McBaby and More: July 2009

A lot has happened since the last time we posted. Katelyn began walking just about the time she turned 10 months old and hasn't stopped moving since! She says Mama and Dada on a regular basis but probably only means it a quarter of the time...but hey, we'll take it!

She went to the beach in May and mostly loved it. She was afraid of the waves but was digging (and eating) the sand. She has 5 1/2 teeth and only eats table food now. Her favorite food is green beans, believe it or not! She drinks whole milk in a sippy cup throughout the day and only has a bedtime bottle. I'm sure she'd do fine without that last bottle but Tim and I are not willing to give it up quite yet. We love giving it to her; she loves drinking it; and, she sleeps so darn well after she's done sucking down all 8 ounces. So we figure "don't fix what ain't broken"! We'll eventually break her of that last bottle...maybe when she's backing out of the driveway and heading down to Auburn. Ok ok, probably before then but definitely not now!

She had her one year birthday a couple weeks ago which means she can ride forward-facing in her carseat now...those of you reading this with small children can appreciate what a milestone that is!!! She had pink princess cupcakes on her actual birthday and a yellow cake with chocolate frosting at her little birthday party. She loved both and really enjoyed eating and smearing both all over her body!!

Her most recent obsession is saying "uh-ohhh" every time she drops or throws something on the ground. I'll have to say that little "uh-ohhh" is one of my favorite things about her right now. It's just so darn cute!!

AND, last but not least...her hair, or at least certain pieces of her hair, is finally long enough for pigtails...Yes, PIGTAILS!!!! I absolutely LOVE pigtails on little girls and the thought of fixing her silky soft hair each morning is so exciting to me!! Never mind the fact that she'll rip out the tails 2 minutes after I have precisely measured out equal amounts of hair for each side and placed the tails exactly in the middle of her head...Nope, I don't care about that because (at least) I will get to see her sporting her new do for the first few minutes of the morning.

BEACH TRIP