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lerch/2005-12-16-first-ultrasound.md

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+title = "First Ultrasound"
+slug = "2005-12-16-first-ultrasound"
+published = 2005-12-16T20:30:00-08:00
+author = "Anonymous"
+tags = []
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+Here are some pictures from our first ultrasound! This was so exciting
+because not only was it the first time we saw the baby, but it was the
+first time we heard the heartbeat (155 beats per minute). This
+ultrasound is pretty short, only about 10 minutes, but we got some great
+pictures.  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2005-12-16-first-ultrasound-Ultrasound%201-1.0.jpg)](../images/2005-12-16-first-ultrasound-Ultrasound%201-1.0.jpg)
+Here in the first one you can see the baby's profile. Emil and I both
+love this picture!!  
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2005-12-16-first-ultrasound-Ultrasound%201-2.0.jpg)](../images/2005-12-16-first-ultrasound-Ultrasound%201-2.0.jpg)  
+The baby flipped during the ultrasound. Here it is face down.  
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2005-12-16-first-ultrasound-Ultrasound%201-3.0.jpg)](../images/2005-12-16-first-ultrasound-Ultrasound%201-3.0.jpg)In
+this shot you can see the baby's little hand at the bottom of the
+picture. During the ultrasound we saw the baby wave hello to us. That
+was one of our favorite moments.  
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2005-12-16-first-ultrasound-Ultrasound%201-4.0.jpg)](../images/2005-12-16-first-ultrasound-Ultrasound%201-4.0.jpg)
+This is a closer shot of the baby's profile. This is my favorite one!!
+FYI..some baby features such as the nose develop much faster than other
+parts, so everything in this picture tells us things are going well!

lerch/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound.md

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+title = "Pictures from the second ultrasound"
+slug = "2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound"
+published = 2006-02-20T19:42:00-08:00
+author = "Anonymous"
+tags = []
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+Here are the scanned ultrasound pictures from our second ultrasound.
+Everything measures great, and according to the measurements are due
+date is 7/2/2006 +/- 1 week. That’s pretty much the same as our original
+due date of 6/30.  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-1.1.jpg)](../images/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-1.1.jpg)In
+this first picture the baby is making a fist. You can see the four
+fingers directly in the middle of the picture (think of what a fist
+looks like if someone were going to punch you (hmm…maybe the baby’s mad
+:-) ). The face is on the bottom right and a bit of the rib cage on the
+bottom left.  
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-2.jpg)](../images/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-2.jpg)In
+this picture you might be able to see the bottom of the foot. If you
+can, please let us know, because we pretty much can’t see anything. The
+tech was trying to get a picture just when the baby pressed its foot
+against the ultrasound device. We did see some very cool pictures of the
+feet, but the baby kept pushing out and retracting its foot, and the
+tech just missed it.  
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-3.jpg)](../images/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-3.jpg)The
+third picture is one of the coolest pictures, if you can see it. Most
+ultrasound pictures you expect to see a profile. This is not. The baby
+is looking <span style="font-weight: bold;">\*directly at the
+camera\*</span> and you can see the eyes, nose, mouth, and ribcage (to
+the left). Most people we’ve shown this picture to cannot see the face
+until they turn the picture 90 degrees counter clockwise and then it
+comes into view. After a week of looking at the pictures, it has
+probably become my favorite.  
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-4.jpg)](../images/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-4.jpg)This
+picture is Kelly’s favorite, and used to be mine. It’s the standard
+profile picture, with rib cage on the left, the face (almost) in profile
+view right in the center. You can also see something above the rib cage.
+This might be part of the arm or the hands, but we’re not sure.  
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-5.jpg)](../images/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-5.jpg)This
+picture is highly similar to the one above, so I'll let you enjoy it.  
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-6.jpg)](../images/2006-02-20-pictures-from-the-second-ultrasound-Ultrasound%202-6.jpg)The
+last one is a further-out view of the baby. I’m assuming that’s the head
+on the bottom right, but it could also be parts of an apple Kelly had
+that day. ;-)

lerch/2006-02-20-timeline.md

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+title = "Timeline"
+slug = "2006-02-20-timeline"
+published = 2006-02-20T20:15:00-08:00
+author = "Anonymous"
+tags = []
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+-   October 21st, 2005 - We find out we are pregnant!
+-   December 2nd, 2005 - First Doctor's Appointment
+-   December 16th, 2005 - Our First Ultrasound
+-   December 30th, 2005 - Second Doctor's Appointment
+-   January 21st, 2006 - Kelly feels the baby move for the first time!  
+-   January 26th, 2006 - Third Doctor's Appointment
+-   February 7th, 2006 - Emil feels the baby move for the first time!  
+-   February 10th, 2006 - Second Ultrasound
+-   March 10th, 2006 - Fourth Doctor's Appointment
+-   April 6th, 2006 - Glucose Test
+-   April 21st, 2006 - Sixth Doctor's Appointment
+-   May 5th, 2006 - Seventh Doctor's Appointment

lerch/2006-02-28-future-email-notification.md

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+title = "Future Email Notification"
+slug = "2006-02-28-future-email-notification"
+published = 2006-02-28T21:52:00-08:00
+author = "Anonymous"
+tags = []
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+Please email Emil or I at any of our email addresses if you would like
+to be notified when the blog is updated!

