4 Months!

Hattie is now 4 months old and has changed so much in this past month!  She is just the happiest, most content baby I could ever imagine.  This month she has learned how to roll from her tummy to back, hold her head and torso up very well, laugh (cutest sound in the WORLD), coo and squeal, stick out her tongue, hold her hands together to put them in her mouth, grab objects, and melt hearts!

Hattie is still wearing a few 0-3 month clothes, but is mostly in 3-6 month.   She is wearing size 2 diapers, which are still a bit big, but definitely better than having too many "blow-outs." 

We are making no progress in the bottle department.  This kid is 100% momma fed.  She screams when offered the bottle, even if she has gone too long between feedings.  She also refuses a pacifier.  I'm not pushing this one, since her almost 3 year old sister is still an addict. :)  I think it's an extremely sensitive gag reflex issue.  Maybe we will just jump straight to the sippy cup and avoid bottles/paci's all together?!

Hattie does very well with her 3 hour feeding schedule and will occasionally go 3 1/2 hours.  She has done a few 10 hour stretches at night, but still likes to wake up around 5 to eat more often than not.  She is very good about going right back to sleep though.  And another big milestone I almost forgot to mention- Hattie is sleeping in her own room now!  This was rough for mommy...my baby is growing up too quickly!

And the official stats:

Height- 25 inches

Weight- 12.9 lbs

Working the land

And by land, I mean our ginormous backyard!  We are loving our little acre in the hill country.  G-Ma and Grandpa have come over a few days and helped us get the yard looking even better.  We have lots of branches to cut, rocks to move, sticks to pick up, and clearing to do.  They brought over the Polaris Ranger a couple of times to help haul and move "stuff."  We have sent several trailer loads of brush to their house to burn and we are not even close to finished!

We started with a few pole saws, chain saws, and shears!

Ainslee and Grandpa on the Ranger

 Our little tree hugger!

Jason and G-Ma worked to take out the rotting storage shed

 Hattie and I mostly just did this:

More "after" to pictures to come soon!

Crazy Kid

Just a random picture, but it actually says a few things about this little girl these days. 

1.  She is not wearing any pants. I can't keep pants or socks on this kid, no matter how cold it is!  If you come over and she is not wearing pants, it is because she has gone to the bathroom., taken them off, and refused to put them back on when she is finished.  I try, but it is one of the battles that is just not worth fighting.  She does wear pants in public...although she tries to take them off at random times... 

2.  She has a stuffed animal with her.  These are her new "friends."  She is developing a huge imagination and loves to play pretend.  This one's name is Panda Bear, and yes, she knows it is a polar bear. 

3.  There are kid chairs in the kitchen.  (Please ignore the hideous linoleum floor.  It is part of the Big Kitchen Remodel of 2011.)  She is constantly pulling up chairs to try and help cook, clean, or "make something" in the kitchen.  I think the chairs and step stools might kill me one day, I can't even count how many times I've tripped over them!

4.  She is smiling.  Ainslee is so eager to please and just says the sweetest things these days (when she is not throwing a fit).  She repeatedly tells me, "Mommy, you're my best friend."  I'll have to remind her of that when she is about 14. Haha!

New Tricks

Hattie has been working very hard lately at developing a few new tricks!  About 2 weeks ago she started really grabbing for things, not just batting at them.  I still remember cooking in the kitchen and hearing the music this little flower makes, when Ainslee pulled it for the first time (it feels like yesterday!).  Ainslee and I got so excited when Hattie did it for the first time.  Ainslee kept praising her, it was super cute!

Here is the look of determination:

Closer

 Closer

 Got it!

 As you can see, she is quite pleased with herself

Hattie has also become strong and steady enough to start sitting in the bumbo seat.  Ainslee is a bit jealous of this trick, as she has become quite fond of the bumbo herself (yes, she still fits in it).

Here's a little trick Hattie Cakes can do with her hair!

