Fun Friday!

Last Friday Jojo came up and we had a fun lunch out at the Oasis=) If you haven't been out there in a while, they are basically building a "city" out there, more restaurants, shops, etc. and calling it "Oasis, Texas"!!! Signs say that it will be open Spring 2011, and it looks like it's going to be a great place to have an outing with the family=)



  Such a tough life!!

Jojo lovin on her grandbabies!!



Up to something....

Well Daddy...



Getting their game plan...



YES, that sounds like fun...



So... What do you think they were scheming?!?!

Make ya smile Monday!

We Singing!

Cate's new favorite words are Agooooo and Aboooo, among others=). The other day she was in her bouncer and I was "singing" to the tunes it plays in Cate's "language", and she was having so much fun singing back! So ignore me, pause the playlist, and listen to my sweet girl sing!

Morning Talk

This was a lil clip of our morning chat yesterday morning. She literally just woke up, and was SO happy! Just bright eyed and talking away! Who would have thought she had her shots the day before?!?!

2 month pedi visit...and stats that will AMAZE you!

Yesterday Cate had her 2 month pedi appointment, and let's just say, we have a CHAMP on our hands (in more than one way=) I was a little nervous going in, since she was getting her shots, and I have heard stories on how it's almost just as bad for the mom as it is baby. Well, luckily Matt was able to come with, Cate did great, AND mama did great! (Daddy did great too=) Cate cried of course when getting her shots, she had an oral vaccine first, no likey...and then two pokes, one in each thigh (I didn't' watch these). She didn't like those either, but after the nurse was done, I held her in my arms and she calmed down fairly quickly and went right off to sleep! Once we got home, we were expecting her to be fussy, irritable, etc., but she acted FINE! Completely normal, feeding, napping, and sleeping as normal!!! AND still is! You would never know she had her shots yesterday!! Way to go sweet girl!

Prepare yourself to be amazed...

Weight: 13 POUNDS 12 OZ - upper 95%tile!!!
Height: 23 1/2 inches - 90%tile!!!

And let me just remind you of her birth stats:
Weight: 7pounds 5oz 20inches..

Sooooo, to say the least, we have a happy, healthy baby! Her pedi said, once again, "Great job mom!" She said I have some gooooood milk... and to keep up the good work! We asked her about the weight gain, and she said that Cate is perfectly healthy, and all babies eventually find their percentile and level off=) She also said, once again, that we should try to eliminate the 3 or 4 am feeding... that Cate should be able to sleep for longer than 6 hours, so this time, we are going to try that. Wish us luck!

And now for pics!!
Before...

Getting weighed

13 lbs, 12 oz

Daddy and healthy baby!

What?...I'm Healthy!

Daddy, Please stop pointing and picking at my head...

Daddy says you will be sharing clothes with mama soon!

LOVE our Pedi!

That's my girl...you show 'em how tummy time is done!


Not liking the oral

Done and out!

What shots??? I'm a happy girl!

Battle wounds

Still happy this morning!

Another lunch date...

this one was with Pops! He is in town this week for work, so we went to meet him for lunch at Chuys!

Of course, lil miss has to eat too...=)

She was SOOO happy to see her Pops yesterday, she was just beaming=)

Make ya smile Monday!

Get your HORNS up!

We had another fun weekend bustin out the burnt orange and getting ready for the game!

Watching with mama..




Way to go HORNS! TEEXXXXAAASSSS ........... FFFIIIGGGHHHTTTT!!

Weekend fun

This past weekend my mom and sis came up for the day on Saturday while Matt played in a golf tourney. We did lots of shopping and Cate was a trooper, of course! We also had our first ice cream outing with them! (this was actually Cate's second ice cream outing, but mommy forgot to take pics of her first one...)

Mom and Auntie Ash


LOVE this lil girl!!

Two Months

Happy two month birthday sweet girl!
At two months you:
~are now an estimated, whopping, (per our scale at home, pedi appt is next week) 13 LBS!!!
~are smiling, cooing, talking, squealing, and almost laughing at Daddy and I. When we look at you and start talking you immediately smile and talk right back. Completely PRICELESS moments!
~are a morning girl, just like your mama! You start fussing when you wake up, because you want someone me to come get you, and when you see me...you smile=)I wish everyone could be here to see that!
~had your first bath last night that you actually enjoyed, maybe it was the new tub?!?!
~really enjoy laying on your changing table to get your diaper changed. You just start kicking, cooing, and showing us your beautiful fists.
~enjoy giving fist bumps
~still love your swing, and enjoy activity time on your mat, time in your bouncer, hitting the toys and listening to the music.
~are ok with tummy time, but you have discovered you love being held and holding your head up all on your own, and looking around trying to see and take in everything around you
~have a new fave of laying on mommy's chest and curling up, cuddling and falling asleep, absolutely the best feeling for mommy...ever
~have definite awake periods and nap periods during the day. Most naps are short, but you seem to take one long one during the day, and are starting to sleep 6.5 hour stretches at night, YAY!
~had you first day trip to LG, and did very well!
~are still growing like a weed, mama's milk is realllllly good
~are becoming a true "bundle of joy" more and more every day!

Two nights ago, I got teary eyed. I was sitting on the couch, you were laying on my chest in your new favorite position, and I was reminiscing about your birthday. I was thinking about my pregnancy, then how all of a sudden it was time for you to make your grand entrance. I was thinking about the moment when Dr. Cowan said you were here, waiting for your first cry, hearing your first cry, and the moment when they laid you on my chest and started drying you off. You, this little being (well bigger than I thought you were going to be), that your Daddy and I created, was finally here. I remember, and I'm sure I always will, that I was in total awe of you, thinking you had the cutest little cry, (little did we know, you were just beginning to clear out those pipes=)I remember just looking at you in amazement, and being totally speechless. I remember how little, but yet how strong you were. Then flash forward, looking at you now, how much you have grown and developed, and how my milk is what has nourished your, not so tiny little body anymore, to get this far, just simply amazes me, (as does the anatomy of the female body and its purpose all together ...Tear...) I realized how much you have changed in just the past two weeks, your smiling, cooing, and our "conversations" with you have made it all the more real that you are a little person, our little person, and that we are parents. I think the reality just finally had time to hit and sink in, since we are no longer just trying to keep our heads above water, feeding you, changing you, just trying to keep you happy and satisfied, etc. I mean, I guess those are still our 24/7 responsibilities, but now, we can take a deep breath and relax, (a little bit:) and enjoy these precious moments of all of the "firsts" of your life. You are truly a gift, a blessing from God, just like the verse we put on your wall "every good and perfect gift comes from above..." and we are so glad, He chose us to be your parents.

Meet...my CLONE!!!

Make ya smile Monday!

(I saw this on someone's blog and thought I would do the same.=)

Every morning, pretty much since we have been home from the hospital, I take a "morning pic" of Cate (on my phone, so sometimes they are fuzzy) trying to catch her smile between all the cooing and ooing she has been doing lately, and send it to Matt, and to her Gigi, Pops, and JoJo. Since they don't get to see her every day, it makes their day to see her little, well I guess not so little anymore, now SMILING face=)
It seems we all need a little bit brighter of a Monday, from what I see on many peoples FB posts, so now faithful readers, thanks to someone else's idea and the abundance of smiling photos on my phone, you all can enjoy a lil hello from Cate=) Hope she BRIGHTENS your day!






And yes, I couldn't resist only posting one pic=)

Hook 'em

Some fun shots of our future lil longhorn with Bevo!
Enjoy!