Double Ear Infections? What?

Last Friday Kaitlyn had her 9 month wellness check. She is getting bigger and following the curve, but is still short. She weighs 16lbs 9 oz. (No need to buy the next stage car seat.) When the doctor looked in her ears... they were infected. What? I had no idea. She hasn't been crabby or showing me any indication she has ear infections. In some ways - it is cheaper since I don't have to pay co-pays for wellness checks. So, we are back to medicine and poop up the back. Good news is that we only have a few more days of this.

Memorial weekend we went to Perham and Detroit Lakes. My cousin's daughter had her graduation open house, so we took a little road trip to celebrate. After the open house we headed to Detroit Lakes to my Aunt and Uncle's cabin. Cody enjoyed jumping off the dock and playing catch. It was pretty windy, so we didn't spend too much time outside. Here are some pictures from our stay at the cabin.

Kaitlyn loved all the attention from my cousins Jenna and Liz. I enjoyed the free babysitting.
We love the cabin. Thank you Kevin and Mary for letting us stay and enjoy some time away from home.
Kaitlyn enjoying a little cat nap at the Lakes. She found a little stuff animal to cuddle up too during her nap. I think she enjoyed her new Pack n Play.

We think Kaitlyn's teeth are starting to come and she also has a little bit of a cold. Here is her infamous open mouth, tongue out breathing through her mouth. She loved to play in the grass as we watched daddy and Liz play an outdoor game.

Here is Kaitlyn and Mommy enjoying the dock. We were watching Liz and Daddy catching fish. She had to wear her winter hat because of the wind and her ear infections. She didn't mind because she was outside.

Nine Months Old

Wow - Today our little girl is 9 months old. Here are some pictures of things we have been up to the last few weeks. Here she is on her favorite Quilt my cousin Michelle made for Kaitlyn. It was really hard for me to take this picture without her wanting to play with the duck.

Kaitlyn is such a happy baby. She is always full of smiles and giggles. She hasn't started crawling, but has figured out that rolling gets her where she wants to go.

Kaitlyn loves to swing. Diane, Hailey, Kaitlyn, Cody, and I decided to go to the park after our walk. She giggled and smiled the whole time she was swinging.

Here is Kaitlyn and I at the park. It was really windy that on our way home the wind pushed the strollers. Diane had to take several pictures before Kaitlyn would look at the camera.

My Bridal Shower - May 18th, 2008

Sunday I had my bridal shower. We enjoyed some fun games, great food, and wonderful company. Here are some pictures from the big event.

My Matron of Honor and I. Kristin has finally made it on my blog. It only took me getting married, but here she is in all her glory.
Kaitlyn got to wear a pretty veil like her mommy. She had so much fun at the shower that she didn't want to take nap. Good thing she slept the whole way home.

Where's Spring?

Only 4 more weeks until the Big day.... We are counting down the days. A few weeks ago I had my Bachelorette Party at the Grand Rios Water Park Hotel. A bunch of my girlfriends spent the night and enjoyed some waterslides. I am not a big fan of the hurricane water slide.... it shoots you out into a giant bowl and you spin around until you drop into the pool below.

Here is a picture of Anny and I. They made me wear this out to dinner. Actually, it was a blast. Plus it was my first night away from Kaitlyn and I really enjoyed it.

Here we all are enjoying dinner at the hotel restaurant. My shirt I am wearing actually says BRIDE.... do you like the black and white stripped shirt underneath? Is that saying something about marriage? LOL!!!

Kaitlyn and I took a walk on Mother's Day. I put her new sunglasses on and she kept them on the whole walk. I think she liked that the sun wasn't as bright and she could see things.