The video above shows Caitlin doing some problem diagnosis – that ball is just too big and got stuck in the tube. How about a little help there, dad?

Here are some photos from earlier this summer.

Several friends and their little ones (ages 7 months to 4 years) came over to help us celebrate. They all had fun playing together, the dog and I are still feeling a bit overwhelmed. Dad needs to take things in baby steps (pun intended).

Here are a couple of videos from Caitlin’s birthday cupcake – she was fairly careful with it at first, but later had fun playing with the frosting.

The big people have also taken to piling all sorts of stuff on me when we go outside, good thing I can make this look work.

Not sure about all this…

Caitlin was very resistant to take a bottle after we had enjoyed three plus months of nursing, however, Grandma P brings an arsenal of techniques to the table and now seems to have gotten Caitlin over that hump. In fact, you can see that Grandma P has already taught Caitlin how to hold the bottle for herself and pose for pictures!

Caitlin is still rolling around and we are practicing sitting, although that still seems to end in some sort of baby yoga position. Caitlin’s latest favorite toy is her exersaucer, already outfitted with a baby cell phone for calls, an electronic apple that talks at random times, and plenty of different textures for her new tooth! Yes, while we knew it had to be in the works with all the drooling, one of her bottom teeth has finally cut through. More to come on that front, but for now she seems to be handling it just fine.

Two other couples that we spend time with locally have just welcomed new baby girls to their families – one yesterday and one today.  We are so thrilled for both families – welcome Baby Hermann and Baby Hatley!

We have enjoyed our weekly outings to mom’s group and also spending time with Caitlin’s friend, Lily and her mom.  The girls have matching carseats and strollers, which makes people think they are twins.  You can see how much fun they had walking around Sloan’s Lake and eating out on the patio at Swing Thai in the Highlands neighborhood. Quiet down girls!

Caitlin still loves to stand – I propped her up between our living room cubes and tried to quickly snap a few shots – sorry for the blurriness.  Just this past weekend Caitlin went to another Rockies game and then took her first trip up to the mountains. I rode the last day of the Courage Classic (3 day ride event) and Alex and Caitlin took over the support roles, well maybe more Alex then Caitlin  This was our first time sleeping all in the same room, with Caitlin in her pack-n-play, and we were also sharing the condo with three other ridemates.  Caitlin did great on all fronts – after settling down for the night, she was down for the count.  I think Alex and I woke up more from the quality of the condo bed then Caitlin’s noises.  We hung out with our group at the post ride event in Leadville where Caitlin also got a chance to show off her ‘Baby Legs’ – not just her own legs (which are cute in their own chubby right), but these are individual leg tights – makes it much easier for diaper changes, controlling her temperature, and protecting her from the sun. She is showing them off in some of the pictures below.

We were lucky to have Bob and Tina, Alex’s uncle and aunt, stay with us on their way to and from a short vacation in Utah. Stopping by on either end of the trip allowed them to see Caitlin over a couple week period and they said they saw some noticeable changes in just that short time.

We have been continuing to work through Caitlin’s eating and sleeping schedule – she definitely likes a routine and definitely does not like to be hot.  All good things for us to know! Caitlin has been smiling, gurgling, cooing, and drooling a lot more these days.  Catching the smile on camera has been elusive – she looks at me with a ‘Mom, what’s that?’ expression whenever I try to catch it, but we’ll keep at it.

Here are a few recent pictures – Enjoy!

Have you seen summer?

After a chilly June start, summer in Colorado has arrived…warm days that start out sunny then turn to thunderstorms or rain in the afternoon. I have enjoyed showing off my cute summer dresses, however, my dog Noonan has not been enjoying the weather and I swear she is counting down to the dreaded July 4th.  So far, my Mom has only gotten us caught in the rain on a walk once where Dad had to come pick us up, but there is more summer to come.  We’ll see if she learns not to push Mother Nature.