Kelsey Ruth

Halloween

2008-11-02T21:01:00.002-06:00

Halloween in Kyle

Kelsey Ruth won the City of Kyle Fall Festival costume contest! During the contest, she was a bucket of chicken. More pictures to follow...

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6 month checkup - Oct 9th

2008-10-28T22:19:00.005-05:00

Kelsey with Uncle John

Kelsey is 15 pounds, 6 oz (30th percentile)

27 inches long (90th percentile)

She is starting to crawl backwards and in circles. We haven't quite figured out how to go forward yet (and we are in NO hurry says momma)

She is so strong and can stand up holding on to things - until she sees something on the floor that she really wants and falls down.

September Firsts

2008-10-03T18:57:00.005-05:00

Tuesday Sept, 16th: Sat up for the 1st time by herself

We were at our small group meeting in Kyle and she just sat there and didn't fall over like she had been for several weeks.

Thursday, Sept. 18th: Ears Pierced

Kelsey and Mommy went and got our ears pierced.

Sunday, Sept 21st: First time to sleep without being swaddled. We are now in a Sleepsac and she can roll over and move all around the crib.

Tuesday, Sept. 23rd: Both bottom teeth came in on the same day. Yikes, she can bite now...

Status Report - Its been too long

2008-10-03T17:42:00.009-05:00

Ok, so keeping a blog and working full time has been harder than I thought it would be. Here is a quick update on several months full of firsts:

Tuesday, June 3rd: Kelsey's 1st day of school

Kelsey at her 1st day of school in Kyle - 1.5 miles from home and 1.5 miles from Mommy's work

June 15th: Father's Day

Kelsey with Pops & Daddy

Kelsey made her 1st Father's Day present at school and gave to daddy. It was her footprint in paint with a poem on the back.

Kelsey also found her feet for the 1st time today and reached for them and held them in her hands.

She also slept for 9 hours at night for the 1st time. It was a very busy and memorable Father's Day.

Thursday June 19th: Father's Day #2 - Mimi, Pops, Aunt Lorel, Mommy & Kelsey went to Houston to see Papaw, Ann and Aunt Vicki (Flew in from California) in Houston for Father's Day

Kelsey Ruth with Papaw

Aunt Vicki, Leata & Aunt Lorel in Houston

Tuesday, July 2: Kelsey rolled over for the 1st time. (Almost 3 months old)
She rolled all the way over from her back to her stomach.

By the time she went back to school on Monday, July 8th, she was rolling across the floor both ways.

Sunday, July 13th: Leata & Kelsey spent 2 weeks with Mimi and Pops in Goliad at the ranch. Rob came down for 1 weekend and spent time with us. It was fun for the Brumby's & the Bartlett's.

July 31st: Kelsey ate her 1st veggie - Green squash. Yummie! (Almost 4 months old)

Kelsey eating her zucchini

Saturday, August 2nd: Kelsey slept in the crib in her room for the 1st time. What a big girl!

Wednesday, August 13th: Kelsey, Mommy & Daddy went to the pool for the 1st time.

August 14th: 4 month check-up

Kelsey is 13 lbs, 5 oz and 25.5 inches long

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Bartlett's in Texas

2008-06-07T11:33:00.003-05:00

Grandpa and Grandma Bartlett

Aunt Sandy has a tasty shoulder I like to drool on

Learning how to take a bottle from daddy

Visiting Gruene - at the oldest dancehall in Texas

I look so cute in my ladybug outfit

Kelsey's Baptism in Goliad- May 25

2008-06-07T11:16:00.004-05:00

The Bartlett's came to Texas. Sandy came down on Wednesday, Bob and Virginia came down on Saturday. We all went to Goliad on Saturday afternoon to spend the night and have Kelsey's baptism on Sunday. We were at the Methodist Church with Rev. Jason Teague - who married us 5 years ago.

All of us at the Goliad Methodist Church

Then afterwards we all went to the ranch and had lunch.

