A Time for Something New

To all of my readers:

I want you to know how incredibly grateful I am for every single one of you. This blog was my initial way to start to share my heart online, to share stories and sentiments and ideas with the blogosphere community. 

This blog has meant so much to me. I thought up the idea of "Life Is a Honeymoon" while I was on my actual honeymoon, because truly we are meant for greatness. We are meant to feel that life is beautiful more days than not. We are meant to be happy, fulfilled, and free.

I will close this blog for now, but continue all of my thoughts and musings (including Baby Kate's 1 Year update) at my newly built website, www.thisredlife.com. Check out www.thisredlife.com/blog to continue to read my posts, where I will be sharing my heart, my journey, my business, and the ways that I am living LARGE and pulling out all the stops. I can't wait to see you there!!

Katelyn 11 Months

My beautiful girl at 11 months -- just 1 month before the big 1-year-old mark! We are absolutely in love with the little girl she is turning into and I can see more and more personality shining through every day. Here are the updates from 11 months:

• She is more attached to Mommy and Daddy than other people - she wants us to hold her more than others. 
• She's still got some major baby rolls going- so cute!
• Katelyn is practically walking - not officially but she is super fast at "cruising" around furniture and moving from piece to piece. She also crawls like a champ - on all fours as opposed to Kennedy's "slither"
• FINALLY is sleeping through the night more often than not! About 1/2 of the nights a week I go in one time... but only once. 
• Eats like a champ-- there isn't really a food that she won't eat! Cheese, deli meat, all fruits and veggies we give her (if only her sister could take note?)
• Loves baths for the most part
• Wears 12 month clothes and is even ready for 18 month pants-- She is extremely tall so her legs don't fit in those 12 month pants very well!
• Completed an entire round of swimming lessons! At first she wasn't too sure about the water, and she was fairly subdued and clung to me, but as the sessions went on, she became really comfortable with the water! Now she loves splashing and kicking while floating on her back very well :)
• Wears size 3 diapers, though I'm pretty sure we are close to size 4
• HATES having her diaper changed and her face wiped after eating. These are necessary hygiene steps, Baby Kate!

1 more month to the "toddler" years!! Crazy how time flies --

xoxo

Katelyn 10 Months

So... as much as I like to pretend I am on top of things, I clearly am not. I let these monthly updates go a little bit more than planned! However I did jot down key milestones on a sheet of paper so I can reference and give a real update for 10 months. She is just a peach!

At 10 months, Katelyn:

• LOVES books. Sits at her bookshelf and pulls them all down and looks at them, and it appears she's reading them to herself. She is engrossed! She can entertain herself in front of books for 10 minutes (which is a really long attention span at this age!)
• Wakes usually 1-2 times a night to eat, but every so often sleeps through the night :)
• Wears 12 month onesies and clothes- she is long and lean!
• Is getting fuller, curlier hair. It seems more relaxed than Kennedy's and it'll be interesting to see if she gets the same crazy curls or if it continues to be less curly and more wavy.
• Does not like the carseat- she fusses every time we put her in it! It takes her a few minutes to calm down and then she's okay
• Loves baths with Mommy
• Favorite foods = sweet potato, avocado, grapes, bananas, deli turkey, scrambled eggs, black beans
• HATES having her face wiped 
• Makes lots of "t" and "k" sounds, and says "mama" a lot. I am pretty sure "mama" was her first word
• Pulls up on furniture all the time - I swear she will be walking in no time!
• Says "pup" for puppy - in reference to Callie! Another first word
• Waves "hello" !! It is super sweet how she interacts so well with us.

She is still the sweetest soul and happiest all the time. She is such a blessing in our lives! We love you Baby Kate. :)