Emma's a big girl!

Emma's first Merry-go-round ride at the Zoo.
Everyone said how big Emma would look when the baby came home, how true that is! She continues to be a big helper with Kate! Over the past week, Emma has transitioned into her big girl bed, and she's done wonderful! Its nice to crawl into bed with her and read a story to her before she falls asleep. Emma is working on her A,B,C's and loves to pray at dinner - too cute!

Catching up!

The days seem to fly by in the Weatherwax household! Kathryn has been changing by the day. She continues to be a great sleeper, a content baby and very precious. Kate also enjoyed her first trip to the zoo last week and I took the girls to Target on Tuesday (yes, by myself - yeah!). Kate will be 1 mos this weekend, which is hard to believe! Aunt Bec captured one of Kate's first smiles!

Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren with G&G Weatherwax

I wanted to share these - John took these precious pictures when Kate was 10 days old. Our favorite picture is the last one :) Emma and Kate had enough!

First Walk and 4th of July

Our first walk outside!

Our transition to a family of four has been a smooth one. First of all, our Moms have helped tremendously! They were here for over a week helping me with every aspect of motherhood! I can't thank them enough! Kathryn is also quite the sleeper. I hope I'm not speaking too soon, but we are getting 5 hour stretches at night! She is just a content baby, and so peaceful and precious. Her 1 week appointment went well. She was back to birth weight and we'll return for our 1 mos check up later this month.

Emma has been a very proud big sister. She has taken on some new talents - like standing and jumping on furniture, as well as throwing objects across the room. She has quite an arm, so we have to watch for flying objects at her little sister! We're still working on the "gentle" factor with her. She tries to give Kate snacks too!

We ventured out to the Hilliard 4th of July Parade. The girls looked too cute!

All of the estrogen in the house makes Daddy tired!

Kathryn Marie Weatherwax

Our lives were blessed again on June 25, 2009 with the birth of our second daughter, Kathryn Marie. After my OB appointment earlier in the day (still being 1cm) we scheduled my induction for June 28th (today!). Well, baby Weatherwax had other plans! My contractions started around midnight and she arrived at 6:31am - things moved very quickly! After two pushes and the announcement of "It's a girl" our lives are forever changed! Kathryn is a very content baby and so peaceful. She looks a lot like her big sister too! She weighed 7lbs 10 oz and is 20 inches long. Kathryn is named after her Great Grandmother, aka "GG."

Speaking of big sister - Emma has been wonderful. She was hesitant at first, but quickly warmed up. She likes to hold, kiss, and help burp sister Kate. Her "Hi baby Kate" is too cute. We couldn't have asked for a more smooth transition (at this point!).

Again, we couldn't have asked for much more during this process! We are so lucky to have such caring and supportive family and friends.

Father's Day and 40 weeks!

Father's Day weekend was a good one. John played a round of golf Saturday morning and in the afternoon we hosted my family. On Sunday we headed to Dayton to celebrate with the Weatherwax's. Emma and I had arts and craft time last week to make special gifts for Daddy and both Grandpa's. Emma doesn't like to get her hands dirty so we used brushes! Here is a picture of our little artist!!Baby Weatherwax is still baking in the oven! :) He/She is due on Wednesday (6/24) - and John and I cannot wait. We have enjoyed our special one on one time with our Emma. Each night we put her to sleep, we wonder if this may be the "last night" as a family of three. I wonder how life could possibly get better - we will soon see. I appreciate my wonderful family and friends for their love, support, texts, calls, and cards during this exciting time! We'll keep you posted!

Got Corn?

Emma discovered a new favorite food tonight at our friends' Kendra and Jimmy's house...Corn on the cob! It was a riot - she's a left to right eater! Not many kernels were left on the cob! Later - she performed a somersault all on her own! She was quite the performer tonight!