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.