC3_OTOI/AAAAAAAAU_I/86FSZN_MTUk/100_2918_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>You can hold your head up very well when we are holding you in our arms.  You dislike tummy time, but your neck muscles are getting so strong.  You can lift your head quite a bit while lying on your tummy, and you find that’s a great place to be to watch the cats, who are, of course, watching you right back.  You’ve also started sitting in the high chair during meals.  No, you are not eating solid food yet—you are not growing <em>that</em> fast!  We’ve always had you sit in your bouncy seat near us while we eat, but you love to be a part of our conversations and it’s just not that easy when you are in the bouncy seat.  Your high chair sits right between Daddy and me, and you smile and coo throughout the meals.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dKQKc0blOY4/TxRxD25Tg0I/AAAAAAAAU_M/wdZIl1N1R4Q/s1600-h/100_3169%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3169" border="0" alt="100_3169" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q0U1oQj92ao/TxRxGnCPisI/AAAAAAAAU_U/7Rh-B6S7lgs/100_3169_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Munchkin, we love you.  I hope you continue to be this happy forever.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LaslUd9WqPQ/TxRxHkEA8vI/AAAAAAAAU_c/QLaALZ83p48/s1600-h/100_2982%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_2982" border="0" alt="100_2982" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i5luT352NH4/TxRxIHVFobI/AAAAAAAAU_k/iKwrAc8-ZYc/100_2982_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wC4LMFzUDe8/TxRxJCuMCiI/AAAAAAAAU_s/JyWOOlX1pMM/s1600-h/100_3025%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_3025" border="0" alt="100_3025" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iXFLswfhmEc/TxRxKaojVmI/AAAAAAAAU_0/GSRK6HmtKPw/100_3025_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px !important; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial" border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85909/allison0309/3a7a43b92b96faa83cd546d10bbdd0b5.png" /></a> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-42002074938680118812011-12-16T20:55:00.000-08:002011-12-16T20:56:44.747-08:00One Month<p>Dear Baby Catherine,</p> <p>One month ago, you entered our world.  We’d eagerly anticipated your arrival for more than 9 months.  Those last 42 hours were some of the most exciting and nerve-wracking of the whole wait, but they were so worth it.  What a joy to finally see your face and hold you in our arms!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-G8_r1NGbucU/Tuwg3gBYe6I/AAAAAAAATXw/CYXWejDdVc8/s1600-h/DSC00151%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00151" border="0" alt="DSC00151" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vkcmf6nSc9A/Tuwg4ag9vAI/AAAAAAAATX4/11ps-plvm58/DSC00151_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260" /></a></p> <p>We spent those first few days in the hospital introducing you to family and friends and loving on you.  How great it was to spend all that time together.  I loved every moment of it, but I think I loved the overnight hours the best.  At those times, it was just you and me.  We spent hours, when we should have been sleeping, just staring at each other and wondering what our lives would be like now that we’d finally met each other.</p> <p>We brought you home on a chilly Saturday afternoon.  Grandma Colby was there and took lots of pictures and made a yummy dinner for us.  She stayed with us for the first week that you were home to help us adjust to our new routines.  She always offered to get up in the middle of the night to help take care of you, but I always let her sleep—that was our time to eat, talk, and be together, just Mommy and Baby.</p> <p>Catherine, you eat so well.  You also eat so often!  Every time I feed you, I tell you how happy I am that we can spend that time together, just the two of us.  You hold on to one of my fingers as you watch me and I rub your feet and your back and continue telling you stories.  Tonight Grandma Hawley weighed you for us and you are up to 8 pounds, 7 ounces.  That was with your clothes and diaper on, so we have to say you weigh a bit less, but you are growing!  Your aunts say you are starting to fill out, especially in your cheeks.  We all can see how you are changing each day.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VB3_FDQ6lXk/Tuwg5A5vwjI/AAAAAAAATYA/96DXqSgr13o/s1600-h/100_2833%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="100_2833" border="0" alt="100_2833" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-D0qeO4c52vE/Tuwg5shbiCI/AAAAAAAATYI/E9s5MUd2bM4/100_2833_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="180" /></a></p> <p>You also sleep very well.  It is very difficult to get you to sleep in your bassinette or the swing or your chair, but when you are in our arms or on our chest or stomach if we are lying down, you can sleep for hours.  I like this time, and I know Daddy does too.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-by9DYOctdzM/Tuwg8DTqAoI/AAAAAAAATYQ/y1-wifvTIho/s1600-h/100_2722%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="100_2722" border="0" alt="100_2722" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EvcmIHnC7VE/Tuwg8mxRuzI/AAAAAAAATYY/B8-1P3inXXw/100_2722_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="180" /></a></p> <p>You are anxious to hold your head up and be a part of everything that’s happening around you.  From the first time I held you, you’ve done your best to hold your head up on your own.  