August Happenings

August has been a busy month! Caitlin enjoyed her four month birthday, complete with another round of shots – she is still not a fan, but who would be?  She’s over 16 pounds now and was at the 90th percentiles for height and weight – clearly not missing out on any meal opportunities. We got the okay from her pediatrician to start solids (a.k.a. rice cereal) any time now, but I want to wait a bit longer. She is definitely interested in what we’re eating though, reaching for whatever we have in our hands.

We have had lots of visitors this month – Grandma and Grandpa King, Alex’s newly married cousin Ryan and wife Tara, and my side of the family. Grandma and Grandpa Peterson completed their move to Colorado, although the settling-in part is still underway. Caitlin (along with us ) got a chance to spend some time with her Uncle Ryan and Aunt Tami, and her favorite cousin, Emma.

Caitlin was baptized this month at a church in Golden, CO. She was squirmy…drawing lots of “My she is a strong baby” comments but she was in a really good mood and had no problem with the water. Grandma and Grandpa Peterson were also nice enough to take Caitlin on a photo shoot when I had a conflict…..who knew an hour spent trying to get a sad baby to be happy could be so exhausting?!  I have seen one sneak peak shot so far that looks good!

We ‘graduated’ from our mom and baby group this past week since I’m headed back to work on September 2nd.  We really enjoyed the group, getting to know other mom and babies, especially Sara and Lily, and there were so many great topics of things to think about, plan and/or do with these amazing babies.  As a new mom, it was a great place to ask questions, get reassurances, and make sure I’m not the only crazy one out there

Caitlin has moved quickly to mastering the art of rolling over.  After showing some interest and doing some assisted rolls, yesterday she started rolling over by herself – not just once, but multiple times.  She’s got the right side roll down and is working on the left.  Now she’s got to figure out how to roll herself back to her back since she gets tired and then ends up in a face plant.