Summer Fun!

Hi everyone!  It’s Katie!

I’ve been busy doing all sorts of fun summer stuff with my mom and dad.

Here's me and my mom getting ready to go somewhere.

 

We went to West Fest and I saw my first fireworks!

 

Here we are at the Utah Arts Festival.

 

 

We laid out a blanket on the grass and had a picnic.

Here I am in a cute little summer dress and some sandals that my grandma Kathy gave me.

 

I'm getting sooo big...see?

Here I am wearing a hat that my mommy's friend Jaycee made for me.

 

Me daddy took me and my mommy fishing at Willow Pond so me and my mommy laid on the grass while daddy fished.

 

Bye for now everyone...see you soon.

xoxoxo Katie

Out and About...

Hi Everyone...Its Katie!

Sorry I haven't written for a while but I've been very busy. I'm finally strong enough that my mommy and daddy dare to take me out with them...sheesh they're so overprotective! But lately I've been all kinds of places and seen lots of people...

Here I am with my cousin Avery, and her mommy Jenya, my Grandpa Robert, my Mommy and my Uncle Todd.

This is me out to dinner with my "Auntie" Laura and my Mom.


Before we go anywhere I like to get dressed up in my favorite outfits. :)


And then I get all bundled up in my car seat.


Here I am at my Grandma and Grandpa's house with everyone fussing over me.
On this day I even got babysat for a couple of hours by my Aunt Camille. It was a lot of fun hanging out with Aunt Camille, my cousin Jake and Susie the dog.


This is a picture of me with my Mommy and my Great-Grandpa Nilan.

And here I am with my Dad and Great-Grandpa Nilan.


My dad takes lots of pictures of me...all that traveling and picture taking wears me out.


Come on dad...seriously, that's enough pictures for today.


I'm wore out and need a nap now. Maybe I'll see you at the Mall. :) If not, I'll write again soon.
xoxoxo,
Katie

I'm Over A Month Old Already!

Hi everyone...It's Katie!


Sorry I haven't written in a while but I've been really busy! Wow time goes by fast. I'm a month and three days old already. I've been growing and eating and staying awake a lot more...Sometimes even all night!


I've had lots of visitors. Here I am with my Grandma Jan.


And here I am with my Grandpa Robert.


Uncle Nick, Aunt Camille and my cousin Jake came to see me too!


And here's me with my Grandma Kathy...


And grandpa Lee.


Other than that me and the family mostly like to hang out together at home.
Here's me and my mommy.

And here's the whole family.

This is my daddy and Sammy feeding me.


And here's how me and my daddy and Sammy like to spend our nights...


My mommy loves me SOOO much!




Bye for now everyone. I'll write soon.
xoxoxo, Katie

There's No Place Like Home

Hi everyone. Its Katie!


We're HOME! Actually, we got to go home last Sunday. It was a beautiful day when we left the hospital.


Here we are leaving our room at Primary Children's Medical Center. We're all very happy.


And here I am saying goodbye to one of my nurse friends. Her name is Tammy and she took great care of me. Thanks Tammy, and everyone at Primary Children's.


When I got home me and Sammy took a nap. Wow, I'm smaller than a Chihuaha!


After we got home my Grandma Jan came up to see me and stayed to help out for the first couple of days.


Since then its just been me, mom, dad and Sammy. Its been really nice to relax and get into a routine at home.


I still sleep a lot but I've figured out how to cry a little bit. And I'm eating more and more. My Pediatrician said I don't have to see a doctor until I'm two months old! Yippee! I've gained some weight and I'm doing great! I'll update you again soon. Bye everyone.

xoxoxo,
Katie Bug

Wow...What A Week!

Hello everyone, it's Katie. I've had a crazy first week here. First, I had to go to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit for a night because a nurse thought I was moving kinda funny...Oh, and cuz I couldn't seem to get warm no matter how much I bundled up. But all the people there were really nice and took great care of me.

But pretty soon they said everything was OK and I got to go HOME! YAY! Time for my first car ride.
















So this is where we live, huh? Much better than that hospital.

Here I am in my car seat right after we got home.

We were all exhausted and had a great night at home...except I still couldn't keep warm. In the morning when my dad took my temperature we had to go see my doctor again. She was little worried so she said I had to go to another hospital.

We went to the emergency room at Primary Children's Medical Center and they covered me in all kinds of tubes and sensors.

I had jaundice so I had to lay under tanning lights and wear some goggles.

One silly nurse drew eyes on my goggles and we all laughed.

All this time I've been waiting to meet my big brother Sammy but he's been at the kennel. My dad had to go take him to the vet so he took a picture of Sammy saying Hi and brought it to me. Hi Sammy!

Either I'm very, very little or my dad has freakin' ginormous hands!

The doctors wanted to make sure that my brain is put together right so I had to have a E-E-G and an M-R-I and neither one was F-U-N. During the EEG my dad and I got to cuddle in a dark room for an hour though so that was OK. For the MRI I had to hold really still so they gave me some drugs to make me sleepy...just when I was starting to wake up! Sheesh, can we go home yet?

Here's a picture of me with all the probes on my head for the EEG.

A really nice guy named Dennis put them on my head and gave me a stuffed bear when I left. Everyone at Primary Children's is great and they've been taking good care of me. I'm getting pretty sick of rectal thermometers though. I've gotten revenge a couple of times when my diaper was off. Mwahaha...I even pooped on my dad!!! Ha ha ha. Take that daddy!

Now that all my tests are done, I spend most of my time relaxing in front of a heater trying to get warm. I've been slowly getting better. I don't need my oxygen or an IV anymore. I'm eating pretty good too. Now if I could just stay warm!

Here I am thinking about playing on the beach in Cabo with my cousin Jake.

...And here I am thinking about pooping on my dad again!

I was getting warm...but then I got cold again. Now I'm an eskimo burrito again. Sheesh, I should've gone to Cabo with Jakee...It's warm there! I'll keep trying though and we'll go home soon!

Bye for now everyone. I can't wait to meet you in person sometime.
xoxoxo,
Katie Bug