Kaitlin's 4 month Check-up

We went for Kaitlin's 4 month check-up this morning. The doctor thinks she's beautiful and is VERY impressed by her sleeping (we've been consistently getting 10-12 hours for the last few weeks). Hopefully she keeps it up! She did have to get some shots today, which is never super pleasant. The rest of the family got their flu shots too (Nate didn't cry or even act like he really noticed it!), so it was a productive day at the doctor's office!
Weight: 15lbs 3 oz (this puts her 52nd percentile)
Length: 24.5 inches (this puts her in the 70th percentile)

Her next appointment is in a couple of months - we should get the green light at that point to start with solids. Yay! :)

More Florida

I didn't want to leave Nate out of all the Florida fun (since my previous post focused on Kaitlin). He really had a great time; not only did he get to play with his cousin Ethan (who I think might be his new best friend), he got to dance like a crazy person at Kim's wedding, meet Mickey for the first time, and do a lot of swimming. And, he did a great job on the potty - over the 5 days, he managed to fill a full sticker sheet. So, we are making really good progress! Here's a collection of pictures (in reverse chronological order) - enjoy!

Lots of Firsts!

Kaitlin has been experiencing a lot of "firsts" lately. She had:

1. Her first visit to the apple orchard on 9/17/2011 (she really wanted to eat an apple.).

2. Her first haircut on 9/20 with Rhonda. Yay! Hopefully we can get this crazy hair into some sort of order soon....

3. Her first airplane ride on 9/23/2011 down to Florida to go to Cousin Kimmie's wedding.

4. Her first time in a pool (thanks for playing Aunt Kat!).


5. Her first time meeting her great grandparents: Great Grandpa Ed on 9/18/2011 and Gram and Grumps in Florida on 9/24/2011.

6. Her first character breakfast at the Polynesian on 9/27/2011 (although admittedly she got nothing from it; it was really for the benefit of her big brother).

Gabriel Malarsky - RIP (9/19/2011)

Poor Gabriel had to be put down yesterday. We all know he's in a better place now and is finally no longer hurting, but it's a big loss for the Malarsky family today. I wanted to take the opportunity to honor the wonderful friend he was to all of us, but especially to the bond that he had with Nathaniel. Nate understands that Gabe has gone to be with his Mommy and Daddy and can't stay at Grandi's house anymore, but I think it will be a long process before he stops asking for him. We love you, Gabriel.

Video Interlude

Just a quick interlude... The first 2 videos are of Nate singing (see if you can guess the song) and the last one is Nate and Kaitlin playing together. Enjoy!

Interesting Month!

Well, it has certainly been an interesting month in the Malarsky house! Kaitlin is blossoming into a little person- she giggles, is almost sleeping through the night (anyone that says 6 hours is sleeping through the night is NUTS), and is starting to become very opinionated. She still hates to be in the car, but we're going to keep trying to figure out what is making her so miserable. Nate is doing great; we've just recently started potty training (dinosaurs are a great bribe). It's definitely interesting (to say the least).

Today we went for Kaitlin's 3 month pictures. As you can see, I had a hard time picking; they turned out great!