Girls Weekend to St. George!!

Heather and I riding bikes behind the condo. (like our matching jackets that mom got us?)
Heather cutting Hailey's blanket to be tied. Our fingers hurt after tying them all!

Me with Kate, Mom, Carole, Maddie and Heather hiking to the ruins in Leeds.

Carole and Mom doing "1,2,3!" with Maddie.

Maddie was playing peek-a-boo with Kate.

Me and Mom with Lacey. She taught us cooking classes and then moved to SG.

Doing what I do all the time, rocking the baby and enjoying holding my sweet girl!

Grandma with kate and maddie in their matching monkey jammies from Christmas.

Heather and I on a mammoth rocking chair at the gas station in Beaver!

Carole, Kate and I at dinner, yummy!!

Ah, a break from the everyday life and daily tasks, to the warmer climate of Southern Utah!! Since Kate is still attached, literally, she came with us on our girls get away. It was a great trip! We hiked Leeds to some Anasazi ruins. Shopped, hung out, went on a bike ride, made blankets for my kids and just enjoyed the good company and good food! Already planning to go again! :)

4 months and growing

My sweet little kate'r bug is getting so big! She will smile at anyone who talks to her and laughs easily! She likes to rub her big toes together (Our peditrician says it's a comfort mechanism). I can't keep socks on her, even if I pull them up to her thighs. She just kicks them off. I have invested in shoes to keep her socks on and altough they are cute, it is one more accessory to put on her in the mornings and keep putting back on as she gets out of them. But they keep her feet warm. She has just started to notice people eating and will watch you intently as you eat. She also has stared to notice the TV. I used to sit down at nights and watch my shows to nurse her, but she won't nurse, she'll turn her head and would rather watch the light box with moving pictures! (I have been getting some good reading in!) She is strong, she has always been strong. Since day 1 at the hospital she would curl her legs into her chest and roll to the side. And although she would rather be held, when I put her down she likes to scoot herself sideways on the floor on her back. (I am soo in trouble as soon as she can REALLY move!) She is not sleeping through the night yet, but she has her own room now. We moved the older 2 kids together so we can let Kate learn to sleep longer without waking her siblings. I have yet to do this, I find that I enjoy my alone time with her in the quiet of the night, even if I do fall asleep in the chair holding her and wake up with a kink in my neck! Or have her fall asleep next to me in bed. She is my tender girl, and I look back at these last 4 months and can't imagine life without her, she seems to have always been here!