Katelynn's 1st Birthday!

 My little princess had her 1st birthday!

Kate at one year:
-Everyone who meets Kate comments on her sweet personality and notices how happy she is
-She walks more now than she crawls
-LOVES her dad. She has since the second she was born and hasn't grown out of it.
-She plays peekaboo, claps and plays pat-a-cake
-Says mama, dada, ny ny (night night), hi, na na (banana)
-She loves trying new foods. Bananas are her favorite.
-She is very friendly and smiles at everyone that she can. She gets a lot of attention when we go shopping.
-She loves to snuggle.
-She likes climbing and can get up onto the couch, stepstools and little chairs.
-She is very ticklish 

 Kate's party was held at our house with all of the family and cousins. Kate loved all the attention!

 I had little crowns and wands for the girls.

Kate's cake was so cute but the shimmery frosting was so hard to photograph!

We love you Katelynn!

Pouty Lip

Kate has the best pout ever! I finally caught a picture of it. So sweet :) She melts my heart!

Katelynn - 2 months old

Our little Katie Bug is already two months old! She is so darn cute! Everyone who meets her falls in love.

She had her two month appointment yesterday. She now weighs 11 lbs 5 ounces (80 percentile) and is 22" long(50 percentile). Her 0-3 month clothes are still pretty big on her.

-Smiles at anyone and everyone (started at 6 weeks)
-Hasn't started to lose her hair yet.. *knock on wood*
-Starting to like her swing
-"Talks" and coos
-She has found her hands
-LOVES her binky

She sleeps through the night usually from 10 PM to around 5 AM. I'm so thankful that my kids are good sleepers because mommy needs her beauty rest. We've been lucky so far! She is still a mommy's girl but daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve and she is starting to fall for them :)

Prepare yourself for some major cuteness..

Bella is still doing super good as a big sister. She loves helping out when she can and is doing a really good job sharing. I'm really really proud of her.

Katelynn - One month old!

Baby Katie is officially one month old! I can't believe how quick this first month has gone. It's been a little bit hectic but we are really getting into the groove of things with being a family of FOUR!

-Sleeps for 3-4 hours during the night. Bella started sleeping through the night at 2 months.. so we shall see.
-Still wearing newborn clothes.
-I think we got a real smile today when her daddy was talking to her.

Katie loves baths, her big sister, being held and her binky. She does pretty good sleeping in her bassinet at night until the early morning.

She does not love getting changed. She also doesn't love her swing, bouncer or anything else that requires being put down.

Crying doesn't even phase Bella anymore :)

Best buddies!

We love you Katie bug!

Katelynn's Newborn Pictures

My sweet sister made Katelynn her first tutu (it had to be pink!). 

Tutu: tootsietutushop.com

I am so in love with these pictures! They were taken by Bloom Photography by Kim. She was so amazing to work with and has a real talent for working with tiny babies. I highly recommend her!

Katelynn was so good for pictures and was super sleepy. Bella loved being in some of the photos with her!  Love love love!

Kate's first week

I'll admit that I was so nervous about having a newborn again.. no sleep, will I remember what to do, how can I possibly love another child as much as I love Bella, am I prepared.. etc..

But from the second I heard her cry, I knew that everything would be okay. I absolutely love being a mom. There is nothing that can top it. I may sound crazy (sleep deprivation tends to add to that) but I even love the 3 am feedings. I love when the house is quiet and dark and it's just me and my tiny sweet girl. I'm one happy momma!

Getting ready to come home from the hospital.

Katelynn already has quite the personality and she looks almost identical to Bella when she was a newborn. We quite adore her!

Kate loves..

• Snuggling. She wants to be held all the time. I love it!
• Sleeping - no big surprise there
• She had her first sponge bath at home and loved it!
• Bella - I wonder if she recognizes her voice because when Bella talks to her she lights up and her eyes get huge! So sweet!

After her first sponge bath

Kate dislikes..

• Getting her diaper and clothes changed
• Getting burped. She would much rather sleep!

That's pretty much it so far :)

Proud big sis! Messy face and all!

Bella is still doing a great job with being a big sister. We've tried really hard to include her and make sure she is getting enough attention. I bought her a new tea set for when we came home from the hospital and she loves it. She is only 3 though and has had a little bit of a hard time sharing mommy. She told me that the baby doesn't love me and was quite confused when I told her I loved the baby anyway. She said she only wants me to love her. She loves the baby.. she just doesn't want me to. I explained to her that my heart can love lots and lots of people, the same way that hers can love mommy and daddy both.

I was starting some laundry yesterday and the baby started to fuss. She got quite all of a sudden so I came out to check on her. Sleepy little Bella was standing at the side of the bassinet patiently holding the binky in Kate's mouth. Seriously the sweetest thing I've ever seen. Daddy took her out for ice cream yesterday and she really enjoyed having some one on one time with him. I'm very proud of her this week!

Katelynn Faith

We welcomed baby Katelynn Faith into our family on May 3rd, weighing in at 7 pounds 5 ounces and 18" long. She is the biggest baby out of the kids and grand kids in my family and she wasn't even the average baby weight :)

I was scheduled for a repeat c-section at 6pm. Justin and I checked into the hospital at 4 pm and they got an IV started, did paperwork and asked lots of questions. By 5:45 pm they were ready to head to the OR. I was surprised that everything was ready so quickly. I was super nervous at home but it was really calm and relaxing at the hospital. Kate was born at 6:11 PM.

Isabella loves her baby sister and is the best helper ever! She has had a hard time sharing my lap. She always wants to be sitting my lap and doesn't think it's fair that her baby sister has claimed that spot. I have to hand the baby off to Justin every now and then so that I can snuggle my big girl.