"Tiggers are wonderful things!"

Aunt Rhonda and Uncle Bobby are to thank for this one....she is adorable though! For those that don't know, they're trying to turn her into this tiger baby doll which was one of the catalysts for the beginning of their relationship. They thought it was freaky and thought it would be hilarious if Kara were to look like the tiger baby.

It wasn't too dissimilar from this thing, but orange like Tigger. They stole it from Rachel's room at the Tilson's and ended up mailing it to each other....it was random, but then again, so are Bobby and Rhonda.

The sleep situation is about the same for us...waking up every hour or two during the night. I have to admit though, I haven't been waking up. Kara sleeps in the pack 'n play in our room and when she wakes up, I don't even hear her. Kathy will get up and calm her down and I just keep on snoozing. I guess I don't have the motherly instinct :-)

2 Steps Forward, 1 Step back....or maybe even 2

Just when you think things are getting better...they're not. I'm mainly talking about the sleep department here. Right before Kara got her shots last week, she had started to sleep 6 or 7 hours at a time during the night. She was going to bed at around 10pm (much improved over the 1am bed time she had started with) and wouldn't wake up till about 5am.

After the shots, it's been a different story. Last week was pretty tough, she was having a hard time sleeping and you could tell she was just generally uncomfortable, but as that wore off, we were hoping the sleep schedule would go back to normal....not so much. Last night, we tried to put her in bed at about 8pm, she stayed there for about 30 minutes, and then was wide awake. She'd pass back out occasionally, but only while we were holding her - she refused to sleep without being held. It was 12:30am before she finally got back to sleep for good and then she was up again by 5am, ready to eat. So we went from 4 hour sleeping blocks to 7 hours and now back to 4 hours again. We're trying to force the routine on her, but I tell you what, she isn't interested and has her our agenda and wants us to follow it.....some might say "it's only the beginning" and I have no doubt that it is. She's so cute though and we love her to death, so we'll just have to let her run the show for a little while I guess :-)

Here's a quick video of the good times that make us love her so much!

Bad Blogger, Bad!

It's been quite some time since I've updated the blog. I guess I've just been a bit lazy and I apologize. It has been a fairly busy couple of weeks though. Kara went on her first trip, which was down to Port Aranasas beach for a week. While the drive is normally about 3 hours, it took 4 to get there because of necessary Kara stops (I think it took us almost 5 hours getting back). Kara did pretty well but after the 3 hour mark in the car seat, she had enough and let us know about it. We'd have to get her out for 30 minutes or so and let her stretch out, and then we could continue on. I don't think we'll be taking her much further than the 3 to 4 hour car ride for a little while...at least till she's on a bottle and can hadle the seat a little better.

Here's Kara chilling out at the pool. She did a little swimming and then slept on a beach towel for a little while. She's decked out in the pink and looking pretty cute :-)

Kara and Mommy hanging out at the pool down in Port Aransas looking cool in their shades.

Kara's down on the beach with Mommy and the grandparents while Daddy is up in the condo working....at least I got a picture :-)

Grandma Tilson out on the beach with Kara - trying to stay out of the sun

It's been pretty amazing to see how much she's changed in the last few weeks. She has started to "talk" to Kathy - she'll make a cooing noise at her and wants her to respond back. If Kathy doesn't do it back, she tries again and then will start to cry, but if Kathy makes the noise back at her, she smiles and start laughing...it's pretty cute. She's definitely figured out at this point that if she cries, she gets what she wants :-)

Other news, Kara had her 2 month check up this month. The doctor said she's in the 50th to 70th percentile for weight at 11 lbs 8 oz., 75th to 90th percentile in length at 24 inches, and 90th percentile in head size (I'm not sure what that was). This was also the doctor visit where she got 4 immunization shots. It wasn't a fun visit for Kathy, but overall I'd say she's handling the immunizations pretty well. She was fussy last night and didn't sleep that well but today she seems to be doing OK. She goes back to the doc again in 2 more months for another round of shots, so I'll let you know how she's doing then.

So without further ado, here are some more pictures from the last few weeks.

Kathy took Kara up to see Great Grandpa Chuck in Georgetown

My friend Trevor with Kara after a bachelor party weekend in South Padre....is he ready to be a dad yet?? I dunno but he did a pretty good job holding Kara for a good 30 minutes.

Kara likes to pass out in her swing. I'm not sure why her face is so contorted but it's amazing the girl don't need a neck massage every time she wakes up.

Put yo hands in da air, like you's a true playa.....it amazes me the positions she can sleep in :-)

Yet again, passed out. This time she was in her Bumbo chair and her head was cocked back and out like a light. She could have been like Grandpa in his recliner :-)

Kara went swimming at Aunt Lynn and Uncle Walter's house in her Little Mermaid floaty....she does pretty good for only being 2 months old.

A cute smiley girl in her swing. She loves her some swing time.

Unfortunately for Kara, she's got her Daddy's feet. We've inherited those from Grandma McKinney. Kathy likes to make fun of my toes....we'll see if she makes fun of Kara's too.

Here's Kara with Holly and Isabel, having a laugh.