Who's Tired Today?

Hi everyone. I had a great weekend in Indy! Aunt Jen and Uncle Billy were excellent babysitters while Mom & Dad went to the wedding. I had a great time running around their house and playing with them-- and I really enjoyed climbing their stairs. I also had a nice visit with Grandma and Grandpa Dolak who also went to the wedding. By the time Mom and Dad got home this morning (they stayed at the hotel to really put the babysitters to the test), we were all a little tired and some of us may have been a little hungover.

Thanks again, Jen & Billy!

Frozen in Place (for once)

Hi everyone. It's me, Katie. We had another gorgeous weekend here and I spent a lot of time outside.

I have started giving good hugs, which everyone likes. I also like to lean my head against Daddy's shoulder, and then Mom and Dad say "Awww . . ." and I keep doing it for laughs!

Yesterday I put on my new spring sandals and I was so funny because I thought I could not walk in them. I stood in the hall and acted like my feet were glued to the floor (2nd picture). Later in the day Mom and I went to play outside and I didn't like the grass touching my feet either. Mom realized this was to her advantage because I stayed put on the blanket and we just played and played for two hours (none of the usual chasing!)

Last night we went out for Mexican food and I got to order my own dinner (rice and a quesadilla). I even ate a few tortilla chips and a tiny bit of salsa. I was funny because I saw the bus boy cleaning the next table and I kept waving at him and then I grabbed a napkin and started imitating him by wiping our table!

This will be a busy week for us. Daddy is traveling for a few days and then we go to Indy next weekend for a wedding. Look out Aunt Jen and Uncle Billy! (they are babysitting me for a whole day and night!)

Spring is Here

We've been busy enjoying the nice weather this week. I've been outside a lot. One night after school I played ball in the yard and visited with the neighbors. The three-year-old across the street came and played ball with me for a little bit. My first neighborhood friend!

Mom & I went to the park yesterday and Mom quickly realized the park is a three-person excursion because you can't be at the top of the slide and the bottom of the slide at the same time!

Today we broke out the shorts and took a family walk. I got tired and decided I didn't like my stroller anymore so Mom got a great workout carrying me the whole way home.

I can now reach the door handles and my new game is emptying the pantry. Yesterday I unloaded as much as I could and kept bringing it into the family room. The funniest part was how I kept looking at the pile of stuff (Goldfish crackers, protein bar, sprinkles) as if I was trying to figure out what I was missing for the "recipe." Looks like Mom will have to reorganize the pantry shelves because this new game will only be fun until I break a jar of pickles!

I am understanding more and more words. I walk around the house looking for "Dada" and say "Dada?" as I go from room to room. Today Daddy was mowing the lawn and I stood at the front window banging on it and yelling "DADA!!!" So I think that "Dad" is the first word I really understand. And "dog" seems to be next. We saw a dog on our walk this morning and I got very excited and said "Dah! Dah!" (which I actually say differently from Dada). Perhaps an "M" word will be next?

The Easter Egg Hunt Continues

Hi everyone. We enjoyed our first full week back to normal with all of us home. I went to the doctor for my 15 month check-up on Wednesday. I weigh around 24 lbs (give or take a pound since I wiggled the whole time) and am 31 inches tall. This is around 65-75 percentile, but my head remains at 95 percentile!

Yesterday we went shopping in Cincinnati and had lunch at PF Chang's. You can see my Chinese heritage came out when we were eating there!

I am still obsessed with my Easter eggs. Several times this week I have gone to the door with my Easter basket-- I am sure there must be more eggs out there in the yard. Today we went out in the sunshine (but only high 50's in temp) and played Easter egg hunt again. Then later we walked over to the park across the street to play. I liked the slides the best, but played on the swings and climbed around, too.

I have been saying "uh-oh" a lot the last few days and seem to be understanding more and more. Today I was ready for a snack so I just marched up to my high chair and tried to climb in. Mom & Dad say I just keep getting funnier!