Seattle!

Well, we made it. Some called us crazy for flying across the country with a five month old baby, but we survived!! We arrived home last night from visiting Craig's brother and family in Seattle. Last time we visited Craig had food poisoning the entire time and it poured rain. We were able to see the city this time and there was hardly a cloud in the sky!

Kay did wonderfully on the trip. Although we traveled "infant in arms" style (without Kay having an assigned seat) all legs but one had an extra seat for her. Everyone on the planes loved watching Kay because she would smile, giggle, and flirt with everyone. She did not make a peep or cry the entire time. Thankfully, she slept or played for most of it! We were so proud of being able to pack light enough to carry on. We had only a 30 minute layover each direction and on the way home we ended up running through the airport to make it because of a late flight. We did not want to get stuck in an airport for hours! Kay's favorite part of the airplane ride was getting to see the Cascade mountains out of the window.


Walking around downtown Seattle...
We met Uncle Phil for lunch at a yummy restaurant and then went to pick up Hazel and Miles. The downtown was decorated for the holidays. Kay was asleep the entire time so we missed out on the ride on the carousel. Miles and Craig had a blast in the back seat of the van on the way home.



Playing at Phil and Malia's house...
The girls had matching PJs so we couldn't resist a picture. Kay loved getting a bath by her aunt. I ate something that bothered Kay's tummy and she screamed all night Saturday night. Malia was nice enough to take a three hour shift for Craig and I so we could get some sleep. Kay was passed out on her dad's lap the next morning because she was so tired (so were we)!



We took a long hike each day we were there. The views were amazing. I can't believe they live just minutes from such great parks and views. Again, Kay was asleep most of the time (she was a little confused about time zones). We took some pictures of her with the views to show her what she missed out on :)

Family fun...

Scott, Marcia, and Charlie were in town to spend Thanksgiving with great-grandma. We had a lot of fun trying to get the two great-grandchildren to sit still long enough to get a photo. We also helped Great-Grandma get her email set-up. I hope I am able to "keep up" like she does someday! It was nice that Scott was able to hold Kay this trip. Last time he was unable to because of his blood clot. Please continue to keep his family in your prayers as they try to figure out what is causing the clots.



For those of you who keep trying to predict who Kay will look like...who do you think she got her chubby cheeks from?? This is a picture of Craig as a baby that his grandfather took of him. I am pretty sure our smiley, lovable, squishy cheeked, baldy looks like Craig right now...


5 Months old!!! I can't believe I am typing that. I know I say that every time... Here is our big girl on her 5 month old teddy bear pictures. I can't believe she used to be smaller than the teddy with a green sweater. Yes, I admit, I dressed her in the I love mom shirt for the picture :)


Well, we are now in the adjustment period with Kay. She went from two weeks of non-stop grandma snuggles to just me in the house during the day. Who can blame her for not wanting to sleep in her crib after this...what a lucky girl...

Baptism...

Kay was baptized on November 15, 2009. We had her baptized at our 11am traditional service. This was such an important day for our family. I loved having Pastor Owen walk Kay around the church as the congregation sang to her. Kay did not cry during her big moment and took a little snooze during the rest of the service. What a lucky girl to have all her family and friends to help celebrate.



After the service we had about 30 family and friends come over for a lunch to help us celebrate.


Nana and I tried to recreate the cake that my Aunt Mary made for me when I was baptized. This was my first attempt at decorating a homemade cake. I think she would be proud! A special thank-you to Nana and Pops for helping us get ready for the celebration.


Kay wore the dress that I was baptized in and grandma embroidered our names and baptism dates on it for Kay.


Thank you to everyone who helped make this day a special one for our family!

November fun...

Wow I am behind....

Kay's great-grandma has been in town for almost two weeks now. We have had a lot of fun together. We have played, gone for walks, and enjoyed each others company. Kay is really starting to laugh a lot. Great-Grandma had Kay giggling so hard. I was able to capture some of it on video.




Grandma was able to go to therapy with us. Kay is really doing great with it. She has shown huge improvements. It is amazing how even though we were doing a bunch of "tummy time" before, having Kay position her arms a little differently made a huge difference. Kay is a pro at rolling over from her belly to her back. She still gets nervous and holds onto the blanket as if it is going to slow her roll. At daycare last week they said she rolled from her back to her belly several times. Craig and I are yet to see it. I am pretty sad I missed her first roll in that direction. I will get it on video as soon as I witness it! Here are some pictures from her therapy sessions...



We took Kay to see Santa. We decided to take her early before the masses of crowds. I will post pictures soon of her with Santa. Grandma got her her cute package outfit for the holiday season.



We have had BIG improvements on the sleep front. Craig and I spent several nights teaching Kay to put herself back to sleep in the middle of the night. It made for some long nights, but it was worth it. Mom and Grandma watched Kay so we could go out to dinner one night. We gave Kay a bottle and it worked wonderfully. Because it worked so nicely we have started giving her bottles before bed instead of me feeding her. She was able to eat more (without falling asleep) and slept for 9 hours the first night, 10 the second night, and 11 the third night. I am hesitant to type this because I don't want to curse it!

Party Girl...

Kay had two parties to attend this weekend. She went to her cousin Charlotte's baptism and my friend Lindsay's engagement party. Kay behaved great at both. I hope she took notes about Charlotte's behavior for her own baptism next weekend. The girls were really cute together. They just checked each other out. At one point Charlotte rolled over on top of Kay's feet. She started chewing on Kay's socks. Kay just looked around trying to figure out what was going on. I'm sure Charlotte thought that was a lot easier than lifting up her own feet to suck on her toes! I wonder when these baldies will grow some hair! They sure are cute together!



Kay has been enjoying her bedtime routine. She has really started realizing she can kick and splash in the bath. We try to get a bedtime book in, but often she is just too tired.



I tried getting a picture to show how much Kay has grown. This is a picture showing how her preemie pjs now hit at her knees. I will try to get a better picture of it. She is too wiggly now! Craig and I were remembering back to the days when her feet were so small we couldn't find any socks that would stay on. We ended up putting tape around her socks on her ankles to keep them from slipping off.