Camping Trip

We had the great opportunity to go camping last weekend. Katie got to stay with Grandma and Grandpa Carpenter. We stayed at Upper Canyon Creek. It was beautiful and peaceful. We did a little dutch oven cooking and enjoyed the cool air. Kimball's brother let us borrow his truck. It brought back memories of Kimball's old truck.


Here are some pictures of the wildlife there. These massive beetles were falling from the sky when we turned on the lantern. We think this one is just sleeping.

Long Hair

A little while ago she had a long hair. If you look closely you can see it. We decided we should cut it before someone thought it was a stray hair and accidentally pulled on it. We called it her half haircut. And yes this is what happens when she eats (that's why we have a bath every night).

First Swim

We took Katie for her first swim last weekend. She didn't seem to mind. Here we are trying out our new swimsuits. I think she was a little confused when we got home and gave her "another" bath.

Blessing Day

We blessed Katie on June 29, 2008. Here she is with dad after the blessing getting ready to go to her cousin Kaylee's blessing. Kimball did a fantastic job.
Here's a picture of the two together. Katie's the one on the right who is done with the photo shoot and would rather practice turning onto her side.

Shot Day

Last week was shot day. She got one oral and three in the leg. She sucked the oral one down. Apparently, it tastes better than her medicine. We also gave her Tylenol and she slept all day.

The Tylenol is finally kicking in.

Medicine

We recently found out that Katie has reflux. This just means that the muscle that keeps all the food inside her stomach isn't strong enough yet and sometimes food comes back up and burns because of the acid from the stomach. It is worse when she is laying down flat on her back or when she is curled up. She sits in her bouncer a lot and she sleeps on an angle (which has been a challenge since she wiggles a lot). We have been giving her Zantac. It comes in a very strong peppermint flavored syrup. She doesn't like it.

This is Kimball trying to give her the medicine. She thinks it's really funny. She usually gives us a great big grin halfway through as it all dribbles back out and down her chin. We have found that she gets the most if we give it to her when she is crying.

This picture is her with her medicine all over her despite our efforts to wipe it with the burp cloth or push it back in. If you notice her onesie is two different colors at the top. She usually smells delicious after the whole ordeal is over.

Also, if you look really close you can see bubbles foaming out of her mouth. She usually does that for a while afterwards. It's pretty funny.

Playtime

Here are a few things we like to do during playtime.

This is her second favorite place to be. She likes to "talk" and smile and play with toys.

This is her favorite place to be. Laying on the floor. Sometimes we like to do yoga together. This is her wearing her yoga pants.