Saturday, December 27, 2008


I absolutely LOVED being home...


While we were home, we had a PROFESSIONAL photo shoot done! :) Since all the pictures are high resolution, it would take infinity to upload...



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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

7 months!

My cutie pie baby has started crawling and pulling herself up on the furniture...oh my, she's keeping me very very busY! Daddy needs to baby-proof his entertainment center and computer! haha She is so interested in EVERYTHING...and nothing escapes her hands.

Plans are coming along for us to come HOME in December! Yey! James hates holiday traveling, so I think the plan is to come in from 16-23 DEC. My family is still trying to convince him to stay for Christmas... :) I can't wait to bring Katelyn home to the family! Aaaaand Pastor Dave said he would do her baby dedication at GBC! :-D

This is her new hideout....
What a ham. She hears the camera turn on and starts to smile...haha
Her new pink sweater to keep her warm on those FREEZING COLD San Diego winter days....hahaha Don't hate me! :)

Getting into more trouble...

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

6.5 Months

Enjoying crackers
This girl LOVES bath time


Friday, September 26, 2008

6 months!

Oh yeah! Sweet Potatoes! Wait, who let HER hold the spoon?
This bib is so true....haha

Helping mom with laundry


Monday, September 15, 2008

Thursday, September 4, 2008

5 months


she found her feet! She's the only person I know that can actually stick her foot in her mouth!

Sticking her tongue out at mama!

Did you hear that sound coming from my diaper?

Katelyn's first piece of mail....a "welcome" letter from the White House! A nice memento for her baby book. She really just wanted to eat the envelope.

Friday, August 22, 2008

anyone know how to get the text to align to the center??? I'm setting this blog up myself, and I'm not too keen on HTML and stuff...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

20 weeks

Katelyn's new "choking-hazard" bracelet from Gracie....I think we may save this for when she's older? :)
My cutie pie is outgrowing this tub...she's almost too tall!

Having fun with dad in the tub! She likes when he splashes her. She LOVES sucking on the wet washcloth before we start sudzing up!

I can only imagine what she's thinking now...haha



Spending some time outside on the balcony. We love this new apartment and its HUGE balcony...we just got some new patio furniture and a GAS grill! mmm! I love grilling out, and the little rinky-dink charcoal grill we had before just wasn't cutting it!

Who buys a WHITE dress for a baby? Not me! We got this dress from a coworker of mine (without kids, of course). But it is just toooo cute on her, and it doesn't have any stains on it yet! How about that!


Phil and Jody sent us some toys for Katelyn, and she fell in love with this one. This is her first cell phone, so she can be like mommy. It even rings! haha

Monday, August 4, 2008

18 weeks

Some old pictures I found...

Playing in the dirt....no Barbies for me! haha

Again, playing in the dirt....

Me....Katelyn looks just like me when I was her age...EXACTLY like me..

Enjoying her exersaucer now that she can touch the bottom with her feet
This girl is already 24.5 inches long! The 95th percentile for height....wonder where she gets THAT from??? ha
Her 4-month old "at home" portraits....mom is too busy and broke to get the real deal.


Look at those thunder thighs! haha

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Using her hands!

She finally uses her hands....instead of just flailing them about!
One of the many faces of Katelyn......enjoying her toy. Actually, this toy was James' aunt Jody's Mom's toy when she was a little girl. Then it was Jody's, and then Sofia's and Grace's. Grace found it at Grandma Flo's and decided she wanted to give it to Katelyn for Christmas last year...before Katelyn was even born! haha




Gluttony, Katelyn....just gluttony. Keys AND a choochie???? She tries to put both in her mouth at the same time!

She LOVE standing...is this girl even going to crawl?

Yes, she is wearing a "Bass Pro Shops" onesie....thanks to Auntie Audrey! She has the matching pink CAMO bottle too! :) haha

Sunday, July 20, 2008

We've moved!

We've moved to a new apartment! Only 2 buildings over...in a different section of the complex...but what a week! We have accumulated alot of stuff since we've been out here! 2 couches...computers...bookcase...crib...and a whole ROOM full of baby stuff! Phew! I'm sure glad I have a strong hubby to move the big things! :) I'm not going to post the new address online...but email me if you want it: gretchen.luzbetak@yahoo.com . Katelyn is now 16 weeks old, 4 months has flown by! She is using her hands to bring things to her mouth, and she has started to play with her feet. She also just started rolling from her stomach to her back...and boy, does she get a kick out of it! She was awake in her crib at 4am last night....playing, I guess....and she rolled over and started SHREIKING with laughter! I ran into the room to see what she was doing, and she had a HUGE smile on her face and was laughing! That girl!....too cute!

This is Katelyn's closet....HUGE!
This is what we call a "blow out"......I wonder what she's thinking in this picture!?

My cutiepie!!!!

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Just some cute shots from today...

I LOVE my camera, especially when I get to take cute pictures of Katelyn! She's turning into such a ham...in fact, sometimes I take out the camera JUST so she stops crying and fussing! She sees that camera come out and she starts posing.....and smiling...haha


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About ME

California, United States
Here's the short-n-sweet version of me! 23 years old, Married, Mommy, Registered Nurse, God and the Navy own my soul at least for the next four years!, I actually LIKE church, skirts, the color pink, Baking, Running, simming, biking, sports, Sleeping in is a treat!, Not sleeping in means lots of coffee! James and I are now the proud parents of Katelyn Rose. She was born 3-31-08, and has been making us smile everyday!