Catching Up Part 2 - Month 5

While Kate is busy sawing some logs during her afternoon nap, I'm going to continue on with my marathon blog post and try to get the past month wrapped up.  Being first time parents we are pretty amazed at every little coo and burp that comes out of our baby.  When she grabbed her feet for the first time it was as though man had landed on the moon for the first time.  Besides discovering her feet, the past month has brought many firsts and even some seconds including her second snow.

We'll start off with a few Daddy and Kate pictures.  I can already tell she's got her daddy wrapped around her finger.  Just get used to opening that wallet Dad!

For Papa's birthday Kate and I did a little photo shoot to send him some birthday wishes.  It took a few (quite a few) attempts but we finally got one that we could send.

For some Texas kids this was the first snow they'd seen.  For Kate this was old news after her white Christmas in Atlanta.  Regardless we still got excited when we woke up to snow covering the ground.  Or maybe we were just excited for an excuse to bundle her up in the bunny suit again.  By the time she woke up from her nap the snow was almost all gone!

Kate got to meet another new friend, Elizabeth one sunny weekend for lunch. Her mom, Colleen and I went to Vanderbilt together and we grabbed a quick bit to eat while they were passing through Austin on their way home to San Angelo. Kate got a few tips from her older friend on crawling and pulling socks off.

Future Vandy girls?!?!

Elizabeth shows Kate how Texas girls should go barefoot. 

Kate got to watch her first Superbowl.  Here she is cheering alongside Mia and Nana. 

I'm not sure we even knew who was playing, but we know that dad was big the winner with his awesome pulled pork.  Yummy!

Also on the list of repeat performances was another hike.  This time we went to Emma Long Park and did the Turkey Creek Trail.  Dad did a great job navigating all 17 times the path crossed the creek. 

February also meant Kate got to celebrate her first Valentine's Day.  She got up early so that she could ask Mia to be her Valentine. 

Opening her first Valentine!

Later that night, Kate gave Dad a special valentine that she and Mommy made. 

Daddy brought his favorite girls some beautiful pink roses. 

Later that week it was time for more birthday celebrations.  Happy Birthday Mia!

Giving Mia a personalized notebook and making Mia cry. 

Kate is still working on mastering her skills at sitting up so she gets a little help from the bumbo chair.  You'll have to indulge me as I posted quite a few pictures from this photo shoot.  She's just so darn cute I couldn't pick my favorite! 

Ah, the end is in site which is good because I think I hear little one waking up from her nap.  I leave you with her five month photos.  Notice the hair which is completely laying down.  I have ignored Stephen's suggestion that we go and have it cut!

Not her most intelligent look, but pretty funny :-)

I think she got her Daddy's long eyelashes!

Sweet little feet.

 

While most of the country is being battered by nasty weather including snow predicted in San Francisco?!?! we are enjoying a beautiful 70 degree day.  I think Kate and I will close out this blog post and treat ourselves to a nice walk around the neighborhood.

Just kidding!  Baby went back to sleep and I pulled the pictures and videos off my phone so thought I would share those as well.

Happy baby out for a walk.

She thinks her hands are fascinating.  What a coincidence, so do I!

Probably the last time she will wear her bunny suit.  It was a chilly 20 degrees outside!

I think she might be calling on a higher power here.

While not the most lady-like picture, I love this one.  Mia had put Kate to bed the night before and this is how I found her the next morning.  Completely unwrapped, gown hiked up, one sock pulled off (can you find where it ended up?), and Franciose her giraffe-pacifier on top of her head.  Guess you get what you pay for with babysitters :-)

One last video to leave you with.  Kate is definitely starting to have her own 'language'.  Here she is having a fabulous conversation with herself. 

Ok, baby is officially awake and kicking her legs up in the air so I better go rescue her...