Bon appetit!

Katie has shown so much interest in our meals for the past few weeks that we decided to move things along a bit faster than we had originally planned and give her some solid food of her own! Her first non-liquid meal ever consisted of rice cereal, and she seemed to enjoy it. Maureen's sister Leanne has been visiting with us and it was fun to have her here for the festivities.

Teeth!

Katie got her first two teeth right around the time she turned 4 months old. As I mentioned in previous posts, I've had a hard time catching these teeth on camera because every time something comes close she grabs it and tries to put it in her mouth! Luckily, my sister Leanne managed to snap this photo. They don't look like much but boy do they hurt when she bites your finger!

Babymove

Since Katie has been born I've been waiting for her to grab her little feet with her little hands. I'm not sure why I think this "babymove", as I've come to call it, is so cute but I do! I just love to watch babies do this. She does it effortlessly now and even rocks from side to side. It's just as adorable as I thought it would be!

Wonderful Visit

After a long day in the car yesterday (9 1/2 hours!) we are home again in Pennsylvania. We had a wonderful trip to Maine and enjoyed all the sweet time we had with Andrew's family. Here are two pictures of Katie with her Maine Grandparents. As you can tell, she loved being with them!

Pictures from Maine

We are having a wonderful time in Maine. Here are some of the highlights!

Katie loves her Grandpa Witmer

Kisses from Mommy

Uncle Tim

Grandma Witmer and two of her grandchildren

Playtime with Daddy

Katie loves being on Homer Hill!

Katie's Travels

Our family has spent a lot of time in the car over the past few days. I've done most of the driving, but Katie has been a good sport and pitched in several times.

We started our trip by driving to Lancaster and visiting with my grandmother. This was 20-week-old Katie's first meeting with her 84-year-old Great-Grandma Lehman, and as you can see the two of them got along famously!

On Saturday afternoon we drove into downtown Lancaster for my cousin's wedding. It was wonderful to see Caleb and Jes, as well as many other family members. Katie wore her new dress from Grandma Whitebread.

Then it was on to Pepperell, Massachusetts for a great visit with Stephen, Emma, and cousin Samuel. This was our longest drive (8 hours) and Katie was quiet and content almost the whole way.

We're now with my parents in Monson, Maine. Katie has warmed up very quickly to both of them and we're looking forward to a visit with Tim, Amy, and cousin Malachi in the next few days!

Sunday Is A Day of Rest