Playing catch

Katie Jo's coordination never ceases to amaze us. She has started wanting to play "catch" lately and boy can she play! She throws the ball with such enthusiasm and for the most part can now catch it too.

Video of KJ dancing

Here is a video of Katie Jo dancing around to "Mickey's Clubhouse."

Preggars pictures

My neighbor Emily, photographer extraordinaire, took some pregnancy photos of us as a keepsake. She is just great and I was very pleased with how they turned out. These are just a few of my favorites. By the way, she took these in her home! Can you believe that? It looked like studios pics but she has all the equipment and was nice enough to turn her living room into a little studio. Of course the cutest pics were the ones she took at the end of just Katie Jo. The last couple I posted were not posed at all and ended up being the best!

Fourth of July

Today we bummed around the house mostly and Jay got a couple of projects going. Around 5 we headed over to downtown Summerville for their Fourth of July festival. They had Katie Jo's favorite thing in the world, jump castles, and we paid the $5 to let her have unlimited jump time. The last picture says it all: hot, sweaty, and in a daze! We were going to see fireworks later but she was so tired after dinner we decided it wouldn't be fair to keep her up so late.

Just a little update

Here's a picture of Katie Jo with her new favorite toy: the doodle pad. She loves for us to draw the picture she commands and then promptly erase it. It came with cool little magnet shapes which she like to dot the pad with. We've also been using it to count but mostly she just likes to touch each shape while I count them. The other day I was coming down the hall and all I could see were Katie Jo's feet which were in the position like she was asleep. At closer inspection I found her laid out as the below picture shows, not sleeping but talking on the phone! She looked like a teenager laid out on the bean bag talking to one of her friends!
The girl loves Minnie Mouse and I just had to take a couple of shots of her in her favorite hat with her favorite friend.

In other news Katie Jo can blow her nose! What a wonderful skill this truly is. We discovered it a couple of weeks ago when she was congested and going through tissues by the hundreds. I just hope she remembers how the next time she has a runny nose.

And on the talking front Katie Jo has become quite the conversationalist. We no longer found ourselves trying to communicate with her but actually talking to her. She can answers questions with yes or no and seems to have a new word every day. It's exciting! It'll be fun to see what it's like a month from now when she has another person to talk to in the house.

Pregnancy Update 38 weeks

Thirty eight weeks and holding! I had another appointment Thursday and it was the shortest and least exciting so far. I hadn't gained any weight (still at 129) and was still dilated at a one. My blood pressure was 98/54 which was a relaxing low so I must be at peace! We shall see where the week takes us. If it doesn't go anywhere then we'll back again next Thursday.

Here's a picture of Jay and I from last night. We went to the Charleston Chamber Gala and got to dress in our finest. It was fun to get out for what might be our last outing for awhile. I'd like to add that my husband tied his own tie!

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Big Sister Gifts

Katie Jo got a couple of "big sister" gifts Saturday at the shower and we waited until we got home so she could open them.

She was very excited to open the package herself, which she did a very good job of!

She was way excited to find a quilt for her baby doll bed made by Mama. It matches the quilt that will be in Georgia's room.
She promptly put it on her head!
We did get her to finally lay down so we could cover her up. That lasted about 2.2 seconds.
She also got a pair of strawberry jellies from her friends Cayden and Danielle.

They had to pass the "jump test."

Both gifts were a fun treat for her.

Baby Shower 6-23-07

On Saturday I had a baby shower with my friends here in the Lowcountry. We had a great time and it was nice to get together to laugh, eat, and have a good time. Georgia got some nice gifts and now she won't have to have all hand me downs from her big sister.

How many people does it take to pin on a corsage? Not one...

Not two...But three people! Finally, the seasoned pro comes through, my mom!
The hostesses, Kayci, Kim, me, Stephanie, and Emily.
One person was so sweet to get outfits for both girls with matching colors. They both had sailboats on them too.

Georgia got lots of cute comfy clothes.

