All about my baby :)

I've stopped blogging at my other blog because blogger changed it so people without gmail addresses couldn't update anymore. It was also getting difficult to update two blogs, for no one "can serve two blogs, for they will update one and neglect the other." Yes, I made that up. So, not only will this blog be about my homemaking adventures, it will also be a place for me to make general updates about my family.

I'm also not going to do the trendy thing of nicknaming my daughter for the blog after all. I haven't posted my last name here, nor have revealed my location (other than the state).

So, the name of my daughter is...

Kate

And this post is going to be all about her, since people want to know about her.


She is now four months old (where has the time gone?). I don't know how much she weighs, but I will be scheduling her check-up soon so I will keep you updated. But I do believe that she has at least doubled her birth weight. I also know she is a long baby--she definitely gets that from Stephan, who is 6'3".



Most people say she looks like me. I should hope so--it's hard work having a baby only to have that baby not look like you! Right after she was born and we were looking over her, the nurses kept saying to Stephan: "Sorry Dad, but this one didn't get anything from you." We have since decided that she has his eyes, which makes me happy because his eyes are one of my favorite things about him.

Here is what we have decided about her features so far:

Mommy's nose
Mommy's mouth
Mommy's curly hair
Grandpa S's ears
Grandpa S's head (aka capacious and full of brains)
Daddy's eyes
Daddy's fingers (long ones)

Other features will be determined.

People constantly ask me how she sleeps at night. I'd say she doesn't sleep too badly. I don't keep track of when and how often she wakes up--I think it's better that way. As an insomniac by nature, I've taught myself to not look at clocks at night. Kate usually ends up in our bed at some point anyway--it makes night nursing much easier and I actually get sleep. So, usually I just roll over, latch her on, and doze off. She does have a pack'n'play next to our bed, and she does start out the night in it. It used to be that she HATED the pack'n'play, but that was because we had one on loan from Stephan's family that was really old. We have a newer one on loan from a friend of ours, and she likes it much better. No, Kate will not be in our bed forever. And yes, we have taken precautions to make sure she sleeps safely.

No, I do not want to go to bed.
Kate is a very smiley baby, though she'll stop when I get the camera out. Funny kid. She's also very talkative right now, and has been grunting a lot, even when she's happy. I'm told that she's getting ready for belly laughing. She also squeals when we aren't looking, which is adorable. She has rolled over from her tummy to her back a couple of times already, but she doesn't do it much. But she can lift her head up really high when we put her on her tummy.

Here's a smile :)

I can fly!

She looves it when we lift her up in the air and pretend she's an airplane. She did spit up on me once in mid-flight ;)

One of her trademark looks :)
She also loves really soft things. She gets that from me.


So there you have it. A post about Baby Kate. I hope you've enjoyed it.



Comments

  1. Not liberal June 26, 2012 at 11:33 AM

    Thank you for the edit from huge to capacious. Full of brains undoubtedly describes Kate. Mine, though capacious, is empty.

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