Mother's Day Weekend

Wow!!  I can't believe it has been over 5 weeks since I posted last.  I'm so sorry to any followers we may have out there.  Karsyn keeps us extremely busy.....

Mother's Day weekend was full of surprises!!  First off, I turned 6 months old on Friday, the 7th....and SURPRISE...woke up with a horrible wheez and cough.  It was so loud, and it scared Mommy half to death.  She tells me that she was really close to taking me to the ER.  But, we knew the dr.'s office opened at 8:30, so we were there at 8:20 waiting to be seen.  While we were there, they weighed me and my official 6 month weight was 15 pounds, 3 ounces.  I am steadily gaining weight, which is what we like to see with my spit-up issues that they say I have.  The dr. decided to do a chest x-ray, and thank goodness it came back clear.  I just had a bronchial infection, so breathing treatments 3 times a day for 5 days and an oral steroid for 6 days.  We are almost done with the breathing treatments, and we are both extremely happy!!  I hate them!!  LOL!! 

SURPRISE #2:

We decided to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house to surprise my Great-Grandparents since it was Mother's Day!!  They had never met me, so it was a much needed visit!!  My Great-Grandma had been ill, so I was unable to be around her, but she is 100% now, so Great Grandma and Grandpa, here we come!!!  We had a fabulous weekend, even though I was still sick.  I got a little cranky at times, but for the most part, was in a very good mood, and loved all the attention!! 

Hi Great Grandpa Irvin!!!

I'm so happy to finally meet you, Great Grandma Geneva, so I can get lots of kisses from you!!!

SURPRISE #3:

Grandma and Grandpa bought me some new stuff to take home, and I absolutely LOVE them!!!  First there was a high chair waiting on me!!!

And then, they also bought me a Jumper!!  Now this thing gives me entertainment for a long time, and I love to jump and twist in it!!!

SURPRISE #4:

I even got to surprise my Uncle J!!  He had no idea I was coming to see him!!!

SURPRISE #5:

I got to take lots of naps with people....shhhh...Don't tell Mommy...she's still not quite comfortable with me sleeping in bed with the big people.....

SURPRISE #6:

I got to take my 6 month pictures while we were there!!  Mommy can't believe how much I have grown over the last 6 months!!

Grandma even got a picture of me in the process of spitting-up!!  GROSS!!!

Here's my 2 teeth that I show off all the time now!!!!  Aren't they pretty?!?!

That does it for the surprises, and then it was time to head back home.  I just had to sit with Great Grandma and Grandpa one last time before we left!!  Man, I love them two!!!!!

I love you guys and I will see you in 3 weeks on Memorial Day weekend!!  I can't wait to check out this lake that everybody keeps talking about!!  I've already got my swimsuit packed and ready to go!!!!  Don't worry, for those of you who won't be with us to see me in my little bitty bikini, mom will take lots of pictures, I'm sure of it!!!! 

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

The Gurley Family has been up to a lot here lately.  With Karsyn getting older, we are definitely being kept on our toes!!  She is getting more and more alert and high maintenance, but we are loving this part of being parents.  This is where all the fun starts with the laughter and playfulness of every single day!! 

She is learning how to hold her own bottle, and as annoying as Mom thinks it is sometimes, I go ahead and let her so she can get her hand-eye coordination skills down better!!

Every morning when we go in to wake her up, we are in for a surprise.  We never know what position she is going to be in.  She is getting more and more mobile every day, and it just amazes me that not too long ago, she couldn't do any of these things.

Before......

After....

We have learned that Karsyn prefers to be sitting up when she is awake if she isn't playing on her mat.  So, the swing is getting used less and less, and even though she can't touch the ground yet, she LOVES to be in her walker!! 

We took Karsyn to church this morning, and she did really good.  For all those that are wondering, yes she projectile spit up during the service!!  LOL!!  Of course, she wouldn't have it any other way, but Super Dad was there to catch it so it didn't get on any of our good clothes!! 

Nana (Mark's mom) made her bibs that matched her Easter dress, so we could be prepared for the worse, and we are VERY thankful that she did!!

In nothing but my ruffle-butt tights showing them legs off!!

Look what Aunt Jo and Aunt Rachel did for me for Easter....aren't my toes too cute!!!!

To end our fabulous Easter Sunday, Mommy and Daddy took Karsyn for a walk in her stroller for the first time!!  It was a PERFECT day, and a success in Karsyn's eyes, or eyelids, since she fell asleep!!

Can I get that with no onions???

We have a lot to update since we haven't been so good at keeping up with this blog!!  Karsyn had her 4 month check-up on March 8th.  She got her second set of shots, and did MUCH better than the first time.  She only cried for a few seconds instead of 30 minutes!!!  She weighed in at 12 pounds, 10 ounces.  She was 24 1/4 inches long, that's right people....she is now officially 2 feet tall!!! 

She can now eat baby food, vegetables only, and is loving every bit of it.  We started out with carrots, and at first she didn't quite know what to think of them....

.....but then, she got the hang of it and we made a HUGE mess, but she loved them!!

I can't believe that our Sweet Pea actually likes sweet peas!!!

Mom, just give me the spoon.....I can do a better job than you!!!

Mommy and Daddy decided that Karsyn HAD to have a glow worm, so we bought it thinking that she would enjoy it in a few months, but we were wrong.....  She is so in awe of it that she just can't stop trying to eat it!!! 

It also makes her smile!!

Last, but certainly not least......we got her ears pierced with her friend Olivia just today!!  She did a great job.  Yes, she cried for a few minutes, and then, when Olivia got hers done, and started crying....guess who started all over again??!!!  LOL!!  It was quite funny, but they both did great and are both absolutely GORGEOUS with their new earrings!!!  Here are some pics to show them off....

Let's get these things even, OK??

Here we go.....

That hurts REALLY bad!!!!

Are you kidding me...we aren't done??

What are you people doing to me??  THAT HURTS!!

I don't know why Karsyn is crying....I'm just fine!!!

Yep, still fine...just wondering what this lady is doing...

Mommy......why are you holding my head like that??

Oh, NOW I know why.....OMG...this HURTS!!!

Ok, Mommy......I'm alright now....and look how pretty I am with my new earrings!!!!