Por fin!

I decided to use a little Spanish in my title as I feel like anything said in Spanish has more emphasis. For those of you who have forgotten your high school/college Spanish or those who never had the opportunity--"por fin"= finally.

Today MK finally turned over from her tummy to her back...twice and without help. I know that you may be thinking, "she's five months, shouldn't she have been doing for a while now". Well, it seems that we aren't in a big hurry to beat anyone in developmental milestones (other than maybe size). BUT nonetheless, I am just as proud now than I would have been a month or so ago. We are definitely not doing it regularly, but she did prove today that she can and she is on her way. Maybe she'll be crawling tomorrow???? ha,ha

I had to post the pictures above because I had her looking so cute today. We went to see a college friend and her 1 year old who has never met MK. You know how it is when your college friends meet your baby for the first time. You definitely want her to be looking at her best. You don't want her leaving thinking, "oh, poor child..." As you can see, MK didn't fail. She was all "doll-ed" up. (not sure how to spell that word)

Regarding the picture on the bottom...have you ever seen such cute cankles! It looks like her foot was shoved into the shoes. It really wasn't that tight. Her feet are just really puffy on top.

Check this out!

I found this website on my friend Cari's blog. It is awesome! Please go and look at it. All of them that I saw were good, but I do have a few recommendations....

For all you American Idol fans, go to Jason Castro's testimony--very good. I knew there was something about him that I liked from the beginning.

The one that had me on the edge of my seat the whole time was Chris Plekenpol's Iraq testimony.

I also thought it interesting to see Stephen Baldwin's as I didn't know this about him.

Okay, here's the website --- http://www.iamsecond.com/

Well, I must go as MK's 30 minute nap has expired. Hope you enjoy this and pass it on. Let me know what you think--which ones you enjoyed most.

5 Months

Today marks Mary Katherine's 5 month birthday. I thought this collage pretty much sums up how we have changed over the month--we are on the move. Okay, we don't really get anywhere but we are no longer content just sitting. I am now always buckling her into chairs and swings-- as you can see she squirms out. We are getting better with tummy time, but still not quite rolling over. She will rock her body, we just don't have it figured out how to get the whole body turned. This is a fun age for me, as she is developing a personality and easily tickled. She is constantly jibber-jabbering, grunting, or shreiking. If she isn't doing this, it's probably because she is sucking her thumb. She really likes attention, people to talk to her, and constant variety of activities. She eats rice cereal, but not very heartily. At times I am trying to force it down her in hopes that she won't want to be fed at night. Naps are still very short and night sleeping is that as well. The past few days she wakes up at 4:30 and won't go back to sleep. In addition, she wakes up several other times throughout the night. FUN! I really look forward to the day when I can sleep again. Her hair is still blonde-ish and eyes dark blue. We haven't weighed in for a while (as I know it's a sensitive subject for all the women in our family) but I believe she is now getting closer to the 19 lbs. marker.

Happy 5 months Mary Katherine. We love you!

Farm Chick Eats Cereal

Success with the Jumper

We are beginning to get the hang of the Johnny Jumper. She sits in it for longer periods now and will move around in it--although she's not bouncing her feet yet. I love some of these pictures as I was able to capture some laughs and smiles she was making while her dad was dancing like a fool to entertain her. (I know you are probably not able to picture Roger dancing around like a silly man--The things a dad will do to get a laugh from his baby.) Maybe next time I can get a picture of that to go with it. He'd love that--ha,ha.

On another note, thanks to my sister (well...and her friend) MK is now taking a bottle fairly well. She will only drink about 3-4 ounces at a time, but I am still claiming the victory. I had tried about three different bottles with several different nipples and couldn't get her to suck much. The trick has been a Similac nipple that they give out at some hosiptals. I am very happy about this.

TV Watching

Anytime the TV is on, this girl's eyes are glued to it. It doesn't matter the show, she is a serious watcher. I better be careful, it could be the beginning of an addiction.

Kitchen Update

This post is really not about Mary Katherine but I wanted to post pictures of my new countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms. In addition, I "glazed" over my cabinets that I had previously painted white and painted the island black. Roger said the cabinets looked "dirty" and looked like they needed cleaning. I have to admit, it wasn't exactly what I was hoping for with the glaze treatment. I can't decide what to do to help it. Any ideas?