Bernie better watch out...

Another Cate FIRST!!!...

This 'lil sweet cheeks slept 12 hours straight last night!!! I. Could. Not. Believe. It!!!!! Maybe it's just finally time, maybe it's the fact that she is crawling, wearing herself out AND cutting her two bottom teeth, maybe it's because we are getting tons of outside time in the gorgeous weather we have been having...maybe it's a fluke and I just jinxed it?!?!? None the less, this mama feels like a new woman! She was doing great sleeping 10 hours the past few months from 7pm to 5am, then would nurse, and sleep another hour or two, then, the past month or so on and off shes been having a 3am wake up call, not really fussy, just would wake, we/I would go lay her back down and start Miss Buttons, her music player, and she would go back to sleep. It could have been WAY worse, like I said, she wouldn't be fussy or want to eat, she was just waking (and don't mamas hear EVERY lil peep? This one does!) but lets face it, random 3am wake up calls can really make a mama depend on her coffee!;) Thank God for coffee. Sometimes I think he created it just for mamas;)
Anyways, I know, and have definitely come to understand, and have probably said this before, that just when you get some sort of routine down, something will change it. Maybe this routine will stay, just a little while...please?!?;)

Cate's newest fave...her first SWING!!!

Here she is enjoying her new fave from Gigi and Pops! They bought it for her a while back, and Daddy hung it for us this weekend! She L.O.V.E.S. it as you can tell...

We had so much fun enjoying the beautiful weather Sunday afternoon. Cate loved swinging, AND she also loved watching Bernie roam around the backyard from her swing;)



So fun!





I see us having SO much fun out there!!!

And this was today...


Still loving it;)

What a weekend!!!

We had a such a wonderful weekend .. Friday Cate I did some things around the house while Matt went to play/go fishing with his work buddy Cp, (Carl). The morning was slow for them, but he then ended up coming home with these!



That's my fisherman! Looking forward to some spring fish frys!

Saturday Jojo came up for the day to visit. She of course came bearing gifts too...



A new outfit! AND a funny duck that walks!


We went to lunch and while Cate took her afternoon nap, Jojo and mama went shopping! Cate made out like a bandit...


Check out the pile-o-pajamas!


She likey!


She loves looking at new things she gets....


Cate was in dire need of some pj's, since she is in 12 month clothes now!!! I think all except maybe one pair of pj's she got has monkeys on them, must be something about monkeys??
She really got excited about this pair...





More monkeys...


And froggies...


What else?


An outfit...


And a beach towel!


Now she's really set for summer!

Saturday evening Matt, Cate and I headed out to Lago Vista. My dear friend Ashley and her family and friends came in from Houston, rented a lake house for the weekend for her Dad's birthday, and they invited us to join them for dinner! I didn't take many picts, but the house was fabulous and we had a great time! It was great to see Ash and Kris, and her parents finally got to meet Cate!






Cate also helped daddy with his school work and work this weekend...





And worked on her crawling skills;)






AND got to enjoy the beautiful Sunday afternoon in her swing Daddy hung for us!



More on this new Cate fave coming soon;)

As you can see, we had quite the weekend;) With an official crawler who's cutting one, possibly TWO teeth, things are sure to get interesting/BUSY around here!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen...we have a CRAWLER!!!

Guess we better finish the fun task of baby proofing...:)

Cate has a new BFF!

Meet Miss Emery Claire Funk!









6 lbs, 15 oz of pure preciousness! She's absolutely gorgeous...just like her mama! This "lil funkin" couldn't have arrived on a more perfect day! Happy Birthday Miss Emery! We love you and so glad we got to celebrate with you!

Ready...Set...NOW we can GO!..

Because this girl got some knee pads in the mail today from her Gigi! Thanks Gigi!



What mama? I got mail?!? OH COOL!


Here they are! These are WAY better than the ones I bought at BRU for cheap-o! As you can see, these are super cute, have vents for air in the back, and have a actual circular pad for extra cushion! I think these sock like retro somethings will have to be returned;)


I don't even think these will even go on miss chunky chunk's legs!!

The new ones go on with no problem, and I think she really likes them!!


Hmmm, these are cool...


Mama, really?!? Layoff the pics...
Let's see how they taste, and if they will work for a good teether as well...


Check! Now let's call Gigi and say thank you!


She loves them!!


Chillin with them on..(brought back memories for mama of playing softball and wearing knee pads...;)





In action! She was moving (still not crawling, doing everything but) all around the living room floor!


Taking a break (aka probably watching a really bright colorful commercial with music on tv)

And one last pic, LOVE this face!


Thanks again Gigi! These are perfect and now I'm set to keep mama reeeaaalllly busy!
Love, Cate