One of Caitlin's favorite things to do while Grammy & Papa visited this week was to play with Papa's hat! We joked that she might sneak it into her crib before they left for home!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Admiring the Flowers
Caitlin really likes it when her Daddy takes her outside in the front yard to look at the trees. Right now our crete myrtle (spelling?) has blooms which makes it especially interesting for Caitlin. Daddy tells her all about trees and how they have branches which have leaves and now flowers!
"Uncle Donald's Farm" Petting Zoo
On Saturday we took Caitlin to the Uncle Donald's Farm petting zoo in Lady Lake. She liked a lot of the bigger animals - horses, turkey, and sheep. She also really liked the bird at the front which said "hello" as we came in!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Caitlin AnnaBeth 10 Months Old
Caitlin turned 10 months old June 1! It has been a busy month for us!
Caitlin has developed an even greater love for books (if that seems possible)! She crawls right over to her book bin in the living room and picks out all of the books to flip through. When she finds one she especially likes she will bring it to us so we will read it to her. She is adorable and we love her fascination with the books – although sometimes she will ask us to read the same book 10 times in a row! We now have Bathtime Peekaboo and Five Silly Monkeys memorized - to name a few! One of her favorites is called "Bubbles Bubbles" which she refers to as "Bub Bub". Too cute!
Caitlin had her first swim in her kiddie pool! She had a blast – she loved feeling the water rush over her hands as she pushed down on the edge. She was clapping her hands under water and loving the splashing! This inspired us to start her "swim" lessons – which are really "float" lessons through ISR (infant swim resource – infantswim.com). So far she has had one week of lessons. She is working on floating and rolling from front to back. She is not a fan of the floating and cries during that part of the lesson – but I can see that she is making progress. The cutest thing about the lessons is that she likes to sit on the sidelines and clap for the other kids while they do their lesson!
Last week we went to "My Kids Gym" where they have tons of kids toys and obstacle courses. She got to crawl around, climb on things, try out new big kid toys, and pull up on everything. What an adventure! It was a fun outing for her and tired her out!
Her favorite thing to do right now is to pull up to stand. She pulls up on the couch, ottoman, entertainment center, toys, bed, bathtub, Mommy, Daddy, etc. Pretty much anything she can get her hands on. She pulls herself up and stands there. Her biggest motivation is getting to the dogs and the shiny remote control! She is not cruising…. Yet!
We have moved into her big girl car seat now – this gives her a lot more room in the car and hopefully makes traveling more comfortable for her. We traveled two weekends this month – first to visit Caitlin's Great Grandpa for his 80th Birthday party in Sebring and second to visit her Grandma who is retiring this year from teaching at Holy Cross Lutheran School. Both were fun trips that brought enjoyment for all of us!
Caitlin got her third bottom tooth this month – no teeth on the top yet. We are continuing to introduce her to more "people food". She likes the turkey and mashed potatoes from Mimi's Café as well as the biscuits from Cracker Barrel (after I cut them up of course)! She also likes noodles, and frozen carrots. I think Thanksgiving came too early for her – she would have a field day now!
Caitlin has developed an even greater love for books (if that seems possible)! She crawls right over to her book bin in the living room and picks out all of the books to flip through. When she finds one she especially likes she will bring it to us so we will read it to her. She is adorable and we love her fascination with the books – although sometimes she will ask us to read the same book 10 times in a row! We now have Bathtime Peekaboo and Five Silly Monkeys memorized - to name a few! One of her favorites is called "Bubbles Bubbles" which she refers to as "Bub Bub". Too cute!
Caitlin had her first swim in her kiddie pool! She had a blast – she loved feeling the water rush over her hands as she pushed down on the edge. She was clapping her hands under water and loving the splashing! This inspired us to start her "swim" lessons – which are really "float" lessons through ISR (infant swim resource – infantswim.com). So far she has had one week of lessons. She is working on floating and rolling from front to back. She is not a fan of the floating and cries during that part of the lesson – but I can see that she is making progress. The cutest thing about the lessons is that she likes to sit on the sidelines and clap for the other kids while they do their lesson!
Last week we went to "My Kids Gym" where they have tons of kids toys and obstacle courses. She got to crawl around, climb on things, try out new big kid toys, and pull up on everything. What an adventure! It was a fun outing for her and tired her out!
Her favorite thing to do right now is to pull up to stand. She pulls up on the couch, ottoman, entertainment center, toys, bed, bathtub, Mommy, Daddy, etc. Pretty much anything she can get her hands on. She pulls herself up and stands there. Her biggest motivation is getting to the dogs and the shiny remote control! She is not cruising…. Yet!
We have moved into her big girl car seat now – this gives her a lot more room in the car and hopefully makes traveling more comfortable for her. We traveled two weekends this month – first to visit Caitlin's Great Grandpa for his 80th Birthday party in Sebring and second to visit her Grandma who is retiring this year from teaching at Holy Cross Lutheran School. Both were fun trips that brought enjoyment for all of us!
Caitlin got her third bottom tooth this month – no teeth on the top yet. We are continuing to introduce her to more "people food". She likes the turkey and mashed potatoes from Mimi's Café as well as the biscuits from Cracker Barrel (after I cut them up of course)! She also likes noodles, and frozen carrots. I think Thanksgiving came too early for her – she would have a field day now!
Monday, June 9, 2008
Tales of life with Caitlin
Today Caitlin "helped" me do laundry. By that I mean that after the laundry was washed and dried she pulled each item out of the laundry basket and onto the floor before I put it away! Today Caitlin also discovered that it is fun to stand up and try to lift the toilet seat lid up and down!
Later in the day I was trying to keep Caitlin playing in one spot - good luck with that! Anyway - I had a plan - give her Mommy's cell phone to play with - that should keep her busy. Caitlin was much to smart to fall for that one! She simply picked up my phone and crawled away with it! Silly Mommy I can be on the go and take it with me!
Little things make her giggle - when she sticks her fingers in my mouth I make a small "sucking" noise as she pulls them out - that she finds hilarious!
Each new day brings something new - what a life!
Later in the day I was trying to keep Caitlin playing in one spot - good luck with that! Anyway - I had a plan - give her Mommy's cell phone to play with - that should keep her busy. Caitlin was much to smart to fall for that one! She simply picked up my phone and crawled away with it! Silly Mommy I can be on the go and take it with me!
Little things make her giggle - when she sticks her fingers in my mouth I make a small "sucking" noise as she pulls them out - that she finds hilarious!
Each new day brings something new - what a life!
Monday, June 2, 2008
Swim-Rollback-Float Video of Caitlin (ISR)
Swim-Rollback-Float Video of Caitlin (ISR)
Originally uploaded by UCFGEEKS
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