Teddy Bear Thursday - 22 Weeks

Twenty-two weeks. Katie is now 5 months old and she is developing into her own little person. She has a wonderful smile, laugh and sweet disposition.

We love watching her smile at her big brother. Priceless! That's what she is doing here.

Five months for Katie and 2 1/2 years for Austin.

Austin looks like a giant in this picture. I don't know if it is the camera angle or what. No tiptoes, no jumping , he is just tall.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 21 Weeks

Twenty-one weeks. What a cutie!

Katie's first football game. She wore her ACMS gear and cheered loud for her Daddy.

All smiles here.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 20 Weeks

Twenty weeks. Katie has decided that this is her month to really come alive. She is wanting to move more and more each day. She is reaching for everything, holding on to things, transferring things from one hand to the other and is really good at sitting up on her own. She is flirting with sleeping through the night, but can't decide if that is her thing yet. She is usually very happy and smiling a ton. We can't wait to see what the next month will bring.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 19 Weeks

Nineteen weeks.

Better late than never.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 18 Weeks

Eighteen weeks (4 months). Katie is now 25.5 inches and 14 lbs 11 oz. She is now sitting up on her own with very little assistance. She is starting to grab at everything and she can drool with the best of them. Watch out world, here I come.

Austin is 29 months and growing like a weed. He is 37.5 inches and 32 lbs. His imagination is really coming alive and it is so fun to watch him play. Right now he is loving cars and animals, Diego, UmiZoomi and the Wii. He is recognizing more and more letters and can write an A on his own. He can count to 10 and likes to practice this by playing hide and seek. He is very competitive when it comes to games, even if it is just reaching the top of the stairs first.

Above, first day of MDO. He is going to school two days a week this year.

Below, "Spikey Spikerton" on a hot summer day.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 17 Weeks & 29 Months

Seventeen weeks. We are having so much fun watching Katie discover her world. She was officially introduced to bubbles this week and loves them. She is sitting in a highchair at dinner so she can be a part of family time and enjoys playing with toys while we eat. She is starting to laugh, usually at Austin. She loves her Big Brother. Katie and Austin sometimes take baths together. She is trying to sit up on her own, only lasts about 3 seconds before she comes crashing down.

Austin wanted to join in the fun. Here he is at twenty-nine months. Notice he is now wearing Katie's headband. It blends right into his hair, but if you look closely you can see it.

Katie laughing at Austin for the first time. Listen carefully and you can hear her. I tried to get her face on the second round. Too cute!

Teddy Bear Thursday - 16 Weeks

Sixteen weeks. Our happy baby.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 15 Weeks

Fifteen weeks. Our sweet baby girl is getting so big. She loves her toes and tongue right now. She is really tuned in to her big brother and puppy and loves to watch them play and move around. She is interested in music, lights and color. It is so awesome to watch her learn more everyday.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 14 Weeks

Fourteen weeks, kind of. It must be the heat that made me forget. We did not get an official teddy bear picture for week fourteen. This is the closest thing we've got.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 13 Weeks

Thirteen weeks.

Katie is to the point where she wants to sit up but can't hold herself up yet and tips over frequently.

Katie three months and Austin 28 months.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 12 Weeks

Twelve weeks. Katie has been so busy these days. She is starting to roll over, grasp things, smile more and more, talk to us and really track things with her eyes. She loves to watch Sunny and Austin every chance she gets.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 11 Weeks & 10 Years

Eleven weeks of life and ten years of marriage. Katie agreed to share her Teddy Bear picture with Mom this week. Marian puts her wedding dress on every year just for fun.

Here is the family after ten years of marriage. What a wonderful ten years it has been. Here's to ten more fantastic years.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 10 Weeks

Ten weeks. Katie is so strong and wants to move. She is trying to sit up all the time. She is also trying to turn over. Any day now.

Here she is pulling herself forward, one of her favorite things to do.

Do You Like This Face?

Austin has a new game, he asks us "Do you like this face?" and then proceeds to make a face. Here are just a select few of the faces we see.

These are the faces we like the best.

Teddy Bear Thursday - 9 Weeks

Nine weeks and 27 months. It is so fun to watch these two grow. Katie is starting to really pay attention to Austin and he loves showing her his toys or getting her a toy when she is upset.