Post Woman Katelyn

Kyle took Katelyn with him to get the mail; something he does often. She loves to ride in her Bjorn and she LOVES to spend time with her Daddy. When they walked in the door Katelyn was holding onto the mail. Of course I jumped to grab my camera so that I could get a picture. She thought it was funny and kept dropping the mail and laughing, making it difficult to get these few pictures I did. So adorable!!

Yummy Rice Cereal

Tonight we fed Katelyn rice cereal for the first time. My baby book says that feeding babies rice cereal helps them learn how to swallow with out the sucking motion, since babies suck when nursing and drinking from a bottle.  Katelyn did really well and she enjoyed eating her rice cereal in her Bumbo chair. She's getting to be such a big girl!!! I can't believe we're already starting her on food.

Girl's Weekend

On Thursday night my two best friends from high school, Devon and Ayse, came into town to visit. Ayse came in around 8:20 and Katelyn and I picked her up from the airport. Ayse was so excited to meet Katelyn since she and I had not seen each other since Devon's wedding last June. We headed back to the apartment to get Katelyn bathed and put to bed. Devon's flight ended up arriving early and I was in the middle of nursing Katelyn so Ayse and Kyle headed to the airport to pick up Devon. By the time they returned Katelyn was fast asleep and I was ready to spend the next couple of hours catching up. We stayed up late giggling and catching up like old times.

On Friday morning Katelyn was up at 7a.m., so after feeding her and putting her back to bed we got up, watched a little tv and then we cooked pancakes and bacon for breakfast. After showering and getting ready for the day we headed to Irvine Spectrum to walk around for a couple hours and do some shopping. There are so many sales going on right now it was hard to resist spending money. Katelyn was loving hanging out with the girls and was all smiles and giggles the entire day. She loved having Ayse and Devon's attention all weekend long. After doing some shopping we headed back home to get ready to go out dancing. At 7:30 we met up with Kyle's sister Leah at California Pizza Kitchen, ate a yummy dinner and then headed to In Cahoots for some country line dancing. We had so much fun!!! Some of the dances I remembered from the last time I was there, and some were new ones. We met this guy that taught us each dance as we went, it was pretty awesome! That place is such a good workout, I need to go there more often. Kyle watched Katelyn all by himself for the first time so we could go out. He did such a great job and had tons of fun with Katelyn. She was fast asleep by the time we got home at 1am. I haven't stayed out that late since before I had Katelyn... it was great!

Devon, Ayse and Katelyn

Look how cute she looks with her bow! She has so much hair!

Giddy up Cowgirls!

Saturday morning we all slept in and relaxed since we had gone to bed so late Friday night. Then we headed down to the beach house to enjoy the rain. What a bummer that it was so overcast and rainy, but we had fun in spite of the weather. My cousins Jamie and Andrew drove up from San Diego and Devon's sister Erin drove down from Huntington Beach to hang out with everyone. Katelyn was all smiles and laughs hanging out with everyone and watching football on tv. We left Katelyn with Kyle's mom so she could take a nap while all of us went out to dinner. We took everyone to Ho Sum Bistro in Newport; a Californiental spot that we were introduced to a couple years ago. It was so wonderful to be out with a group of adults without having to worry about entertaining a baby while trying to carry on an adult conversation. After dinner we went back to the beach house to enjoy some Sierra Madre Vineyard wine, and good conversation. Ayse, Erin and Devon loved the wine! It was a late night for Katelyn since we didn't leave the beach house till 11pm, which is past her bedtime, but she was having so much fun she didn't even notice. It was after midnight when she finally made it to bed and I have to say I was so bummed when she decided to wake up at 5am wanting to eat because I had to get up and take Ayse to the airport at 6:30.

The Group: Erin, Devon, Ayse, Me, Kyle, Jamie, and Andrew

Cheers!

Jamie, Katelyn and Lucy enjoying the sunset

I love making my baby girl laugh!

"Ah Boo!"

Ayse left early this morning and Devon slept while I took her to the airport. I was home 40 minutes later, back in my pj's and crawling into bed. Devon and I slept in, made breakfast and spent the day relaxing. Katelyn had a busy weekend so I was trying to stay home for most of the day so she could sleep and try and get back on schedule. For dinner we took Devon to one of our favorite restaurants in Irvine called Go Roma. It's an Italian version of Pei Wei and the food is delicious!!!! After dinner we took Devon to meet up with her sister so she could spend a couple days with her before she heads back to Orlando on Tuesday morning. Erin has to work tomorrow during the day so Devon and I will get to hang out a little bit more. yeah!! =) This weekend has been so much fun, yet so exhausting at the same time. Between staying up late, and taking care of Katelyn, I'm ready for a low key week this week.

Devon, Katelyn and I before we headed out to dinner

Smile Katelyn...no... okay

"Muah" Mama loves you!

Thanks Devon and Ayse for coming out to visit me and see Katelyn. I love you both!!

Thursday 13

Well I forgot to write my Thursday 13 this week so here it is. This week I thought I would write about 13 places I would love to travel to someday.

1. Italy: I've always wanted to visit Italy, but in all my years of traveling, somehow never made it to Europe.

2. Bahamas: This is where Kyle and I went on our honeymoon and I would love to go back when we are done having children and they are a little older to share with them memories of adventures past and create new memories along the way.

3. Hawaii: My family is from Hawaii and I will never say no to an opportunity to go back any chance I get.

4. China: My dad is currently living in Shanghai and I would love to travel there and soak up all the culture this country has to offer.

5. Hong Kong: I lived in HK before the takeover and only went back once to visit after and would love to once again enjoy the lights and festivities that Christmas and Chinese New Year have to offer.

6. Georgia: Because I always hear about how great "Hotlanta" is.

7. Florida: It seems that dreams come true at Disney World and I would love to travel there some day with my best friends and their children.

8. France: Again anywhere in Europe would be amazing to travel through.

9. Malaysia: I would love to go back and visit my high school and old stomping grounds. Maybe I'd even grab some Roti Chanai and a Ramley Burger along the way.

10. Africa: I would love to go on a wild Safari and enjoy a true sense of being completely surrounded by nature and God's creation.

11. Egypt: who doesn't want to see King Tut and the pyramids.

12. Spain: I would love to learn how to really salsa!

13. Fiji: I have always wanted to go to Fiji. We thought about going for our honeymoon, but went to the Bahamas instead. No regrets there, but I hope to swim in the clear blue water of Fiji alongside dolphins someday.

I'm headed to bed. I'll post more tomorrow. My best friends from high school, Devon and Ayse, flew in to spend a couple days with me and we've been out and about having a good time. Love, A

It's a girl!!

My cousin Jamie and Andrew just found out this morning that they are having a girl!! YEAH!!! We're so excited for them and can't wait for Katelyn to have her little baby cousin to play with. Congratulations and we love you guys!! You are both going to be such wonderful parents and are going to love having a baby girl!! Enjoy celebrating together today and we'll see you Saturday!

Go Red Sox!

Katelyn and I watched the Red Sox v. Angels playoffs game tonight. It was a great game, which ended with the Red Sox beating the Angels. It was a great way to begin the play offs!! My mom bought Katelyn this onesie so we put it on her so she could properly cheer for the Red Sox! Thanks Grandma!! Love Alissa & Katelyn

Crib Crawling

Katelyn loves to scoot around her crib, and she especially loves this corner. She had just woken up from a nap and decided to pose for pictures for us.