Kate ~ 15 months

Just a few days shy of 16 months and punky is thriving! I just looked back at Max and Claire's 15 month blog post and Kate seems to have similar qualities as Claire!  She likes to test us and it's hard not to laugh at times.  If her hands are messy and she touches her hair, she looks at me bc she knows she shouldn't do that.  I'll say, "Kate, don't put your hands in your hair" and she looks at me, smiles, then rubs her hands in her hair.  Same with standing up in high chair... she looks at me and smiles when she does it.  She's feisty!

at 15 month appointment

She loves food! She is a very good eater -- eats a good B, L, and D and snacks some in between. Favorites include: plain yogurt with a drizzle of honey, eggs, pancakes, turkey, cheese, chicken, green beans, melons, blueberries, pasta....etc... and loves animal crackers!

spaghetti!

Punkers still isn't walking but has no trouble getting to where she wants to be.  She flies through the house with her walker and cruises the furniture.  She will hold one finger and walk for a while... so I know she can do it, she just isn't ready.  She is going to start a Mother's Morning Out class after labor day. I am really excited for her. She has been my sidekick with no little friends besides Max and Claire.  She met her teacher today and didn't want to leave the classroom! I know she will love it!

Kate loves music and will immediately start to dance. Her favorite is "If you're happy and you know it".  She also loves to read.  When it's nap or bedtime she always points at books she wants to read.  She is learning some animal sounds.  She loves books that make noises!

Sleep.  Ah, sleep! We are finally done traveling so I am hoping to get more sleep!  She usually goes to bed around 7:15 and wake up times have varied from 5:15-6:30.  She is still nursing when she wakes up and at bed.  She used to go back to sleep after she nursed in the morning, now she is up and ready to play.  Needless to say, my bedtime has gotten earlier!

She is starting to talk more.  From what I can tell, she says: daddy, bye, hey, dog, Cl (for claire), please, cheese, yes and signs: please, all done, bird

Still a little peanut!
29.4 inches (12%)
19.5 lbs (20%)
size 3 diapers
wears mostly 12 month outfits, but pants are 9 months
almost a size 3 shoe!

Love my sweet girl so much!

LBI 2016

We just got back from our annual trip to Long Beach Island, NJ! We look forward to this trip every year!  This trip was full of sand, swimming in the lagoon (not mommy!), bike riding, street games, good eating and family fun! And, of course, our family pictures on the beach!

ALL Sass! Can you tell? ;)

Handsome Buds

Fredrick Five!

These three <3 td="">

Grandpa and Grandma Fredrick with the kiddos

 We did fun jumping pictures with the adult cousins. We have done some sort of jump picture each year.  This year was by far the best! Usually we are jumping off a stump... this year it was flat sand which made it a lot harder, but produced the funniest pictures! I lol every time I look at these pics!

Love him so much!

Buds just wanted to take silly pics :)

Pretty girl!

All the Fredricks

 Fun in the Lagoon. The kids loved playing in the water.  We even played baseball. Batter stood on dock and the swimmers tried to catch the hit!

These two :)

 Oh! How could I forget flip cup! We play after the littles go to bed and it's always girls vs boys.  You can see we killed them! 21-8! So much fun!

 Yummy food! We usually eat at the house and go to Beach Haven Fishery once while there.  It's yummy! This year we stopped for dessert at Bay Village.... Belgium waffle with soft serve, strawberries and whip cream! Oh.my.Word! so delish!

Ice cream truck treats a few nights!

And of course pasta night!

And a few beach pics!

Kate ~ 14 Months

Our little punky is growing up so quick and learning new things every day.  She is quite the handful and likes to be on the move all the time... She is NOT a cuddler, which makes me sad.  If she is upset or mad, she will wave her hand in your face as if to say, "back off, I need my space"

She has learned how to get a reaction out of Max and Claire, especially when she is doing something she shouldn't be doing.  It's often funny, but we have to turn our heads if we want to laugh, re-direct or say a firm "NO".

She still raises her hand when we ask, "who is the number one punkers". It makes us smile every time!
Claire is still obsessed with her and wants to carry her all.the.time.  It's sweet, but also really annoying - to all of us.

Speaking of being carried... she is still crawling.  Max didn't walk until 15 months and I know all babies do things on their own timing, but I am ready for her to walk.  Kind of.  I may eat my words when she starts walking!  She will walk with her walker, hold one of my hands and walk, but as soon as she knows you are going to let go, she sits down.

She loves going to the pool.  Our neighborhood pool has a beach entry and she is content playing and splashing in the shallow area.  Occasionally she will start crawling to the deeper section.  I've been taking her down the water slide with me and she loves it!

She is a great eater.  Not surprisingly, she loves all carbs.  Yogurt, blueberries (for the moment, sometimes she wont eat them), animal crackers and cheese are other favorites.  She also likes black beans and all the meat she has tried.
She is not a fan of milk.  I am ok with this considering the amount of cheese and greek yogurt she eats.  I am still breastfeeding her twice a day; morning and night.  I have been following her cues and I can see this ending soon.  Each session is getting shorter and shorter.  I will miss this so much when she stops.  It's the only time she lets me hold her and is still for more than 2 seconds.

working on manners....

be still my heart

Other tidbits...
Clothes: starting to wear some of her 12 month outfits, although many are still to big
Size 3 diaper
Doesn't really wear shoes bc she is in between a 2 and a 3... tiny little piggies :)

Words: Dada, Bye, Hey, Peeaazzzzz (please), Cheeeezzz (cheese for when you take her pic)  I am still waiting on mama :(  The other day it sounded like she said "Ca" when she saw Claire.
She signs a little as well: "please", "all done", "bird", "airplane" and we have been working on "mommy" but that ends up looking like bird.  She used to sign "more", but now everything is please.  When she is ready to eat she starts signing "please" until you give her some food.  It's really cute!

Love this little nugget so much!

Playing Catch Up

I have been meaning to update for a while, but life happens :)  The kids have been out of school for a month now.  We have stayed pretty busy going to the pool, having company and/or traveling on the weekends.
We joined our neighborhood pool as well as MacGregor Downs.  MDCC has tennis and golf but is further away so we spend most time at the neighborhood pool.  It has a great beach entry where I can play with Kate and watch the big kids at the same time!  Their favorite thing to do is go down the slide!

We met some friends at The Natural Science Center in Greensboro and went to a pool bday party!

Buds!

Babies!!

Justin and I went to a Member Guest golf tournament in Greensboro. It was an amazing weekend bc I got to be with a lot of my closest friends!....makes me miss Greensboro that much more.  AND ~ my parents were awesome and kept the kids so we could have some kid free time!
Friday night was heavy h'orderves and a DJ by the pool.

With the Lyles

Saturday night was my favorite! We had a delicious sit down dinner (steak and lobster) then The Breakfast Club played.  They are one of my favorite 80s bands!! So much fun!

Last week Max and Claire went to Safety Town.  It's a class for rising kindergartners that teaches road safety, stranger danger, talks with local law enforcement, EMS and Firemen.  Their favorite part was the snacks!

Last weekend we went to Charlotte to surprise my SIL, Darcy for her 30th bday!

Grandma, Darcy, Kate, Max and Claire

I have a bachelorette party this weekend at the beach (thanks Mom for keeping kids, again!) and then I will look forward to having nothing to do.  Can't seem to keep the house clean when we are traveling or having guest every weekend!

Will need to do a new post on this punkers soon! She is getting so big!