Getting Big

It's been a while since I sat down and added some more pictures to the blog.  I still can't believe how you really just don't have any time to do anything once you bring a little one home with you!  It seems like she naps just long enough for me to start a task and make a mess....but never stays sleeping long enough for me to finish it or clean it up.  This means there are all of these little unfinished tasks all over the house (I've been meaning to sweep the stairs for the last four days....the vacuum is sitting on the steps, but they're still dirty!) and it drives me crazy!  I'm learning to get over it though, and to get things done in record time.  The other day I showered in under five minutes.  It was one of my prouder moments!

We spent the last days of November hanging out at home as a family.  We couldn't believe when November 19th came and Kate was a month old.  It felt like we'd just brought her home from the hospital!  We celebrated the day by taking some pictures and visiting Dr. Garrison, who let us know that our peanut has a nicely shaped head (good to know!) and is growing just as she should.  In fact, she weighed in at 8 lbs 10 oz, and had grown to 20 1/2 inches.

A few days later Kate experienced her first Thanksgiving and got to meet her Aunt Tara, Uncle Erik, cousins Max and Kye, Uncle Shiloh and Uncle Dakota, and Papa John, and spend some time with her Grandma Brenda.  The weather on Thanksgiving was beautiful, and we tried to take advantage of it and Erik's photography skills by taking some pictures of the little ones....someone who's name starts with a K and ends with an A-T-E wasn't very cooperative, so our outdoor shoot wasn't very successful.  But we had a lovely day anyway.

Here are some pictures from the last few days of November...enjoy!

- I look so different from when I first came home! -

- Doing some tummy time...and looking sneaky... -

- Getting a smooch from Daddy -

- Just hanging out -

- Mommy's little turkey! -

- What's up? -

- One month old -

- I'm a month old...and rocking my boots with the fur! -

- Dancing with Dad in the kitchen....the Toddler Radio station on Pandora is always playing at our house! -

- Thanksgiving with the family! -

- Mommy is reassuring me that me outfit isn't too silly -

- Me and Mommy -

- I love hanging out with Max! -

- Max and Kate -

- Kye is playing soccer -

- Uncle Dakota and Aunt Tara squinting in to the sun...Mommy's not so good with positioning the people she takes pictures of -

- Copper enjoying the beautiful weather - 

- Max was trying to set up cones for goals to play soccer...and Copper kept stealing them! -

- Attempting a photo shoot -

- A certain little lady was not interested in participating -

- Still not having it -

- Chilling with Uncle Shiloh -

- Max is keeping me company in my swing -

- The Notz Family! -

- Grandma Brenda and the kiddos -

- Our first Snyder Family picture! -