Video of KJ playing from Jan. 25

January 25, 2007

Here are just a few shots from yesterday afternoon. It has been so cold and rainy for the last few days and we weren't able to get outside at all. So, once we saw the sun shining we just had to step outside to play for a little bit. It is still so cold but at least we can get from the door to the car without turning into a wet freezing mess.




This was a "just have to" shot. Last night when I looked in on her before going to bed she was on her back but then she took a big breath and rolled over. It was such a precious site with her little pink outfit all cozied around her and the animals she sleeps with laying next to her I just had to run get the camera and take a picture. I thought to myself one day I'd be sorry to not have any pictures of her asleep in her crib so that I can remember what she looked like that way.

In other news KJ can now point out her chin, knees, elbows, and sometimes her shoulders. She has gotten very good a walking up and down the stairs so we'll probably take the gate off at the bottom of the back stairs. The only hesitation is that's it's nice to keep the dogs pinned down stairs when we're awake and she's not, so we'll see about that one. KJ also has been coming to tell me when she has a dirty diaper. She'll do the same thing sometimes when it's wet. Who knows if this is a sign to start potty training yet. I still think we'll wait awhile on that one. We started a Mother Goose Group at the library this past week. It's a group of mom's and toddlers that listen to books being read, sing songs, and say rhymes. It's free which is the best part and Katie Jo loved the singing. Next Friday we begin Tumblebugs at the YMCA. It's like a gymnastics class for toddlers with their mom's. I can imagine she's going to love whatever we do in there since she always enjoys the gymnastics day we have with our MOMS group. That's all for now!

Jumping round the room

A couple cool shots

1/17/07 This was just too cute of an outfit not to get a picture of. She was eating an Oreo cookie at the time which accounts for the serene look on her face.

1/22/07: Nothing like up close and personal. After looking at this I think it might be time for another hair cut. Maybe something including the bangs. Don't worry Gran we'll take her to a professional this time since I don't have a good track record with bang cutting.

1/23/07: It's getting harder to take a picture since she always wants to see it in the view finder. A lot of recent shots have been up close and in action.

Preggers update 15 weeks

Well I'm now 15 weeks along and everything is going just swell. Last week I detected a few fluttering movements and everyday since about Thursday I have felt distinct baby movements. It usually comes at night when I'm cozied up on the couch.

I still have several things I'm having to stay away from: coffee, orange juice, steak, and seafood. That's a little different than last time with Katie Jo. It'll be interesting to see if it last the whole time or tapers off in the next few weeks.

No belly shots yet but I can definitely see a difference. I'm starting to wear some of my maternity clothes since regular ones just don't feel good. Sometimes I look like a hobo in these big ole' clothes but I'd rather be comfortable.

January so far

1/2/07: I know you can't tell it from the picture but Katie Jo was telling me that one of the dogs ran by and knocked over the stool she was sitting on.

What creativity! If you don't feel like climbing up the normal way just pull up the stool and try to hoist yourself up to climb over the rail. Just so you know it didn't work.

1/4/07: Last Christmas Katie Jo got a beautiful hand made table from her Pop's good friend Ernie. It's been put up for awhile but recently we got it out only to realize it was no good without chairs. So we went out and found four chairs and now we're in business. Katie Jo loves to sit in the chair and read her books. She's still a little too short but manages by sitting on her knees most of the time.

Later the same day we got out some of the play-doh she got in her stocking to play with. She loved watching me roll it on the table and watch it stretch out. I'd roll pieces into balls and then she'd take them and press her little fingers into them. So cute!

1/5/07: As long as I live I will never get over how cute it is when they try on your shoes. She didn't even realize I was watching her until I called out her name and took the picture. One day she'll be wearing them for real and I'll have to search her closet for my own shoes and clothes. I'll need to keep this picture close by to remember how cute I thought it was then!

1/9/07: She loves her Lego's and is getting pretty good at putting them together herself.

1/13/07: Gran and Pop came for the weekend and on Saturday we all went downtown for some fun. Katie Jo, once again, loved the water front park. She put her finger in the shooting water a couple of times but soon realized it was way cold.

1/14/07: This was Jay's 35 birthday. We all went to church, ate at the Mexican restaurant, and came home to eat cake. I only had these three numbers so I put the 4 and 1 side by side to equal 5!

Later that night Katie Jo and her dad enjoyed another piece along with some ice cream.

1/15/07: Can you believe she's wearing this in the middle of January? And this was taken at about 8:30 in the morning. This was about our last day in warm weather and we were getting ready to go to a MOMS event where we were going to make a frame. I thought since she was already wearing pink I might as well take a picture, print it out, and make a valentine themed frame. The frame turned out to look pretty silly but the picture inside was precious.

Some parting shots from December

December 13th: Here I am with my neighbor Jack. I was trying to give him a hug but he wasn't having any of it!

12/30/06: I found that actually climbing into the dryer is the best way to unload the clothes. Momma found that taking a picture of it is a good way to see that you need to clean out the lint basket.

12/30/06: Nothing like a good book and a cool beverage in the back yard relaxing.


12/30/06: Somehow the clothes just keep coming. I helped Momma again by handing out the clean clothes to be folded.

Christmas Numero Tres

So here's the last of the Christmas celebrations and this was the real one! We headed to Lyman on the Thursday before Christmas and celebrated all the way till the next Tuesday. We had a blast seeing family and friends, opening gifts, and eating (Ok that last one didn't include me but it will next year). On Saturday morning we had a big breakfast with friends and Katie Jo got to finally meet her fellow blogger Sam. They had a great time sitting in the grass and passing the ball back and forth. On Saturday nite I got to hang out with some good friends from high school. Sunday brought us to church and our family got to light the advent candle and read scripture. Christmas Eve nite we celebrated over at Mia's and had a great time feasting and opening gifts. Christmas morning we started out at Gran and Pops and Katie Jo got lots of fun things: musical books, outfits, toys, and a new doll to add to her collection. Next we scooted over to Mia's and opened even more gifts. Katie Jo got some more cute outfits, some Little People toys, and a musical bear that we have put away for safe keeping until next year! Christmas evening Mama and Papa Johnson came over and Katie Jo got some more books and musical instruments. She may be the first librarian to have a stage with live music in her library! We had a great time and Katie Jo enjoyed vising with all her family.

Christmas Numero Dos

Well, our second Christmas was right here at home with Mom and Dad. This year Katie Jo got a kitchen set with all the trimmings. She especially loved putting the fake food into the pots and walking around with them. She also got lots of books which she loves and some cards to practice all the new words she wants to learn. She also got several toys from the Discovery Toy collection which have proven to all be fun, educational toys. Besides that she got some other fun odds and ends. It was a lot of fun watching her participate more and enjoy opening the gifts herself without too much help.