Baby Dedication

At our church, we don't do baby baptisms. We believe every child has to make their own choice to follow the Lord when they are old enough to understand. We do, however, have a baby dedication ceremony. This is when we as parents give our child to the Lord, and promise before the church to raise her in a Christian home. It's a really neat thing, and I've sat and watched many many friends dedicate their babies over my years at Lake Pointe. I was so excited to finally be able to participate myself! Here are some pictures of this special event:

Mommy & Kacie all dressed up

 Our little family

 Grandma & Grandpa

 Hanging out at dinner after church

When we went to our orientation meeting a week before, we got to pick out a life verse for Kacie out of a binder full of special verses. I (we) chose Proverbs 3:5-6, because that is one of my favorite verses. When we were on stage at church, Pastor Steve read this verse to Kacie.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and he shall direct your paths."

Note: My mom took a few pictures while we were on stage, so I'll add them as soon as I get them off her camera.

More Cereal Pictures

Kacie still LOVES her rice cereal. She smiles really big when I put her in the high chair and put the bib on her. Then when she sees the bowl, she starts breathing fast and kicking her legs. It is so funny! Here is another pic of my cutie pie eating.

One day, Kacie started spitting with the spoon in her mouth, causing her to blow bubbles. I tried to say, "Kacie, no no" and keep my composure, but I just burst out laughing and called Jason. We had to get it on video, and I love how she laughs at herself. We decided this is the one time we'll let ourselves laugh, then we have to teach this girl some manners!

This is a video showing her excitement about eating

We got these mesh feeders at some of my baby showers, so I was looking online to see what to put in them. Basically, any fruit or vegetable can go in there. I also found out it's good to put frozen fruits in there, because it feels good on their gums. Here she is chowing down on some frozen grapes.  

She was slurping the juice like a pro, so I also had to catch that on video.

(I just re-watched the video, and I guess that day she was "eating" an apple)

Busy weekend!

Well, after trying solids yesterday, we had another big day today. Kacie went with me to a baby shower this morning, and then we went to Irving for my dad's birthday with the family. The baby shower was for my friend Kelly from high school. I didn't know if Kacie would be laughing & smiling, or go into "serious mode" when she was around so many new people, but she was a hit! She got passed around and just talked and smiled to everyone who held her. I didn't get any pics of Kacie with my friends, but here are the "Deb Girls" with Kelly.

Kate, Kenzie, Lisa, Kelly, Candie, me, Amy-friends for 15 years or more

After the shower, this is how Kacie spent the drive to Irving

Many people in our extended family still hadn't met Kacie, so this was a big deal to go to my grandma's house for Dad's birthday party. Most of the aunts, uncles, and cousins were there, and Kacie did great! 

Kacie with her Great Grandma Bobbie

Kacie with Aunt Cindy

Kacie and Cousin Marin (2 yrs) had a great time "chatting" with each other

Kacie & Mommy

Kacie with Grandma & Grandpa

It was a busy weekend, but tomorrow is Labor Day, which means no work or school! Yea!

Eating Cereal

This weekend we decided to give Kacie some rice cereal. She has been satisfied with the mixture of breastmilk/formula she receives now that I'm back at work, but I was curious to see how she would react to cereal. Most people start solids between 4-6 months, so I'm on the later end. I just wasn't in any big hurry to start. We did it on a Saturday so Jason & I would both be there to watch, laugh, and take pictures.

Here is the first bite

After the initial funny faces, she actually really liked it. She kept leaning forward and opening her mouth after each bite. Here are a "few" of my faves from the 50 that we took! (yep, first time mom here!)

 Hey this is yummy!

 Cute little face

 More, More, More!!

When we were finished, I let her hold the spoon. This is her studying it. 

And of course, here's a video!

We'll probably continue with the cereal for a few weeks, and then start the "good stuff."

On an unrelated note, here are some other pictures from the past week or so.

Wiggle Worm!

This is a post dedicated to my little wiggle worm! About a month ago, I wrote that she had started pushing herself backwards. Well the past few weeks, she has started moving forward. She gets up on her knees, mashes her face into the floor, and somehow moves forward. I tried to get a video of it, but of course she stopped moving every time I turned it on. So here are a few pictures to show how much she moved in a few minutes.

Another funny thing she is doing is moving ALL around her crib when she sleeps. The past week, when I look in the monitor in the mornings, I laugh out loud when I see where Kacie is in her crib. She has turned sideways, upside down, and backwards. Here are some pictures I have taken in the mornings. (For a frame of reference, I put her down on her back with her head near the sheep.)

Completely turned around

At the head of the crib

Sideways

Those are her legs sticking out from the bottom corner. She had moved so far down the crib, the monitor couldn't see her anymore. A few minutes after this picture was taken, she completely disappeared from the view!

I have a feeling this little squirmy girl will be moving around in no time. Here's a video of her squealing and talking in her crib one morning when she woke up. (I forgot to turn my phone around so it wouldn't be sideways on here.)

Another week of cuteness

Not much to say this week, just some cute pictures. School is going well, I'm just really tired, but I can't wait to see my little girl every afternoon. Kacie is falling into a better routine and napping better again. Not much else going on. Here are some pics!

Kacie sitting in her high chair for the first time while I was doing dishes one afternoon. 

 Having fun in the jumparoo.

 What is that?!?!

 A cute outfit for church

 Jason was making noises trying to get a good smile out of her, and all of a sudden she made this little sad face and popped that bottom lip out.

 Playing before bed

That's all folks!