Jeff, Stacey, Kate, Coal & Cassie: October 2007

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Thanks to the Grandmothers for All Your Babysitting!

Grandma Lulu and Nana Karen came to do some sitting lately. Jeff and I've been able to get out and play both tennis and golf! Thank you both so much for the time and for loving Kate so much!

Kate's Two Months Old!

Here's the update:
She's making more and more "cooing" noises
She actually is smiling at us when we interact with her
She is sleeping 6-8 hours in a row at night (now we just have to train her to go down before midnight!)
She's starting to move her arms and legs more with deliberation
She's responding to voices now more than ever
She's figured out where her food comes from!!
She's starting to grow out of her 0-3 clothes (weighing in at almost 12 pounds last week!)
She's just a joy to have around...

Monday, October 22, 2007

Peanuts & Cracker Jacks!

The Rockies made it to the World Series! The Rocks vs. the Sox!!! Kate couldn't be more excited! Go Rockies!!

Friday, October 19, 2007

To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate, That is the Question

Here we are one week away from Kate's Dr.'s appt. where she is supposed to get her first round of vaccination shots. I'm sure you know that this is currently a very hot topic, as vaccines are suspected to be linked more and more to Autism and many autoimmune disorders such as Diabetes & MS, etc.

Did you know that now 1 in every 180 kids has Autism and also that the amount of vaccinations suggested for children by the CDC has hugely increased in the last ten years (I think it has increased by 300%, but I'm not sure on that stat)?

There generally are two sides to this argument: The pro-vaccination medical community oriented people, and the anti-vaccination folks who for the most part believe that their lives or lives of their children have been negatively affected (or is it effected) by vaccinations.

If you happen to have information or an opinion on this matter please feel free to post a comment here, as I am a firm believer that the more information we have, the better.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Kate's First Vacation!

We spent a couple days and went to Steamboat Springs, CO for a taste of vacation with Kate. As you might imagine we learned very quickly that vacationing with a newborn is quite a bit different than vacationing before we were blessed with her presence. We did spend the majority of our time changing diapers and feeding her, but in the mean time we were able to see some great scenery, take a hike by Steamboat Lake and eat a few meals out. All in all it was a nice time, but with every vacation we were glad to get home! Here are some shots of our hike...