Kitra is 5 months!!

On May 5th Kitra was 5 months!!

 We are very interested in grabbing EVERYTHING!!

SO serious!!

At 5 months Kitra is:

17lbs

and

25 inches Long!

She loves:

Animals of any kind 

Sophie the Giraffe the Large Version

Is Mastering:

Sitting Up and Eating Rice Cereal

Has:

Rolled from Back to Tummy

and 

Found her feet!!

Kitra also loves to babble...not sure who she learned that from?!? 

She is starting to really recognize Mommy and Daddy :)

She has also sampled (aka 1 or 2 tiny licks) of

 applesauce, mashed potatoes & ice cream of which she likes them all!

Since she turned 5 months it is like we have a grown up girl with in days she became strong enough to almost sit completely unassisted, showing interest in all sorts of new toys/book, enjoying rice cereal and tries to scoot when on her belly! I have said it so many times but she amazes us each day :)

Here are some fun photos:

Kitra is 4 months!

April 5th Kitra is 4 Months Old!!

At 4 months Kitra is:

15lbs 4oz

and

24.5 inches Long!

She loves:

Stomping her feet

Is Mastering:

Tummy Time

Has:

Rolled from Tummy to Back

and 

So close to rolling from Back to Tummy

Kitra continues to sleep all night 9pm to 7am, Babble, Laugh, Smiles, Tries to Suck her Thumb/Hands, and Play with all sorts of toys!

She has started showing a great interest in our cat Gypsy, tries to pull her self up at the waist, loves working the crowd, is mesmerized by Minnie Mouse videos, and is starting to find her feet!!

Here are some photos of our little girl:

Tummy Time

Still loves Sophie...and likes to Hide behind her :)

Daddy's Camo Girl 

Being Silly with Daddy! (Tyler shaved a creepy stash)

Photo ops with the Gypster

4 MONTHS OF CHANGES!!

I say it every time but I can't believe how much Kitra has grown and changed but each day is a blessing! She is the highlight of our life!!

We love you Kitra Anne :) 

Kitra is 3 months!

On March 5th Kitra Anne was 3 months!!

At 3 months Kitra is:

13 lbs and 13oz and 23.75 inches long!!

She keeps growing and growing!

She currently wears 3 to 6 month clothing and certain brands are even tight lengthwise 

I think it is official she will be a tall girl :) 

At 3 months Kitra loves:

Playing in her play gym...also just laying on her back in general

She can roll to her side all by her self and with different types of help has rolled from back to tummy!

Kitra is a giraffe girl!!

Her two favorite toys are 

Jirafa 

(pronounced her-raf-eh...aka the spanish form of giraffe) 

I named this toy... :)

Sophie

This toy is named by the company and is all the rage with lots of kiddos!!

Kitra currently plays with the tiny teether on the right but we will probably be busting "large" Sophie out pretty soon!

Kitra still loves naps with her Daddy!! 

And tries to hold her own bottle!!

Sporting her super hip "loom" bracelet that her friend Kaden from daycare made her!!

Kitra is such a happy baby who coos, smiles, babbles, and moves all the time!! She sleeps through the night from about 10pm to 7am which we appreciate more than she will ever know!!

I say all the time we have been blessed with a wonderful baby and can't wait to see what life has in store for her!!

Kitra is 2 months!

On February 5th Kitra was 2 months!!

Gypsy investigating her Sister's photo shoot

Dr. Knopp says Kitra is growing right on track!!

Here is the run down of the Kitra Stats

Birth: 7lbs 14oz 20in long

One Month: 9lbs 11oz  21.5in long

Two Months: 12lbs exactly 22.8in long

At Two Months Kitra:

Has found her hands!!

and is OBSESSED with them :)

Enjoys Tummy Time

Continues to make all sorts of faces and smiles all the time...even though it is hard to catch it on camera :)

She loves to sit in the corner of the couch and to face out while you hold her!! She already LOVES being the center of attention and loves looking at others :) 

Kitra does something new and surprising each and every day!! Tyler and I can not believe how fast she has already changed!! Will time please slow down....

Kitra is 1 month!!

On January 5th our little girl was 1 month old!! It is absolutely crazy how fast time has pasted. Everyone told us don't blink because they will be grown up before you know it :)

It is so true!! I feel like the last month has been a blur but has been incredibly amazing!!

At 1 month Kitra loves:
 Baths 
(Daddy always plays her music on his phone during baths everything from LMAFO to Baby Einstein LOL) 

Making silly noises one of which we call her "goose call"

Moving her legs and arms ALOT!

Making lots of silly faces including smiling and sticking out her tongue

She can for the most part hold her head up 
Here are few photos:

She is LOVE of our Life!!

Each day she changes and grows!! I can't imagine all that she will accomplish :) We are SO excited to see what the rest of our lives with her holds!!

Introducing...Kitra Anne Ward!!!

SHE IS HERE!! We are so excited and SO in LOVE!!

Yes...Yes.. and now we all know her name :)

Kitra Anne Ward

Born Thursday 12/05/13 at 7:40pm

7lbs 14oz and 20in long

 

Quick run down of the highlights:

I woke up at 4am with cramping...but didn't think I was in labor

Around 7am the contractions started to get consistent at 3 to 5mins apart

I called work and told them I wouldn't be in and that I thought I may be in labor however I was still in denial.

Called the Doctors office about 8 and they said to head to hospital when I felt the contractions had been consistent for about 2hrs and they told me to walk.

My Mom was at our house at this point and we headed to her shop to walk and the contractions stayed consistent and got closer together so we proceeded to the hospital at about 10:30am!

The rooms were full besides one and luckily when I got there and stepped on their scale my water broke which meant they had to keep me!!

Labored with no pain medication until about 2pm at 6cm dilated.

Got the epidural at this time pain meds are AWESOME!! Kuddos to every woman who has had their baby all natural you gals are rockstars :)

Had some craziness with the epidural it kinked in my back twice...came partially un-numb at one point...but luckily I had a great anesthesiologist who got the problem solved!!

Pushed for 20mins and she was out!!

Everything went so smooth I am so grateful that not only that she came on her own but that everything went so well :)

 

Here are some photos:

FINAL Weekly photo!! Taken while I was in labor :)

Selfie while walking to get contractions consistent

Sleepy Dad...labor is hard!

Grams!! She was such a huge help in the delivery room!!

 

 Kitra had lots of visitors!!

First photo as a family of 3!! That is still so surreal that we have a daughter!

Daddy took right to miss Kitra!!

 

She is such a beautiful girl and I am happy to report as of now she wears my bows!!

 

We found her like this after the car ride home today after her 1 week well child appointment!

 

Gypsy has been very good with Kitra...really hasn't paid her much attention! However tonight Daddy got to have both his girls on his lap which was super cute :)