Adventures of Mommyhood #1

So, if you saw my facebook post this week, you would know that I had sort of an "adventure" this past week on an outing with Cate. I decided to document these so called "adventures," only because I know, well actually I am absolutely positive, I will have many more "adventures" and lessons learned so to say, venturing out, and just being a first time mom and all... AND I am sure I'll just laugh at myself like I did at this one, because, what else can you do?? Hope you can get a good laugh out of them as well=)
We headed to target to make a return, and honestly, right now at this very moment, I don't remember what the return was. (you really do loose "a few" brain cells with all that pushing...good thing I only pushed for 40 minutes, can't imagine if I would have pushed for the "average" 2-3 hours most first timers, yes I know some of you hate me, get over it=) Anyways, we get there, I get a cart, and get Cate out of the tahoe and put her in the front part. I push the cart around, and as I am walking to the store, I realize, hmmm I can't see really where I am pushing this thing. No big deal, I can see the store so I just keep walking. It was only once I get into the store, literally almost hit this lady's cart, then when I tried to go around it I literally almost hit her probably 3 or 4 year old son that was wandering around. Geeze! THEN I realize(mommy brain), hmmm Cate is going to have to ride in the back of the cart! So I keep walking, and walking by all the registers to get to the return desk, hoping I wouldn't actually hit anyone. When I get to the returns desk, with all my strength I lift her from the top to the back. (that's a whole nother issue, how heavy the flipping carrier is, especially that fact that she is only adding to the heaviness because she is gaining weight like a champ. Yes, I do have the lightest graco snugride, but it doesn't seem to help, and yes I do have one of those super cute slings, and a Bjorn, and now realize the power of them, and WILL be using them) MAN! Good thing I wasn't going on an all out shopping trip! Why didn't any of my short petite friends warn me about this?!?! Oh well, one of many lessons learned I guess. I just laughed at myself because it didn't dawn on me until AFTER I almost hit someone that I should move her... anything else my petite friends need to warn me about?!?!=)

In other news, well really just Cate news, she is a whopping 11.5 pounds now, which means she gained ANOTHER pound in ONE week! She is about to be in size 2 diapers, the ones barely fasten over her big ole belly=) I am having a hard time putting up her newborn clothes that don't fit her anymore..=( Hopefully she will be able to wear her 3 months ones a little longer?!?!

Until the next adventure...

Cate's Birth Announcement

One month

Cate Elisabeth, How is it you are already one month old?? This past month has gone by sooo fast, and your daddy and I have loved every waking moment of it! Yes, even the occasional screaming ones=)
At one month you:
~are a whopping 10pounds 7oz 80th%, and 21inches 45th%
~are out of newborn diapers, actually we transitioned you to size one between 3-4 weeks.
~LOVE your swing, if the music or noise is going on it and it stops, you throw a little fit, you also like to jam to music, aka Carrie Underwood, with mom in the car, and you like riding in the car
~are sleeping somewhat thru the night, you go to sleep around 11pm, and wake at 3-4 am to feed, then back to sleep till around 7am, we are loving that!
~are starting to make funny cute little noises, aka "talking" to us
~LOVE having your daddy hold you and listen to him talk. The other day I was asking daddy a bunch of questions about golf, and you were just as intrigued as I was!
~are pretty much out of your newborn onesies and into 3 month ones, and quickly filling out your 3 month clothes, You will probably be in them within the next 2 weeks
~still aren't crazy about bath time. You have had 3 real baths so far, and we try to get them done as quickly as possible.
~are starting to give us a sweet smile when mommy and daddy make funny noises and faces at you.
~are looking more and more like mommy as you are filling out. I still see daddy in you to though.
~are all in all a really great baby, we are still asking what did we do to deserve to have such a wonderful pregnancy, labor, delivery, and now a good baby?!?!
~are the absolute best thing that has happened to us! Why in the world did we wait almost 5 years like we "planned" to meet you?!?!

We love you,
Mommy and Daddy

We Heart visitors=)

Here's some memories of just some of Cate's first visitors...
(I'm sorry if you have been here and we didn't get a pic..=( Blame Matt, he is the camera guy=)
Lindsay came to visit...

Jon Julie and Baby Everett...



Auntie Ash



Pops giving her a bottle

Uncle Brad

Brooke - maybe she will be awake for you next time=)

Her Jojo and Bernie

Her great Grandfather Popo

Auntie Ginge getting some love from bernie for the FIRST TIME EVER!! He will now take love from almost anyone... and is being such a great big brother!


Catherine, Jonah and her lil boyfriend Wyatt came to welcome her at the hospital:)



Her other auntie ash came from Houston for a few days to visit



We are so blessed and this little girl, well, not so little to us anymore, is SO loved!! Thanks to everyone who has made the trip to come see us!

FUN week of firsts!

We have had a fun week full of firsts this week! We had our first "outing," which consisted of...what else... SHOPPING!... first of many walks in our jogger, AND our first bath!!
My girlfriend Ashley came to visit for a couple of days, and I was finally to the point where I was ready to get out of the house, so we headed over to the round rock outlets to see if we could score any deals, (but when do I go there and not find something, NEVER=) I will say that it was suprisingly the cheapest either one of us EVER walked away from there! I forgot to take pics of this shopping outing, even though I have our small camera in the diaper bag!=( Needless to say, we may be in trouble, Cate was quite the shopper. She didn't make a peep the whole time! That's my girl!
We also had our first neighborhood strolls this week, and of course, Cate was Miss Popular. Anyone who was out and about walking or in their yards had to take a peek at her. They had all seen "Miss prego about to pop" walking for the past couple a months, so were just dying to meet our sweet girl. Of course, they all said she was just beautiful=) Thanks! We think so=)
We kinds forgot to take some pics of the first family walk, but I did get a pic of her in her stroller one morning...


We also had our first "real" bath this week. Her cord finally fell off so we busted out the bathtub! She screamed of course the first time, and last night we tried round 2, and she did better. Hopefully she will like them soon=)





I can't believe it has been 4 weeks already she has blessed us with her presence=)

Newborn pics by Jennifer Schattle