Derby fun!!!

Last Saturday was the Kentucky derby. I had to work all weekend but decided to wake up at 1 on Saturday and get ready so that I could go to the derby party that was at Kyle's cousins house. It was a lot of fun while I was there and we even won one of the jackpots on one of the races before derby.



Here is alex in his derby shirt that I made for him.
We had a big milestone this week for Alex, he started drinking out of his sippy cup in his own! He would never hold it before, we always had to hold it for him but he has finally figured it out, yay alex!



Yesterday we went to the zoo with Abbey and Eli. It is always so nice to get out of the house and into the sunshine, and it usually wears the little man out. He fell alseep on the way to the zoo and slept thru part of the zoo, then took a 3 hour nap when we got home!!



What a funny sleeping position, doesn't look very comfortable to me :) while we were at the zoo we found a little grass area so we could let the boys get out of their strollers. Shortly after we sat down two geese decided to join us, and then they were trying to eat Alex! Man were they aggressive! They were not even scared of me when I was trying to shoo them away!
I work tomorrow night. I don't know what Saturday holds, probably packing. Then on Sunday we are celebrating mothers day with our families at Kyle's sisters house.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful cinco de mayo!
Katie

Kita to the vet

Alex and I just got home from taking kita to the vet.


Here she is in the car. It was a less than joyfull experience. She is not the best leash walker and holding alex while trying to keep her from eating the other dogs was not my idea of fun. She got her shots without incident and we were outta there!
I flipped alex around in his carseat the other day, he loves facing forward and being a big boy!



You can see how red his poor little nose is :( Kyle is on his way home and I think we are going to have el nopal for dinner, I love that place! Then home to work on packing and Kyle needs to mow the front yard. Alex and I didn't make it out to that property today but our realtor is looking into it for us. Yay!
We are gearing up for derby! Hopefully we will win some money this year in the jackpots, we are not very lucky when it comes to winning money :)
~live~laugh~love~
Katie

Alex 0 blacktop 1

Today alex was really fussy all day. He went to bed somewhat late last night and got up at 8:30 this morning. He seemed a little clingy this morning but then went down for his nap and slept for about 2 1/2 hours which is normal for him. But the rest of the day he was still just being cranky. By the time Kyle got home I didn't know what to do with him, all he wanted to do was sit on my lap and then he would still just cry. So while Kyle was grilling dinner I decided that maybe he would like to go outside or a while. I took him outside and he was having fun walking around, I got out bubbles and he was happy. Then Kita got excited and started running around. She started running towards us so I stepped closer to alex so that she wouldn't side swipe him and knock him over.
Well she didn't, instead she jumped over him but didn't clear him and knocked him on the ground face first. He got a pretty good scratch/bruise on his nose. This also just added to the fussyness/clingyness! I felt really bad for him :(



Here is his poor little nose. I had called and scheduled his one year pictures for tomorrow. I then called back and cancelled them.
Alex had ravioli for dinner, it seems to be one of his favorites lately and he definitely made a mess of himself, but at least he ate good :)



We still have not found a house. We are seriously considering building! I have found a lot that I am interested in an alex and I may go check it out tomorrow.
Kita also goes to the vet tomorrow for her yearly shots. It may be a little hard to go to the vet, the last time I was there was when we put Haley to sleep and last year when I took them for their shots is when we found out how sick she was :( RIP my little Haley.
~live~laugh~love~
Katie

Location:Rudgate Cove,Louisville/Jefferson County,United States

Date night

As the warm weather arrives I always get so excited to be able to get out of the house. Especially this past winter was hard because I didn't want to drag alex out in the elements so we spent days on end inside the house. I think one time he didn't get out of his pajamas for 6 days!!! (he put on clean ones every day but never left the house :)). So we have already had play dates at the zoo and have been to the park and had many outside adventures and I look forward to going to the pool this summer and many more playdates.
However this also brings a very lonely time for me. This is a SUPER busy time for Kyle at work. Since the weather got so warm so fast he didn't have time to train all his seasonal help. He also has a new manager under him that is just learning the ropes. Therefore alex and I have been on our own almost every night. For the past month I have only seen Kyle in passing, as I am getting home from work and going to bed, or as he is leaving for work.
Sunday night I was really tired from working all weekend and didn't feel like cooking so alex and I had a date night at the new qdoba on Dixie hwy. I am so glad that it is so close but it was packed!!!


