Caitlin & the Exersaucer

Caitlin loves playing in her exersaucer, but after she gets tired of that, she likes to stand and play with the toys on the "outside" of it.  There are 3 things I love about this video: 1) how excited she gets when the music comes on; 2) hearing her attempt at raspberries; and 3) how cute she looks in her jeggings!

Caitlin's New Use for the Activity Mat

Caitlin has decided that she's too cool to just lay around on the activity mat and look at the animals.  This is the new way that we play with it.  She is growing up way to fast!

29 Weeks Old

Caitlin,

You turned 29 weeks old last Wednesday (December 15th).  Your first tooth popped through this week on Sat, December 11th with your 2nd one showing up on Weds, December 15th.  They are the bottom middle teeth!  You've actually handled it quite well.  We had a little fussiness, and you were more clingy than normal, but for the most part, you've been your usual sweet, laid-back self.  You also rolled from your back to your stomach this week.  You don't do it regularly, but one day, you rolled over during naptime and couldn't figure out how to get back, so you just went back to sleep on your stomach. Here's a recap of your 29th week with us!

You started working on rolling from your back to your stomach.  

You love to play with Sophie while you're in the exersaucer.  She usually ends up either on the floor, on the bottom of the exersaucer in the blue tray or in the seat.  The other thing that happens in the exersaucer is that it usually helps you to poop.  On this day, Sophie must have made you mad because you pooped and then sat on her!  Poor Sophie, it must have been so stinky down there. 

Chewing on another teething toy while Sophie suffered.  

You tried carrots.  You weren't a huge fan until we got to day 3 when you ate more than the first 2 days. 

You did give me a cute smile though!

Daddy wiped your face after you were done eating. 

This is how you felt about it.  You hate having your face cleaned!  

You were playing in your exersaucer and threw Sophie and this was how she landed!  Daddy and I thought it was hysterical! 

A close-up of how Sophie landed on the doggie.  

You moved on to biting on the mirror while Sophie hung out.  You love this part of this exersaucer! 

"I'm going to eat you!"

You lost your balance and made a really funny face that I caught on camera!  Yes, the mirror really is that dirty.  Every time I try to clean it, you just slobber all over it!  

You decided that you wanted to play with Sophie again.  

I love how determined you look!

Reunited with Sophie! 

You sat on the floor and played with your laptop and monkey. 

You were so hungry that you tried to eat your placemat.  I promise we really do feed you!

You laughed at me.  

I think you were talking to me in this one. 

You gave me a pretty smile! 

You love looking outside when you sit at the table!  

You also love to just look around and see what's going on which is why I have a picture of the back of your head.  Your bald spot is slowly going away, but you can still see it! 

You decided that your bib looked good enough to eat.  

You hung out with your cousin Stacey who just got back from Italy!  

You are a sock eater!  You pull your socks off and chew on them all the time.  You're checking this sock out to make sure it's acceptable to put in your mouth. 

Must have been ok because you are stuffing it in there! 

An action shot! 

You like to bite on the sock for a little bit and then you take it out and look at it. Once you make sure that it's still your sock, you put it back in your mouth. 

Yummy!

You realized that your feet were uncovered and decided to try your toes!  

28 Weeks Old

Caitlin,
You were 28 weeks old last Wednesday (December 8th).  Here's a recap of your 28th week with us.

You chewed on the bar on your activity mat.  This is how you play on your activity mat now.  No more laying down for you! 

You also like to stand with our help.

And bite on Daddy's thumb.

Your tongue in this picture makes me laugh!

Such a happy girl.  We were getting ready to have bananas. 

Here you are after you had bananas.  You loved them!

You wore your jeggings and sat up like a big girl with Sophie on Melissa and Pete's couch.

You were probably looking at Pete in this one.

You hung out with Melissa.

And had some conversations with her.

You chewed on your bib.

You tried butternut squash. 

Holiday Cards

Ok, we all know how much I love pictures, especially taking them.  Now that Caitlin is here, we finally have someone cute to be the star of our Christmas card.  Ryan has even agreed to let me send out a photo card this year!  What better place to find a Christmas photo card than Shutterfly!  The hardest part is going to be picking a card because there are so many to choose from!


I think the Gifted Tag Christmas card could be a good choice because it's simple, but very cute, and we certainly received a cute "gift" this year.

I also think the Love All Around Christmas card is a good option because you can include up to 3 photos on it!  I love having options!!  

Another thing that I love about Shutterfly is that you can make wall calendars with your favorite photos.  If I can ever get organized, I would like to make one with pictures of Caitlin to hang at my desk at work. 

So, if you will excuse me, I have some work to do deciding which card will represent our First Christmas as a family of three!  You can start your search for your own Christmas or Holiday card here and here!

Disclaimer: I am participating in the Shutterfly Christmas Card Promotion. By writing this post, I will receive 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly.com. And you can too! To participate, click here.

27 Weeks Old

Caitlin,
You were 27 weeks old last Wednesday (December 1st).  We had your 6-month appointment this past Monday (Dec 6th), and here are your 6-month stats:

• Weight: 12lbs 5oz (<3rd percentile) - my previous posts said 5th, but I think it should actually be 3rd
• Height: 26 inches (I didn't get the percentile, but I think you're between 50th and 75th percentile)
• Head Circumference: 40.5 cm or 15.9 inches

Here's a recap of your 27th week with us. 

You did tummy time.  Look at all those toys! 

You turned a little bit so you could look at my camera. 

You are definitely teething!  Here's proof... 

Your tongue in this one makes me laugh! 

That silly tongue is out again. 

You took a break to chew on your hand and give me a pretty smile. 

Chewing on your thumb. 

You decided to check out the mirror on your exersaucer. 

Back to chewing on the rattle. 

And then you moved on to Sophie.  I think it's fairly apparent from the pictures below how much you love Sophie. 

You blew some raspberries at Sophie. 

You tried avocados and clearly were not a fan. 

Poor thing.  We are so mean to make you eat avocados. . 

We tried again the next day.  You weren't so sure about what Daddy was doing. 

Again, you were not a fan. We tried it again the next day, and you actually did a little better.  You didn't love them, but you got more than before.  

I did get a smile out of you though.  

"Eww, Daddy.  What are you doing to me?"

We went to see Grandmom and Granddad, and you tried to stand on the dining room table.  It was slippery. 

You finally got your footing with Daddy's help. 

Hanging with Daddy. 

We took your six month pictures. 

You tried sweet potatoes.  As you can see from the amount that is on your face and bib, it was not a huge success. 

You laid on Daddy and chewed on your piggies. 

I love it when you make this face! 

Big drooly smile for the camera.  

This is another one of my favorite faces you make, even with all the drool!