Sunday, March 22, 2009

Some update, Spring Break, Kasey's first soccer game

Here is Kasey in a cute outfit from her cousins!


Here are a couple pictures from Nanny and uncle John's Birthday celebration on March 14th.   This is Landon eyeing the food.  We brought in Pappasitos which is always good.
Nanny and John with the German Chocolate cake that Grandma made.  I had to have some.  I can't pass up German Chocolate Cake.
The sweet smile.  Sometimes I think she's happiest when people are changing her diaper.  Maybe because of the interaction.  This was at Nanny and Uncle John's BDay celebration.
Kasey sitting in her bumbo.  I can't believe she's already old enough to sit in here.


 

Fun things with Kasey - she's now found her feet so she likes playing with them.  She likes playing with her dolls and some of her toys.  She'll reach for them and try to chew on them.  She's very smiley when people talk to her, and she likes to laugh when you do silly things or sing silly songs to her.  
Landon had his first spring break.  On Tuesday Greg took Landon to the Fort Worth Zoo.  They 
had a good time. Landon walked the zoo instead of riding in the stroller for the first 
time. Thursday we had school playdate. Only 2 of us came. But I think the boys had fun running 
around the park and playing with balls.  Kasey got to go as well and be outside some.
Kasey hasn't ever been real fond of the bottle (still getting only breastmilk), but this last week it got worse.  For about a week starting March 12th she decided to stop drinking from the bottle completely while I was at work.  With an early morning feeding this could be about 12 hours.  We decided Thursday the 19th to take her to the doctor.  She was fine, weighed 15lb 3 oz (this is what Landon weighed at his 4 month visit).  They felt she was getting what she needed which meant she had about 4-5 feedings with me in the evening and then an early morning one as well.  This is fine except that I wasn't able to do much else other than feed Kasey in the evening.  They had a lactation consultant call me to make some recommendations of things that have worked for other people.  Basically she said to  change things up and be very low key about it.  So Friday Landon went to hang out with Grandma and Daddy and Kasey tried some new things.  Greg tried using very fresh milk, different bottles that we normally used, and tried feeding her laying on the couch or on the changing table.  She took 5 oz total during the day which is great compared to none.  That night we went out to dinner with some friends (for our Christmas dinner, we're just a couple months late).  Kasey and Landon stayed with Grammy and Gramps.  Using some of the same ideas Kasey ate another 6oz while we were at dinner.  We'll see how Monday goes, but hopefully she'll start eating some while I'm at work.

Greg and I were joking around. I was trying to take a picture of Kasey. Greg
was trying to mess up the picture.  I told greg to get away from me (of
course in a loving way).  Landon goes I have told you 3 times to get
away from mommy. Just like we say to him about cleaning up toys.  It
was hilarious.


This is the smile we see so much, but don't get on camera to often.  This is the picture I was trying to get in the story above.s

March 21st (Saturday) we went to FC Dallas season opening game.  This was Kasey's first soccer game.   I spent most of the game walking both kids around so I was pretty tired afterwards, but we had fun and it was something different to do.