My girls in hats...

I always thought that I was the embarrassing one in the family. That perception will change with these pictures. Can you believe it Jon that Kelli actually wore that to school one day? (Who the heck is "Viking Woman" anyway?) At least Meredith is young. There may be hope for her. I just have to keep her away from mommy...

Leave her alone for one second...

All I did was get up to get a washcloth to clean her up, then the phone rang. While I was answering the phone, I looked over and found that Meredith had decided to go after the food on her tray by herself. And she obviously is still working on her hand-eye coordination because sometimes she'll try to bring something to her mouth but hit her forhead or cheeks instead.

Meema came!!

Last week, Grandma Gehrels (aka, "Meema") decided she was lonesome for Meredith and she drove all the way from South Dakota to visit us! In the few short days she was here, we canned twenty-some jars of tomatoes. She also got to spend lots of time babysitting Meredith. Here's some pictures of the two of them:

More visitors!

Grandpa and Grandma came from Indiana this weekend. Happy Birthday to Grandpa who was 58 last Thursday! Here are some pics from an absolutely beautiful day!

Pictures!

Hello all! We got Meredith's pictures taken a couple of weeks ago and you can view them on the internet. Just go to https://www.smilesbywire.com/home.asp?AC=LTPP0270102144JCP and enter Kelli's first and last name in the box to see the pics. Enjoy!

Hi Papa!

4 months

We took Meredith to her 4-month doctors appointment two weeks ago. More shots. More weight. More length. The shots went a little better this time. Meredith weighs over 19 pounds and is 27 inches long. Once again, this means that she is off the charts. Our friends in Illinois have a daughter who just turned one. Madalyn is 21 pounds and 27 inches long. No wonder I had to buy 12 month clothing for Meredith yesterday. And I even have to take some back because I brought it home and laid it next to her and two of the outfits are too small! It is so sad that she has skipped nearly 10 to 20 outfits in her closet. She'll never get to wear them because she simply just skipped the 3-6 month and 6-9 month clothing range. Luckily I found an awesome children's consignment shop where I can buy nice clothes inexpensively. We also have to invest in a new car seat because she is now too big for the infant one. Oh well, big and healthy is better than the alternative.




Meredith? At 1-month.













Our baby at 2 months.













Notice how the circumference of her thighs changed from 2 months to this 3 month pic.











And our Meredith last week, at 4 months, with noticeably more hair.