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Kate Is Healthy and Happy

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:36:51 +0000

Some of you know that we had some concerns about Kate’s health recently. Laurel had noticed that one of her legs seemed bigger than the other, so she measured it, and it was about an inch larger. She called the doctor to ask if it was any cause for concern, and they said to bring her in soon. When the doctor saw Kate, he wasn’t alarmed but said asymmetry can indicate a serious problem, so they had her go through some tests to see what they could find or rule out. Well, after meeting with some specialists and having her checked out thoroughly, she is pretty much cleared of any concern. They will still monitor her over the next 6 months to make sure, but things are looking great for her. From what they can tell, she is perfectly healthy.

I’m grateful that Laurel was so perceptive of this and willing to get it checked out, even though it didn’t turn out to be a concern. I vote her for Mother of the Year.

I also wanted to mention something really fun that happened yesterday…Kate has always moved her hands and stuff but never figured out that she can use them for anything (which is normal at this age). Well, yesterday for the first time she reached out and grabbed a toy. I wasn’t home when she did this, but when I got home, she reached out and touched the patch on my shirt. It might not sound like much, but it’s the coolest thing to see her figure that out!

She’s also making lots of noises. She went on for like two minutes yesterday making noises at me.

As you can tell, we’re having a fun time with Kate.

Kate Is a Big Girl…Not a Baby :)

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:37:00 +0000

Last week Laurel took Kate to the doctor for her two-month appointment and found out she was 13 pounds, 1 ounce. She was 23.6 inches long. So that put her in 93rd percentile for weight, 87th percentile for height, and 70th percentile for head circumference. So even though she’s a healthy, bouncing girl, she’s been able to keep her humility (a small head).

We’ll be posting some new pictures sometime soon to illustrate how big and beautiful she is.

New Photos and Videos

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:49:00 +0000

Tonight we were trying to get a cute picture of Kate on my shoulders. Laurel tried several times, but it ended up with Kate sucking my ear. Apparently she thought it was tasty. Here is where you can see the latest pictures, and below are some videos.

Kate Thinking Dad’s Ear Is a Pacifier from Steve Piccolo on Vimeo.

Kate Getting a Kick Out of Her New Bouncer Seat from Steve Piccolo on Vimeo.

Laurel Singing “You Are My Sunshine” to Kate from Steve Piccolo on Vimeo.