Has It Really Been One Whole Year?

Yesterday was Katelyn Grace's birthday. Leslie and I [Lauren, of course] threw a big party for her! Normally, she gets very upset when she's around a lot of people and commotion, but she did surprisingly well yesterday! She is now sitting up very well, and we can't put her down without her immediately rolling over and pushing herself up. She looks so proud sitting so nice and tall!

We had a simple lunch of chickpea salad, green salad, and homemade bread.

Our little friend, Brianna, helping with lunch

Katelyn Grace loves the swinging part of her therapy, so she got extra on her birthday. : )

Such a sweet little grin!

Such a big girl!

She is actually picking things up now and looking at them! Up until several weeks ago, she hadn't done that for months and months!

Singing happy birthday

I made a carrot cake for the party. Unfortunately, Katelyn Grace is off of gluten, so neither Mom (she's still nursing) nor Katelyn Grace could eat it.

Not to worry, though; I also made a buckwheat carrot cake for Mom! Katelyn Grace isn't eating solid food yet (except for pureed fruits and vegetables), so she had to be content to get it through Mom. : )

Katelyn Grace's "cake" was her favorite concoction - coconut cream! It's just the meat of a young coconut thinned and blended until it's smooth. We all love it!

Opening her cards and presents

We-ell ... She was tired of pictures by this point.

Sisters, sisters....

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A few pictures of Katelyn Grace from the past month:

Katelyn Grace means "pure grace."

She's such a sweetheart!