Spring Break- Mary Kate 5 Months

Last week we experienced our first vacation with Mary Kate. Vacation takes on a whole new meaning with a 5 month old but we had a really good time. The crew consisted of my dad (Tom), my mom (Vickie), and my sister Hannah. We rented a conversion van and left on Easter Sunday for Charleston. Of course with it being a 11 hour drive we stopped half way at a casino in Cherokee. For those of you who don't know- vacation for Sam and I prior to Mary Kate was always Vegas so we thought we would try to throw a little gambling into our trip. It was an interesting drive. Sam had to drive the van through the Smoky Mountains. At times it was a little scary but a very scenic route. Once we got there and got everyone settled- dad, Sam and I went down to the casino. Cherokee was good to us...actually my dad won the jackpot! He won $3000 on a slot machine. It made his vacation- on just the first day!

The next day we all packed back into the van and drove into Charleston. It was an easier drive then the day before. Mary Kate did really well although we still had to stop a few times. The weather was cold- of course we were a little scared of that. With Easter being really early this year it was still pretty cold. So we had to bundle everyone up. Prior to leaving we invested in a B.O.B running stroller for Mary Kate and took that with us. It was GREAT! We all loved the BOB.

The first day in Charleston we decided to drive into Kiawah Island to check it out. We all had heard great things about the resort and the Island there so we wanted to go and see what it was like. We went to the Sanctuary which is the 5 star resort there and it was so beautiful. It sits on the beach and had amazing decor. We loved it! We loved it so much that we went back to Charleston and did some site seeing for one more day and then we checked out of the hotel there and stay the last night at the Sanctuary.

At this point the weather had gotten better and we were able to take walks on the beach and lay out by the pool. Mary Kate really enjoyed being outside since she hasn't really been able to do that much this winter! She loved being able to check eveything out.

On Thursday we ended up driving through the night-actually Sam did all the driving. We made it home around 4 am but it worked out because Mary Kate slept the whole time.

Now we are home and trying to get back on routine. It is tough! She thinks that she is allowed to stay up till 9:00 pm and still wake up at 6:00am. So we are working on that.

While we were on vacation- Mary Kate turned 5 months old. She is getting so big everyday. It is amazing how fast they grow up. She really is starting to LOVE her dog- Molly. Loves to just look at her and touch her. She loves to play with her toys and is enjoying eating her hands. She talks and smiles all the time-- we are having so much fun! We are looking forward to the nice weather so we can get out and take walks and hang out.

Bumbo Chair

Mary Kate loves the camera. She loves to look at the flash. Wonder where she gets this from?


She loves the little red bird. She holds it and talks to it all the time. Her new favorite thing to do is to sit in her Bumbo chair. She loves to hold her head up and play with her toys.


She goes and visits Grandma and Grandpa at the store and the chair is perfect. She sits on the counter and gets all the attention. Wonder who else got a lot of attention when he was this age?


Grandma bought her a hat the other day and she looked so cute. She is growing up so much and changing everyday. She talks more and has little laughs more and more each day. She loves to talk and watch her Mommy and Daddy talk to her. Her other favorite toys are the cow and dog that make noises and hang on her car seat. She gets a kick out of watching them. WE are having a blast with her and can't wait for the days to come.

3 months

Mary Kate will be three months old on Jan. 20th! We just can't believe how fast time has gone with Mary Kate in our lives. She has been a lot of fun over the last few weeks. Some of the major changes that we have seen in her:


* she already has boyfriends- the lights in the ceiling. She will stare at them for hours and talks to them but gets mad when they don't talk back.


* she has been smiling a lot more lately and really focuses on people


* very light sleeper... she wakes up to just about everything-but is sleeping through the night- Mommy loves that b/c she was missing my sleep.


* for some reason she loves trips in the car--could it be because she has already been to Cincinnati 5 times since she has been born.


* Mary Kate loves to shop.. don't be surprised- both her mom and dad love to shop but her Grandma Snavley takes her shopping on Mondays!


*She ate her first rice ceral meal and has really enjoyed it!





At the beginning of the month we went to see Dr. Schuler and got a great report. Mary Kate weighed 12 lbs. and was 22.5 inches. She had to get her first shots and did really well. She cried for a little while but her mom cried more than she did. We feel so blessed that we have a healthly little girl.

Mary Kate is 2 Months!

Mary Kate was 2 months old on the 23rd of December and we went a little crazy with the camera to take all kinds of pictures of her. We got Sam this new camera for his birthday and all of our family makes fun of us because we take so many pictures. She was pretty calm when we took these but we did have to wait until she ate and burped before we could get some good ones. It was fun for us but I am not sure if Mary Kate really loved it. We plan to hold on to these shots so that we can show her them when she gets older and I am sure she will love us for it.

Christmas 2007

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We have been waiting so long to have our little special one with us on Christmas and our dreams came true this year. Although Mary Kate had no idea what Christmas was all about and she slept through it all but she got some really neat things. She has really started to be more alert and she pays attention to her family so much more. We were able to spend a few days in Cincinnati with the Cunningham's b/c Sam had some time off of work. We enjoyed seeing all of the family and friends in Cincinnati. Normally Sam and I spend the entire holiday season in the car but we were able to make our visits with the Grandmas prior to X-mas this year so we were at the Cunningham's Christmas morning but then had a wonderful dinner at the Snavley's. Mary Kate was exhausted by all of the events that she attended over the 5 day period that the day after Christmas she slept all day long. Some of her activities consisted of:

Church twice

Stonecreek to eat 4 times

Visited all 3 of her Great Grandma's

She was such a good baby. We only hope that she stays this way if so we are going to be very spoiled.

So long since last post

Well time has just flown and I haven't been able to take the time to update our blog. So I am going to enter a few posts so that everyone can see what we have been up to for the last month. Mary Kate is getting so big and Sam and I are enjoying every moment of being parents. She is starting to sleep much better at night and is a lot more alert. I will comment more on my next few posts. I hope that you enjoy!

GO BUCKS!

GO BUCKS! Yes her shirt says "POOP on Michigan!" She wore this during the OSU vs . Michigan game. It was so adorable to watch her and Sam watch the game together. Mary Kate also got a picture taken with Robby(Jill's cousin)-2nd team quarterback with Bucks- on Thanksgiving Day. She could fit in one of his hands! We are so excited that the Bucks are going to New Orleans and can't wait to watch them beat LSU.