Busy, Busy, Busy

Kara turned 3 months old since my last post, and along with that 3 month birthday came teeth cutting! There is no one to blame but myself for this one, because I was an early teether also. There are two coming in on the bottom. One is just about to pop through, but the other is being stubborn and goes up and down. She's been working at them for about 2 weeks now, so we're hoping this first round is over soon! However, yesterday she went the whole day with no Tylenol or teething tablets for them, so we might be able to hope that she is getting used to the teething feeling.




She has also learned how to roll off of something from her belly to her back. She showed us this on Father's day! I had put her on her belly on Donavan's belly to tell him good morning on Father's Day and she decided to just roll right off onto the bed. She continues to do this anytime you put her there. We haven't accomplished an actual roll over, but something tells me it is in our near future! We had 3 month pictures scheduled for this day, but something came up for the photographer, so now we have to reschedule! But we know her outfit fits and she looks quite adorable in it!



She has also learned that it is her making noise and will now just scream or talk to hear herself. Which was kind of frustrating for me at first, because I thought she wanted something, but now I've learned that she's just talking.

This weekend, Kara's godmother, Jenna, came up from Missouri for a visit with her sister. They got to be there to experience Kara's first swim in Arin's pool. I was a little nervous at how it was going to go, but Kara loved it! She even let me put her in a floatie and float around. It was a short visit, but it was great to see them and get to spend some time together!



As you can see, Kara also got a Bumbo seat this week! After seeing Kelsi use them with Autumn, I knew that we needed one as well! Kara is still working on gaining strength so she's only in it for about 20 minutes at a time, but she loves to sit in it and watch her dad and me eat our supper.

As I sit her, I am being beckoned by my adorable 14 week old, so I should go! :)

Giving in to the Craze!

I've been following other blogs for quite awhile now, and finally decided that I'll start one, too! We'll see how well it gets updated, but at least its a start! In the past three months our lives have changed dramatically! On March 19, Kara Sue joined our family. She made her appearance dramatic and overwhelming, but safely arrived at 5:16 in the morning. On April 15, we closed on our brand new house that we have been waiting to be built and ready for a year. Finally, it is ours and is starting to become more like home! On April 28, Kara and I were in a car accident. We were both okay, but being a new mom with a baby in the car it was very traumatizing! The car has now been fixed and looks great! On May 14, we took a trip to the doctor for a fever, cough, and congestion that Kara developed. He told us to keep an eye on it and watch for RSV and sent us on our way. On May 15, I took a trip to Urgent Care for what I thought was a bladder infection that I was developing. While I was there, the doctor was sure that it was a bladder infection AND a kidney infection. She gave me a shot of medication and a prescription. On May 16 at 8:00 at night, we headed to the emergency room with my temperature at 103. Once there, they put me on a IV of antibiotic for the kidney infection and then sent me on my way. On May 17, with little sleep, I went back to work! Upon returning to work, I learned that my teaching assignment is moving from 5th grade at Lincoln to 3rd grade at Irving next school year. I finished out my first year on June 7 with a total of 5 girls and 15 boys in my class! I learned a lot and loved every single one of them! June 7th also marked our 2nd year anniversary and we celebrated by dressing up and going to Roux Orleans. Finally, we thought we were ready to slow down a little, and on June 10th Donavan came home from work with food poisoning! Now, we think we've had everything possible happen, so we hope we're in the clear for awhile!

Now for info on Kara! She weighs 12.6 pounds and is 24 inches long. She started sleeping through the night shortly before I went back to work. She takes 8oz of formula every four to five hours four times a day. We have started working on sitting up and play a lot sitting between my legs. We put together her jumper and let her spend a little bit of time in there after each feeding... she LOVES it! We have found a toy that she absolutely loves and will smile every time you bring it near. It is a dragonfly doll that we named, Jessie. She smiles at everything, including kisses from mommy, which makes my day! Right now we are struggling with a bit of constipation, but we hopefully have it taken care of now!


Enjoy this long post, because they all won't be this informative!