True Texan

Today we learned the true meaning of a Texan and just how seriously that title is taken!  Luckily Kara qualifies but her parents are just wannabes ;)  But we're in good company because apparently the Bush family is as well.  On our tour of the State Capitol, we were repeatedly notified of which Representatives & Governors were True Texans and which were immigrants.  The guide was quick to point out that the Bush's are actually from New England.  Lesson learned, just cause you live in Texas doesn't mean you can consider or call yourself a Texan. 

Bat Boat

If it's Bat Season we love to take our visitors down to Town Lake to see the Bat's Fly out of the Congress Street Bridge.  It sounds odd but it's actually quite impressive.  So we headed downtown and rented a Duffy Boat to take in the view from the water.  Kara slept through most of it but really enjoyed her first boat ride.  We might have a future sailor on our hands, PopPop should be proud!

A Bottle for Both of Us

Daddy's First Mate

Round 2 - Meet the Grandparents

Shaun's Mom & John arrived today and Kara is so excited to have new snuggle buddies!

3 Weeks

We're so excited, Kara finally lost her umbilical cord today!  Mommy was super grossed out by it so Daddy has been on cleaning duty until it fell off ;) 

 

Browns Season Opener

We now have a house full of Browns Fans, Daddy's Dream Come True!

Lake Pflugervile

Kara had her first adventure around the Lake or halfway at least ;)  We aimed to go at 7am before it got too hot but it's hard to get out of the house with a newborn so it was 9:30 before we actually got there.  While everyone else is starting to get the cool fall temps, it's still hot summer days here in Texas in the upper 90s.  So needless to say we only made it halfway around the lake before we decided to call it a day and Daddy came to the rescue.

Smiles All Around

We have a lot to celebrate today, Kara slept for a 4 1/2 hour stretch last night and we only had to get up once in the middle of the night to feed & change her!  Our pediatrician said we can let her sleep through the night on her own schedule now that she has gained enough weight.  So instead of waking her every 2 - 3 hours to feed we can start waiting for her to wake us and eventually stretch from 4 1/2 hours to sleeping through the night!