Family Date Night, Cousins at the Park and Standing Up

This past week we have done a ton of fun things. On Saturday night we planned a family date night for the 3 of us. We took Kaitlyn swimming for the first time. At first she just kind of sat in our arms as we went around the pool. Then, she started kicking and splashing in the water. She absolutely loved it. After swimming we went out to eat and then got home in time for bedtime.

On Monday of this week we took Kaitlyn to the park. My brother is in town with his family, so we took their daughter Kyla to the park also. Kyla didn't love the swing too much if you went too high or fast, but Kaitlyn seemed to enjoy it. I think the park days will get more fun as they get older and can move around more on their own.

This morning Kaitlyn got up at her usual time around 8am. Sad not to talk her into sleeping in, Steve and I got up and played with her. She has been trying for about a week or so now to pull herself up, but has been unsuccessful. This morning she was able to do it twice! I can't believe that she is already pulling herself up. Now we just need to help her master crawling. She can't quite seem to get the coordination and so gets frustrated and goes back to scooting. YEAH FOR KAITLYN!

6 months

I can hardly believe it! Kaitlyn is already 6 months old. Time sure flies with a baby. We have grown a lot as a family these last 6 months. Kaitlyn has surely learned to love life! She definitely has her moms temperament though. On her birthday we played together and then she spent some time with her Nana and Papa while Steve and I went to the Jazz game.
Some of the things she has accomplished so far are:
-rolling like a maniac all over the place
-scooting
-gets up on all fours, but hasn't quite figured out the coordination of crawling yet
-babbles
-sleeps 12-13 hours at a time at night
-still sleeps in some days until 10-1030 in the morning
-an absolute cuddle bug just like her mom. She will sleep as long as you want her to as long as she can cuddle with you
-become the happiest baby ever!

I am sure there are other things, but I can't really think of any of them right now. She is an absolute joy and we are having a ton of fun. This week we will go to the pediatrician for her 6 month appointment. After that we will start feeding her some solids. Get ready for some fun pictures of that!