Kate's Easter Trip

Kate's first Easter proved to be a busy one. Kate and I met Brian at church for a catered breakfast and worshipped at the 8:00 service. It was one of five that Brian participated in that morning and was just wonderful. They keep the church dark in the beginning of each service mimicking the empty tomb, then the pastors do a reading, the choir does Handel's Messiah, and the lights gradually go on in the sanctuary. It was a great service, and Kate looked adorable in the dress my Mom bought her. Her bonnet made the outfit. As I told my Mom at this age it is all about the hat. After Brian was done with church we took off for Chicago, Kate's first road trip. We weren't quite sure how the trip was going to go with a two month old, but it actually went very smoothly. Kate was an angel and barely fussed the entire trip. It is 5 hour and 15 minutes of driving time. We stopped once for an additional 50 minutes to feed Kate and let her stretch a bit. The Chicago trip was awesome as Kate was able to meet so many important people to us. She also "helped" my Mom one morning with ebay. With practically everyone we know living out of town, Kate will have to learn to be the traveler which she is becoming already. On our trip home Kate was equally good, though there was a major accident shutting down the expressway for 45 minutes. With the delay on the road and the traffic build up, we decided to feed Kate an additional time and decided to go to dinner ourselves to wait out the Metro Detroit traffic. All in all it was a really great time and we are already looking forward to our next trips.

Kate Two Months and Video

I have been a little behind but I've finally finished uploading Kate's 2 month photos. Kate is doing great. She is getting so much upper body control, exercising her legs, and smiling a lot! She is starting to enjoy baby games like patty cake and soooo big. Her two month pediatrician appointment was a success. She is 23.5 inches long and weighs 11 pounds 90 ounces. That puts her in the 90% for length and 75% for weight. We also got her 2 month immunizations over with. She was pretty fussy and just not completely herself for the days following. It is great to be past all of that and to be back to normal, or as normal as a household can be with a two month old. Above is a belated St. Patrick's Day Picture. Below is a link to the rest of her baptism and 2 month pictures. We love the video that follows as well. She is our sweetheart!



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Kate Elizabeth Baptised in Christ

What a weekend! We had Kate's Baptism Saturday, and it was an awesome event. We had lots of family come in for a visit which was wonderful. It meant so much to us that everyone made such an effort to be here for the occasion. Brian did the actual Baptism which was really moving. He even choked up a bit. Kate's God parents are my sister, Katie, and Brian's cousin, Eric. They were also our maid of honor and best man. We really couldn't have picked better sponsors. We had a brunch party here at the house, colored Easter eggs, and visited. It was great to have both families together and the weekend was truly memorable.

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Family Photo Shoot

The other day the lighting was just right so we decided to take some different pictures of us and Kate. We made a great collage with them for our kitchen. Brian envisioned all the pictures and we are so happy with how they came out. Kate was even cooperating and giggling at her Daddy of course. Our baby girl is currently having a blast with all of her visitors and we are really looking forward to the baptism tomorrow.

Kiss Me Kate!

A momentous occasion transpired last evening that I feel needs mention. We gave Kate her last feeding at 10:30, I put her to bed in her crib at 11:30 and she slept until 6:45. In baby terms this is the tremendous feat of sleeping through the night. I did wake up frantically in a dream/wake state looking for the baby around 2:30am because we hadn't heard anything from her yet. Brian assured his half asleep wife, Kate was safely in her crib. I went in to check anyways! Kate has been so sweet the last few days. She loves to cuddle and nestle her head on your chest, against your cheek, and in the crook of your neck. When she is in a really good mood she even gives kisses by opening her mouth and putting it to your cheek. We have video below of her doing just that. The picture above is us trying potential Easter bonnets on our little girl. Hope you enjoy!

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Our Smiley Girl

Kate has been quite the smiley little girl the last few days much to her father's and my delight. It was hard for us to capture it on camera but we got a few pictures and finally a little video. She would be smiling and every time we paused to get the camera out the moment passed and she would stop. In the video below her smile is at the very end. I as a Mom just can't delete anything with our girl in it so we have some extra footage as well.

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Kate 7 Week Pictures

Kate has hit the seven week mark. As of yesterday she has started spontaneously smiling and giggling, at her father mostly. I've gotten a few of these precious smiles and coos which melt my heart. However, when her Daddy walks in the door and holds her she is captivated and for some reason finds him hilarious. In the coming days we'll try to capture these adorable grins. Kate is growing so fast and is just becoming a beautiful baby as opposed to a newborn. We are biased of course! Her wide open eyes are still dark blue and entrancing to us. Her facial features are getting much more defined and she is certainly filling out. Enjoy Kate's pictures.

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Little Miss Sunshine

It is starting to become a long winter here in the Midwest. It has been quite cold, and we are supposed to get another big snow storm today. One could easily develop a case of the winter blues. I came up with a great remedy to ward them off; dressing Kate in her summer swim outfit! It is very much the solution! Things don't seem so drab when you can look forward to spending time at Gammy and Pop Pop's Pool and Grandpa and Nana's Lake.

Baby Kate and Auntie Katie with Video

This weekend Aunt Katie came to visit Baby Kate! She arrived on Saturday and we quickly discovered Aunt Katie has the magic touch. Aunt Katie was great at playing with Baby Kate and putting her down for naps. Auntie Katie baby sat for us on Saturday, let us get a great nap in on Sunday, and was just so fun to hang out with. There is even video of Baby Kate during Aunt Katie's babysitting stint. Brian and I had a wonderful night out together. It is now a novel but appreciated feeling to eat a meal and converse without being interrupted. Mommy and Daddy say Aunt Katie can come any time she wants!!! Our little Miss Kate has been awesome this weekend. Sleeping great at night and so alert and holding her head up. I know I say that a lot, but every day it seems more so. We have video of Kate in action on her Tummy Mat below. Thanks so much for coming Aunt Katie.