And last, but certainly not least, Hattie learned how to roll over on Veteran's Day (Nov.11th)!  We were spending the day with G-Ma, since Daddy and Grandpa were both out of town.  I laid Hattie on her tummy to show G-Ma just how much she despised tummy time, and she just rolled right over!  Of course I did not have my camera, but here is a little photo sequencing so you get the idea. :)

Hattie, we are so proud of you!  But really, if you want to just stay my tiny little baby forever, your mommy would really appreciate it!



Birthday/Ballerina/Halloween Fun

We had a super fun Halloween weekend!  Saturday morning we headed to SA to celebrate Cameron's 2nd birthday- can't believe that sweet baby girl is already 2 (except for the fact that she talks like she's 5!)  Ainslee had fun seeing all her friends and playing the cute carnival games that Katie had set up.  Of course we stuck around a little after the party to get in as much Kilpatrick family time as we could.  We miss our random week night excuses to eat out or at each other's house! 

Hattie got some lovin' from Mama Wanda

The VIP table :)

Say "babies"

After a much needed run to Costco and the kids resale store (for more hair accessories), we made it back to Kerrville for Grammie's school carnival in Hunt.  Ainslee was a bit overwhelmed by all the noise and people, but quickly discovered the fun games and the even more fun prizes!  She and Jason even used their tickets to watch a dog show.  I'm not sure what the dog show entailed, but she's still talking about it and now thinks that dog shows are just a normal part of Halloween. :)

Ainslee's favorite game

Prairie Grammie and Ballerina Hattie

 Huge smiles!

 On Sunday we went to church and then came home to rest before another eventful afternoon.  We headed to the First Baptist Church festival and loaded up on cotton candy, snow cones, and candy galore!  We came home just in time to pass out candy to trick-or-treaters and do a little trick-or-treating ourselves.  Ainslee loved giving out candy and was quite good at it.  At one point she saw a group of people walking down the street and yelled out, "Hey everybody!  Come to our house!"  They heard her and thought it was pretty funny.

Yummy!

3 Months Old

Our sweet little Hattie Cakes is 3 months old today!  She is just as sweet, content, and cuddly as ever.  I never thought it would be possible to love another little girl as much as I do Ainslee, but Hattie proved me wrong!  It's amazing how your heart can love them both, the same, and so intensely.

Hattie has started smiling at everyone and everything (fans, air vents, rock work...), but I would have to say she seems to be quite the mama's girl.  Her smile is very contagious, especially when she squeals with excitement.  I love when she smiles at Ainslee.  It is so fun to watch the sister bonds beginning to form. 

 Hattie Bear has been sleeping longer stretches at night and will go 9 hours on a good night.  Last night she went from 10:30-7:30!  She is still a spit up machine, but I think it's getting a little better, maybe???  She has decided that she completely despises tummy time.  In fact, I can't think of anything that gets her madder!  She LOVES her swing and bouncy seat.  The swing is a life saver in the evenings when nothing else seems to help calm her.  She is obsessed with the blue elephant that velcros to the bouncy seat.  She has even been successful in pulling it off.  Of course, this is done with her left hand.  I know it is WAY to early to establish handedness, but I will not be surprised if she is a lefty like her Daddy and big sister.

For some reason she is rarely just called Hattie.  Poor kid is going to have a nickname forever attached to her.  Hattie Cakes, Hattie Bear, Hattie Boo Battie (Ainslee's favorite), Rudy Tudy, and Walter (this is Pop's crazy name for her) are some of the nicknames she goes by! :)  Enjoy the pics!  Unfortunately Hattie was not in a smiley mood, but I had to get pics as soon as possible- you never know how long two little girls will keep their white shirts clean!

3 Month Chair Pic

Don't you just want to eat those cheeks up?!

Matchy Matchy

Kisses from Big Sister

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Hoodie Sisters

The chilly hill country mornings have given me the opportunity to bust out some winter attire for the girls (of course it is shed by lunch time...).  Hattie has been able to use a lot of Ainslee's hand-me-downs that I thought she wouldn't get to wear.  Poor planning on having girls born in December and July, but what can you do? :) 

This was my favorite outfit of Ainslee's!  Hattie appears to be less than thrilled about wearing it :)

 When did she get so big?!

 Love these little girls more than I could ever imagine!

 And Hattie is DONE!