March Update

Caitlyn loves her food -- as Jaety says, "She's definitely a Khoo." We Khoos enjoy our food in obscene quantities. Unfortunately though, she tends to bat away her bottle (full of nutritious, calorie-packing, well balanced formula) in favor of 'people' food. So far, she's scarffed down avocado, bananas, carrots and squash. And, there has never been a time when she's turned away a spoon -- we usually feed her until she finishes the entire meal. We have to keep an eye on Caitlyn whenever we are all at a table 'cause the little one will definitely try and swipe some food if given the opportunity.

Her physical milestone this month? Well, today, she rolled over from her back onto her tummy though she couldn't figure out how to get one arm out from under her body. Time will tell if this was just a fluke or is legitimately a new 'trick.' She's also started making some threats to crawl but has yet to really advance forward. The motions are all there though. We are all anxious to see what else she's got planned for us in the next month.

Thanks for checking in!

March Pics (click photo for more pictures)

4 months already....

Believe it or not, Caitlyn turned 4-months old last weekend. At her check-up, she weighed in at 14 pounds, 15 ounces and 25 1/4 inches long. She's in the 80th percentile in height, weight and head cirumcumference...she's one very consistant and proportioned gal.

We got the go ahead to start some rice-cereal with her since Caitlyn has been staring intently at what Geraldine's been eating and so far, so good. Most of it actually manages to make it into her mouth. With the above average drooling, tugging at ears and hands in the mouth, it appears Caitlyn is also in the early stages of teething. Poor girl has been trying to put anything in her mouth to stop the pain.

On the brighter side, she's been doing very well sleep-wise recently, giving us an 11-hour span a few nights ago. At the most, she gets up once in a 12 hour span for a total of 3-5 minutes. She even manages to entertain herself (albeit noisily) early in the mornings before we are ready to get her. We hope this isn't a fluke.

February pics (click photo for more pictures)

The best medicine

What's so funny? We don't know.

Roll Over, Roll Over

The first step towards gymnastics olympic gold? (Turn on sound for maximum effect)

A couple of weeks ago, friends from California (Alan, Neary, Sinclair and Jamie) made the trek out to New Canaan to visit us and meet Caitlyn. It was great to see them again and we can't wait for the next reunion (perhaps at Alan and Neary's wedding out in CA.)

In other news, Caitlyn had her 3-month check-up last week and has already more than doubled her birth weight. She weighed in at 13 lbs, 11 ounces and is 24 1/2" long. That puts her in the 75th-90th percentile in weight and 75th percentile in height. She has rolled over a number of times from her tummy to back (the extra weight provides momentum) and is smiling a ton. And for some reason, she tends to laugh hysterically when Geraldine feeds her. We also think she's very chatty. Hmmm....wonder where she gets that from. Enjoy the pics!

Visit from CA friends (click photo for more pictures)

Caitlyn's Christening

On Sunday, January 13th, Caitlyn donned a beautiful white gown and matching bonnet, and proceeded to St. Aloysius to get dunked in holy water. Well, really, she just had a little splashed on her forehead by the priest, along with some blessed oil as well. In other words, Caitlyn's been baptised. Her godparents, Tricia and Geordie joined us at the altar, while four generations worth of family members looked on. Afterwards, we had a great celebration back at Jaety's parents house.

Christening (click photo for more pictures)

Our first Christmas with Caitlyn was great. On Christmas eve, all of Geraldine's family came over for our first meal in the dining room. Then Christmas day, we had brunch and presents in front of the tree, and then off to Nana and Gramps Edwards' house for a second round of presents and dinner. All around, a great two days.

Christmas 2007