4 weeks old

Can you believe it has been four weeks already? Even with a couple of sleepless nights I wouldn't trade this. Cate now weighs 7lbs 15 oz and is 22 inches long. She is in the 25th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for length. This week she started to wear her 0-3 month clothes, but some of the sleepers are too short when she stretches out. Daddy and Cate spent their 1st few hours alone on Tuesday night. Mommy had a meeting and was very concerned that Cate would be her typical fussy self while away, but she wasn't. Maybe I should leave more often as we even had a great night sleep. It has been a wonderful 4 weeks. We wish time would slow down.




Lunch w/Aunt Mary Ann.


My new swing Mommy bought so I can go to work with her.
I am starting to like this a little more.

So Much Fun

3 weeks old...look at how big my foot is getting

What a great time we are having. They always say time flies when you are having fun. We believe it! Cate is now three weeks old. She is an eating machine! This week Cate had her 1st Valentine's Day & helped Mommy celebrate her best birthday ever. We have introduced her to shopping at Toys R' Us and Target this week. She did extremely well on each trip. She also made her first trip to Mommy's office. Mommy got a little work completed, but I don't think Brian & Carrie were able to get much done.

1st time in bouncy seat.

Cate has also found her voice this week. She has started grunting & making noises. Overall, she is a great baby. Although she isn't a fan of 6P-11P as this is her fussy time & she really wants to eat. We are trying new ways to calm her & giving her a bath seems to work (today)!

Relaxing after bath time. Mommy turns the heater up really high in the bathroom & it is very relaxing.

She is looking forward to meeting the Sellers & Lang Family next week at the baby shower. Maybe by next week she will be in her 0-3 month clothes. She did graduate out of premie diapers this week!

Meeting the Family

Great Grandma Spurlin & Cate

This week Cate was able to meet several family members. Saturday was our first outing. She went to McAlister's for lunch. This is daddy's favorite place to eat lunch. Don't worry she didn't have any sweet tea! Then we went to introduce her to Great Grandma & Grandpa Spurlin. They couldn't believe the length of her legs. While there Great Aunt Carrie made a visit too.

Cousin Wyatt & Cate. He is 5 months older

Sunday was a really big day to visit. We should have charged $5 per person and started working on her college fund. Great Uncle Calvin & Aunt Ullene came by, then Grammie & Papa with Great Uncle Jeff & Aunt Heidi. Then Uncle Jason & Aunt Leslie brought cousin Wyatt for a visit. It won't be long before the two of them cause trouble in Starlight. Papa is already talking of fishing with both of them. Cate says she needs a pink diamond encrusted fishing pole. After they left we went for our first walk as a family. This brought out several neighbors. Later in the evening The Perez & Fields Familes visited. These are our neighbors so I went ahead & apologized for the years to come when I'll be yelling, "Catherine Ann Get Back In Here."

Father's Love

This week we also had our first family photos taken. The picture above is a teaser the best is yet to come. The photographer, Julie Brock of http://www.athomephotography.net/ took these at our house. This one was taken in our kitchen. We couldn't get Cate to curl up in a ball like most of the babies you see. She always wanted her leg stuck out. We have nicknamed those legs "chicken legs." Maybe one day they will be super model or ballerina legs. If you would like to see the other proofs please let me know,

Cate had her two week check-up and now weighs 7lb 2 oz. We are above birth weight and eating like a champ. You can definitely see it in her cheeks. Yesterday Cate took her first ride to Starlight to visit Great Grandpa Lang. She is one lucky little girl to have four great grandparents who love her so much. While there Great Uncle Gary stopped by. So as you see it was a big week of meeting the family. There are so many more to meet and Cate can't wait.

Happy 1 week Birthday

Well we made it a week. My how time flies!! It has been a week of firsts. First trip home in the car, first bath by dad, first night to keep mom up, and first blow out of diapers. Which she is pretty good at the last one. Dad says she definitely gets that from Mommy's Sellers side of the family. Oh! And don't forget the first peeing on dad! That was our favorite!

For the most part Cate is sleeping for 3 hrs and eating. Her favorite awake time is from 12-2A. We are taking volunteers to work this shift!! We also had our first doctor's appointment Wednesday and she is up to 6 lbs 11 oz. Daddy has been helping keep the house clean and doing laundry. Who knew a baby so small could create so much laundry.

Every day we both fall more in love with Cate! She is definitely a blessing in our life and now we can't imagine life without her. What did we do with all of our spare time before? Life must have been pretty boring in the Schaffer House!

Coming Home

Today we arrived home around 12:30. I always said, "I wouldn't be the mom to ride in the backseat home." Well, some things change. I was always told you are a perfect parent until you have kids of your own. I believe this is true!! Mark says, "There is a new boss in town." Our day has been very quiet. Grammie & Mark did laundry while Papa cleared the driveway (with a little help from Brady across the street). Grammie made a wonderful dinner! We are adjusting to life with a newborn. We had to find clothes to fit baby Cate as everything is 0-3 months and she can't find her hands in them. Luckly, Great Aunt Anita bought her some wonderful newborn clothes at Dillard's that fit perfectly. We are loving life and can't imagine anything different.