Hitting Her Stride

Kate is getting more fun everyday!  Her current interests include sucking on her fingers, scratching her face and ceiling fans.  Kate would rather avoid burping, hiccups and napping (we are working diligently on this one).  We can't wait to see what she discovers next!

 

 Kate LOVES bath time!

 Pondering the wonders of the world or practicing her Senior Picture pose?

 Multi-tasking!

Kate and friends during their morning playgroup.

Busy Bee

A couple of pictures from the last few days.

Tummy time or chew on my arm time?

Bright Eyed

The best smile we have caught on camera so far!

Talking up a storm

Kate has been making some major strides!  She has started talking much more, especially in the morning when she and Erin have their "dance party."  Kate prefers songs by the Backstreet Boys or N'Sync, but any boy band will do.  Towards the end of spring break, Erin and I decided to push the envelope and take Kate out in the evening and it went very well!  We have done a handful of lunch dates, but Kate loved eating dinner out and behaved perfectly.  Finally, and maybe most exciting, Kate has started to sleep for longer stretches at night (surely she will be up all night after typing this)!  She has been down for a handful of 4-6 hour stretches over the last few nights.  Now naps on the other hand...

Still sporting "the lip".

As you can see, Kate is beginning to give her mom and dad the smile that is so well deserved!

Here is Kate playing and telling us all about her plans for the future.

Spring Break!!

This week is Drew's Spring Break so we are all very excited to have a few days to spend together as a family.  Erin and I have joked over the past few weeks about Kate's ability to "turn it on" when company arrives.  Never mind that she often exercises her lungs when they leave....  Here are a few pictures of some visitors during Kate's last few weeks.

Aunt Jamie with Kate...it turns out that Aunt Jamie had some good tricks up her sleeve!

Ryan and Theresa stopped by to see Kate debut her pink pants...such a diva.

The neighbors brought Kate an Easter Bunny hat. 

1 Month

It's hard to believe that Kate is a month old today!   

ILL-INI

Much to Drew's dismay, Kate and the rest of the Sand/Eder clan were proudly sporting orange and blue today.  Here's to hoping for an Illinois victory tonight and a Sweet-16 appearance (or at least a respectable showing)! 

 Kate and Mom

Kate, Cousin Ryan and a little bit of Uncle Matthew

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Kate couldn't decide which outfit to wear today to celebrate her Irish heritage.  So....