What a week!

Katy is now a month old! She has grown about a pound and a half since she was born and weighs 8 lbs. 2 oz.  She already doesn't fit her newborn clothes very well so now she is wearing her 0-3 month clothes. 

My husband, Matt, was out of town for the first week of October so Katy and I went to visit his parents in Kerrville so that I would have help while he is gone.  This was her first road trip and she slept the entire way except to eat and have a diaper change.  His parents loved having her around!



At the 4B ranch where Matt's parents live.

Matt's mother with Katy.

Matt's dad with Katy.

Katy has really been practicing lefting her head so we every now and then put her on her tummy.  When we took this picture, Katy just wanted to sleep.

When we returned this last weekend, we decided to go to the State Fair of Texas.  We orginially didn't plan on going, but we had friends going so we decided to go.  She again slept the entire time!  She is a big sleeper, but she is awake more and more often now.  I can't wait to see everyone at school again and soon I hope to bring Katy to school so she can meet everyone!





Katy's first picture with Big Tex. 

Hello and Katy's Appointment

Hello, third graders!  What have you been learning lately in class?? I would love to hear from you!

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Today, Katy and I went back to the hospital where she was born to do a 2 week check up and blood test.  She weighs 7 pounds and 2 ounces and is still growing!  I hated that she had to have blood work done, but she hardly even cried!  The hospital nurse had the idea to put sugar water on Katy's pacifier to suck on that while her foot got pricked for the blood.  Katy doesn't usually like a pacifier, but that sugar water must have been tasty!  I just love taking pictures of her and here are pictures from today.

We are at the hospital.  Notice the white package around her foot.  The nurse put a warming pad on her foot to get the blood flowing so the blood test would be easy to do.  Katy was too busy sucking on her pacifier to care what was happening.

Ouch! Katy's foot is now all bandaged up.

We are heading home from the hospital.  I don't think she'll remember the appointment.

Katy loves making faces.  These were ones of the many faces she gave me today.  I wonder what she is thinking.

She is a huge nap taker. 

Again, please tell me how you are doing and what you are learning at school!! I miss you all!

Katy has arrived!

Hello to my wonderful class!  I wish I had more time to get to know you before Katy arrived, but I'm thankful that I was there for the first week of school.  I already know that we have the best class in third grade! 

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I wanted you to get to see pictures of Katy and introduce her to you.  She was born on Saturday, September 1st at 8:37 PM.  She was 6 lb. 10.4 oz. and is 19 1/2 inches long.  She is a healthy baby and loves to be held!  I hope to send her to the school sometime so you can meet her in person.

 

This is Katy with my husband, Matt, just after she was born.

She loves to sleep!

We are still at the hospital in this picture and she is just starting to open her eyes.  Her eyes are a dark blue color.  Both my husband and I have green eyes so we wonder if they will turn green or stay a blueish color.



We are about to go home from the hospital!

 



We are in the car going home for the first time!

 My cat, Angel, is getting a look at Katy.  Angel doesn't seem to mind that Katy is now a part of the family. 

This was our first pediatrician appointment.  She is doing well!

 

 This is my husband's favorite picture of Katy.  She looks so happy as she stretches her arm out.

I call Katy "My little monkey" because of this shirt.  She also loves this pillow that she is sleeping on.

We had family pictures taken of us and I put her in this outfit made for her by a friend of mine.  She already looks like she is growing to fast for me!

Katy is a blessing to our family.  She can't wait to meet my wonderful third grade class!!

 

 

Friday of the First Week of School!

We had a fabulous first week of school!!  Today, we shared our awards for our classmates.  I am so impressed with the thoughtful comments that the students made as they shared their award.  Below are the pictures of our awards.

And the wild side of our class and their awards. :)

Also, today we got the chance to use science tools for experiments.  We used hand lenses to observe objects, magnets to find objects that are magnetic and nonmagnetic, thermometers to measure temperature, and a balance scale to measure mass.  Here are some pictures while students completed their experiments.

First Day of School

We had an awesome first day of school!! I am so happy to have a fun group of students this year!!

Today, we colored a puzzle piece and then took time to put the puzzle together.  I am so pleased that our class can work together!  Here is our completed puzzle.  One picture shows our awesome smiles.  The bottom picture is our wild side!! 

Welcome to Third Grade!

Welcome! You found the blog! This is our place for sharing all the crazy, wonderful things we're doing in the classroom. I absolutely LOVE reading your comments (as do your fellow classmates), so please take a moment to leave one. This is a great way to share your feelings on anything we're doing, comment on Mrs. Bass and Mrs. Peeples our sub while I am gone to take care of baby Katy when she arrives and how much you love her :), or even ask a question.
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Fourth grade zoo switcheroo

We had the chance today to visit the fourth graders who made animal habitats.  This is very much like the wax museum with the fifth graders, but this time the students looked at the different habitats and learned facts about different animals.  It is always fun to see what they will be doing next year! Ask your child what they learned!