From Caroline's Mouth

Caroline says all kinds of amusing things to us on a daily basis now. Unfortunately, I probably have forgotten what a lot of those things were, even though at the time I said I wanted to write it down in the blog. Oh well, I do the best I can.

However, here are a few that have made us laugh:

When asked what she wants from Santa-- "toys, popsicles and candy canes!"

In the car on the way to Birmingham for the Curtis Christmas: "Daddy, I can't hear the movie.... Catherine's talking"

When we got home from Birmingham and pulled in the garage, Chris got Catherine out of the car first because she had fallen asleep, leaving me in the third row and Caroline in her car seat in the second row. So I told Caroline I would just climb over and get her out and she said "I want Daddy to get me out. I like Daddy better". Ugh. Talk about a knife to the heart. I'm sure one of these days I will laugh about that one. Not yet.

Caroline has recently developed a problem of waking up too early in the morning-- like 5 or 5:30 and even 4:30 one morning. We have decided, after attempting a variety of ways to solve the problem, that our last resort is to not go into her room until at least 6:30. So, the other day on the way home from school she told me she was tired and I said that it was becuase she woke up too early. I asked her why she was waking up so early and she said "Daddy comes and gets you (me)." And I said, "yes but Daddy is going to stop coming to get you now." And she said," Daddy closed the door." (Chris had gone in and tried to get her to go back to sleep and then left her room and shut the door.) "And then I try to climb out of my crib"

More to come in another post.....

Snow Day!!!!

Caroline got to play in the snow for the first time over the weekend. It only lasted a few hours before it melted, but she got out and enjoyed it with our neighbors for a bit. The picture of the two girls together in the chair is quite a historic moment for us. It is actually the first time that we have been able to photograph them sitting together (i.e., first time Caroline would cooperate with us). It's a pretty big deal that Caroline is letting Catherine share her chair. I love the way that Catherine is holding Caroline's hand. The final picture is one of Caroline making a silly face that she and her dad make at each other. I laugh every time I see it!

Catherine 6 Months

Catherine had her 6 month check-up last week, combined with a second follow-up after the pneumonia. The doctor said her lungs sounded great and her ear was finally cleared up. It took three different antibiotics to get over the ear infection. But, at least we are done with the antibiotics and breathing treatments. Yay for a clean bill of health.

She weighs 16 lbs 9 oz and is 27 in. long. I looked back at her 4 month stats, which had her length at 26.5 inches, so I think that one of these measurements is incorrect. Most likely, the 4 month was a bit too long. I really don't think she grew only a half an inch in 2 months.
For comparison, Caroline was 16 lbs. 10 oz. and 26.5 inches. It's interesting that their height and weight are so similar at this age.

We are all fighting yet another cold. We finally sent Caroline back to school the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and we think she brought home another bug. She ran a fever the day after Thanksgiving and then developed a stuffy nose and cough. We have all managed to catch some degree of it, including Chris who hardly ever gets sick. We are really holding our breath that this is just a normal cold for both girls, but especially for Catherine. We were told that it is likely that any cold will cause another episode of wheezing for her.