You are my sunshine...

I didn't really know what to title this post, so I decided that Kacie's outfit reminds me of the sun. For some reason, I have a lot of pictures from this day, so they deserve their own page.

 She was having trouble getting on her unicorn.

 Now she's happy

We went out to eat, and Kacie was stacking up the jelly containers.

 Playing with her "shake-shake"

 Finally, a little bootie shakin'!

Playtime

Kacie really loves to play and be silly! Here are some pics from the past week or so of her playing.

I was in the kitchen, and it got really quiet all of a sudden. I stuck my head over the bar and saw Kacie sitting on this tv tray. She was just smiling and watching tv. So cute. 

 First time in our backyard pool

 Stacking her rings-she would start clapping after she put on each one

 She also likes putting the rings on her feet

 Putting on Daddy's shoes

 Playing with her purse

 Reading with Daddy

 In Daddy's truck

My Little Climber

Ever since Kacie started walking, she has also become quite the climber. Here are some examples of my adventurous little girl.

This is the way she likes to play on her slide

She started climbing on the ottoman from her Minnie Mouse chair and sitting on top. One day, she decided she would try to get down on the other side. 

Then she started getting into her chair like this. We were laughing so hard!!

She is trying so hard to climb on other things, but is not quite tall enough. She hikes her little knee up and says, "up, up!" Always making us laugh!

Mother's Day

This weekend I celebrated my 2nd Mother's Day! The 3 of us went to Red Robin (one of my favorite places) on Saturday night. This is the only picture I got of my little sweetie and me.

 On Sunday, I got a new Rangers shirt and the new Carrie Underwood CD from Jason & Kacie. (yes, I still like to have CDs in my car!) Then my parents came over for a little bit on their way to Irving to visit my Grandma.

Kacie & Grandma Bonnie

 3 Generations on Mother's Day!

 Watching Kacie play...aka push her music table around the living room

 She loves putting things in the basket of her horsey

It was a very relaxing day, and I am so incredibly thankful I get to be the mother of this little angel!!

More Picture Fun

Here is what the Wicherts have been up to the past week...

She stays away from our living room TV, but this week, she discovered how "fun" it is to push the buttons on our other TV. We have had to redirect and say a lot of "no-no" when she walks in there. This is funny because of her static hair!

 Playing with her blocks

Silly noises!

  Looking at her books

Jabbering away

  Funny face

 Playing in her "play house"

 Look at that sweet face

 Look at me!!!

 Rocking before bedtime

 Ready for church

We Have a Walker!

Well Miss Kacie finally took more steps this weekend! On Friday, she took 4 steps at Amy's when I went to pick her up. She did it a few more times at home that evening. Here is a video we tried to get of her. She was holding a toy, and I took it and was holding it up to try to get her to walk to get it. Well, she started crying and pointing to it, but it did get her to walk! haha.

This is the next day, when she really took off walking!

I know she'll be running before we know it. Sigh. :)

13 Months

Wow! It seems like Kacie said to herself, "Ok, I'm one year old now. Time to be a big girl!" She has done so many new things this month.

• I stopped pumping altogether the week she turned 1, but we kept nursing at bedtime. April 8 was my last night to nurse. She spent the next night with my parents and then we just stopped completely. She also is completely off bottles. 
• She began drinking whole milk and had no problems transitioning. She LOVES milk! She has about 1/2 a cup of juice mixed with water each day.
• I finished up the baby food I had left, and now she is eating all table food. Since I'm not exactly the best cook, she has been eating a lot of Gerber microwave meals. Her favorite things seem to be chicken, any kind of fruit, and carrots.
• She is still not walking, but she's getting SO close. She took 2 steps last week, but hasn't done it since. She is cruising everywhere and standing by herself all the time. I'm sure it will be any day now. 
• She is still taking 2 naps and is sleeping at night usually from 8 pm-6:30 am. (sometimes on weekends she'll sleep until 7 or 7:30.)
• Her personality continues to be SO silly. She loves playing peek-a-boo, and uses anything to cover her face.
• She is saying a few more words. I can't remember which ones I've already mentioned, but right now, they are mama, dada, didi (doggie), heyo (hello), bye-bye, night-night, tickle, uh-huh, and no-no. She points to everything she wants and says no-no if it's not the right thing.
• She still loves to sit in our laps and read books. It amazes me how many things she can point to correctly in the pictures. 
• Our bedtime routine is mostly: jammies/lotion 7:30, read a few books, brush teeth, and in bed by 8. 
• She is still so good natured and laid-back. She is easy to take to the store, restaurants, etc. She still cries for a few minutes at church, but when we come to get her, she's always playing and smiling. 
• She loves "Fresh Beat Band" and "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and will squeal and clap her hands when she hears the theme songs. 

Here are the attempts to take her picture. Such a silly wiggle worm!!

Here's the "best" one

Here's a video during our "photo shoot"