Here is alex enjoying his rice, beans and cheese. He also had some yogurt and water.
After we got home it was bath time and then bed fir both of us, mommy was tired!
So a little update on the house hunting. We are going today to look at 5 houses in oldham county. At this point if we ont find a house it looks like we will be moving in with my parents until we find something...ugh, moving twice dosnt sound sound like fun but I am very thankful to my parents for letting us move in with them in our time if transition. I think if we don't find a house we may seriously consider building! We are both picky and just can't seem to find "the one". The tenative closing date for our house is May 22 or 24. All inspections and appraisals have gone thru!
Alex is really walking good now. He had a great first birthday and is so lucky to have so many friends and family that truly love him. Our whole family is truly blessed! I know this long, I am going to try to be better about posting more frequently. Hope everyone has a good week!



Here is one more picture of alex, sound asleep after another one of our date nights. I love this little boy!
Love like you never loved before
Katie

For sale!!

So our house is finally on the market! After over a year of talking about it and stressing about it and painting and cleaning and fighting, it is officially on the market.

We have been looking on line at some houses. We have driven by some but have not been in any. Unfortunately I am quickly discovering that Kyle and I have VERY different ideas about what we want in a house. I would really like to be in oldham county for the schools, he wants Henry. I would be happy with a big yard, maybe an acre. He wants 5 acres. We do both agree on a few things, such as a newer house, must have a basment and a garage. We will find a house that we agree on it just might take time.
On a nother note I got very exciting news this week. I am going to be an aunt again!!! My brothers girlfriend is expecting a little boy at the end of June. I guess this will warrent a trip to California some time after that to meet my new nephew. I am so happy for them and can't wait to see the little guy.
Alex had a dr appointment yesterday. He is 22 pounds 12 ounces, 75th percentile and 29 inches tall, 60th percentile. The doctor said that he looked great and that he thought he would be walking in no time. He is cruising quite well and can stand for about 20 seconds without holding on to anything. He got two shots and we don't go back until after his first bitthday, I can't believe he is almost one!!!
Another exciting thing that is going on this month is alex is going to be in swim lessons. There are 6 classes and I get to get in the pool with him. I am really excited about this, he loves the water so I think he will really love the lessons.
I think that is all for now. Alex has already been asleep for two hours and so I need to get to bed too. Hope everyone has a great week.

Katie

Finally!!

I am finally technically Savvy and can blog from my phone!!! I will hopefully do better about blogging now. Today Alex and I have been super lazy. I have been doing a fee little things here and there to get our house ready to be on the market. Alex has been playing at te window all day, who knew the windows could keep him so entertained! Here he is at the window playing.



Hope everyone is hving a good day on this rainy dreary day.
Katie

Location:Manslick Rd,Louisville,United States

Breakfast with Santa

Two weekends ago we had the joy of having Breakfast with Santa. The company that Kyle's sister, Brittni, works for has a breakfast with Santa every year. They allow their employees to bring their families and have breakfast and sit on Santa's lap and there are many activities for the bigger kids. I had worked the night before so we were running very late but I wanted to get some pictures of Alex with Santa.
Alex wasnt so sure about Santa and at one point puckered up to cry but we were able to distract him long enought to get a few good shots. Then he snuggled right into his beard, that is my favorite picture. Mrs. Clause was also there (played by Britttni) Here are a few of the pictures.

Tonight Alex and I are hanging out preparing for Christmas, all the shopping is done but I still need to wrap after he goes to bed (it is IMPOSSIBLE to do while he is awake) The cookies for Santa are made. My aunt and uncle arrived in town today and my brother gets in town tomorrow (yay!!) Looks like in a few days we will be celebrateing our first Christmas as a family of three and I am so excited!

As I write this Alex is working on pulling up on the laundry basket, he is getting so big. I weighed him a few days ago and he was 22+ pounds! He is still doing the army crawl but is getting up on his knees more and is much more coordinated with it (and FAST!!!) he is into everything as he explores the world around him.

goodnight for now. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all!

love Kyle, Katie, Alex and Kita Baurle