Caitlin's newest fun activity is to play peek-a-boo with the door. She likes to swing the doors open and closed and then peak around to see who is there! Then we say Peek-a-boo!
Monday, July 14, 2008
The pillow climbing challenge
This weekend we threw every pillow we own in the middle of the floor in the living room and put Caitlin in the middle of it! She had a lot of fun climbing and crawling out. She was out of breath by the time she got to the otherside! Cute!
Friday, July 4, 2008
Caitlin's 1st Fourth of July
Today was Caitlin's 1st Fourth of July (and her last "1st" holiday)! This morning we went to the Mount Dora Parade. Caitlin really enjoyed the shaggy dog and the horses. Later we went to a BBQ at a friends house followed by fireworks in downtown Eustis. Caitlin had a late afternoon nap so that she would be awake for the fireworks. She liked them and clapped for the fireworks. I was really proud of her because she wasn't afraid of the noise at all! A great family holiday!
More photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ucfgeeks/sets/72157605972275368/
More photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ucfgeeks/sets/72157605972275368/
Caitlin's 1st Fever and Ear Infection
Wednesday Caitlin felt rather warm to me so I took her temperature and discovered that it was 102.7! So off to the pediatrician we went. She has an ear infection in her right ear so we came home with some antibiotics. Unfortunately as soon as I gave her the antibiotics she gagged and spit up! I called the pharmacist and they said I could mix it with juice to get her to take it. So she is now getting Pear Juice Amoxicillan 2X a day for 10 days. The fever still came back last night but seems to be better tonight. She has been a really good baby considering how she was feeling. Just a smidge clingy and sensitive!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Caitlin's swimming lessons...
This is the last week of swimming lessons for Caitlin. Today she wore clothes during her lesson to make sure she can float with full dress and a loaded diaper. In this video you can see what would happen if she fell in off the step and if she got flipped over in the water.
11 Months Old
Caitlin turned 11 months old today! What a difference one month makes! We can’t believe how much our little girl is growing up!
This month has been largely consumed by her survival swim lessons. We are finishing up this week after six weeks of lessons. Today the instructor tested her abilities by having her go in the pool wearing her summer clothes. Tomorrow they will test her wearing winter clothes – diaper and all! She is doing great and we are happy to know that she has these lifesaving skills.
Communication has been the key these past few weeks. We really feel now as though we are communicating with Caitlin. Her vocabulary is growing and she understands so much now! She can do some baby sign language – more and milk. She also understands some sentences such as “can you give it to Mommy” and “can you put the ball in the bucket”, “Go get one of your books so we can read it to you”, etc. We have heard her say “Hi” and “Dog” this month as well.
Caitlin loves to stand up and cruise along the couch and the ottoman. She moves around with ease as long as she has something to hold onto. Occasionally she will be standing and forget she needs to hold on – she will start clapping – and she is still able to stay standing up.
Caitlin can drink out of a straw now. We usually cut them in half, but she drinks water from the kids cups at restraints really well! She has four bottom teeth now – but no top teeth! She just has to be different from everyone else!
This past week Grammy and Papa came to visit. Caitlin loved playing with Papa’s hat and also gave him kisses! We even thought she might have said “Papa” once. Sorry Grammy – Papa is much easier to say! She loved visiting with them – there were lots of smiles giggles!
This weekend we took Caitlin to Uncle Donald’s Farm which is a petting zoo in Lady Lake. Caitlin really liked the bigger animals such as the horses, sheep, and cows. She also liked the bird at the front which said “hello” to her as we came in.
We are in the planning stages for her 1st birthday party – which I think is more for our benefit than hers. Still it is a milestone and we can’t wait!
This month has been largely consumed by her survival swim lessons. We are finishing up this week after six weeks of lessons. Today the instructor tested her abilities by having her go in the pool wearing her summer clothes. Tomorrow they will test her wearing winter clothes – diaper and all! She is doing great and we are happy to know that she has these lifesaving skills.
Communication has been the key these past few weeks. We really feel now as though we are communicating with Caitlin. Her vocabulary is growing and she understands so much now! She can do some baby sign language – more and milk. She also understands some sentences such as “can you give it to Mommy” and “can you put the ball in the bucket”, “Go get one of your books so we can read it to you”, etc. We have heard her say “Hi” and “Dog” this month as well.
Caitlin loves to stand up and cruise along the couch and the ottoman. She moves around with ease as long as she has something to hold onto. Occasionally she will be standing and forget she needs to hold on – she will start clapping – and she is still able to stay standing up.
Caitlin can drink out of a straw now. We usually cut them in half, but she drinks water from the kids cups at restraints really well! She has four bottom teeth now – but no top teeth! She just has to be different from everyone else!
This past week Grammy and Papa came to visit. Caitlin loved playing with Papa’s hat and also gave him kisses! We even thought she might have said “Papa” once. Sorry Grammy – Papa is much easier to say! She loved visiting with them – there were lots of smiles giggles!
This weekend we took Caitlin to Uncle Donald’s Farm which is a petting zoo in Lady Lake. Caitlin really liked the bigger animals such as the horses, sheep, and cows. She also liked the bird at the front which said “hello” to her as we came in.
We are in the planning stages for her 1st birthday party – which I think is more for our benefit than hers. Still it is a milestone and we can’t wait!
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