Katelyn is 5 (and a half) months!

Katelyn is growing up so fast! I realized I haven't written a 5 month blog post and she'll be 6 months in a couple weeks. She is changing every day and is seems like every day is more fun than the day before with her.

She has recently started sitting unsupported for long periods of time and enjoys sitting and playing with her toys. We rarely leave her side so we are ready to catch her, but she's really stable enough that it isn't necessary.

She also LOVES jumping in one of her jumpers and playing in the Exersaucer.

She smiles all the time, has started laughing more and squeals really loud when she isn't getting her way.

We've tried to start solid foods and give her something once a day most days, but she isn't interested and we aren't pushing it! We did buy a "food feeder" where she can suck the food out herself and she likes that better than us feeding her with a spoon.

We expect her to start crawling before too long. She's mastered the "5 legged stool" where she is on her hands, knees and head. Occasionally she'll pick her head up and rock a little, but we haven't seen any movement yet.

Justin says she loves electronics, and she does seem to gravitate to the iPad and iPhone. She has taught Justin several things about the iPad. He called me one day excited because he didn't know you can swipe between apps and she showed him that!

Here are a couple pictures in her "monthly picture" rocking chair. They are showing off her huge, open mouth smile.

We love her so much and enjoy watching her grow every day!!

Weekly photos - Week 21 outtakes

Katelyn's pictures have been really fun and easy the last couple months. At first, before she was attentive and smiling socially, it took a while to get one where she's looking cute and at the camera. But once she started smiling regularly, the hardest part has been picking our favorite picture out of the dozens that I take. 

I think it's about to get harder, though. 

I want to be able to photoshop a "__ weeks" decal onto her onesie, so I need to be able to see at least a little of it. Which rules out pictures where there are two feet in the way!

I can manage that, though. It's going to be REALLY tough when she no longer stays on her back where I put her. I didn't really think that through when I started this project. 

        

She looks awfully happy with herself!

I absolutely LOVE watching her grow and change and do new things, and if it's at the expense of my cute little photo project, that's ok. We think she is adorable no matter which way she is facing! :) 

Weekend visit from Nana and Pa-paw

My parents came to visit this weekend and we had a great time! Katelyn is changing so quickly that we are glad they aren't too far away and can see her often. She is so much fun to play with, so we had a great weekend just playing with her, mostly!

Here are a few pictures of them saying "Hi" shortly after arriving Thursday night. I love these rosy cheeks!

Katelyn is obviously the center of attention now, but Cooper misses being the baby and Mom is happy to make him feel special too!

Friday night, Justin and I took advantage of having babysitters and went to a work social function for the evening. As a paranoid mother, I texted Dad shortly after Katelyn's bedtime to make sure that she went to bed ok. He said she woke up, but assured me that Mom got her to go back to sleep.

When we walked in the door after 10:00 this is what we saw -

Dad said "Baby? What baby? Katelyn is asleep just like she is supposed to be!" Mom and Dad acknowledged that they might not ever get to babysit again! Even though it was 2 hours past bedtime, Katelyn was happy and smiling and showing few signs of being tired. I swear that baby doesn't need sleep like the rest of us!

Katelyn had recently started taking interest in the dogs. If they are within reach, she tries her best to get a fistful of fur. Unfortunately, the dogs don't enjoy it at all!

Katelyn's new favorite toy is her foot. She can get it all the way to her mouth now and loves it!

Oh Crafty Day

Yesterday I took advantage of the MLK Day holiday to do some craft projects! First, I finished knitting some adorable baby booties:

I love them and can't wait to knit more!

Then, I decided to introduce a "pop" of color to my den. I decided Sunday night that the den was drab and boring, so I started looking for ways to spruce it up. I picked out a couple pretty fabrics at Hancock's and made some pillow covers! Here is a "before" and "after" of the first pillow that I covered:

It's much more colorful, for sure!

Here is a picture showing both new pillow covers:

The paisley print one isn't quite finished (I need to sew up the side), but I love them!