Mother's Day Weekend in Goliad

2008-05-19T07:29:00.006-05:00

Leata, Kelsey, Aunt Lorel

In my strawberry outfit

Aunt Lorel and Kelsey

One Month Checkup

2008-05-18T19:52:00.003-05:00

May 7th was our one month check-up and we are growing like a weed.

Kelsey is now 9 pounds exactly. She gained 2 pounds in one month.

Our 1st Bath

2008-05-02T21:15:00.003-05:00

The 1st bath was very tramatic...

Then we took a long nap.

Papaw's 91st Birthday

2008-05-02T21:01:00.003-05:00

4 Generations together: Pops, Mommy, Kelsey Ruth, and Great-Grandpa

We all had a wonderful time visiting at Birt and Ann's house. Then we all went out to lunch and met John at Taste of Texas in Houston.

Kelsey's 2 week birthday

2008-04-21T14:21:00.003-05:00

Our 1st day at church

Hanging out with daddy

It has been a really fast 2 weeks. On Wednesday we are going to Houston to visit Kelsey's great-grandparents for Birt's 91st birthday.

We had a lot of 1sts this past week... Our first church Sunday, our 1st bath - which was highly successful, but a little painful for me since Kelsey didn't seem to enjoy it at all. We have both been feeling really good - we go for a walk every day in the neighborhood, sometimes just to the mailbox, other times for a couple of miles.

We appreciate all the wonderful well wishers who have called or have been able to stop by and see us. She is changing everyday and we will keep the pictures coming.

First Day at Home

2008-04-10T18:50:00.003-05:00

Rob and I went in on Monday and we were checked in our room at 7am and had Kelsey before noon. Kelsey and I got home yesterday after 2 days at the hospital.
Here are some pictures of our first 2 days at home

We Welcome Kelsey!

2008-04-10T13:20:00.003-05:00

Filling our arms with love
And our hearts with happiness
We proudly announce the birth of

Kelsey Ruth Bartlett

April 7, 2008
7 pounds
20 ¾ inches

Coming down to the Wire

2008-03-31T21:24:00.003-05:00

The last week of pregnancy I have discovered is the hardest week of all. All Rob and I want to do is meet our daughter and she is really not that interested in coming out. She is apparently very comfy in the belly and still has plenty of room to move about.

I am still working and will be until delivery day - but I wouldn't mind having her any day now. We had a huge project at work that is tomorrow, so after that - any time would be great.

The nursery is finally done. The cradle room is done. Everything is cleaned and vacuumed and well...ready for the arrival of BGB.

Baby Girl Bartlett

2007-11-15T20:27:00.000-06:00

Baby Girl Bartlett is due April 7, 2008.

So I am at 19 weeks and I still have not felt BGB (that's what my dad is calling our daughter right now --Baby Girl Bartlett). Rob and I are in the process of trying out names. I think that we will test a new one out each week and see how it rolls off the tongue.

So this morning I finally broke down and ordered some
maternity pants. Of course I can't just go and buy some at the store because all those pants are high waters on me. Thank goodness for internet shopping.... some canadian company has realized that women are taller than 5'9" and those same women sometimes will get pregnant.

We're Pregnant....and it's a Girl!

2007-11-13T19:49:00.000-06:00

So Rob and I have finally decided to get off our rear ends and start a blog that we have been talking about doing now for months.

We have just gotten back from our 2nd ultrasound and the doctor has told us we are having a girl. Rob immediately went into shock with costs of college and weddings dancing through his head. All I could think about is peeing again after being poked and proded trying to get the baby to move enough to realize that it was a girl.

We are re-arranging rooms/painting/apparently I'm nesting. I can't seem to keep the house clean enough and wake up in the middle of the night and start organizing things that have been in disarray since we moved into the house 4 years ago.

The "cradle room" is connected to the master bedroom and will house Baby Girl Bartlett for 3-4 months in the Brumby Cradle. The Brumby Cradle that is being refinished in Goliad as we speak. Supposedly it will be done by March which gives us 1 week to get it to Kyle and set it up. Let's hope all stays on track. Then we are also moving computers and files out the study -- who really needs one these days with wireless internet - and that will be the nursery. Rob has a lot to finish on his never ending "honey-do" list.