One day soon, you’ll have it!  You are also so alert.  When you are awake, you want to see everything that is going on around you.  You track our movements if we go slow enough and you can sit for hours and take in the sights.  You especially love looking at lights or out the window.  Tonight, you enjoyed time in front of a Christmas tree.  I could see you thinking, “Look at all those lights!” as you sat in front of it.</p> <p>I am so thankful that I’ve been able to spend every day with you.  I know sometimes Daddy will come home and wonder what I’ve been up to all day.  Some days I can only say that I spent the day staring at you.  You are so beautiful and you are growing so much.  I don’t want to miss a moment.  </p> <p>I can hardly believe you’ve been here for a month already.  It seems like just yesterday that we brought you home, and it also seems that you’ve been here forever.  You fit into our lives so perfectly.</p> <p>At one month, you:</p> <p>* love to be held as much as possible <br />* sleep about 4 hours at a time and only wake up once during the night <br />* like to be swaddled in your ‘monkey suit’ when you sleep <br />* are very alert and love to watch movement <br />* can hold your head up a little longer each day <br />* like to hang your head back whenever you can <br />* have the hiccups multiple times every day <br />* enjoy classical music, especially in the car <br />* love to be jiggled by your Daddy <br />* can smile!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zm73w3kSwuY/Tuwg9Xs6V-I/AAAAAAAATYg/cm_5MkL1fMk/s1600-h/100_2717%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_2717" border="0" alt="100_2717" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TABD8G3Ju-Q/Tuwg-BHSo_I/AAAAAAAATYo/mNT1T_QH6cM/100_2717_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="260" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3UTj-XutgLk/Tuwg-4UF9kI/AAAAAAAATYw/UJ61yKMYPS0/s1600-h/100_2713%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="100_2713" border="0" alt="100_2713" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lC9izCg0iyw/Tuwg_fSZvVI/AAAAAAAATY4/mbopunQkwi8/100_2713_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="260" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><u></u></p> <p><u></u></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-POEzjzQFlOM/TuwhA_WO2sI/AAAAAAAATZA/v-IZCHhDWWQ/s1600-h/100_2861%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="100_2861" border="0" alt="100_2861" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-krlMaAalB0c/TuwhBWPnUGI/AAAAAAAATZI/A02Bg6aMeQk/100_2861_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="180" /></a></p> <p>What would we do without you?  Happy one-month day, Baby.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WSBoAmnODG0/TuwhCWAorqI/AAAAAAAATZQ/dzFCQj-28dg/s1600-h/DSC00187%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00187" border="0" alt="DSC00187" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fWk5dG5B5uk/TuwhC75H-0I/AAAAAAAATZY/0zuMEhB3Q7M/DSC00187_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200" /></a></p> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px !important; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial" border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85909/allison0309/3a7a43b92b96faa83cd546d10bbdd0b5.png" /></a> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-72868297005150151852011-11-16T12:48:00.000-08:002011-11-19T00:49:36.690-08:00Welcome Catherine!<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WXXE8lF09kk/TsdtnE3s_pI/AAAAAAAAR-s/mdxJBVmUBNA/s1600-h/100_2657%25255B17%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="100_2657" border="0" alt="100_2657" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bzrosuT931E/Tsdtn6qQhzI/AAAAAAAAR-0/pPLmAYNKAT4/100_2657_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Dear Baby Catherine,</p> <p>What a joy it is to be able to say that.  I have tears in my eyes as I write this and think about the moment I first saw you.  I have waited for you my whole life, even though I didn’t always know I was waiting.  It already seems as though you’ve been a part of us forever and I can’t imagine life without you.  In the days to come I will write much more about my thoughts and feelings and the experience of your birth, but for now I just want to tell you how happy we are that you are finally here.</p> <p>Welcome to the family baby, we love you so much!</p> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px !important; 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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-84732744250736364712011-09-11T15:05:00.001-07:002011-09-11T15:13:03.365-07:0032 Weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Baby Hawley,<br />
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It's been a busy week for you and me. You don't like when I sit down to do homework. You'd much rather I stretch out on the couch or in bed so you can have more space. You are still flipping a lot--sometimes you are vertical and sometimes you lie horizontal. My tummy looks pretty funny when you do that, but you seem comfortable.<br />
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This weekend we went to a wedding on Saturday and a reception on Sunday in addition to all our regular weekend activities. We still walk or swim every morning, and I'm starting to slow down. Neither of us like walking fast anymore.<br />
