Happy 7 months!

Dear Family and Friends,

This week I turned 7 months old. Mommy and Daddy can't believe how quickly I am growing up. I can sit up all by myself now. I love to talk and just last night I said "mama" but only my mommy heard me. Sorry Grandma. Maybe next time I will repeat it when mommy calls you on the phone. I was more interested in eating the phone then talking last night!

I love to sing all the time and really loud. I think my brother Ryan is super funny but sometimes he can be bossy by telling me NO KARA when I touch his toys. He likes to come in to say good morning to me when I wake up. He plays with me and makes me smile every day! I just wish he wouldn't grab my arms sometimes.

I am getting my two bottom teeth and they hurt really bad. I love to chew on everything, especially my teething rings right from the fridge. I hope these teeth pop soon so I can feel better. I think mommy and daddy are hoping they do too.

Today, I had to see the doctor to get my weight checked again. The doctor told mommy and daddy to try stage 1 foods now. This is what happened tonight when mommy gave me SQUASH!

I am still a peanut. I only gained 2 ounces from last month. The doctor says I look really healthy and he is not concerned about my weight. He thinks I will gain more with eating solids three times a day. My mommy said I will be trying cereal with applesauce tomorrow. I don't like cereal but the applesauce sounds yummy!

Bathtime is my favorite time of the day.

Bright light! My mommy likes this picture because it shows my pretty green eyes.

She also likes this one because of my long eye lashes.

Here are a few more pictures of me eating my first vegetable. Can you tell how much I liked it?

I also love to hold the spoon and try to feed myself. Mommy says I need more practice.

Can you believe my mommy let me get this messy? She can't believe it either!

My story wouldn't be complete without a picture of me crying. Being cranky is my claim to fame. No more squash, give me the MILK!

The End.

Kara's 4 Month Doctor Visit

On Friday (October 17th), Kara had her 4 month wellness visit. She woke up in the best mood that morning which only made her mama feel worse for taking her to get those awful shots. We decided to take a photo shoot of our happy baby (before heading to her doc appt) because she is so darn CUTE! As always...ENJOY!

**I apologize for some of the photos being turned weird...blogger was giving me troubles while loading the pics**

Our Precious Peanut

Can you GUESS Kara's new and all time favorite talent lately?

I told Kara that we were going "bye-bye" and happy Kara gave me a smile and it looked like she was thinking...

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho...it's off to play time we go...

Wait...what did you say?

Oh we are going to see the doctor again...

Ummmm....wait a minute! Didn't they poke my legs with something last time?

Yes, they did and you screamed your head off that time too!

(you did much better this time around...cut your scream time down by at least half. mommy and daddy are VERY proud of you!)

Poor Sad Face. starting to get back to your normal happy self....
Next appointment at 6 months is right before Christmas...aren't we lucky?!



And what you have all been waiting for...

Kara's new stats:

Weight: 11.15 (gained 1.5 lbs) 30% in weight

Height: 24 inches (grew over an inch) 50% in height

The doctor assured us that she looked healthy and was growing on her curve. When I compared Ryan's stats at this age, he was small too. He actually only weighed 16 lbs at 6 months old. Kara seems to be only a few lbs. smaller then Ryan was. What can we say, we have petite kiddies. They seem to have their Daddy's metabolism! Lucky. :)

Happy 2 months!

Kara turned 2 months old on Thursday, August 14th. I still can't believe how fast this summer has flown by? Every year seems to go faster than the last. Boy what a difference a month makes. Kara has definitely become more aware of her surroundings. Gone are the cranky crying days and hello to smiles and cooing/ahhhing. Kara loves to play in her activity gym. She also holds her head up really well and we are excited to put into the bumbo soon!

On Thursday, I took pictures of Kara in her 'coming home' dress. During my last few months of pregnancy, I was on a mission to find the perfect outfit to bring her home in. My search ended Memorial Day when my sister Tara gave us the cutest dress. I just knew it was the one for Kara to have her first picture in and wear home. It's a "newborn" size, but Kara was so little at birth that it practically drowned her. She hasn't had another opportunity to wear it since and I felt bad that it's been just hanging in her closet. So Thursday, I decided to put her in it to see if she fit it two months later. She did and it looked even cuter the second time around. WOW- how's she grown in just two months! Check out the comparison photos below:

Kara High ~ June 2008

Kara High ~ August 2008

and just because she was quite the poser for her mama...here are a few more!

Isn't she precious?!
Ok Mom- I'm done posing now.

Yesterday (June 15th) was Kara's 2 month wellness visit. These are never fun for me...well not really for the kids either except Ryan, he loves to visit the doctor! We were very excited to finally find out how much she grew in the last 6 weeks. We thought she was around 8.5 pounds and grew another inch. Boy were we wrong!!! Kara now weighs 10 lbs. 6 oz. and is 22 3/4 inches in length!! At 2 weeks old, she was only 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long. She gained over 3 lbs and grew over 2 inches in six weeks!

Along with the normal check up items, comes the dreaded shots. Kara received 3 in her thighs and 1 oral vaccine. Ryan, who was very upset that this visit was for Kara and not him, (do you think we have a future doctor on our hands? I mean he really is obsessed with doctors and he never cries when he gets his shots?! Crazy!) was starting to act out as we waited for the nurse to return with the vaccines. I was already upset for this poor little girl (I hate pain and needles) who kept smiling at me as she lay on the table. Finally I couldn't take it anymore (plus Chris was getting frustrated with me because I had already started to cry just thinking about the pain she was going to be in!) and I took Ryan out in the hall to wait instead. We watched the nurse go into the room and a few minutes later heard the screams....it broke my heart to hear her wail like that. She was pretty much cranky the rest of the evening and I swear she did a marathon of nursing last night. She would nurse for an entire hour and only take an hour break before wanting to eat again...Mommy was exhausted after all those feedings, but it was worth it because she was back to her old self today. Her next wellness visit is in October.

Cranky Kara after her doctor visit...poor girl. :(

Oh and taking band aides off babies is not fun! Look at those chubby thighs!!