a first of many firsts

baby kate is giving out some smiles!

it's hard to catch these fleeting smiles on film, but here are our best takes.

also, her cheeks are getting huge!

visitors

we have had a revolving door of visitors to see baby kate for the last 6 weeks, and we love it!  this week kate got to meet her "boompa" and "moompa" brooks who came in from atlanta.  they arrived with a special gift for baby kate, and we had a fun time going out to eat (brooks's favorite) and playing with the kids. 

my dad quilting!  what?!?

kate's baby quilt from boompa - i can't believe he made it himself!  it's beautiful - thank you dad.

kate meeting boompa for the first time - he's a natural

fun with boompa

dad & carol - thanks for coming to visit - we had a great time as always and love the quilt!

1 month - here we go

the chair makes a return for our monthly updates...

kate celebrated one month yesterday with her mimi in town to play.  we took her by the pediatrician's office for a quick weigh in, and richard and i were both way off in our guess.  kate is getting big fast and weighs 9 pounds 7 ounces already!  she is sleeping really well and getting us up really only once in the middle of the night around 3am.  i can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel.  she is spending more time during the day with her sweet eyes open and has started napping in her crib during the day too.  when her afternoon nap lines up with brooks's it is sure a treat for mommy! 

happy one month birthday kate.  you are a total sweetness and we love you.

somebody's a gamer

so even though i really tried to bowl well at xander's 3rd birthday party last weekend, i couldn't take home the win for the fuquays.  you may think richard beat me, but you'd be wrong.  brooks bowled the high score for our family on sunday all by himself.  (he did have the aid of the bumpers and a ramp to roll the ball with, but nonetheless, he broke 100 in his first game and beat mom and dad as you will see below.  needless to say, everyone at the party got a good laugh out of this one!

one pin?  seriously - all i needed was one more pin and i choked!  if only brooks understood what was going on and could celebrate his victory!

cuteness

just had to throw up a few new pictures of the cuteness that is our house right now.  i can't believe we have two little redheads! 

I could not be more thankful for these two. 

2 weeks

these past two weeks have totally flown by, and i sort of forgot about announcing our little kate to the blogosphere...here you go!




Kathryn (Kate) Doyle Fuquay joined us on Sunday, January 16th at 12:47 in the afternoon. she is a tiny little peanut, weighing 6 pounds 12 oz and 19.5 inches long. At first, we thought she looked just like big brother brooks, but as we spend more time with her she is developing a look all her own. she still has redish hair and blue eyes, but i think she's looking more like richard than brooks ever did. (yeah for daddy!)

At two weeks she is eating about 8 times a day and is very efficient. She has taken well to the bottle for one feeding with dad, giving mom a chance to sleep a little more in the early morning. She is very sleepy most of the time but happy when she does open her eyes. She really is only crying when she's having her diaper changed or to wake me up at 3am to eat! can't blame her for that. At our checkup yesterday, kate had grown to 7 pounds 10 oz and was 20.5 inches long - she is growing like a weed!

Getting Ready for Baby Sister

with 11 days to go until our due date, i am in full-on nesting mode and getting very excited to meet this little lima bean!  it has been even more fun than i thought to decorate a room for a little girl.  richard will say that there is more pink than he expected, but i love it!
here are some pictures of her sweet room

the walls were already yellow and perfect for a little girl's room

our new crib thanks to mimi and granddad fuquay.  i had fun repurposing this pink fabric from an old duvet cover that i loved.  i used the fabric to make the crib bumper and crib skirt as well as some basket liners and ties for the curtains. 

Thanks nana and papa for this great mobile

we painted the changing table from brooks's room and decided to use this dresser from my childhood room for storage in the closet.  i love looking at all of her sweet clothes hanging here waiting for her arrival.

we also moved the rocking chair to the nursery, making room for a play table in brooks's room - he loves it!

this moses basket was from when i was a baby!  i made a new slipcover for the pad and then a new bumper for baby girl.

ok baby girl, we are ready for you now!  (at least your stuff is ready - i don't know about ever feeling totally ready to stop sleeping for a while!)