Gama & Papa's Baby Girl

Yes, that's Kathryn as a bald baby girl-you didn't think that was Ella Kate did you?! So she may resemble an adult Chris, but I think Mommy wins the baby look-alike contest! How do ya like the 70's decor?

Ella Kate got some adorable bows and headbands this week. I figure since she has no hair we'll put some big bows on her head to make up for it! Check out Pretty Little Princess for Audrey's talents. They can custom make just about anything you want!

Thank you, Aunt Angie, for this adorably precious outfit from Janie and Jack. It is one of Ella Kate's favorites :)

Abbey Kate and Ella Kate at Jacob's birthday party. When Ella Kate's big enough to move around these two will have some really fun play dates! Her mommy, Heather (see below), and I have big plans for them at Sprout and the Zoo!

Finally! Miss Ella Kate got to meet Ms. Donna! We've tried to schedule a visit since EK was born but things kept coming up. Donna was great with EK; she's a natural! Maybe she'll have one of her own... hint hint!!!

EK just chillin'. I thought it looked like she was lounging-- like if she was on the beach she'd have a little mini cocktail in one hand!

Bedtime story-- we were reading Goodnight Gorilla-- one of the books we got from the Imagination Library. If you live in TN you should check out this program!

So many new things! We're working on sitting up and doing a pretty good job, with the help of a Boppy pillow. Also, we're experimenting with a sippy cup-- so far we just chew on it! You can see Lacey in the background, she's getting better with the baby-- still a little skiddish, but we're hoping that as EK grows Lacey's patience with her will grow as well!

Fun times with a 5 month old!

I put the pillows on either side of Lolly the Ladybug to catch EK if she rolled off, figures that she'd roll to the spot where there were no pillows! She didn't seem to mind it at all, though. I walked in to this scene: EK upside down and holding on to her feet-- and she was totally content doing it! I think she could've stayed there all day!

To me, she looks like she's trying to climb over the bumper .

SERIOUSLY!!!! That's all I have to say. This child is SO ADORABLE, yes, I am slightly biased, but I can not get over how wonderful she is!!! Do you see any resemblances?

Chris was out of town this week for work, so I made a couple of videos for him. First video was Ella Kate's first experience with green beans. Hilarious, but a little long. The second one is her really going to town on the jumperoo-- I think she's figured out how much more fun it is when you push off with your feet!

This is a shot of our "party fridge" freezer-- just to prove to my friends that I really am a milking cow, or as someone said the other day, a Dairy Queen! What a party, huh? There are 13 big bags, each with 8-10 individual bags inside. I figure there's about enough for a full month. I should feel relaxed, but I swear I constantly worry that my production is slowing down!

A whole lot of catching up to do!

Ella Kate's been pretty busy the last week or so. Here are a bunch of pictures of her most recent adventures!

Shannon got married last weekend in Augusta, GA. Ella Kate and I made a BIG adventure out of that trip. These pictures are in reverse order, so it ends with the wedding.

Ella Kate in her wedding attire (nothing says a wedding like Scottie dogs!) at the nursery during the ceremony.

EK with her mommy and Aunt Amy-Chris.

A little video of EK "dancing" at Shan's reception.

Saturday night there was a cook out to celebrate with Shan and Alan. Our good friend Amanda was also there (these are all college girls from the W-- over 10 years we've known each other!). I think it may be time for Amanda to have a new baby-- she instinctively reached for EK the whole weekend! Her baby, Kyla Rose, is 2 1/2 yrs now, so it's time!

Saturday afternoon we found this beautiful nursery just outside of Augusta. It was a floral oasis in the middle of the woods!

Saturday morning with Aunt AC. What a cute pair! I think she's a natural-- she'll be tying that knot herself soon, so maybe we'll see some little tiny baby AC's running around before too long!

On Friday, on our way to Charlotte, we stopped by High Point to see Gran-Gran. She loved visiting with Miss Ella Kate. We took a little tour around the new retirement home and visited with some other friends. Ella Kate was the best thing they saw all day!

My Daddy, EK's Papa, has been staying with us since I went back to work and until our nanny starts. So for the last few weeks we've all been spoiled rotten. Dad watches EK during the day and even cooks for us most nights. We are so lucky to have him around!

Kristi and I ran the Knoxville 1/2 marathon last week. Chris and Ella Kate came to cheer us on along the course. It was a great race, but I'm still not up to my pre-baby pace. More training would have helped, but it's really hard to figure that out with a new baby in the house!

After the race EK joined me on the bed for a nap. She played for a while, then zonk! She was out like a light. Chris walked in to the scene on the right and said it looked like the rainforest collapsed on her head. In reality it was that EK was right in the middle of playing with a toy in each hand when she fell asleep. Precious!