Another Mystery Gift

Here is another gift that we received with no name. This is so great. I have been looking for one of these. It is a baby seat for the grocery cart, and highchair when you are out. It straps in baby and also keeps them away from the germs on the cart and Restaurant highchair.

This came in the mail, again with no sender, except for the company. Am I ordering things in my sleep?

Whoever sent this wonderful gift, thank you so much. We appreciate your kindness. Just please let us know who it is so we can thank you in person.

Mystery Gift

I need some help her. We received this beautiful gift in the mail today, and I have no idea who it came from. It just had the company's name that sent it.

Can someone please let me know who sent this? I love it and want to Thank that person. It is a very soft bunny growth chart and pillow with Katy's name monogrammed. How thoughtful. I have already put the pillow in her crib and am going to hang the growth chart when she wakes from her nap.

Guess Who's Eating

Brigit reporting:

As alot of you know, Katy does not seem to like anything but formula and banana puffs. I have tried everything to get her to eat something else.

Today I tried a new tactic. I cut up chicken and carrot ravioli, put it in a bowl and put it in front of her. I hand fed her a few, and then left it up to her. It seemed to work.

It was quite messy, but at least she got some into her mouth before she dropped the bowl and Brandy ate the rest.

Here are a few pictures to show the momentous occasion:

Katy and her friend

Here are a few pictures of Katy and her friend.
There's another couple who live in our home town that also adopted at the same time.
We got together on Saturday for dinner and everyone got along great!

Notice they are both in their Red Sox attire!

Have a Great Day!

No Worries

Today our social worker came and gave us a big thumbs up!
Katy was her usual jovial self and the meeting couldn't have gone better.
After a long nap we paid a short visit to Nana Shea, followed by a visit to Dr. Mike for shots.
Katy was a trooper. She screamed a little but Mom calmed her down within minutes.

When we got back from Dr. Mike's office Pete, Heather, Hannah, and Emily invited us over so Katy could splash around in their kiddie pool. Katy was a little hesitant at first but finally got her feet wet.

We hope you enjoy the pictures.

Take care everyone.

Wednesday night at the Outback........No Worries!

Katy was holding these coasters.....she loves coasters.

Mom and cousin Sam were helping her to keep them straight!

Katy's good friends Hannah and Emily.

This water isn't so bad!

Chillin'

Our Little Ham

Just a few shots at Katy hamming it up.

Have a great day!

Katy's first post!

Hello.....

A BIG Thanks to Hannah and Emily for the beautiful Welcome Home sign seen above.

I also want to thank all of my Mom's friends for the huge Welcome Home banner that was on the garage when I got home.

Today Mom and Dad took me shopping to Babies R Us and BJ's. I slept most of the time but they stocked up on all kinds of stuff for me. Then we went to lunch at Chilli's and I ate a little bit of french fry....it was good!

Thank You Kristen, Beth, Joann, Judy, Darlene, Jill, Jeanie, and Hope.What's on the menu?

I guess I'll settle for old faithful.

Me and my Mom.

Me and my Dad.

Thanks everyone for all the beautiful gifts you have given me over the last few days.

I love them all and am very lucky.....as are my Mom and Dad.

Love, Katy

Bye!

The Weekend

We had a great weekend with Katy.
She is still sleeping great and happy 90% of the time.
Saturday was a very quiet day as Aunt Marianne and cousin Sam went into the city.
When they returned we had a cookout and Katy finally ate some solid food.
OK.....so it was little banana puffs but it's a start.

Marianne flew home Sunday morning and we all miss her. She has a sinus infection so we are sure being home in her own bed for the first time in weeks will help.
Thanks again for everything Aunt Marianne.
You are the BEST and we LOVE you.

Sunday was Dave's family day. Dave's Mom and Matt, Dad and Dianne, sister Laurie, brother Brian, brother-in-law Brian, and Katy's cousins Leah, Brian, and Brennan all came to meet Katy. Our very close friends Ron, Shirley, and Tracy also stopped by. It was hectic but Katy hung in there.

Here are a few pictures. We hope you enjoy them.

Katy's big sister Brandy.

We think Katy thinks Brandy is a big Panda Bear.

Katy loves her panda stuffed animals and giggles every time Brandy walks by.

Katy eating some banana puffs.

Katy and her cousin Sam the ham.

Katy and Nana.

Katy and Aunt Laurie

Katy and her cousins Brian, Brennan, and Leah.

Fading after a long day with the family.

Monday morning after a very busy Sunday.

Thanks for tuning in and have a great day!

Katy's first full day at home

Here's a few pictures of Katy's first full day at home. It was a crazy day.
Katy had her first Doctor's appointment with Dr. Mike and everything checked out great!
We had to have blood drawn which was rather unnerving.
We then visited Katy's Great-Grandmother Nana Shea. Nana Shea was thrilled.
We came back home and Brigit and Aunt Marianne left Katy with me.......scary!
Everything was going great as Katy was napping. When she woke from her nap all heck broke loose. I changed her, fed her a bottle and then the door bell rang, home phone rang, and cell phone rang simultaneously. Anyway, Katy was screaming again with all that was happening but Brigit's sister Lisa and I got her to calm down. She had taken a large poop! That was great because Dr. Mike wanted a sample so I delivered the poop to his Office. Looked pretty funny seeing a cup of poop where my coffee cup usually sits.
We had a bunch of friends stop by during the day and Thanks for all the wonderful gifts you all brought. Katy is going to love them all. We are all so lucky to have the best friends anyone could ask for.
Katy went down around 9 pm last night and slept until around 8 am with a short feeding around 5 am. Not bad I have to say!

Bath time for her first Doctor's visit.

Katy's first ride in the truck.
Katy and Nana Shea.

Hangin' out on the back patio.

Katy and her cousins Hannah, Nick, and Christina.

The girls are all dressed in their authentic silk Chinese dresses.Katy and Dad watching the British Open this morning.

Yes, she is looking at the TV.

Thanks again for keeping up!

Talk to you soon,

Dave

Mom and Katy are Home!

Katy, Brigit, and Marianne finally landed at 12:31 am Friday!
I saw Katy for the first time at 12:40 as the girls were the last ones off the plane....I was going crazy. Anyway here are some pictures from the middle of the night and early this morning.

2:30 am. - Hungry Baby

3:00 a.m. - Bed time

7:15 a.m. - Wide awake....so much for the 11 hour sleeper!

31 Hours and Counting!

Well, my last parentless day is here!
I'm kinda freaking out a little bit but also very excited.
Brigit, Katy, and Marianne should be landing tomorrow night around 10.
One last night of sleep for this old man!

The girls have been extremely busy over the last few days so unfortunately Brigit hasn't been able to send any pictures. I'm not sure if she will be able to before she gets home but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Hopefully she will have time to resume her role as Blogger this weekend. I'm a two finger typer!

Brigit and I want to thank everyone for continuously checking out Katy's blog.
We are so lucky to have such good friends.

So long for now and wish me luck....I'm gonna need it!

I spoke too soon!

Here are a few more pictures!