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Tomorrow we will start a new schedule--the I-64 bridge from Indiana to Louisville was closed because of structural damage and all the traffic from that road will join our road. Daddy and I want to stay out of that traffic (who likes sitting in a car that's not moving?) so we will leave the house at 5am to make it to Louisville before everyone. I bet I'll be pretty tired by the end of the day.<br />
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Here are some photos of you today--32 weeks and 3 days.<br />
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-79081345149621559512011-09-05T15:20:00.000-07:002011-09-11T15:20:44.657-07:0031 Weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dear Baby Hawley,<br />
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We are celebrating Labor Day with a picnic at the Paris house. The weather has finally turned cooler!<br />
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Here you are at 31 weeks, 4 days.<br />
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-33151847036305371692011-09-03T15:22:00.000-07:002011-09-11T15:22:51.284-07:00Joey loves Baby<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Baby Hawley,<br />
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Joey loves you a lot these days. Well, I know he loves the fact that I sit down more, which means a warm lap for him. Here he is snuggling with us this afternoon.<br />
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I wonder how he will feel about you when you arrive and make noise for him....and grab his tail. I bet he won't cuddle up so often.<br />
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-17828953576854866672011-08-28T15:28:00.000-07:002011-09-11T15:29:38.677-07:0030 Weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Baby Hawley,<br />
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School is in full-swing and we are busy. You continue to grow well. I passed the 'sugar test,' so we don't have to worry about gestational diabetes. We still get lots of exercise and eat our vegetables every day, so you are growing strong. <br />
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People at school are starting to comment on the fact that suddenly I am getting bigger. You really look like a baby to them now, and everyone is excited to meet you...most of all your daddy and me!<br />
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Here you are at 30 weeks, 3 days.<br />
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-56814655900795242492011-08-14T17:10:00.000-07:002011-08-27T17:13:36.652-07:0028 Weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Time is rushing by. We've hit 28 weeks and 3 days. School is starting tomorrow and we are busy! You continue to grow every day. I cannot wear very many of my regular shirts anymore--I've been out shopping a lot lately. When we went to school to for meetings last week, people were so excited to see how big my stomach is getting. I am too! With every bit that you grow, it shows you are healthy and that much closer to joining us.</div>
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-12836670785843223692011-07-31T16:22:00.000-07:002011-08-03T16:30:32.676-07:0026 weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Baby Hawley,<br />
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Here you are at 26 weeks and 3 days. <br />
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You are definitely making your presence known...I'm stretching out all over and you move a lot! Mornings are quiet and I sometimes think that my swimming or walking at the Y puts you to sleep. Evenings are your active time, especially after dinner when I finally start to sit down. You still love your daddy's voice--you start to kick more when he starts talking.<br />
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Lately it's been really hot so we've stayed in the house most of the time. Since you are heating me from the inside already, I prefer not to be heated from the outside also. We've found lots to do, though. Your room is painted and clothes and diapers are in the closet, Grandma Colby was here last week and she, along with Auntie Lowie and Julia, tore the carpet out of the basement. They want you to have a clean and safe floor to crawl on one day. We've been working on sewing projects and one day I hope to have a blanket finished for you.<br />
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Keep growing, baby!<br />
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-49159331921744052282011-07-24T16:31:00.000-07:002011-08-03T16:36:30.291-07:0025 weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Baby Hawley,<br />
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We've made it 25 weeks and 3 days! Here you are before we headed to Salem for the day.<br />
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Grandma Colby brought the little chair for you. I remember using it when I was little. Mostly, I put my dolls on it when I played, but I'm sure I used it as my own chair also. In Barron, Gracie the cat loved to sit on it. I wonder if Joey or Casey will claim it as theirs before you start to use it.<br />
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Keep up your kicking!<br />
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-48401733541405138932011-07-18T17:29:00.000-07:002011-09-11T16:06:44.449-07:00Minnesota Baby Shower<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dear Baby Hawley,<br />
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Crystal and Ellen hosted a shower for us this weekend. They are really excited to become aunties!<br />
