6 month check up

Well this is a little late, Dr Knudson is hard to get into sometimes! Ashlyn has been battling a cold (stuffy nose, cough) for the last couple weeks but it's nothing serious. Hopefully it will clear up in the next week or so. She is still growing like a weed! She is still not rolling, although we've seen her do it in the past, she just doesn't seem to have any interest in it. Dr Knudson said that it is pretty common for content, happy babies to not roll. They are happy on their tummy's and their happy on their back - so why roll?? I can't complain, I'm in no hurry for her to be scooting around and getting into things. As long as she's happy, the Dr's happy then I'm happy!

6 month stats:

• 27 1/4" tall (90%)
• 19lbs 10 oz (99%)

Gauge is home!

After three nights at the vet, shots, x-rays, IV's and a hefty bill... Gauge is home! We still don't know what he got into that made him so sick but he feeling much better. He has to be a special diet and he has to take a few pills every day for about a week then hopefully everything will be back to normal. Whew, he sure had us worried!

Hanging out on his bed with Bobwhite the Quail

Girlfriends!

Ashlyn has two more girlfriends! On January 13th our friends Grant & Jessica Poehler's and Travis & Sarah Otto's each had a baby girl... on the same day, in the same hospital and just hours apart! How crazy is that?? Danica Ann Poehler and Payten Jean Otto! Ashlyn and I were pretty excited about adding two more to Team Pink! Congratulations to both families!!

(I know this is a little late but we have been having some internet/computer problems and then with our dog being sick this post just didn't get published as quickly as I would have liked. Better late then never right??)

Slowly Improving!

Gauge is slowly improving. He is still staying at the vet and they said that he is close to being able to come home. He is holding down food and water but is still having some issues with his other end.... hopefully that will get better today and he can come home tomorrow morning! It sure has been different without him here. He's our guard dog and the house just doesn't feel as safe without him on the lookout :) He stays in our entry way where he has his food, water and huge bed. We even have the electric baseboard heaters on for him in the winter.... on HI - he's so spoiled! Did I mention he has about a dozen stuffed animals that he plays and sleeps with... kind of funny for our big 110lb guard dog, he's really just a big lover.

Poor Dog

Our poor dog Gauge (5yr old, yellow lab) has been really sick for the past two days. He basically has the flu really bad and can't keep anything down. This morning he was looking really sad and we could tell he was losing weight so I took him into the vet and they did some xrays but didn't find anything out of the ordinary. They decided to keep him there hooked up to an IV to get fluids back in him today and possible overnight. Hopefully he will feel better and be able to keep down his food/water.

Gauge is just the sweetest dog and it's so hard to see him sick. Here are a few pictures of him :)

6 months old

Six months!? Amazing how fast the time goes. Turning 6 months old has been very exciting. Within a few weeks Ashlyn has cut two teeth, starting sitting alone, and her newest thing is grabbing. She grabs at anything I'm holding and will open and close her fists meaning "give it to me"... soo cute! We've gotten so many compliments on what a happy and content baby she is. Just today while I was getting my oil changed I had two people ask me if she was always this good... we had to wait an hour and she just played with her toy in her car seat and stood on my lap and smiled at the other people waiting in the lounge. Granted, she does have her moments but for the most part she is a happy and content little girl (knock on wood!!).

Joe and I just love seeing her personality grow. Being parents has been more rewarding than we could have imagined. Joe is completely right when he says she's addicting. We can't seem to get enough hugs, kisses, nibbles and giggles. It can't hurt that we think she's just the cutest baby ever and that her smile can melt your heart :)

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0-6 months old

Misc Pictures

Here a just a few pictures from the past week.

Playing with her new lullaby "CD" player.

Wearing her cute piggy slippers from Great Aunt Nancy.

Showing off her new sitting skills at cousin Connor's house and checking out her two new teeth :)

Enjoying bath time.

Cousin Landon James is here!

Kristi and Dylan had their baby!!! We finally got to meet our cousin Landon James Kapolczynski last night in New Ulm. He was born January 6th, 7lbs 15oz and 21" long. I don't have any pictures of him, but he's a keeper! I got to hold him for a little bit and he's just such a little peanut. Hard to believe Ashlyn was ever that tiny. Kristi looked great and Dylan is a proud papa. Hopefully we will get to visit them at home and get some pictures to share.

Landon is the Kral family baby #6 in one year, now we're just waiting to meet baby Beranek in April :)

Sitting Alone

The past few days have been exciting. Ashlyn has been working on sitting by herself for a while and today she sat by herself for a few minutes. She still can't be left alone because she tips over when she reaches for something at her side... but this is definitely a good start!

Another Tooth!

I felt Ashlyn's 2nd lower front tooth today! She is growing up so fast! She loves her zwieback toast and arrowroot cookies. She just loves feeding herself. I also found out today that she will eat her solid food better if I feed her with my finger... apparently she has something against spoons. Lets hope she grows out of that! She gobbled down almost half of a real banana this morning and we finished off a serving of carrots this afternoon :)

Yummy!

First Tooth!

Yesterday while Ashlyn was nibbling on my finger I finally felt her first tooth!! It is her front lower right. This is so exciting!

We let her try her first Zwieback toast on Monday night and she really liked it!