Katherine Ann: 8 Months

My Dearest Katherine Ann,

You are 8 months old! This post is late as a testament to our wonderfully busy month or my effort to try and slow down time. The past month was once again filled with family and friends while we traveled to Oklahoma and Iowa. In between those trips, we made lots of memories at home. 

You love eating baby food: bananas, sweet potatoes, squash, pears, peaches, applesauce, and carrots. You love talking and filling our day with baby babble. My personal favorite is Mama :) You love to laugh...deep-belly, make-yousnort kinda laughs! You love playing and climbing on your daddy. You love putting things in your mouth...everything goes in your mouth. You love to play with your toys especially your singing drum. You love your crawling pose and have perfected planking. We think you will be crawling within the next month. 

This month held many firsts. We took you on your first glamping trip...a.k.a. glamorous camping. You were a trooper and loved going hiking! I see many camping trips in our future. Hopefully you will be ready for the good ole' tent soon.

We also celebrated your first Thanksmas! It was a wonderful week celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas. We filled our days with family, food, gifts, and games. Most importantly, lots of cousin time. You and Adrianna are just getting acquainted, but I hope the smiles and giggles you shared are a glimpse of a special friendship in the making. Although, we do have to work on sharing...but there is time :) Both your grandma and grandpa Kreger are quite talented: one with sewing and one with the wood crafting. This means you got very meaningful gifts you can treasure and use for years to come. Your Uncle Kyle is very good at making you laugh and snuggles with Aunt Angie are a treat (and don't forget, she will always have gum). Family time around the holidays is always special, but this time it seemed even more.

This month also brought your first cold. It reared its ugly head while we were in Iowa. You were still a very happy baby during the day, but the nights were rough. 

Thankfully grandma and grandpa were there to help take shifts, and I don't think they minded the extra snuggle time. 

Finally, you got to go to your first wedding! I have always loved weddings, but they take on a totally different meaning now that we have you. You apparently also love weddings and stayed entertained for many hours.

Each month we see more and more of your personality. Whether is it the new silly faces you make with your tongue or the silly voice you use when you get really excited, we love learning more about you. You are truly a blessing. 

We love you!! 

 P.S. Get ready for an exciting December. You have a lot of people in Ohio eager to love on you :)

Fall Pictures

While in Oklahoma this past weekend, we decided to take advantage of the beautiful colors and natural light with some family pictures.  Michael had so much fun capturing Katherine's smile and personality. I know we will treasure these pictures for years to come.

Katherine Ann: 7 Months

My Dearest Katherine Ann,

Today marks 7 months of you! Each month seems to go faster than the last. This month was filled with family trips and pumpkin pics. 

Month 7 brought many new changes to your little life. Your giggles continue to be contagious and your smiles are forever sweet. I love our laughing spells each day going back and forth giggling over our silly faces. Your newest talent is vibrating your lips together. It makes an adorable sound and we find ourselves making the sound right back. If only we knew what you were trying to say :) You have started to eat solids, but it doesn't seem to be your favorite thing. The bananas and sweet potatoes are tolerable, but you really don't like apples, peaches, or green beans...they kinda make you shiver and crinkle up your nose. If we try to give you these foods, you press your lips tightly together and we get greeted by a frustrated grunt. The biggest change this month involves your movement. You are trying so hard to crawl and you love sitting.

Your new favorite toys seem to be your soft books from Grandma Walker. You love turning the pages and looking at the colorful pictures. I hope you learn to find joy in books. The stackable toys come in at a close second to your books. Although you can't stack the rings yet, they make wonderful chew toys. You still love your jumper and discover more of the toys each day. We also discovered your love for swings!

This month we continued to watch our Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday and we take great joy in dressing you up for the games. You also got to spend lots of time with your Grandma and Grandpa Kreger. We visited the Alamo, met Big Tex at the State Fair, picked pumpkins, and took lots of pictures. It was so fun to see you share all your new little baby skills with them and make treasured memories together. You also got to meet Max Lucado!

 

 

 

 It truly is such a privilege to take care of you each day and I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Katherine Ann, you fill our lives with pure joy, which is fitting since your name means pure. We love you so much and pray each day for your little heart to belong to Jesus.

We love you!