7 Months!!!!

7 Months!

(Now 32 Weeks)

I am just destin to be late on these postings! Right as I started this post I broke my foot. So a week later I'm braving the computer once again to finish this thing. 

In two week's time I'll be posing another for 8 Months. I just can't believe it.. I'll be throwing her 1 year birthday in 4 months AHHHHHH! Mini heart attack insert here!

Time is seriously flying by.

Katie is seriously into her Johnny jump up! She is at her happiest when she can freely bounce and squeal.

She gets three solid meals a day and trust me folks she's a little piggy~ do to her movability, she has upgraded from Bumbo to highchair for meals. She would always try to grab anything in site on her bumbo and cause it to tip over. No Bueno. 

In the last month she has had two colds. Poor thing but she is a trooper and still loving life.

She is so interactive now, I love watching her face when she is seeing something for the first time. It is an amazing thing to see.

She sits AMAZINGLY well on her own. She tips over few and far between now. It is so hard for me to see how quickly she is growing up. Man it almost breaks my heart.

Loving  up on Logan! They get along famously now! He's no longer jealous of her and the attention that she gets, which is a great thing.  

She gathers her toys all around her and then finds time to play with them all!

A common place for Logan. Right by her side. 

She drinks well from a sippy cup however she still doesn't like to hold onto it. She also still doesn't quite grasp the concept of holding food and bringing it to her mouth. We're working on it.

She can get up on all fours and rock a bit, I'm hoping that the crawling is a bit aways still.

She is up to 6 oz per feeding and 6-8 oz of solids a meal. Her bed time is between 9 and 10 pm and wakes up around 7 for a bottle and usually within an hour or two she's down for a few hours. Naps after that are few and far between and only lasting about 30 minutes. 

I Love going into her room in the mornings to get her because I get the amazingly loving smile from her when she sees my face and it is always amusing to see what position in her crib she's gotten herself into now. 

She loves to talk (babble) to herself, the dogs, and us. Oh and she likes to squeal! 

She is now in 6 Month clothing. She still wears 3 month dresses and onsies though. She's small in the torso but long in the legs. 

Favorite Toy: Molly the Dolly

Favorite Binky: Nuk pink

Favorite Veggie: Butternut Squash with Fresh green beans a close second.

Favorite Fruit: Nectarines with pears a close second. 

Favorite Blanket: Currently the white polkadot one. 

Favorite "baby gear": The Johnny Jump up. 

Favorite Bathtime Toy: her rubber duckies.

Favorite Bedtime Story: On The Night You Were Born.

Favorite Person: I swear it's Daddy!

Favorite Place to sit: On Nana's Swing Outside.

Things we are working on:

Going to sleep on her own

Holding her bottle and sippy cup

Feeding herself

Taking naps in her crib and not someone's arms. (BIGGEST STRUGGLE)

I had a few friends have babies this week and let me tell you, it sure is kicking in that mommy instinct for wanting to add another child into our family! Don't worry! I will be waiting for a few years so that I can continue to enjoy Katie, but I seriously do want to give her a sibling! She needs as much family as she can get!

I'll leave you with a few other seriously cute photos. 

Played so hard she fell asleep sitting up. 

Playing in her uncles tent!

Uncle Seth holding Katie (one of the few times since he's nervous about carrying her)

Uncle James with Katie, He loves her! Look at those two reds!

Hartman Family Reunion!

Every first weekend in August is the Hartman Family reunion in Akeley, MN.

Last year we didn't go, we decided it was better to save money for the baby. Yep I was about 5 months pregnant at the time.

This year we were excited to introduce Katie to the family.

So Dad, Jerri, Nick, James, Joe, Myself, and Katie were Minnesota Bound!

Dad and Jerri flew out two days before us. James (joe's little brother) has family out in Minnesota and wanted to go see his uncle for a few days so we brought him along for his 18th birthday!

It took me weeks to pack for Katie, no kidding. I packed and repacked so many times. I ended up buying ready made formula and diapers on amazon and had them shipped to my Aunts in Minneapolis. I tried for days to get Katie's stuff narrowed down and to squeeze into a carry on but it just wasn't happening. So we ended up having to check her stuff. I fit Joe and my clothes into one small carry on. You can see my priorities I am sure!

I was concerned with how missy would fly but she was AMAZING!

On the Park and Fly Shuttle!

Uncle Nick is SO ready for this vacation!

It was a breeze getting through security and Katie was flirting with everyone.  The Airline checked our car seat and stroller for free which made it so much easier for us.

Once we were boarded onto the plane and got settled in I cozied Katie up into her Nana blanket and gave her a bottle as we started to taxi down the runway.

Ready for take off!

By the time that bottle was gone we were up in the sky and she was out like a light.

She slept the whole flight right up until we started to descend. We got off the plane and the airline had our stroller set up and ready in the tunnel. I quickly took Katie to change her clothes and diaper then we grabbed our bags. We stepped outside and it was WARM... we met up with Joe and James' Uncle outside. We said good bye to James as he left with Uncle Steve and they were on their way to Spicer, Mn.

So happy to be in Minnesota

We got to my Auntie Barb and Uncle Lorens around Midnight. Chatted a bit with Auntie and then we all hit the hay.

Friday - We woke up to day care kids playing upstairs ( My aunt runs a day care) It was fun to hang around for the morning. After breakfast and lazying around for a little bit we loaded up the car and hit the road. We had to get from Bloomington, MN to Akeley, MN it's about a 3.5 hour drive.   Friday night is the fish fry night and Joe NEEDED to be there for that!

Katie did great during that whole ride. 

Hartman family reunion is a three day event always with a theme! This year is was a Japanese theme!

When we arrived, we settled into the trailer first, and then said hi to those that were there. Dad took Katie to go and play and sent us to go for a boat ride with Uncle Larry on 11th Crow Wing Lake.

My Uncle and Aunts place from the lake

A lot happened this weekend and it would take me forever to write down. It was a TON of fun to see and enjoy our family! We went swimming

outdoor diaper change! She wasn't happy with me documenting it!

Oy Vey, Drama Queen

Auntie Barb and Uncle Loren

Uncle Randy and Aunt Barb got Katie a new TOY!

Nick and Barb goofing off in the out house. 

That's right folks, she learned how to suck her toes. 

Swimming with Uncle Nick

We drove back to the city on Sunday. James' cousin dropped him off at Aunt Barbs just in time for us to swing by my little cousin's high school during her dinner break to say hi!  She couldn't go to the reunion because she had to go to her Show Choir boot camp.

After a quick 15 minutes to chat, we went back to the house to get ready for Valley Fair!! Auntie Barb offered to watch Katie while we went to go ride the roller coasters!!!!

I don't have pictures of this but man did we ever enjoy ourselves. We went on every roller coaster ride there. Including the Power tower, which I never thought I'd go on.

The next day, we were headed home. She did amazing on the flight home and was awake for most of it. She was entertained and entertaining others around her and just a cheery little thing.

It was a Great first family vacation and I look forward to many more.. Maybe we'll try road trips next.