49 Weeks Old

Caitlin,
You turned 49 weeks old on May 3rd.  Here's a recap in pictures of your 49th week with us.

You ate some cheese.  It is one of your favorite things to eat these days. 

Yummy cheese!

"Mom, I'm done.  Can you please get me out of this thing?"

We tried to take your 11 month pictures and this is what happened. 

You played with the 11 month sticker. 

This was the best one I got out of the first 11 month picture session.  

I took your 11 month onesie off, and you crawled around in your diaper. 

You read your farm pop-up book. 

And then you crawled on the book. 

You walked around the furniture and played with Bunny. 

You played with the remote for the ceiling fan. 

And then you chewed on it. 

You checked out your diaper. 

And then you found a cord to play with.  Don't worry, I didn't let you play with it for very long. 

We tried AGAIN with your 11 month pictures. You clearly do not like to sit still anymore. 

Still trying to get you to sit still. 

You checked out your bear. 

You weren't sure about him - like you didn't want him touching you. 

Still on the move. 

"Eww, stop touching me, bear."

"And, now I'm going to stand up in the chair and show you my moves."

I had to call in the reinforcements (Daddy). 

Finally got you to sit down in the chair. 

Grandmom came to visit and played "This Little Piggy" with your toes. 

Grandmom loves you so much that she's even willing to kiss those toes! 

Grandmom makes you laugh.  I love this picture even though it's blurry. 

Grandmom and Granddad stayed with you while we went to Aunt Becky and Uncle Jordan's wedding.  They took you for a walk in your wagon. 

You showed them that they can do "So Big". 

And then you tried to take your hat off. 

Success!

You watched Daddy mow the lawn. 

You tried to get his attention by banging on the door. 

You found a water bottle in the recycle bin and chewed on it. 

You found Daddy's shoe and wanted to play with it. 

This is your unhappy face.  Thankfully, we don't see it that often. 

You crawled toward my camera - you are so interested in it. 

You wore Daddy's hat. 

And then you wore your hat. 

I put it on you backwards because I knew you'd look so cute with it like this!

Of course, you took it off. 

You wore Daddy's hat backwards. 

We went outside for a quick photo shoot.  You look so sad in this picture. I'm not sure why. 

You tried to put your hat on. 

You decided the grass wasn't so bad. 

Love this picture of you.  The wind was blowing your hair around a little bit. 

48 Weeks Old

Caitlin,
You turned 48 weeks on April 26th (and 11 months old).  Here's a recap in pictures of your 48th week with us!

You sat in your highchair and kicked your legs. 

You enjoyed a yummy graham cracker. 

You played with your ball popper.

You played with your spoon. 

And banged it on your tray.

And then you threw it on the floor.

"Who me?"

"Yay!"

We celebrated your first Easter. 

Grandmom gave you a Peep, and you weren't thrilled about it. 

You ate some animal crackers. 

Yummy animal crackers. 

Thanks to Grandmom you get to eat yummy things like cookies! 

Granddad helped you open your Easter card. 

You played with the card. 

You love playing with cards! 

And then you tried to eat it. 

Still playing with that card. 

You chewed on Bunny's ear. 

You did "So Big" while you were eating dinner (such a show off!).

You showed Grandmom and Aunt Alexis how you learned how to clap! 

And then you played peek-a-boo with your bib. 

"Peek-a-boo!"

Aunt Alexis read you a story. 

You opened your Easter basket from Mommy & Daddy. 

You chewed on one of the books that we gave you. 

And then you played with your card from us. 

I tried to take yours and Daddy's picture outside because you both looked so cute.  It was so bright that Daddy couldn't keep his eyes open. 

Love this one. 

We tried for a family shot. 

When we were at Aunt Nancy and Uncle Frank's house, we took you outside to walk in the grass and you did the flamingo pose. 

Still not sure about the grass. 

We took a picture together.  I think you looked so pretty in your Easter dress. 

I took you on the swings and you loved it! 

A close up of you because you are so stinking cute. 

You walked around with Bunny at home. 

You used your Easter bucket to put your toys in. 

When we were cleaning out your room one day, you found a pacifier (with the cover on it), and you brought it downstairs and chewed on it.  

You played in the exersaucer - this was probably one of the last times you played in it. 

You decided you were over it. 

We went shopping at Kohl's and you rode in the cart and loved it. 

August 3

On a walk tonight after dinner.  Thank goodness for some cooler weather tonight!

Brush, Brush, Brush Your Teeth

Here's a glimpse into the cutest teeth brushing routine ever.  She is just the sweetest thing (most of the time).

August 2

2 more things she loves these days:  wearing hats and watching Elmo on the iPad (she is obsessed with Elmo!).  She found her hat after dinner, and she wanted me to put it on her.  She wore it around the house for at least 30 minutes until I took her upstairs for bathtime.  She knows that the iPads are generally kept on the TV stand, and tonight, she walked over there and showed me that she wanted to watch Elmo.  She looks super tall in this picture, but in her desire to get the iPad, she ended up standing on a couple books.

August 1

I let her play with the purse that Grandmom and Granddad brought her back from Italy when she was born, and she loved it!  We put some spoons in it (which she proceeded to take out and put back in multiple times), and I even tried to show her how to carry it on her shoulder.  Her new favorite word these days is "Uh-Oh", and she shakes her head "No" when she doesn't want something.  We are working to teach her that you don't say "Uh-Oh" when you purposely throw something on the floor, but it is still so cute to hear it say it.