Eating

Katie has been doing a great job eating with her spoon...... but sometimes you can just get more macaroni in your mouth with your hand.

MINE!

This is the look I get when Katie would like the camera....... ahh toddlerhood :)

Little Mommy

Katie tickling, and playing patty cake with her baby.

New Toy

Loving our new blocks. An awesome hand me down from our Minnesota and Des Moines cousins!!

16 months going on 16 years

a "sassy" little personality is developing

What A Difference a Year Makes

Busy/Scary 48 Hours

A very tired baby (the cup was empty but she refused to let go) after crazy busy nights at home while we move ALL of our furniture and Katie's toys are temporary put away, and a nasty fall the other night that led to our first trip to the emergency room and a scary CAT scan.

House Craziness

So our new realtor came tonight, and gave us a TON of suggestions on how to stage/rearrange our house. I think it will really help and hopefully we will be able to sell our house quickly. Therefore, Andy and I have a lot to get done in next week........ I am in the process of figuring out which toys to pack for Katie and which toys to put in her new "Play room" so we shall see how it goes.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

WARNING: PERSONAL RANT. I hate children's t.v. HATE IT! I think it's totally developmentally inappropriate to place a baby/toddler in front of a t.v. for hours at end. If you notice children's t.v. goes quickly between camera shot to camera shot. The baby/toddler is so used to all of this action that it goofs with the child's attention span. They are use to these fast/quick camera angles and they think that is how real life should go. Then, they hop into elementary school...and around age 7 they start having attention issues. A lot of research is coming out showing the harms of children's t.v. here is a quick link: http://www.whitedot.org/issue/iss_story.asp?slug=ADHD%20Toddlers

http://www.insidermedicine.com/archives/Baby_Einstein_Negatively_Affects_Speech_1457.aspx

Plus how Andy and I see it, Katie has a whole lifetime of t.v. watching ahead of her...why force her to watch it when she isn't interested or doesn't care. Andy and I have also been noticing how often WE have the t.v. on and have been trying to turn on music instead.


That being said..... Katie adores Mickey and fell in love with Mickey at Disney. So..... I let her watch the Hot Dog song or the theme song to the show on occasion on youtube. She gets so excited and it's so cute, and then we move on. I think it's a good way to do all things in moderation!

Happy Easter

Katie had a great Easter. She was able to go on a couple of different Easter Egg hunts, and saw puppies, calves, kittens, and horses. The Easter Bunny brought Katie "Where The Wild Things Are." For each occasion we are trying to get Katie a "classic" children's book to add to her collection. Katie adores books, especially if a picture of a puppy is somewhere in the book. We were lucky because apparently Max does have a pet dog, and Katie made sure to point it out.

She also got a Mickey bubble blower that she really enjoys... however we decided that would be a better outside toy

Dress Up

Katie loves to put on scarves and "pose" around the house. Sometimes she scares me how much she loves dress up :)

Getting ready for Easter

Katie had a blast dying Easter Eggs on Sunday. She loved throwing the eggs into the dye.