Katie and Abe

We enjoyed a fun visit yesterday with John, Karlen, and Abe.  Abe is John's son, and John is my cousin, so that makes him Katie's second cousin.  As you can see from these five photos, he's one of the happiest, sweetest, friendliest little baby boys you could ever hope to meet.  

We had a great time watching the two second cousins playing together on the couch (and I hasten to assure all grandparents and great-grandparents that Katie bounced back quickly from the "sleeper hold" that Abe is applying to her in the final photograph).

New Developments

Katie has been growing and developing in all kinds of fun ways recently. Her actions are becoming intentional and it's super fun to watch. Now when we put her on her play mat she'll reach out for the hanging objects or when she's in her swing she'll bat at the hanging toys on purpose and not just by accident. Unfortunately, this new development comes with the pulling of my hair, earrings, or whatever else is within her grasp!

Katie is really lifting up her head when she's on her tummy, as seen in the picture below, and will occasionally roll over onto her back. One thing we like to do together is dance and I can sometimes get a giggle out of her with certain dance moves. I hope to catch that on video soon! She's on a great napping schedule during the day and is sleeping from 8:30pm until 7:30am without a peep nearly every night. What a blessing this stage has been!

Our Bug

We have come up with many nicknames for our little Katie since she was born but there is one that has stuck: "the Bug." I'm not sure how we came up with this nickname, since she neither acts like nor resembles an insect, but we call her "the Bug" many times a day. We'll say things like, "The Bug needs to be changed," or when she's crying in her crib we'll say, "Free the Bug!" Here is a picture of our Bug in a special bug outfit that my parents bought her.

TKR: Good and Evil Edition

Back by popular demand, here's a brand-new edition of Things Katie Resembles, this one focused on matters of religion, ethics, and good and evil.

A fifteenth-century Florentine monk

Martin Luther

Dr. Evil

The Speak-No-Evil Monkey

Mother and Child

Here's a photo of the two prettiest girls I know!

Katie's Bunny Hat

Just when we thought she couldn't get any cuter...

Things Katie Resembles

We've spent a lot of time over the past few months talking about whether Katie more closely resembles Maureen or me, but we've also noticed that she sometimes looks like other people or things.  We thought you might enjoy seeing some of them.  So here are four things Katie resembles other than her parents.

Martial artist and 1970s film icon Bruce Lee

A startled prairie dog

Magician David Copperfield doing his goofy hand gestures

Winston Churchill