Movie Monday

Auntie sure did have me laughing hard on our way home from Target the other night!

And, no, Mommy didn't forget to turn her signal off. That sound you hear is from the loading-at-the-Target-entrance-so-we-don't-get-wet flashers. Mommy couldn't get the flashers turned off once we were all loaded up...so we had to drive all the way home with them on.

Convincing last laugh, huh?

Sunday Best

This cutie little jumper was given to me by my Great Nana Guth. Doesn't she have great taste?

She sent the jumper (and two other super cutie dresses) by way of my Great-Great Aunt Pat and Uncle Morris. We were blessed by a little visit from them this weekend. Mommy hopes she can take me to visit their home in Illinois some day. It's her most favorite house ever!

(What do you think of my pirate face?)
Thank you, thank you to those of you who have been going to the Father on behalf of my cousin Caleb. The last few reports Mommy has read have been very positive.

His pain level has been greatly reduced, his recovery is going well, and he even took a bite out of a roll and swallowed it!
This is great news, because prior to his surgery Caleb would only chew and spit his food.

He's now one step closer to being off his feeding tube some day!

Remember this bow?

The one that Mommy actually said was too big?

Well, we fixed it this week! It's still a big 'ol bow, but it's not nearly as long. I think it's much more "me" this way...don't you?

And for all of the folks who comment on what a great job I do of keeping bows in my hair...
now you know the truth.

On a completely non-Katie Bug note, can you believe that Mommy was actually out past my bedtime last night?! I bet you know exactly what she was doing, too!

That's right...Mommy was catching a Twilight Saga double feature. She said Twilight was just as cheesy as ever, but New Moon was really great!

She also said that when June rolls around, she will be catching Eclipse at a more godly hour of the day. Three hours of sleep is not enough for the Mommy of a 9 monther!

Please Pray for Caleb

Caleb is my one year old (great/second/first-once-removed?) cousin. He lives in Illinois, so I haven't been able to meet him yet. Caleb was born with many internal abnormalities that even Mommy doesn't completely understand, so I'm just going to quote his Mommy and Daddy:

Caleb was born with a small diaphragmatic hernia ( small hole in the diaphragm that allowed his very small stomach and pancreas to slip up and develop in his chest), abdominal situs inversus (his liver is on the wrong side), partial anomalous pulmonary venous return to his heart (one of his veins in his heart hooks up in the wrong spot), possible malrotation of his large intestines, and no spleen. To complicate things further his liver goes across the middle of his abdomen instead of being on one side.

Even I know that's a lot for one guy to handle!

Yesterday Caleb had surgery to put a patch in his diaphragm that will reinforce the area where his stomache has been herniating into his chest. The surgery went well, but was very complicated (the surgeon rated it 9.95 on a 10 point scale) because nothing is where it should be inside of Caleb's little body.

Caleb is in a great deal of pain right now, which is very difficult for his Mommy and Daddy.

Please pray that Caleb's healthcare team will be able to get his pain under control quickly.

Please pray for strength and comfort for Geoffrey and Rebekah (Caleb's parents).

And please pray for Caleb's healing.

Craftsy Ladies

Mommy and I have been busy with some craftsy ideas! Yesterday we finished this name banner for my nursery. (Now Mommy just has to figure out the least tacky way to hang it from the wall.)

And today we hit not one, but two crafsty stores where we picked up this cardstock and scrapping paper for 3 more banners we are working on.
This beautiful sight caught our eyes while we were browsing the aisles at Michael's. It's a whole section of chipboard letters and decor! Mommy especially loved the glittery letters...but she decided she needed to stick with plain old die-cut cardstock for now.
And in case you were wondering what I was wearing on our shopping outing
(you know you were): I currently have a total of 3 Thanksgiving bibs...thanks to the generosity of Grandma, Mimi, and Auntie. This one came from Auntie.

Even with all of the lovely letters, punches, appliques, ribbon, stickers, scrapbooking paper, stamps, and stencils Mommy fawned over today, this was still her favorite sight:

Movie Monday

I learned two new tricks this week!

Sunday Best

I had a nearly perfect day in the nursery today! Can you believe that I only cried for a few seconds (when Mommy said goodbye), and I was a happy girl the rest of the time?

Auntie bought this cutie outfit for me. Mommy says it makes me look like a baby rockstar.

I guess my new rockstar look left me feeling a little dare devilish, because I tried standing up in my brown chair for the first time! Don't worry...Mommy was closer than you think.

After church, Mommy and Daddy's young adult group went to Daddy's favorite pizzeria for lunch. I was in a super fantastic mood the whole time we were there! I manage to tolerate restaurant high chairs a little bit longer each time we go out to eat.

Here I am with Mommy and Daddy's friend, Nicolas. Nicolas is neck and neck with "Uncle" Oscar in the race to be my biggest fan. Every Sunday, he tells me how beautiful I am and how mesmerized he is by my baby blues. Mommy says it's too bad he's not about 18 years younger!

And this is me with Mommy and Daddy's friend, Danielle. Danielle is one of the funniest people I know. She told me that she reads my blog every day after school because "after teaching second graders all day, ya just need to see a sweet baby."
(Danielle- Mommy would like to apologize for the glare in your glasses & maaaybe jumbling a few words in your quote.)