Krisha!

The other weekend, we were blessed by a visit from Krisha! Since she lives in Orlando, it was a special thing that Kathryn was able to meet her already. We are looking forward to hopefully seeing her again next month when she's back in town for her sister's wedding. We love you Krishita!

Krisha!

The other weekend, we were blessed by a visit from Krisha! Since she lives in Orlando, it was a special thing that Kathryn was able to meet her already. We are looking forward to hopefully seeing her again next month when she's back in town for her sister's wedding. We love you Krishita!

Super Mom!

We got this in the mail the other day...it speaks for itself.

details on kathryn's appointment

For those who care about this kind of thing, here are the details of Kathryn's 2 month check up (I realized I forgot to put it on last night's post!): she now weighs 11 lbs 14 oz and is now 23 inches long. That puts her in the 75th percentile for weight, length, and head size...on our way to a big girl! The doctor said everything looked good with her, and even gave me some good news. We've been working with Kathryn on sleeping in her crib. Some nights she does really well, others not so much (as in, the second we put her down she wakes up and cries, with that pattern continuing all night). Since Johnny was gone over the weekend, I really didn't think I could fight that fight all by myself all night long for both nights (sometimes it's every 15 minutes!). So, on Friday night, after we went through it for about an hour, I gave in and put her in her car seat to sleep. (She sleeps quite well in that.) Now, I do then put her car seat in her crib...I figure I'm gonna get her in her crib one way or another! That way, she at least is in the environment that we're trying to get her used to, even if it's in her car seat. Anyway, I kind of sheepishly told the doctor she slept in her car seat sometimes, figuring she'd tell me to try not to do that too often. However, she said it was totally fine, and that they sometimes recommended it for some babies. Well, that info would have been nice to know 2 months ago! But I am glad to know that at least for now. We'll still try to keep her in her crib mostly, but it's nice to know on the nights when nothing will work, we have a back up!

Also, I wanted to highlight a couple of other people's blogs to check out. Randy and Lindsay have some fun pictures of Kathryn on their blog, as well as pictures of Kathryn's new cousin, puppy Tiki! Josh and Tabitha have a picture of their little babies (twins!) on their blog, so check theirs often for updates as they grow and make their entrance into the world in September. The Glenns have been on some fun adventures lately. Ok, that's all for now...time to go play with my baby!

2 months old!

Kathryn is two months old today! Some of her latest favorite pasttimes now include cooing, trying to laugh (she hasn't quite mastered it yet), working her neck muscles, holding her head up when we pull her up by her arms, peeing, pooing, and spitting up at any and inopportune times, flailing and kicking her arms and legs when actively awake, keeping her mommy and daddy guessing at her sleeping habits, and of course being held any moment she can!

Beauty and Love

The past couple of weeks have been such sweet ones with Kathryn. I feel like I have really and truly fallen in love with my daughter. It's not that I didn't truly love her before. I did, a lot! I didn't have any problems with bonding or anything, and loved her and felt an amazing connection with her the minute I laid eyes on her. However, the past few weeks, I have simply been amazed by her. I find myself just stopping and watching her all the time, now. I pick her up and hold her just because I can't stand to keep my hands off of her. I find myself in praise of God for just how beautiful and amazing this little girl is, and I thank Him for the incredible privilege of knowing her and raising her and being loved by her.

daddy dressed me...

On Friday I had a doctor's appointment in the morning, so Johnny got Kathryn dressed. When I got home, this is what she was wearing. (Well, I did add the blanket, paci, and rattle for the picture.)
A wahoo family...

because it's fun to update...

At Grandma and Grandpa's house in Bridgewater last weekend...

Stevie Wonder?

Christmas cards

Just wondering if anyone has any good ideas on what to do with Christmas cards after Christmas? Do you just throw them away, or do you keep them? I am especially curious about the picture ones. Looking forward to any ideas (or just the advice to chuck them!)...

Lots of "Aunts" and "Uncles"!

Kathryn got to meet several of her "aunts" and "uncles" this weekend (our dear friends from college), including Josh and Tabitha in the first picture and Naomi and Andrew in the second. We are looking forward to meeting more of them at the 10K race at the end of March!

At Brooke's House

On Saturday afternoon, we got to go to my dear friend Brooke's house to visit with her sweet, beautiful family. Here is Alisia holding Kathryn. Wasn't it just last year that Alisia was that size??

