Update for Tuesday, August 2

It's been about two weeks since the last post and Miss Katherine is doing great. She's using her arms a lot more now - she likes to bat around a hanging rattle on her swing. Katie is also doing much better these days with her visual tracking; she loves looking at her toys attached to her crib, and she'll follow her picture and pattern books with her eyes and head when you "read" to her.

The weather around here has been miserably hot (I know, I know, this is nuthin' compared to St. Louis!). By the end of most days, we're all a little hungry, tired, and cranky. We joke that Katie said her first word the other day - Mama - but, in reality it was more like Mwaaahhh! Mwaaaaahhh! while she was waiting not-so-patiently for her food.

We have a number of great pictures to share with you today. Our family photographer, Brandan, took these at my Mom's house the other day. I tried to be reasonable and not post too many, so even though it seems like a lot, believe me when I say I used restraint. Enjoy!