Pretty dresses.
The all important onesies.
This one says "Daddy does my hair."And a lamp to match the decor in her room.

This is the quilt my grandmother, Elsie, made for Georgia. It is even more beautiful in person and has all the colors and critters that will be in the decor for Georgia's room.

My Daddy dressed me

Jay and Katie Jo were playing together the other morning and the below photo shows the outcome of their time together.

Pregnancy Update 37 weeks

I am now full term! I had an appointment again Thursday and weighed in at 129.6 which was about a pound more than last week. So far, that is 34 lbs overall! The doctor I saw this week said she thinks I will probably go around 39 weeks again, but added that if I went to my due date we could start talking induction. I told her I couldn't think that far ahead and we'd cross that road when we got to it. Secretly I was thinking I'll go forever before being induced since that usually doesn't turn out to be the easiest of labors. What I love about this is when the nurse was doing the pre checkup she asked if I'd been contracting and I told her I felt like I'd had one constant Braxton Hicks contraction all day she then said "Oh that could be a sign of pre-labor so you better be ready for her to come any day." What this tells me is everyone is clueless as to when this baby will show up but it makes them feel better if they give you an estimate! The doctor checked me and said I was still dilated at a one and am 50% effaced. I also had the group B strep test last week and found out at this appointment it came back negative. This was just one more thing to check off the pregnancy calendar. I did start swelling a little lately and it hasn't gotten too bad. The doctor even commented on how little I had swelled which made me feel good. She checked the heartbeat which was in the 140's and that was about the gist of it. I go again in another week so we'll see if there is much more to talk about then.

37 Weeks

I despise Chuck E. Cheese

Today Katie Jo and I went to a MOMS club event at Chuck E. Cheese and I learned a valuable lesson: Is it not important to get out of the house at any cost. We've been once before for a birthday party but what I forgot was that we had a coupon for the food, Katie Jo was content to sit in the mechanical toys without putting a token in, and there were lots of people to hang out with. Oh, and I wasn't 36 weeks pregnant. Today we paid for our food ($15 for salad, individual pizza, and a drink), I (stupidly so) got $4 worth of tokens, and there were only a few other moms there that were having to chase their own toddlers. And I'm 36 weeks pregnant. Needless to say it was our last trip for a while. Katie Jo did have a good time and she was most fond of the skee ball game. We did win 37 tickets which got us a very nice rubber ladybug with a sucker on the back to stick to things. I pressed it against a wall when we got home and it lasted up there for 15 seconds. What a deal! I'll step down off my soap box now. Enjoy the cute pictures of her prior to our departure and her snooze on the way there.

Baby shower with neighborhood moms

On Monday we got together with the moms in the neighborhood for our usual play date and they were kind enough to throw a little baby shower. Miss Georgia got a couple of cute new outfits, some socks, and they all went in together to get us a jumperoo. I was super excited about this since Katie Jo loved the one in the nursery at the church. But alas as each child is different Georgia will probably hate it and I will be so greatly disappointed. We shall soon see how it all turns out! The kids did enjoy sitting on the box as you'll see in the below photos.

Our visit with Uncle Brian

Uncle Brian came for a visit this past weekend and he and Katie Jo got to spend lots of quality time together. Saturday we went to the pool to play and catch some rays. Saturday evening we went to the park and it was the most pleasant weather ever. And for the Lowcountry in late June is a mere miracle. After Katie Jo wore him out running all over the place we went to Wild Wings for dinner. Sunday we stayed indoors mostly since it had turned seasonable hot (at least that's how the newspaper described it). That afternoon we did get to go out to Jay's soccer practice and Katie Jo ran around kicking the ball and having fun. I sat in her stroller. No I'm not kidding. Monday Brian got to experience real "mom" time by going with me to my neighborhood mom's play date. They had a little baby shower for me and the kids got to have cupcakes and juice. We had a great visit and most importantly Katie Jo got to play to her heart's content with her uncle!See, Charleston does have a mountain. The small spec on top is my child.Does anyone else having "The Hills are Alive" playing in their head right now?