Daddy and Me Bird Feeder

Jason had a grand idea to make a bird feeder out of a juice jug.  We saw it somewhere in a magazine or on the web. So out to the work shop we all went.  Katelyn helped as much as she could or as long as she stayed in the garage.  This kind of turned into a daddy project too.  He likes to watch the birds outside the window on our previous feeder, before it broke.

Inserting skewers for ledges for the birds to sit on

Making more ledge holes

Sadly, this feeder didn't last very long.  It was too heavy for the fishing line they used to tie it to the tree branch outside the dining room window and the birds never came to it.  So it dumped on the ground and the squirrels and doves had a good feed with a few sparrows thrown in.  It was a nice attempt to feed the birds. (Mary Poppins is now going through my head, "Feed the birds, topins a bag")

The Budding Artist

 This was one of the first nice days in March.  So nice in fact, we could go without jackets.  At least Katelyn went without a jacket.  We had our first picnic on the lawn and someone wanted to paint.  Into her "private studio" went the budding artist along with her sippy cup of juice and a tuna sandwich.  Please don't judge me on how long her hair is.  I don't know why I waited so long to get it cut, but it has been cut which makes her look oh so cute!

Me at 31 weeks March 10, 2012
Terrible, only the 2nd pregnant picture I've taken

Someone was hiding from me.  I can't seem to figure out where she is or who my pillow is hiding.  "Here I am mommy!"

Let's Go Fly A Kite

Jason has fond memories of flying kites.  I forget where he saw this cheap princess kite, but he thought he had to get it for Katelyn.  It was a cold but windy enough day, sometime in march, to try out Cinderella.  We sure didn't stay out long, because Katelyn was making a fuss about her darn zipper on her jacket.  We can't get her to keep it zipped past her belly button.  So tears were poured the whole time we were across the street.  Cinderella flew really well, but K wanted no part of it.  So mommy and daddy had a few kicks with it and promptly went inside after a few minutes because it was cold.  Thankfully, this was one of the last days of snow we had.

Cuddling with Dad

The giggles could be heard throughout the small house.  Pure love and joy expressed between a father and his little girl.

Me and My Mini Me

She's a Pill

Katelyn is just getting be such a big girl and such fun, in between the strong will fights we can have with each other. This girl can be stubborn and if it's not her idea, then she ain't gonna do it! Some might say she's like her mama but there is her daddy in there too.

She has been saying some really cute things and we have to watch what goes in to "the sponge". This morning, I was talking about the baby coming out of mommy's tummy and she says "cut out with knife". I didn't know where she got that from. Jason informed me that as I was watching Cake Boss with her, they were having a sonogram and talking about a c-section and having to cut her open with a knife. Wow, the correlation sometimes just astounds me, where she gets things. And she does not forget things either.

This morning I also took her to my MOPS (Moms of Preschoolers) get together and she has been doing really well with me leaving her in the nursery and not crying. I tell her that I will come back for her and I'm just downstairs. She is fine and has a good time. I come back and get her and she says, "Mama, you got me. I miss you much" Ahhh! My heart melted.

Night time is quite routine for her. We brush her teeth and she must do it first. With a trace of toothpaste, she puts it in her mouth, shakes her hand and the swishes and spits. Then I can do it for the good brushing. We lay in bed and sometimes read books, but we must always sing "Jesus loves me" "He's got the whole world in his hands" with custom verse of having Daddy, Mommy, Katelyn, Baby, Tucker in his hands, and "This little light of mine" in that order. I ask if I can pray for her and we always have to ask for "peace on the body". We put on some music, say I love you, night night and blow kisses. Last night she came out because I forgot to blow kisses.

Sometimes when I hug her, she says "You're so cute mama" with a little wrinkle in her nose.

We do have a problem with jackets in the car and zippers in general. She doesn't like her zippers up to her neck, but her neck starts at her belly button. As soon as we start zipping, "not my neck, not my neck!" and she pulls it down to her belly button. This has been a constant struggle this winter. Needless to say, we don't go outside much except to go to the car. When we do hit the car and make it in her seat, the jacket must come off no matter what the temp is. I've gotten her to wear it occasionally but otherwise it's coming off whether i help her before hand or not. She has taken it off while under her seatbelt. She is determined. Can we say first born?

It will be interesting to see how she handles another baby. She is always kissing my "baby" and knows there is a baby in mommy's tummy and it will come out and stay with us, she told me that yesterday. I told her she could hold the baby, but she said I could hold the baby instead. She could play and read it books. She threw her hands out, pulled her head back and said "Yes!"