Off to Church

My girl can twirl!

Daddy caught Katie's first twirling on camera.

Squeaky Sandals

A few weekends ago Katie saw a little girl wearing the cutest red sandals. The sandals had a squeaker inside the heel so the girl was walking noisily and happily along. Of course Katie was interested in these attention grabbing shoes. She even tried to make her shoes squeak by stomping her feet really hard. I thought this meant Katie would love to have her very own pair of squeaky sandals. Wanting to meet every reasonable desire Katie has, I scoured the internet for the best deal on these precious shoes. I placed my order and eagerly awaited the mail each day. When they arrived I immediately showed them to Katie. She looked at them and said "No." I demonstrated the squeaking feature. She said "No, no." I, not one to be discouraged, held her down and placed them on her feet. She began to scream "NOOOOO!" After 15 seconds of that, I removed the shoes. I tried them again when she was well rested. I tried giving her a choice between her old, boring sandals or new, pink, squeaky ones. I tried them when we were outside, but like green eggs and ham they are disagreeable everywhere. She has mellowed some. If you hold the shoes out to her now, she only says "No, no" and lays on the floor in the fetal position until you take the shoes away.

I sold the shoes on Ebay today. Hopefully their new owner receives them better.

19.11 pounds

Katie weighs almost 20 pounds, so the pediatrician said we could change her car seat to face forward. Here she is helping Jon read the installation directions.

See how excited she is about the new view!

Click here to see a lengthy video of the maiden voyage of the forward facing car seat in which Katie declares Daddy as her favorite.

Happy Katie

When Jon picked Katie up from the nursery at church today, they called her "Happy Katie". He said she was sitting in a chair clapping. Boy, has she come a long way from the nursery weeper she was.

The picture is after we got home. She is still wearing her bracelet which is as amazing as her being referred to as "Happy Katie".

Rangers beat the Dodgers

Tonight was Katie's first MLB game and her first bite of hot dog.

Feed the Hungry

Katie shares a tasty spoonful (of nothing) with Mr. Bear and Chris Christmas.