Fall!

Fall is certainly here. So far the warmest it has been outside today was 58 degrees (we're already back down to 56 at 4:30pm). When we took Cate for her walk this morning, we had to bundle her up in her stroller with a hoodie and a blanket. But, she loves getting the chance to see the trees (and the dog LOVES the excuse to see the neighborhood), so we went anyway.

We also finally put together her baby exerciser/jumper today. She was playing in one at school Thursday when I went to pick her up, so we decided to break out ours too. So far, she likes the animals that light up and play music. She is less sure about the actual jumping, but she kicks her feet on the ground and bounces a bit. She was giving us some big smiles, so I think she accepts her new toy.




On the up side, I think Cate has beat the worst of her cold/allergies. She still has a bit of a stuffy nose, but she is no longer up every hour at night! On the down side, despite being a very good bottle-taker at school for about a month, she has decided recently to no longer really like bottles. Some days she'll eat okay at school, but other days she will refuse all but a couple of one-ounce snacks. She's still eating great when she gets home, so no worries about her dropping weight. But, it does mean she is still waking up at night to eat. We have her four month check-up in a couple of weeks, so we'll have to see if the doc has any brilliant ideas to make her like bottles then.

We are enjoying a slow weekend at home this weekend, but next weekend we are headed to Chaz's hometown in Kansas to see his sisters who are home for Fall Fest/High School Reunions.

Okay, one more "getting ready in the morning" photo, because I think it shows how big she is getting (compared to her morning photo a month ago).