Merry Christmas!

Here are some videos Daddy shot on Christmas day.

(You may have to click twice on the play button)

To see Christmas pictures, go to Mommy and Daddy's web page.

xoxo

Christmas Eve!

Getting ready for Christmas!

A few random pictures.

Do you like my dress?


I am a sleepy little critter.


Mommy likes to put me in the swing when she gets ready.


I get to take my harness off when I have my bath.

Dancing!

I was doing some dancing this weekend in my bouncy seat.

Socks!

Weekend Poses

Frogger?

I think in these pictures, you an see why the Frogger game was appropriate.

Now that Thanksgiving is over...

I thought this might get everyone into the Christmas spirit.

Thanksgiving

We had a fun Thanksgiving. Grandma Hannigan was here and Abby and Rogelio came over early in the day to meet me.














I loved the Thanksgiving shirt Aunt Steph and Uncle Mike gave me.

Kerianne brings a sweet breakfast

Kerianne stopped by to see the baby today. She brought some fresh bakery treats for mommy and daddy that looked really yummy!

Oulea and Mustapha stop by

Our friends Oulea and Mustapha came by to meet me. They brought me the cutest little outfits. Oulea seemed to be a natrual with babies.

Powers Grandarents

Grandma and Grandpa Powers left Saturday after a wonderful visit. Here is some video daddy shot while they were here.

Click twice to play.
[This is a large file. I recommend you pause the file when it starts playing to allow it to load for a bit. Then when you play it, it will not jitter.]

Grandma and Grandpa Powers

Grandma and Grandpa Powers came down from Buffalo this week to meet me.







Touchdown!

Barb and Jack say hello

Mom and Dad's friends Barb and Jack stopped by this past weekend to say hello and meet me.





They seem to bring smiles wherever they go.

The Winner!

The winner of the baby pool was Beth's cousin Chrissy Hannigan who correctly picked 11/07/07.


Chrissy and her sister Kelly stopped by today to see the baby and say Happy Birthday to Beth.




You can see more birthday pictures here.

Doctors and such

Hi everybody. This is Dad writing. I thought I should enter a post on Katie's blog to update everyone. We have seen many doctors in the hospital and in their offices including Katie's pediatrician.

We have filled out many forms over the past few days...


...and Katie has been probed and prodded.


The results have shown that Katie has what should be a minor, correctable condition called hip displaysia. Basically, it means her left femur is a little loose in the hip socket. This is likely not a serious condition, but she will be required to wear a Pavlik harness for a few weeks. This should help correct the problem. It seems the joint has not completely developed and her leg needs some guidance for it to grow and lock in properly.

The cause could be genetic, or possibly due to her position in the womb. There is no way to be certain and different doctors have provided conflicting information. My web research confirms that many times, the cause is simply indeterminable.

Here is a video we shot showing Katie in her harness. I will note that Katie has shown no discomfort at all with the harness (despite our initial discomfort). She has been real good through everything and we are truly blessed. I warn you that it really looks worse than it is and remember, it should be a short term inconvenience.

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