6 Month Update

Catherine is half a year old today!! She also ate some sweet potatoes twice today. I ended up mixing it half and half with rice cereal and milk and she loved it!!

So Catherine's stats this month are:

Length: 28 inches
Weight: 14 lbs 3 oz
Head Circumference: 17 inches

She's still trending super long and skinny. I figured that her growth might be up a bit since she started solids, but she only gained 5 oz this month.

Here is her 6 month pictures:
















~Katie~

Sweet Potatoes

So we tried sweet potatoes last night. Catherine ate the first few bites, but that was all she would take, the rest she just kept spitting out. You can see how she did, but the video at the bottom of this post. Tonight I am going to try and mix the rice cereal and sweet potatoes and see how she does with that.

Video

Baby Food

So we have decided that in order to save money, we are going to make Catherine's baby food. So this week I have made three batches of food carrots, butternut squash and sweet potatoes. I have yet to give her any, but making it is the first step. She has only eaten rice cereal so far. I have picked up some barley cereal, but I am unsure if I want to try that next or go with the carrots, butternut squash or sweet potatoes. Why does it have to be so hard to be a mom and make all these decisions?

New Layout

Ok, so I decided that since I set the blog up when I was pregnant and made it unisex since we didn't know what we were having that it was about time I made this blog a little more girly. So here it is, enjoy the new scenery!!

Two nights in a row now!!

So Catherine ate her rice cereal last night again. I'm so proud that my little girl is growing up and I can't wait to start making more different foods for her to eat. Another baby chapter int he life of Catherine begins.

Also last night we went to my cousins baby shower, she is 35.5 weeks pregnant and is so beautiful. I can't wait for her little man to get here so we can all meet him. She got tons of gifts and the shower was a blast, especially the food!!

We have a rice cereal earter on our hands!!

So last night because I was bored, I decided to try feeding Catherine rice cereal. As you can see from her 4 months photo's, the last try did not go over so well. I tried 3 nights in a row then and they all were fails. Twice was in her highchair, which
she kept sliding to one side in and once was in her Bumbo chair. So last night I decided to try mixing the rice cereal a different way and I tried feeding her in her bouncy chair as I had heard from a few people that that might work. Well it was a huge success!! She ate every last drop of the cereal and was even alternating between sucking her thumb and eating towards then end. I'm excited on one hand and sad on another, my little girl isn't so little anymore she eats real food now and not just breast milk :(

5 Month Update

Ok I suck as a blogger, I know. I'm a total procrastinator and it shows through in every aspect of my life. Well I am going to make an effort to make that better. I'm just taking baby steps, so it may not show here right away. Please bear with me!!

So Catherine's stats this month are:

Length: 26.5 inches
Weight: 13 lbs 13 oz
Head Circumference: 16.5 inches

So no real change in her growth pattern, still long and skinny. I wish I was long a skinny, alas it is not to be!! This month we have been busy as you will see from the photo's.

Here is her 5 month pictures:





Here she is having fun, being a ham:









Here are all the new things that she can do:

















~Katie~

4 Month Update

Well again I am delinquent, I can't seem to update this thing to save my live. I promise to try harder.

So Catherine's stats this month are:

Length: 26.5 inches
Weight: 12 lbs 12 oz
Head Circumference: 16 inches

She's still tall and long. No baby fat on her and no cute little baby rolls. *Sigh* She is still absolutely beautiful and I love her, but I hope she gets baby rolls eventually!!

Here is her 4 month pictures:





Here are some more photo's of Catherine this month:

































Here is Catherine eating rice cereal for dinner for the first time on July 12, 09. As you can see it did not go over well:











Here is us at the cottage with the Hamilton and Area girls:















~Katie~

3 Month Stats

Catherine had her second shot on her modified schedule today. She also got weighted and her length and head circumference were taken.

Weight is 11 lbs 10 oz
Height is 25.5 inches
Head Circumference is 15.5

Tall skinny baby!! She did quite well with her shot and only cried for about 15 seconds. As soon as I started making faces at her she was happy smiling and babbling.

~Katie~

Catherine is 3 months old!!

Well again I have been delinquent and not posted. What can I say having a colicky baby does that. She seems to be sorting herself out now, so I am hopeful that the crying will be much better. Catherine smiles, babbles and plays with Mr. Monkey and Mr. Zebra. I cannot believe how quickly she is growing. She loves time on her back, but hates tummy time no matter how I disguise it. Despite not posting I have at least been taking pictures each month that I will post now.

1 Month Old:



2 Months Old:



3 Months Old:


~Katie~