Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter. Although Kate didn't really understand what was going on, she still enjoyed the festivities!



With Gigi and Aunt Megs




Aunt Megan showing her the premise of the Easter Egg Hunt...


"You put it in the basket...


On the hunt!






Checking out the loot!


Grammy and Binx arrived in town from Kerrville in time so we headed over to their house to take some pictures in front of their gorgeous azaleas and Kate loved her new singing Easter bunny!





Then she danced while he sang!


It was such a great Easter! Can't wait for many more to come =)

Outings

We love to go on outings and two of our favorites are the Zoo and the Children's Museum. Kate loves the animals! She loves the petting zoo with the miniature goats and especially the monkeys where she makes monkey sounds the whole time. And if she doesn't know what the animal is then she calls it a dog!

We brought Reagan and David to the Children's Museum when they visited us in February. While Reagan and her mom went off to do big girl things, I watched Kate and David in the Tot Spot. Aren't they such a cute couple??

15 months

I know, I know. It has been 2 months since I updated the blog. My mother is about ready to kill me. I have been so busy chasing after Kate and working. I have let a lot of things slip by, and blogging and picture taking is one of them. I'm trying to get back into it though!

Anyways, Kate is doing amazing! Here is what she is up to...

-She's 15 months old

-Has 6 teeth

-Is beginning to have a mullet (needs a haircut ASAP)

-Has about 30 words, and seems to learn a new one everyday

-Can point to her head, belly, feet, noes, eyes, mouth and ears

-Is becoming a picky eater

-Loves Yo Gabba Gabba and the Wiggles

-Loves to Dance

-Is CONSTANTLY on the go, this girl never stops!

-Sleeps for 12-13 hrs at night and still takes 2 naps most days!!

-Loves to be outside.

This age is so fun sometimes I wish I could freeze time! Here are some pics of her and I hope to get some good video of her later.

Working and Walking and Hives

Ok so picking up right where we left off... January 7th was an exciting day in the Peden household because the Longhorns were playing in the National Championship game! Kate and I got all decked out and took a lot of pictures to commemorate the day. Kate had to go to bed before the game which is probably a good thing because her mommy yelled some choice words at the television screen that night... As you know it wasn't a good outcome for UT but we think they will be back there before too long and this time our star player won't get hurt at the beginning of the game!!

Gearing up for the game....

Yay Longhorns!

Longhorn Alum and Future Longhorn! Shhh... don't tell Daddy!

 

Hook Em!

 

 

Our next adventure started around January 12th. I had been noticing these red splotches with raised bumps on Kate's skin that would come and go. I didn't think much of them but on that Tuesday morning they were covering her back so I called the Dr. About 30 minutes later I noticed she was a little clingy so I took her temperature and she had a low fever. She had also slept until 10:45 that morning so I figured she must be sick! 

 

We went in to the Dr's office who told us that it was probably a virus but that the rash looked like hives so if they didn't go away we might have to think about it being a food allergy. 

 

Here is a picture of the rash and Kate not feeling too hot.

 Kate had a fever for a few days and then started to feel better but the hives continued. So I started to think she must have a food allergy. We hadn't really given her anything new but we started to eliminate stuff from her diet. After about a week I was convinced she was allergic to wheat or dairy and I was kinda starting to freak out. I went ahead and made an appointment with an allergist. They did a skin prick test and everything came back negative. She explained to me it was probably auto immune and the hives were triggered by the virus and her body was confused and still making the histamine that was causing the hives. She assured me it is benign and will resolve itself but in the meantime Kate takes an anti-histamine daily.

In other news Kate is walking up a storm! She starting taking steps back around her birthday. And by Christmas she could take 8-10 steps on her own. But on Friday she figured up how to stand up on her own from the floor without pulling up on something and now walking is her main mode of transportation. She just loves walking all around the downstairs and is keeping her mama busy...

Lastly, I am starting back to "work" part-time tomorrow. I will be tutoring at my old school 3 days a week for about 6 hours a day. Kate will be staying with another mom that I know that lives in the neighborhood right behind mine. While I 'm sad about leaving Kate I am excited about having some adult time, teaching again, and making some $!!!

I'll try and load a video of Kate walking later on today. But for now here are some random cute pictures of Kate.

Christmas Time!

We're finally starting to feel caught up and back to normal after our Christmas holiday. We had a great time with all our family and while Kate didn't fully understand what was going on she definitely enjoyed all her new toys. The breakdown of our holiday was... Christmas Eve with my family, Christmas day at Zac's mom and stepdads house, drove to Kerrville and saw Granddad Forbus, drove to Odessa and stayed with Zac's dad and stepmom, went to Gramps' 90th birthday party, saw Erin, Barry and the girls in Midland and then drove to Abilene to spend a few days with the Slinkards. It was quite a whirlwind but so good to see everyone! Enjoy the pictures.