Thanksgiving

We hosted Thanksgiving this year at the new house. Anissa made the cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole and green beans, Tim made the mashed potatoes, and we both made the turkey. Alison brought 5 homemade pies and it seems as though everyone brought bottles of wine. Dave and Kassi flew in from Tucson to share Thanksgiving with all of us, and everyone stayed overnight at the house. We timed the meal perfectly, and both babies (Petra and Kate) managed to take a nap that carried through dinner. The grown-ups were able to have a pleasant meal, and the babies woke well rested but hungry. Petra ate samples off of her parents' plates and Kate tried some jarred baby food of turkey (not a fan). We all forgot to take photos of the event. It was so nice to be able to share the day together.

Kate has been changing by leaps and bounds this week too! She's able to crawl around now, and can get from point A to point B well, though rather slowly. She "inch-worms" her way along. We have to change her diaper "on the move", and she barely stays still long enough to change it the old-fashioned way.

She's mastered raspberries now, and can even manage to do them while keeping her pacifier in her mouth. She can shoot her pacifier quite a distance when she wants to now too.

She can hold herself in a sit on her own, and can move from sitting to crawling. She's trying to move from crawling to sitting, but can't manage it yet. She can't sit up from lying down on her own yet either, but she's trying.

She can stand while holding on to something if someone gets her set up.

She is starting to learn how to sleep without the swaddle at night - not every night, but there's progress.

She wants to turn around in her high chair and will gnaw on the back of the chair. She wants to lean over the side of her swing too - I can't imagine that she'll be able to use the swing for much longer now.

We've taken her to the park, and she's able to sit in a baby swing - boy does she love to swing.

And the giggles - ohh the giggles! When she gets raspberries blown on her tummy, when you play peek-a-boo, when she swings, when her Daddy talks to her - it's all delicious!

We think that there will be a first tooth soon. She's sticking her tongue on one side, and drooling quite a bit. She's gnawing on anything and everything, including her own toes!