Time is FLYING By!!!

With Eight Blessings home for the summer and a week in Orange Beach, Alabama, we have been quite busy!!!

Baby Kate officially turned Six Months Old on June 27, 2012.  I took her to the pediatrician on June 25, where we thrilled to hear she is still close to the top of the charts in all areas... Tall and Skinny... which is so funny if you know Pat and me in real life... genes are a funny thing!!!

Notice Baby Kate is almost as tall as I am in this photo!!!

Doesn't Baby Kate look huge in her Daddy's arms???

We left for Orange Beach on June 30... Baby Kate was loved on by my entire side of the family...

Baby Kate in Aunt Katie's lap

Only Baby Kate gets to play with Grand's glasses...

Baby Kate and Cousin Ray

Lizzy, Cousin Abby, and Baby Kate

Queeny and Baby Kate

Queeny made a "Spit Curl" in Baby Kate's hair, just as Queeny's mom (Granny) did to Queeny's hair in Queeny's six month photos...

 As usual, Baby Kate was also loved on by her immediate family...

Jack and Baby Kate read the Guest Book

William feeds Baby Kate her bottle by the pool.

Patrick snuggles Baby Kate and soothes her with his finger...

Patrick and Baby Kate hanging out...

Honestly, I'm against Patrick putting his finger in her mouth due to germs...BUT how many 13 year old boys would come out of the restroom during a car trip and announce to their parents, "I washed my hands really well, so if Baby Kate starts to cry, I can stick my finger in her mouth to get her to stop."  I am so proud of all of my kids!!! and did remind him to use a pacifier instead...

During our family photo shoot on July 4, truly a dream come true... we learned a new term from my very close friend, Alicia, who volunteered her time to "brush hair and fluff dresses"... what a true blessing our almost 19 year friendship has been!!!  Baby Kate was not a huge fan of the "Baby Hole" photos, but did tolerate and smile for them briefly...

Baby Kate has quite the grip and tries to grab anything and everything in her field of vision...

 Sometimes Baby Kate puts things in her mouth...

Baby Kate is also very busy using her feet to grab toys and play...

While on vacation, I discovered nursing Baby Kate on the beach is awesome!!!  I am so grateful and thankful God blessed me with the opportunity to have that experience!!!  She continues to nurse most days before nap time and first thing in the morning...since returning home from Alabama, Baby Kate has been nursing several times a night as we continue to cosleep..

Once again, it was declared by my Mom and sister in law, Katie, that she looks just like my Mom and brother, Peter, Katie's husband and sleeps just like Uncle Peter... with her mouth open... I'm not sure if Peter usually sleeps with his tongue sticking out though...

  

Baby Kate also got all swaddled up by Queeny and Aunt Katie when Mommy took the big kids to the beach one night...

 Baby Kate also got to take a brief snooze on the beach...

 

Still no teeth, which is a plus with nursing...

Baby Kate also enjoyed her 1st jar of baby food...Veggie Stew!!!!  Before that it was natural apple sauce...

All too soon, it was time to go home!!!!