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The blue 'boy' outfit and the white dress that are hanging up have been in the family for a long time. When you are big enough, you'll have a portrait made of you wearing one of those outfits.<br />
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Ellen made the cake and cupcakes to coordinate with the theme. Notice the cake design - your aunties photoshopped the cover of the Lowly Worm Word Book to better fit with us. This cover is even printed by Hawley House!</div>
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Lots of Minnesota and Wisconsin people who love you came to the party. Grandma Elaine came with Anita and Maggie, Jeannie, Karin (with her friend Hedy), Yvonne (Bill's mom), Grandma Colby, Crystal, and Ellen all made it. </div>
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-34053683149756754392011-07-08T15:52:00.000-07:002011-07-11T15:56:11.560-07:0022 WeeksDear Baby Hawley,<br />
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We made it to New York and we all had a great time. This week I discovered that my stomach now moves when you kick. It's only a little, but it's definitely there. We have a great time watching you move around to kick in many places.<br />
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Here's our belly update - taken while we were out hiking on the Tiedtke property. We went up the power line path, down the hill, over the water, and to the shale bank. It was hot, but fun. These pictures were taken on July 4, when you were 22 weeks and 4 days.<br />
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You're getting bigger each day!<br />
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We got to see you today! We brought Grandma Hawley with us for the ultrasound and, boy, were we excited! Here's what you look like at 21 weeks, 4 days. The technician said you are a very cooperative baby--you moved when she prodded you so she could see everything she needed to and take her measurements. We asked that we not find out if you are a boy or a girl, so we still don't know! I love the suspense.<br />
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After looking at this picture, Grandma Colby (Grandma Marge, Granny? - still not sure what to call her) responded by saying "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It looks like a rabbit to me. Gracie and Greta will be pleased</span>." Have no fear, though, we will NOT be feeding you to the cats.</div>
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You may start to wonder about all the cats in our family, though, because after looking at this (incredibly cute, and possibly my favorite) photo of your foot, Ellen said, "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Troy and I think that that is one CUTE foot! And...at least we know that you're having a person. Did I ever tell you that I once dreamt that I gave birth to a kitten. True story. It was ridiculous...." </span>What can I say? Aunts - you gotta love them.<br />
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Here's the last photo of you for the day. On the left is your head. You can see two dark holes, which are the eyes, and in the middle of those is a smaller dark spot--your nose! It looks like you have a very round belly here, too.<br />
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How exciting!!! Today you weigh about 15 ounces. You are still measuring small, so the technician wants to say your due date is November 9. The midwife still says November 3, but we know you will come when you are good and ready.<br />
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Up next for us is a trip to New York to meet some of the uncles. I hope you like long car rides, lots of food, and fresh mountain air...<br />
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-85874663096701674452011-06-23T21:22:00.000-07:002011-06-24T06:23:09.022-07:0021 Weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
Dear Baby Hawley,<br />
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Time is going by quickly. We made it through numerous summer pd sessions and lots of lunches with friends. We have worked around the house more than we have done in all the last months combined. This week, we scrubbed the stove top and kitchen sink til they shine, we washed all the baseboards, and we cleaned out your new closet!<br />
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We also have spent lots of time swimming. Stretching out in the water is much more comfortable (and fun) than using a treadmill or elliptical machine, which your dad likes to do. I suspect that swimming will become my choice activity even more as you continue to grow. I hope you like the water when you are big enough to start swimming, too.<br />
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To end our Thursday, I had a bowl of pistachio ice cream and a fresh mango. You really woke up then! In fact, you kicked so much that I decided to go for a walk to stay comfortable--you are getting stronger each day.<br />
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Here is what you look like today, at 21 weeks even.<br />
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I love you so much,<br />
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We finally took a picture to document your growth. I'm sure in the coming months and years I'll wish we had started taking pictures as soon as we knew you were coming, but unfortunately, we didn't.<br />
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Here is what you look like today, at 19 weeks and 4 days.<br />