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Kate Video Week 6 and Confessions

I have to share how neurotic I can be. Before we found out Kate was a sweet little girl, I had picked out two sets of bedding from Target. I didn't want any particular nursery theme like bears, trucks, winnie the pooh etc. I wanted something simple and cute of course. I fell in love with the carter's sweet baby girl and sweet baby boy bedding. They are respectively just the right shades of pink and blue, with just a touch of the perfect celery green, and a little white for good measure. They were perfect for my nursery plans, and I love Kate's bedding. I mentioned to Carrie Winterhoff after they found out they were having a boy about the boy's bedding. She looked at it, liked it, found out they were discontinuing it, and 8 hours after her ultrasound ran to Target and purchased the bedding (among other coordinating things.) Her husband thought this might have been a little quick. Well, I have Carrie beat. I am not pregnant, not planning on it for a little while, don't know for certain if I will be pregnant with a boy in the future, but am now also the proud owner of the Carter's Sweet Baby Boy Bedding, the mobile, and a coordinating blanket courtesy of my Mom and ebay. There it is, off my chest and, it feels much better.
Below is some video of Kate in her sixth week of life! We really feel like she is becoming less and less of a newborn. Hope you enjoy the video.

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Kate Pictures at 6 Weeks

Today Kate Elizabeth is 6 weeks old. She is becoming quite the active little one. She loves to play on both her back and stomach. She is kicking like crazy and very alert. She is both a smiley and serious little girl. She is especially serious while eating and especially smiley after eating. Her fussiest period is now from 8pm to 12am, which is better than the 10-2am fussiness before, and much better than the 12-4am fussiness right after birth. We are making progress. I have been trying to read up in my "spare" time on child development and structure to overcome this small period of fussiness. She is really doing well and is such a joy for most of the day. She is now 10.5 lbs, and some nights she is sleeping for longer stretches like 11- 4am or 5am, which is heavenly. Kate has had many trips as of late including the gym, shopping, and lunch. Brian and I were able to have my Mom come to babysit, and we went to a silent auction for the youth at church Friday. It was nice to get dressed up for the event and be able to socialize with everyone. Thanks for coming Mom! Enjoy our latest pictures.

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Kate's First Day at Church

We brought Kate to Church for the first time this morning. She was quite the celebrity! We were causing traffic jams in the hallways as people tried to meet our little girl. The kids were especially excited to see her and would ask, "Is this Pastor Davies' baby?" Kate was very good for her first church outing. She was up for a good while taking it all in and was not fussy for the service. When we went up to communion, I could visibly feel the hundreds of eyes on Kate. The most special part of the day was when Kate received a blessing from her Daddy as we went up to communion. We have some video of Kate getting ready for her outing.

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Kate Elizabeth Pictures at 5 Weeks

Yesterday was our five week mark and Kate is hitting all the developmentally appropriate marks. She is smiling often with her eyes open and staying awake for much longer intervals in the day. We are now enjoying many outings together including lunch and shopping (what Bundalo girls do best.) So far she has been very good on our outings. The car movement seems to put her to sleep so we are going with that, and the travel system that prevents us from waking Kate from the car to the stroller is a huge help. How nice to be out in the world and what fun our little girl is becoming. Below are her pictures from the week.

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Kate Out and About Video

Kate is now getting a taste of the outside world. Brian's parents who have been named by Cheryl's kids Gammy and Pop Pop came for a visit. It was the first time Kate got to meet her Pop Pop. She loved him and even christened him with a "little" spit up. We had a great time together, ordered in on Saturday when they arrived, and all five went to lunch together on Sunday after church. They yesterday after an excellent night sleep by all in the Davies household. We can't wait for them to return. Yesterday was also Brian's day off and the three of us went to the gym for the first time as a family. It felt so good to be out and moving. We put Kate in her snuggly carrier, and I walked around the track with her while Brian did his workout. When he finished he walked with Kate in the snugli, and I did some light arm weights. I'm trying to ease back into things as I tire pretty quickly in these weeks after delivery. It was fun to take our little angel and show her off. People commented as to how beautiful she was and how little. She doesn't seem that little to us because we've seen how much she has grown already! She is out of her newborn clothes and is over the ten pound mark. Kate and especially Mommy are looking forward to our future outings. The video link below is of Kate before our Sunday outing. The pictures above are from the weekend. If you look close at the picture of all three of us, you can see the new garnet earrings my wonderful husband gave to me. Hope you enjoy!

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Daddy's Girl Video

Our little Kate has certainly enjoyed her Daddy time. Brian has been very busy with church stuff, but he has managed to make it home at lunch to give me a reprieve. She always seems to be the most smiley around him, and he can always get a burp out of her. Brian has taken to calling Kate D.G. for Daddy's Girl, and there are times when they are the spitting image of each other. They are so cute together! Kate has been really holding her head up, and has been even more alert. She has now realized there is a world around her, and for a few days decided sleeping was for the birds. She has settled back down and is really gaining control of her neck and head. In fact, when she is laying on her stomach she can pick her head up, turn, and switch to laying down on her other cheek. Our Valentine's Day excursion was quite the success. She slept through the entire thing! Brian suprised me with a beautiful pair of garnet earrings, Kate's birthstone. Future Dads take note of this thoughtful gift.

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