Out at the land

After dinner tonight we went out to the land. They finally started blasting ledge at the end of the road- or, what will be the road- back to our lot. This big pile of rocks is in front of our lot. Tomorrow they'll be blasting the ledge in front of Mom and Dad's lot. It's really quite a sight to see!


Here we are in front of Mom and Dad's lot. Couldn't stand still too long- the mosquitoes were out!!!



And Cate snoozing on Rick this afternoon. So cute!!

In her big girl chair

We got Cate's "big girl chair" assembled and strapped on a kitchen chair. She won't start solids until around 6 months, but we thought she might enjoy the chair. She has always preferred to be sitting up, and in the picture on the right, she is pulled up to the dinner table with us. It was the first night in a long time that she didn't fuss while we were having dinner. I would usually end up holding her on my lap just to keep the peace. Last night she was happy as could be. All she wanted was to sit at the table with us!!





On a separate note, seriously, is there anything cuter than a baby in a towel??



And now back to the chair, here's a little video of Cate at the dinner table last night.

Highlights of a Monday

As some of you know, Cate has been sleeping in her carseat since she was about a week old. It was the only way we could get her to sleep by herself in her crib. We're now trying to break her of that, and you'd think she would enjoy being able to stretch out in her crib. Well, this morning we had a small success. She went down for her morning nap in her crib without the carseat. I don't know about you, but I think she looks comfortable.



Cate is already enjoying practicing walking. She is so strong, and she can hold herself up (briefly) on her two feet using only us for balance.





Finally, today we made two purchases- a feeding seat and this exersaucer thing. I guess it's not the "real" exersaucer, but it's something similar and I found it at TJMaxx for $10 less than at Target (love a deal!). Cate enjoyed it for the first few minutes but then got frustrated. Actually, I think Rick spent more time assembling it than she spent playing in it. She's such a little peanut, and I think she's still a little small for it. But she gave it a good try, and we'll keep working on it!!

More on the trip...

Cate hanging out with her Aunt Laurie.


Cate loved the scarf that her Gr. Nana Davis was wearing for the party. On the right is the four generations picture on Rick's side. How lucky that both Rick and I still have grandmas, and they both loved getting to meet Cate!



Cate enjoying time with Gr. Grandma Sprague, and on the right, Cate sitting on Gr. Aunt Diane's lap while wearing her pretty dress and sweater from Gr. Aunt Chris. Cate wore this for her post-baptism picnic.

Cate's first roadtrip. First stop, Pennsylvania!

The fighting began quickly when Cate's Aunt Chrissy, Gr. Aunt Chris, and Gr. Aunt Tish arrived from Philly. Aunt Chrissy managed to get ahold of Cate first by using the old "Quick, let me out of the car, b/c I really have to go the bathroom" trick.



Here's Cate with Nan and Grandpa Davis, and below, Cate is looking pretty content with her Aunt Chrissy.

Cate's baptism

On Sunday, May 25, 2008, Cate was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ashland. She's wearing the gown made for Mommy by Great-grandma Sprague and also worn by Aunt Laurie. We had a big turnout for the event. It was attended by both sets of grandparents, Great-grandma Sprague, Aunt Laurie, Uncle Zach, Aunt Chrissy, Uncle Nate, Uncle Zach's parents Belva & Gerry, Gr. Aunt Diane and Gr. Uncle Jim, and cousins Jamie, Jarrod, Chelsea, and Jeremy.



Here we are after the service with the grandparents.



Cate is the sixth generation to be a baptized member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Here we have four generations together!



Aunt Chrissy and Uncle Nate downstairs after the service. Aunt Chrissy helped get Cate out of her gown and gather up all her goodies before heading home for a picnic.

Cate is 4 months old!

Today Cate turned 4 months old. She also had her doctor's appt., and we got a good report. Dr. Phelps said she looks great and is developmentally right on track. She weighed in at 12 lb. 5 oz. (a more than 3 pound gain from her 2 month visit!), and she is 23 inches long. Her head circumference was 42 cm (the 75th percentile- all those brains, obviously! :)

Below is Cate with Sheila (left) and Jenn (right). Woody is the crazy chihuahua. The girls came over last night for homemade pizza. Rick was working, so we had a nice girls' night. But when Rick called and said they could stop by the firehouse (and make a DQ run for the guys) they took off. I guess the offer of ice cream beat out boring housemoms and crying babies. haha!! :)

Mommy's first Mother's Day

Rick had to work on Mother's Day, so we celebrated Saturday night. He made a great lasagne dinner, which I enjoyed one-handed while balancing Cate on my leg with my other hand. Ahh, the joys of motherhood!! I'm not sure if I'll ever eat a normal meal again! :) Anyways, Cate and Rick got me a plant, a charm for my bracelet, and a hummingbird feeder for the garden- all excellent gifts!

Below are some cute pictures from this morning. Shortly after taking them, Cate pooped all over herself. So much for that outfit! Looked cute while it lasted!

A little giggle

We've been trying to get video of Cate laughing, but usually, as soon as she sees the camera, she stops. I did, however, manage to catch this little chuckle the other day....

Nothing cuter than a sleeping baby

We've caught a few really cute pictures of Cate sleeping, so I thought I'd share. The one above is from the other night when we were doing a video call with my parents. Cate fell asleep in the middle of it. Obviously, our conversation was incredibly boring.

Then last night after dinner, we decided to go out to the land to let Zoe run around. By the time we got there (and it's only 5 minutes from home), Cate was zonked out, as you can see below. So I decided to stay in the car with her, and Rick took Zoe out just to run on the road, rather than walking back to our lot.



And below is Zoe, definitely NOT sleeping. Isn't she funny?!



Then this morning, I had Cate in her basket on the bathroom counter while I was getting showered and dressed, and she nodded off, pacifier in mouth and blankie in hand. Don't worry, I swear she's in no danger of falling off the counter!



And the one below is just cute! My two sweeties!!