Brooke has always been a great photographer, and she has greatly influenced me in my love for pictures. She had a great idea for a photo session of Kathryn, so I followed suit with my camera, after finally finding the settings for sepia and black and white.


We miss you, Brooke!

Over the River and Through the Woods...

On Friday, Kathryn and I ventured up to Harrisonburg for her first visit up there. Johnny was in North Carolina at camp with a hundred high schoolers, so we trekked up there for the weekend. We got to stay with my parents, Grandma and Grandpa, which was wonderful! An especial thanks to my mom, who stayed up with Kathryn 2 nights in a row so that I could get 8 hours of sleep each night...wow!!! THANK YOU MOM!!!!

There were lots of new things to see and do for Kathryn, so the next several posts will log our trip. These pics are from our Sunday afternoon visit at the Lookabills. We had a wonderful time of sharing lunch together, talking, and letting Noa Noll and Kathryn meet each other and "play" for the first time. It's amazing how much bigger Noa seems, even though she's only 3 months older than Kathryn. There is so much to look forward to!

"Help, I'm stuck! How do you lift your head like that, Noa?"


Noa looks like she's not sure what to think of Kathryn in this one!


Noa knew what to do when she saw a camera...smile!

Both are smiling...a good sign that they're having a good time!

Growing up even more!

I had to post our good and exciting news that Kathryn slept the whole night last night in her crib! Now, she didn't sleep through the night (she woke up still to eat several times), but she went at least 3 hours between each of her feedings, and slept all by herself the rest of the time. She even put herself to sleep some (laid there and dozed off). I don't know if this was just a one-time thing, or if we're on to a new era of night-time sleeping. Putting her in the crib was pretty much an experiment, because she hasn't been sleeping very well in her bassinet recently. I was a little nervous about it, but Johnny was so sweet to pray with me before we went to sleep, and God was gracious in aleviating those fears so that I could rest well. I don't know if we just heard her every peep in the bassinet and putting her in the crib prevented that, or if she really did just sleep better. Either way, I feel great after getting up at 8:30 for the day (instead of sleeping in till 10 because of desperation and lack of sleep) well-rested and ready for all that God has in store for today. I will try to snap a picture of her in the crib sometime and post it on here. Till then, I'm hopeful that we are on to a new stage in life, one of improved sleeping!

Our Big Girl!

Every Monday night Johnny and I have been blessed by being a part of a small group Bible study through our church (www.roanokechurch.com). Tonight, we had fun dressing Kathryn for the occasion, including putting jeans and little pink tennis shoes on her. She looked like such a big girl! It's fun dressing her in "big girl" clothes, as we call them, as opposed to her little sleepers and "baby" clothes. Can you believe she'll be 6 weeks old this Friday??

Snow

Swing Time

Kathryn has been enjoying a few more things since she's been getting older and bigger. One of those things is spending time in her swing. The magic of it is, we can put her in it when she's awake, and she often ends up asleep! The only thing is, her head ends up in this really weird position in which it looks like it's more attached to her shoulder than her neck. We don't have a picture of that, but we hope you enjoy these pictures of her in the swing.

This last one is a funny face that we thought we'd include...kinda doing the whole stick out and roll the tongue while winking thing.

1 month old!

Kathryn is 1 month old today! She had her one-month doctor visit, and the doctor was pleased with how well she's doing. She weighs 9lbs 10oz (75th percentile!) and is 20.75 inches long (50th percentile). She cried for maybe 30 seconds when sheh got her shot, and then was as good as can be again. Praise God for a healthy little girl! Hopefully we can write another post soon and praise God for how well she's sleeping at night (we're still working on that one...!).

Smiles and sneezes

Play Time!

Kathryn has recently started enjoying more interaction time, including playing with toys. So the other day I got out her Happy Hippo Gym (thanks Naomi!) to see how she'd like it. As you can see, she had a great time with it! I was even able to get a smile on camera in the second picture!

First tub bath

Here are pictures from Kathryn's first big-girl tub bath! Notice the rolls on her arms and double chin! She went back and forth between crying and seeming to enjoy it. Here is one of those crying times.
And here is one of those enjoying it times. She especially liked it when we let the warm water pour over her tummy and head.