OH, how we LOVE this girl in all her squishy cheek, fluffy mohawk goodness!! I cannot believe that just a little over 7 weeks ago we were headed to New York to meet this precious bundle. And I feel as if she has changed so much in such a short time. Our Baby Cake (as her bubba calls her) has such a sweet personality that is blossoming before us.
*Please, excuse poor picture quality. It's called momma trying to wrangle a couple of octopuses (or is it octopi?:) while taking photos of moving baby with camera set on manual.
This month has been FULL of special traditions for our family and firsts for baby Kate.
It all started with the annual Buddy Walk downtown. Here is a picture of our youngest half. Kate, of course, is just going with the flow while Charlie wraps his chubby little fingers as tight as he can around her chest. And notice Celia?!? WHO KNOWS what she is doing!! I'm sure it had something to do with wind and grass and her brother sitting 3 inches away with a sly grin spreading across his face because mom had left him in charge while she danced trying to get the crew to at least look IN the direction of the camera. Dare I say this was the best of about 7 shots in 8 seconds.:) Thank you, Kate, for being the most cooperative!
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| Oldest and Youngest- Sweet sisters at the Walk |
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| And sleeping angel on the way home from the Walk. I think it's safe to say that she enjoyed herself. I will post separately about the Walk. What an INCREDIBLE day it was!!! |
Another firsts of Kate's was to head north to one of our favorite places this side of heaven- the North Georgia Mountains and a pumpkin patch we have been visiting for 16 years. We began going when I was pregnant with our daughter who will be 16 in December.
After each child chooses (yes, Kate even got to choose) his/her favorite pumpkin to purchase, we head over the bridge for a picnic. Just look at how strong this little lovie is!!
I think it's safe to say that Miss Kate wore herself out smiling at all the passersby.:)
Oh, her lips- I love them!!
Kate has quite a tongue thrust. And as far as we (and our feeding/speech therapist) are concerned, the sooner we can get into that mouth and "teach" her muscles the proper way to move and eat, the better. We take advantage of the Beckman Oral Motor techniques and stretch/move her mouth and facials muscles several times a day. We use these techniques with all 3 of our little ones who have lower tone and have seen great results. She often blows raspberries which, although great for oral motor development, isn't so great when mommy just put on a clean shirt before feeding the baby peas.:)
And just another few (blurry) shots of our girl showing off her newly gained head and trunk control. Also, we noticed quite early that Kate didn't use her hands very much to grasp objects and very, very rarely even brought them to midline. I am happy to announce that while grasping is coming along slowly, she loves to hold and play with her hands and play with objects in front of her now.
And look at this super strong girl! She was quite floppy when we brought her home with very little core muscle strength at all. After several weeks of exercise ball work outs with momma and practice sitting, she is able to sit almost completely unassisted at the therapy bench.:) Yay Katie Bug!!
And last by certainly not least, a perfect sleeping angel.
I feel God stirring my heart to write about several things that have been heavy on my heart lately.
So stay tuned. Just a few ramblings to come-
Adoption- Where we stand today as a couple and a family.
The "T" word- therapy.
Tools and toys we love.
Where God has me. Priorities.
The ins and outs of our daily lives.
What we've been up to in more detail.
In Him,
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