Category Archives: Katie
Hmmm. Maybe this time?
And…no.
Locked in.
Yeah, so, I just got locked in the bathroom with Owen while Katie was roaming around ungated. (I thought she was gated in but then I heard her playing with the dog bowl and knew she was on the loose.)
Talk about trying to stay calm in a panic.
How did it happen? Well, the door knobs were off from a kid-locking-herself-in-during-play-group-incident earlier that morning and I hadn’t put them back on yet (no, we were never given the little keys to unlock the doors—and we’d tried to find some to buy but just never did). So I didn’t even think about it when I shut the door behind me to keep Katie out while I dealt with a diarrhea pull-up.
Talk about an instant all-over body sweat.
Okay. I can’t get the door open. Who do I call? Who is closest that might be home? I thought of any of the mommy group people who were just there but I knew the closest ones had kids napping…
Okay, I can get one pin out—if I can get them all I can take the door right off the hinges. Nope, the other two are stuck. Calling Tom was pointless since it would take him at least 45m to get home (and there’s not much he could do over the phone).
Who would know how to get the door off? Roger might, but he’s likely busy. Ursula—she could at least come get Katie and then—oh, duh—she could likely put the knob back on. So I called her and she wasn’t home (5m away) but was in town (15m) so as I was telling her what was going on I was still messing with the door and trying not to sound terribly panicked…when I somehow managed to move something just enough to allow me to open the door.
Ah.
Breathe.
Wipe the sweat off my forehead as I thank Ursula for answering her phone.
Then race to find Katie…who was happily playing in the playroom.
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
And put “buying keys” on our shopping list. 😐
What a morning.
So the things I expected yesterday that didn’t happen…happened this morning as I was prepping to host play group.
Yeah, while I wasn’t looking, Owen was laying on the floor trying not to poop…and left a nice puddle of diarrhea on the carpet because it overflowed the pull-up. 😐
Then he was so messy he needed a quick wash and rinse, which meant Katie had to go to her crib and MY GOD you would have thought I set her in hot lava for all the screaming.
Us girls.
Good morning!
Patty Cake with Katie
Your guess is as good as mine.
Sibling…love? And typical Owen silliness.
Ahhhh, siblings.
The photo session started by me wanting to take a picture of Katie in another gifted 9m outfit before she outgrew it…and then it turned in a sibling love/play session. 🙂
Both entranced by Sesame Street.
Yes, Sesame Street again.
Owen: I want the spoon.
Katie: No I want the spoon.
Katie: NO, GRRR, I WANT THE SPOON. (That face kills me.)
Impacted. Ugh.
So…I haven’t been talking about it, but Owen is still having major poop(ing) issues. Everything from constipation to diarrhea. Lately we’ve been going through 5-7 pairs of underwear a day. 🙁
We’ve tried eliminating milk from his diet, he was tested for Celiac, we gave him probiotics…and nothing ever really seemed to help. So we scheduled an appointment with the GI specialist and it was this morning.
The diagnosis? He’s impacted. All the little peanut-buttery poops we’ve been getting is basically leakage because he has so much poop backed up that the soft stuff is all that will come out. (I’m sure it hasn’t been impacted the whole seven months…but it’s apparently been most of the time.)
So, we basically get to do colonoscopy prep without actually having the colonoscopy. A full dose of Miralax every hour from 8a–5pm and then a maintenance schedule of one full dose of Miralax every day PLUS Ex-Lax chocolates PLUS mineral oil PLUS as much of a high fiber diet as we can get him to eat PLUS sitting on the potty after each meal blowing up balloons (it mimics the action of pooping).
FOR SIX WEEKS. 😯
We basically have to retrain (and shrink) his colon while trying to teach him how to poop.
I can promise that tomorrow is NOT going to be fun for either of us. Nor is the following six weeks. But hopefully it will do some good… I’m hoping we’ll get back into undies fairly quickly.
So, then it was off to get him an X-ray and Tom met us there because of the whole no-kids-sitting-alone thing. Which Owen LOVED. 🙂
As far as him understanding what’s going on… He just knows he went to the doctor to see if we could fix his pooping. I explained what’s going to happen tomorrow (he has to drink lots of water and will be pooping a lot)…but who knows how much he really understands. 🙁
Photos from the day…
I got you!