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I can still fit into my own clothes, but you are growing so quickly that I will soon need a whole new wardrobe. Things are getting tight!<br />
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It's so fun to watch you and to feel you growing. This is an exciting time!<br />
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It turns out you dislike listening to PD podcasts as much as I do. You have been kicking me since we sat down, as if you are begging me to get up and do something else. I agree--this is really boring. Unfortunately, it's just preparing us for the week to come as we will be in PD sessions all week. Luckily for us, it's just one week this summer. Real school is much more fun.<br />
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You'll soon learn that it's good to have friends. Today we had a ladies' tea at Agape. Our conversation revolved around the theme of encouragement. Many of us spoke about other ladies in our lives who encourage us. I talked about 'Miss Olson.' I hope you get to meet her one day. Miss Olson was my own kindergarten teacher and she has encouraged me throughout my life, even in times when we don't see or talk with each other. She has shared so much information and inspiration over the years, that memories of her and our times together will always encourage me.<br />
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I told the ladies at the tea about Miss Olson and about our conversation last summer where we reflected on how many different ways our lives have turned out very similar...moving to a new town to start teaching, teaching kindergarten, finding love (both of our husbands are 3-1/2 years older than us), hobbies we enjoy, the list goes on. <br />
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I saw Miss Olson and her family last week at Crystal's wedding. She was the first person to mention that she could tell you are on the way just by looking at me. (She's awfully excited, too!) As her family was getting ready to leave, she came to say goodbye and encouraged me in one way--she said that of all the ways our lives have turned out similar so far, there is one way we need to be different. I need to hold on to you for longer than she was able to hold on to her baby when she was pregnant. She said we need to make it past 29 weeks.<br />
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There's nothing that I should be worried about because you are growing and healthy and all looks good, but you know how I can worry about things. As I shared my story of Miss Olson at the tea, pregnancy emotions began to take over and I cried. I cried so much that I think most of the ladies there started to tear up. I have no reason to believe you won't make it past 29 weeks, but I worry about you. Just like I am excited, I am also worried. That's my job as your mom. I must worry and look out for you.<br />
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This letter isn't about being sad and worried, though. It's about friends. When I shared my story and cried, my friends surrounded me. We had kleenexes and hugs, a moment of silence while I cried, and then Rose said a prayer for you and me--a prayer of encouragement for good thoughts and good health in the coming months. I certainly felt better after sharing what I guess is a subconscious fear, and after letting my friends know how much I love you and care about you already. Every one of the ladies there today supported me and let me be me.<br />
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I pray that throughout your life you have friends like these who will always be there to encourage you in the things you do.<br />
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I've been dreaming about you a lot lately. Well, I've been daydreaming. You haven't yet shown up in my sleeping dreams. Today I was thinking about your nursery. Daddy says that you are going to sleep in our room for at least the first year because your own bedroom is so far away from ours. I don't know where you will sleep, but I will make your nursery ready for you whenever it's time.<br />
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I hope you are a reader like me. I don't read a lot every day, but I do read a lot. I like many kinds of books, and I am currently reading 4 different ones. At the same time! I love having books with me and sometimes I check out more books than I can hope to read when I go to the library.<br />
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Back to dreaming about you...I'm planning your nursery to help inspire your future love of reading. Here are my ideas:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm having so much fun dreaming and planning for you, I can't wait to share life with you when you arrive!</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85909/allison0309/3a7a43b92b96faa83cd546d10bbdd0b5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div>Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439575458484859187.post-24713218732169469742011-05-08T23:21:00.000-07:002011-06-09T15:03:55.087-07:00Crystal and Bill<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Crystal and Bill got married!<br />
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Since it was Derby day down in Louisville, we had a little Derby fun...<br />
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It was great to be with the Eckels/Colby family for a few days!</div>Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448369679453310182noreply@blogger.com0