My Little Tiger

Yay! Clemson finally had a good game and played well.  Kate and I watched the  game with my family at my parent's house since Kevin was rafting with the youth group.  She got to wear her Clemson cheerleading outfit, and although she slept through 90% of the game she still brought the Tigers some luck.  It was a fun game to watch... hopefully they will play to the same level of play next week when they play Florida State!  Here are a few pictures from the day...

It's a Wrap!

Oh the many phases of Kate and her swaddling.  Below is a picture of her at 6 days old.  She LOVED to be swaddled... it was comforting to her.  So, I got to practice some of my skills from my days of playing with baby dolls.

Then, after she was about a week old she decided she hated to be swaddled, and I mean HATED.  She would scream if you swaddled her.  Not only that, she hated covers on her legs and arms in general.  If you'd put any kind of blanket on her, she would kick and scream until she got it off.  But, she seemed to like a blanket on her stomach.  It was the weirdest thing. So, we'd fold a blanket in half, cover up her belly but leave her arms and legs exposed (but not really since she was usually in some kind of footed sleeper).

Sometime in the past few weeks, Kate decided that she likes to be swaddled again, and it has really been a blessing to US!  We only swaddle her at night, and we have to put her in the blanket when she is already sleepy, but it's been great! When she didn't like to be swaddled, she would get startled, throw her arms out (reflex) and wake herself up.  But now, the swaddle keeps her from waking herself up and helps her to sleep better and longer (which is the blessing to US part).  Here's a picture of her just a few days ago sleeping soundly...

Bonus points to anyone who notices what Kate does whenever she is sleeping (and a lot of the time when she's NOT sleeping). Hint- she is doing it in BOTH of the pictures above!

Weekend Recap

Kevin and I were able to spend some time in my hometown this weekend for a shower hosted by my home church.  I was a loser and forgot to get my camera out of my purse so I didn't get ANY pictures from the shower. :( BUT, we had a lot of fun and Kate was able to meet even more new people this weekend!

We went by my parent's house before the shower and Kate was able to have her FIRST visit to my parent's lake house.  We didn't have time to go down to the water (not that we would have gotten in) but we did have a little mini photo-shoot session on the deck and the picture taking didn't stop once we went inside.  Here are just a couple from the day...

Our family

Kate & me with my parents!

Kate with her Gigi & Pop

Kate & her Pop

Kate & Aunt Kristi

Once the shower was over we headed back to my parent's house to feed Kate a bottle but then we didn't hang around very long because we had to get home to some football! Clemson was already playing Wofford so we listened to most of the game on the way home... until Georgia came on.  Then we flipped between the two games.  We got home in time to watch most of the Georgia game.  It was a close one, and toward the end of the game Kate woke up so I decided to put her in one of the Georgia onesies that her birth mom gave to her.  I thought maybe she'd bring Georgia luck, but apparently it had the opposite effect.  In the time that I was changing her into the outfit, South Carolina scored two touchdowns. Boo. We have decided that this is going to be a LONG football season for us.

Kate & Daddy watching the Georgia/South Carolina game

One Month Birthday!

My baby girl is one month old today!  Wow- the past month has really flown by and I am sure that the next month is going to go by just as quickly, if not quicker!  Here are just a couple of pictures from today.  We were able to go to my home town for a few hours today, so there will definitely be more pictures tomorrow!

And, this one was from a few days ago, but was just too cute not to post.  She is just now learning how to smile when she wants to, and I was lucky enough to catch the tail-end of one of them.

Aren't her chunky cheeks and legs adorable?  Happy 1 Month Birthday, Kate! We love you!

New Toy! (For Kate)

My mom and I were out running errands on Wednesday and picked up a new toy for Kate- an activity mat!  We'd just been throwing a blanket on the floor for tummy time, but thought this might make it more "fun" for Kate.  Plus it was on sale at Target. She loves it!  There are toys hanging from the bars on the top so she can play with it when she's lying on her back, but you can also move the toys and attach them to the mat so she can pull/play with them when she's on her tummy.

First Football Weekend

College football is BACK!  And, with Kevin and I being fans of two different college football teams (Clemson and Georgia) our Saturdays are pretty full.  Luckily this weekend, Clemson and Georgia played at different times.  Kate has the potential of being one confused little girl.  BUT, she'll definitely know enough about football to follow the game.  :)

Anyway, first up was Clemson vs Troy so of course Kate had to be dressed to support her Mama's alma mater!

After the outfit change and a few pictures, we settled in to "watch" the Clemson game on ESPN3 on our laptop.  I was not very impressed, but at least we won.

Kristi came over a bit later, and since we all still had on our Clemson attire, we decided to get one more picture before Kate's next outfit change.

Next was the Georgia vs Boise State game.  I didn't want to play any part in making her a Georgia fan, so her Daddy had to put her in her next outfit.  Kevin took her in the nursery, changed her and brought her out to show off her Georgia clothing.  First thing she did when they got in the living room?  Threw up all over it!  That's my girl! It was hilarious. 

And though I'm not a Georgia fan, I can still say she looks cute in red!

Georgia didn't have a great game either, so here's hoping that next week BOTH of our teams play better!  If not, this could be a very long football season... :)

Current Family Favorite

One of our youth gave us this outfit for Kate and it REALLY fits our family.  She got to wear it today for the first time...

She was kicked back and enjoying her nap for sure!  And, she's definitely our current family favorite.  Sorry Max & Cooper!  We still love you too.  :)