Look what I found!!!

Time is flying and Kalina is just growing like crazy!!! So amazing to watch her everyday picking up new things and learning about her world. Everytime I get her from her crib, she has ahold of at least one of her feet. In just the last couple of weeks, she has gone from just looking at her 'friends' to batting at them, to grabbing them. Kalina really is a happy girl! If she is upset, we just have to sing to her and ope, there's the smile! The past couple of days have shown lots of laughs from her, as she just loves attention!

Tatum is still sharing her toys with Kalina (as she had when I was still pregnant)... the last two days, she has shared her firetruck and always enjoys 'reading' with Kalina and me- she points to animals and tells Kalina what they are and what they say. It's really sweet. Tatum also enjoys 'reading' to Matt and I at night. She has two books that she always asks us to read to her and now, she pretty much 'reads' them to us! It's so sweet and way too cute! One is 'Shiver me letters, A Pirate's ABC's' and the other is 'Put Me in the Zoo'. Another she knows pretty well is 'The Crunching, Munching Caterpillar'. She definitely loves her books! She also loves being outside! Once she goes outside, I have to practically bribe her to come inside! lol... A GREAT problem to have!

Anyway, the past four months have absolutely flown by. I was packing up the smaller clothes and can not believe how little she was just four months ago! It's absolutely unbelieveable how quickly the time has gone!

Auntie Liz!!!

Dexter

I have blue eyes!

Sisters

Sister love

Things are a-changing!

So, lots has happened in the last month... two new additions to our family- Auntie Liz & Dexter ... Grandma Potts drove with Auntie Liz out here and stayed to visit for a few days... and Matt is transferring to a new Lifetime... at least this time, we are staying in the same state, just south of Denver instead of north. :)

Here are a few pictures from this past month

Kalina is Three Months!

So, the first three months have been a whirlwind! At one month, Kalina had just started smiling ... at two months, she hadn't stopped smiling! At three months, she has given us a few giggles, lots of smiles, started blowing raspberries, is extremely observant! LOVES her sister! (and T loves her!) She has been trying hard to roll over, and has (three times from her stomach to her back), but I think it can be attributed to the momentum from her head going in that direction! :) It's amazing watching her grow and take in more and more everyday!

Tatum is such a blast! She loves the movie, 'Madagascar' right now, and TTMelman, the giraffe, is her favorite! She has a giraffe who goes everywhere with her, and every giraffe she sees is 'Melman'- whether it is one at the zoo, her stuffed one, or one in a puzzle! She now has an Alex and a Marty... imagine a 2 1/2 year old carrying three stuffed animals all over the house, then tucking them in bed with her! It's almost hard to see her face! :) Today, Tatum saw a little giraffe at Target, and we had to get it for Kalina- Tatum said she needed a Melman and wanted to get it for her baby sister. So sweet! She loves to learn and picks up everything, and remembers EVERYTHING!!! She will randomly bring up things that happened or related to something we are doing or someone we talk to. Matt and I often just look at each other, and ask, did she really just say that???

I had asked her if Melman was there, and she was saying "Yeeeeaaah!"

It is so fun to watch T and K interact with each other and grow! And I know this is only the beginning...

Visiting with Family

My Great Aunt Juanita passed away in the middle of February, so we headed to IN to pay our respects. While there, we were able to 'visit' with family that hadn't yet been able to meet the girls. It was Kalina's first time on an airplane, as was it my first time to fly with both girls- alone. I expected it to be very stressful, but the girls were wonderful on the planes!

Sorry Uncle Carl! Mom took me away from my meal for this picture... I was HUNGRY!!!



We drove down to Indy to see Lola & Pocky before flying out... (I let Pocky off the hook this time- no pictures)

The night before flying out to Indiana, we met up with Uncle David for some dinner...

Pocky B and Grandma Birt came out for a visit just as Kalina turned one month old. We all enjoyed their visit! Here are some pictures from their visit...