She loves playing with Maggie…but really wants her tags to chew on. 🙂
I’m coming to get you!
Moments like these are when I’m really glad I have my phone on me.
Messy girl!
First time for black beans, ravioli, AND a full bib. Boy, did she have fun!! 🙂
Katie’s 9 month well-visit.
Weight: 20lbs. 14oz. (was 18 lbs.)—81st percentile
Height: 29-3/4″ (was 28-1/2″)—97th percentile
Head: 17-3/4″ (was 17-1/4″)—79th percentile
For comparison, Owen at 9 months was:
Weight: 22lbs. 10oz. (50–75th percentile)
Height: 30½” (95th percentile)
Head: 26″ (95th percentile) 😯 He really did have a big head!
So they were actually about the same at 6m, but at 9m, she’s smaller! YAY!
I got to check YES on everything on her milestones sheet, so the doc said she is doing perfectly. She also wasn’t due for any vaccinations, but we apparently missed something at 6m because they were out of it, so she got it today. It was just one quick shot and she cried for two seconds but that was it. GOOD BABY!
Bath Night
Bath #1
Bath #2
The next step is baths together…but not quite yet.
Katie’s Dinner Chat
She’s quite good at copying sounds…and being cute. 🙂
Definitely a growth spurt!
Katie has been eating A LOT lately, and tonight was no exception. She wasn’t as thrilled with her steamed potatoes and green beans as she was last night…but she ate an entire Stage 3 jar of zucchini and squash, a blueberry yogurt, a small handful of potato and beans, half a hot dog, a few spoonfuls of coconut rice, and some garlic bread.
Holy wah.
Katie’s first broken dish.
This is what happens when you leave a plate too close to Katie in her highchair. It was really loud but didn’t phase her at all.
Who, me?
P.S. Owen hasn’t broken a dish yet. /knock on wood
Katie Kid
Just a shot of Katie in a 9m outfit (a gift from a grandma) that she’ll only be wearing once… It hasn’t been warm enough up until now, and now it’s just about too small.
Sitting Pretty…Cute.
In the grass!
In the grass for the first time—and on the move!
And being closely monitored (chased!) by our friend’s daughter (and our regular babysitter)…
I like this kid!
Katie ate ribeye, asparagus, and garlic bread for dinner. Whoa.
Of course, she doesn’t eat enough to fill up so she also ate some green beans, baby yogurt, and baby sweet potatoes…but still impressive in my book. 🙂
Smiling Katie
Katie vs the Stairs
So tonight I thought I’d let Katie go up the stairs and record her. I was SURE she’d fly right up them like Owen did when first given the chance. I mean, every time she even SEES a gate open, she’s off like a shot.
So, here’s what happened.
Okay, let’s try this again. Stairs take 2.
FAIL. Take 3.
LOL! You know if I turned my back on her during the day when the gate happened to be open, she’d be up them in a hot second.
Take 4. Seriously, this is your last shot girlfriend.
Oh for heavens sake. 🙂
Katie vs the Ottoman
She climbed up me to get onto the ottoman. And then takes a nosedive trying to get at my camera. But this video is proof that even though I’m trying to get the shot, I still have cat-like reflexes and I will put the phone down when necessary. 🙂
Hanging out on mama
I was Katie’s jungle gym tonight…but then she just laid on me and crashed—just long enough for me to snap two pics. 🙂
Wavy Tube Man Ice Cream
After driving by Wavy Tube Man (at the local ice cream place) many, many times, Owen finally got to stop and meet him. Of course, he’s loud…so this was as close as he got. 🙂
Then he had some ice cream.
And Katie loved Tom’s shake.
She LOVES ice cream! (And she ate rolls, green beans, tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, and roasted chicken for dinner so she deserves a little treat!)
And the poster I created on my phone just playing around:
Blue Baby Eyes
Three month haircut!
It only took three months for Owen’s hair to grow out from the buzz cut he had last. Three months! Egads.
Katie was just hanging out while we were waiting…
Tom got this during…
And I completely spaced on getting a post-haircut photo. 😐
Katie is 9 months old today!
She’s SUCH a good girl—I took three pictures and all of them were good! This is the first one I took (and the best of the best)! (And the outfit is from Grannie Lin!)
P.S. And a photo bomb by Charlie! Bonus points if you noticed it!
Katie’s Peek-A-Boo Bear