1/3 of a year

I've copied and pasted this from my myspace blog. Katie's doing better, the weather is beautiful and we're enjoying life! Not much extra time for blogging!

Katie was 4 months on Sunday! Seriously! Where does the time go? Funny to say, a lot of it is one big blur of screaming, but that's changing!

Her newest thing is lots and lots of squealing. It's hilarious to listen to and much much more pleasant than crying. Even when she wakes up from a nap, she doesn't really cry, just lays there and coos and talks to herself. It seems our crying is now mostly limited to when she's tired. She fights sleep like it's an olympic event.

We had a checkup on Wednesday. Mimi and Nana came along! How fun! Katie checked in at 14lbs 3oz and 24 1/4in. Kelton was 36lbs and 39in. Katie looks great and we're going to continue the zantac until her 6mo appt. She of course, hated the shots, but calmed down quickly. Kelton's ears showed no signs of infection and his hip seems okay too.

Kelton's eczema is completely horrid right now. I'm not sure what else to do for him. I've considered trying to eliminate dairy from his diet to see if it makes a difference, but Eric isn't ready to try that yet.

Kelton and Eric have been fishing at least twice a week and are glued to the TV when Nascar is on. Eric and Papa plan to take Kelton to the race in KC and hopefully he'll get to meet Kyle Busch.

I am currently swimming my butt off at least 3x/wk getting ready to do the swimming leg of a triathlon with Eric's dad the 2nd weekend in Aug. It's great to be in the pool again. I have 4lbs of baby left to shed and I'm hoping all those laps in the pool will take care of that. The lack of ice cream probably helps also as I'm still dairy for for the time being. I'm thinking I might try a bit at 6mo and see how she does.

And we'll end with the thought of her being 6mo, which is about the time Kelton will start preschool. :CRY: They really do grow up so fast.