It’s hard to believe how fast time has gone by with Katie. It seemed like it took forever for Lilly during the first six months, and with Katie I’m afraid to blink because it’s…
Category: Family
Being as this is a family website, might as well have some stories about the family.
Aquarium
We decided to go to the aquarium to get out of the house for a little while. Our aquarium is perfectly located in the middle of Atlanta, and that normally comes with a ton…
Katie’s first check-up!
Katie had her two week check-up, and she is growing well! She weighs 9 lbs and 8 oz. ! She’s gained about a pound and a half since we last saw them. She’s now…
Katelyn Noreen Malone born June 1, 2009
Katelyn Noreen Malone was born Monday, June 1, 2009 at 10:28am at Northside hospital in Atlanta, GA. She weighed 7lbs 13oz and measured 19-3/4″ in length. The pregnancy was pretty routine and delivery went…
Katelyn Noreen Part 2!
It’s been fun to reflect with Paul about the whole pregnancy and delivery this time compared to Lilly’s. I had such a great pregnancy with Lilly, and then the whole delivery was a roller…
Lilly News
I realized that I never put up anything about Lilly’s two year doctor visit. She is healthy!!!!!! Of course we all know she’s tall, and she’s still measuring in the 99th percentiles for her…
Baby Countdown!
We have about 2 weeks left until my scheduled c-section. Right now she’s weighing in around 6 pounds 7 ounces so they can tell. Life is good, and we’re just waiting away for her…
School Update
This semester went really well. Tom came up quite a few times to help out so that I could attend some extra work outside the classroom, and Lilly had a blast with her “Pom”….
Happy 2nd Birthday Lilly!
We just celebrated Lilly’s 2nd Birthday! It’s hard to believe how fast times flies with her now. Paul and I sometimes talk about how those first couple of months felt like years, and now…
Lilly has a big girl room!
With the new arrival on the way, Lilly has graduated to the big girl room!!!! She has a brand new bed that should last her all the years and more that she lives with…
We’re Expecting Again!
So, a few of you might know this due to my unusual size in recent photos, but we’re happily expecting our second baby come May or June! We’re having a sweet little girl this…
Lilly’s first snow!
We received some snow today, the first and likely the last of the year. It has been forecast for the past few days and started almost on que while Lilly was taking her nap….
Lilly News
Not a ton has changed with Lilly other than she’s beginning to speak better. Her words are sounding more and more normal, and she’s adding to them on a daily basis. We have her…
School
So I’m doing what I’ve been told minus the pictures (Tom)! I started school back this January so that I can complete my nursing degree. It’s time to join the real world very soon,…
Merry Christmas All!
We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas like we did this year. I think that Lilly had the best year yet, and she just had a blast opening presents to play with them! I…
2008 Christmas Challenge
LAST YEAR WE PRESENTED MY FATHER WITH A UNIQUE CHRISTMAS GIFT SIMPLY REFERRED TO AS CHALLENGES. WE GAVE HIM A FEW ENVELOPES, A RUBIX CUBE, A GPS UNIT, A COMPASS AND SOME SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS TO…
Lilly Update!
Lilly is a wonderful little girl. It’s just one of the best things to be a part of, and I can’t believe how she grows before our eyes. She’s got 4 new teeth coming…
Happy Turkey Day!
Sorry this post is a little late, but we wanted to share a little about Thanksgiving! We had a great and lazy break for Thanksgiving. I don’t think the grandparents would call their break…
Happy Halloween
Part 1: We went to the same pumpkin patch as last year this past weekend, and Lilly had a blast. She particularly liked running in the pumpkins! Luckily for us we didn’t have the…
Lilly’s 18 months!
We got to enjoy one of those wonderful doctor’s visits that Lilly is known so well at her pediatricians’ office as “The Howler”. The poor girl gets a shot every time we go! She’s…
She kissed a Ding!
Lilly is so sweet! Wendy and Gunner Homerding were up visiting us, and Lilly just decided that she was going to kiss Gunner! This was all unprovoked by either mom too! Wendy was being…
First sleepover at grandparents
Lilly spent her first weekend away from us this past weekend with grandma and grandpa. It seems Lilly had a ball, why wouldn’t she. I have no doubt she was waited on hand and…
Guess What!
Lilly has been growing like a weed! It’s just amazing to see the difference in her in a few short months – can you believe she’s almost 17 months!!!!! She has started babbling all…
She’s 15 months!
So, Lilly went to the doctor today. Thank goodness she only had to have one shot because I don’t think my nerves would have handled many more! She took it like a champ with…
She’s Walking!
Lilly finally decided that it was her time to walk! Hooray!!! She’s been testing the waters a little each day for quite a while with a few steps here and there, and then on…
Uh-Oh!
Lilly has a new word: Uh-Oh! Paul taught her that the other day, and now she walks around the house pushing her walk behind saying “Uh-Oh”! She will pretty much say that on demand…
The Zoo
We went with the Johnsons this weekend to the zoo to celebrate their daughter’s second birthday. The weather seemed to be on our side, and we were hot but overcast. This is typical Georgia…
First Steps
Lilly took her first steps mid-afternoon on Saturday, April 26th, 2008. Laura was holding her hands as she was walking around the house when she let go, stood still for a few seconds, then…