Drooly Girl

Catie seems to have reached the putting everything in her mouth stage. For now it seems to be mostly limited to her hands, Brad and I got a good chuckle as she tried to put her entire fist in. The second laugh came as her frustration grew over not being able to figure out how to put a ring in there. I look forward to watching her learn what else can fit in there.

The one down side is the amount of saliva she's been creating, I knew we'd come to this phase it's just so wet.
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Frosted Mini Wiebe

Ugg

I stumbled across this great find at Shopper's Drug Mart of all places, sadly this picture was taken moments after I decided they need to be returned. They are a little too big for her feet which would be just fine but the top of the boot just barely fits so by the time the bottom fits the top will be too small. Had they been a couple dollars I'd hang on to them but $10 is too much to justify. This photo will have to serve as a memory of the cute boots that could have been.

Funny anecdote... I really struggled with them the first time I put them on and couldn't figure out why they were so difficult. I finally sort of got them on and took these pictures. It was only as I took them off that I noticed that the toes were stuffed with paper... oops!
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Video

Andrew shared this video and I was so impressed that I wanted a few others to see it.

For optimal viewing results I recommend making it full screen and turning out all the lights.  Make sure your sound is on, the music is half the beauty.

Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world - (song is Please don't go by Barcelona) from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

Mom, you'll probably think it's boring but Brad and I were amazed and I've already watched it multiple times and researched the facility.

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I Told You So

Before Catie was born Brad and I worked out a sleep plan and a schedule for her. We wanted to be prepared and it helped build confidence in our abilities.  The final goal of the plan was to get Catie to sleep through the night by 12 weeks.  I was adamant that this was possible though many people scoffed at me and though they wouldn't come right out and say it I could tell they thought I was crazy and were sure that there was no way I would succeed.

As we reached 8 weeks and then 9 I started to have doubts myself but she was always making progress, sleeping in 4 hours stretches and then 5.  Then two nights ago she completely surprised us by sleeping for 7 hours straight.  We celebrated but felt sure it was a fluke.  Last night she surprised us once again... 11 hours!  My 10 week old girl slept for 11 hours straight!  We're so excited and she still has two weeks before my deadline to settle into her new pattern.

Part of me wants to go back to all those disbelievers and  brag a little.
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Just Because

Thumb Sucker

As previously mentioned, Catie has started to suck her thumb.  After every nap we find her like this.

You'd think it would be more comfortable if she closed her fingers into a fist but she hasn't figured that out yet. 

She also has a really difficult time finding her thumb, it involves a lot of hitting herself in the face.  We love it as we're lying in bed and we hear her stir and then some very loud slurping noises follow as she starts to suck.
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Awe-struck

I don't know what we did to deserve such an amazing girl. Everyday I'm excited to see her and play with her, I miss her during her naps and I can't get over how perfect she is. She smells so good and she smiles so beautifully and I'm sure I'm not good enough for her. Somehow I was trusted with this little person and I can’t seem to remember life before her.
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Sucker for a Sale

A couple weeks ago Michelle gave me a $20 gift certificate to Anna Banana (a cute kids store) so today Mom and I headed over and boy did we pick the perfect day.  All clothes were 40% off and there was a rack that was 70% off, we got tons of cute stuff for next to nothing.  Then we went to Children's Place to accomplish the day's goal of shoes for Catie where we found one sale pair and one adorable pink pair, just what ever girl needs.  She's going to be the best dressed girl around so stay tuned for photos. L

THE Shirt

Is it just me or does anyone else have that one shirt that they just can't keep clean.  I can never wear it more than once because I ALWAYS spill on it.  Today was no exception and my chilli stained shirt will have to go in the laundy tomorrow.

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Another South Beach Motivation Photo