lerch/2006-05-14-third-trimester.md

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+title = "Third Trimester!"
+slug = "2006-05-14-third-trimester"
+published = 2006-05-14T13:08:00-07:00
+author = "Anonymous"
+tags = []
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+Things are moving right along! It's hard to believe we only have about 7
+weeks left until we welcome a new member of the family. Emil and I have
+been busy in the last several months finishing the nursery and attending
+birthing classes. Here's a recap!  
+  
+April and May have been big growth months for the baby. I'm definately
+looking pregnant now! The baby has been pretty active, mostly kicking my
+right ribcage and hitting my left lower side area. As we discovered
+during our May 5th appointment this is because the baby is in the heads
+down position already. The doctor also commented during this visit that
+I'm "all baby in there!"  
+  
+The baby tends to move early in the morning between 5:00 - 8:00 AM and
+later in the evening after dinner, generally 8:00 - 11:00 PM. Emil loves
+resting his hand on my tummy in the morning to feel the baby kick!  
+  
+In early April I went in for my glucose test. As many know since I'm
+terrified of basically every medical procedure I was not looking forward
+to the test. As it turns out the needle was not the issue. My stomach
+couldn't handle the high dose of sugar, and about 10 minutes after the
+blood draw I ended up throwing up in the doctor's sink! Very
+embarassing!! Luckily, the test results came back great.  
+  
+We have attended 2 of our 4 birthing classes. The first one was pretty
+basic third trimester type stuff. What Emil took away from that class is
+that every other couple (about 14 others) knew the sex of their baby! He
+isn't letting me forget it either! The second class was mostly around
+pain management. I barely made it through without passing out listening
+to the whole epidural process. The next class we will watch an actual
+birth.  
+  
+I've doing really well. Up until very recently could do almost
+everything without issue. In the last week I've had a bit more
+difficulty with bending over, longer walks, and general tiredness at the
+end of the day. All in all though everything is going great!  
+  
+FYI...for those of you who believe in old wives tales the heart rate is
+around 134, which means it leans towards being a boy, but I crave sweets
+(like ice cream and cake) which mean it could be a girl!

lerch/2006-05-31-kellys-getting-bigger.md

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+title = "Kelly's getting bigger..."
+slug = "2006-05-31-kellys-getting-bigger"
+published = 2006-05-31T21:42:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+Here's a few pictures of Kelly we got during the pregnancy. Here's what
+she looked like on Valentine's Day (week 20):
+
+  
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-05-31-kellys-getting-bigger-KellyOnValentines.jpg)](../images/2006-05-31-kellys-getting-bigger-KellyOnValentines.jpg)  
+  
+
+  
+This one is from last weekend (May 27th - week 35) and is taken in our
+nursery:
+
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-05-31-kellys-getting-bigger-KellyAt35Weeks.jpg)](../images/2006-05-31-kellys-getting-bigger-KellyAt35Weeks.jpg)

lerch/2006-06-17-kelly-at-38-weeks.md

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+title = "Kelly at 38 weeks"
+slug = "2006-06-17-kelly-at-38-weeks"
+published = 2006-06-17T22:06:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+Kelly and I went to the doctor for our weekly check. She's now 4cm
+dialated, 60% effaced, and the doctor said they could feel the baby's
+head! We're getting close now...here's a picture of us taken tonight.  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-06-17-kelly-at-38-weeks-KellyAt38WeeksRedEyeRemoved1.jpg)](../images/2006-06-17-kelly-at-38-weeks-KellyAt38WeeksRedEyeRemoved1.jpg) [![](../images/2006-06-17-kelly-at-38-weeks-pbp.gif)](http://picasa.google.com/blogger/)

lerch/2006-06-28-better-pictures.md

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+title = "Better pictures"
+slug = "2006-06-28-better-pictures"
+published = 2006-06-28T22:54:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+Paul brought over a PCMCIA adapter so I could upload a real photo. This
+is Kathryn at 20 minutes. The doctor is still stitching Kelly (only a
+couple stitches) at the time the picture was taken...  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-06-28-better-pictures-IMG_0816.jpg)](../images/2006-06-28-better-pictures-IMG_0816.jpg)  
+  
+The next picture is Kathryn being weighed. I hope I don't get in trouble
+for posting nude photos. ;-)  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-06-28-better-pictures-IMG_0817.jpg)](../images/2006-06-28-better-pictures-IMG_0817.jpg)

lerch/2006-06-28-kathryn-marie-sloan-lerch-born-4-54pm-pacific.md

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+title = "Kathryn Marie Sloan Lerch Born 4:54PM Pacific"
+slug = "2006-06-28-kathryn-marie-sloan-lerch-born-4-54pm-pacific"
+published = 2006-06-28T18:17:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-06-28-kathryn-marie-sloan-lerch-born-4-54pm-pacific-IMAGE_030.jpg)](../images/2006-06-28-kathryn-marie-sloan-lerch-born-4-54pm-pacific-IMAGE_030.jpg)  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2006-06-28-kathryn-marie-sloan-lerch-born-4-54pm-pacific-IMAGE_029.jpg)](../images/2006-06-28-kathryn-marie-sloan-lerch-born-4-54pm-pacific-IMAGE_029.jpg)  
+7lbs, 13oz  
+20in length  
+  
+Mom went into labor at 9:30AM today. At 11AM Kelly was checked out and
+was 6cm dialated, 90% effaced. We were admitted to the hospital at noon
+and things went pretty well. Mom and baby girl are doing great!!  
+  
+  
+<span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">Here are a couple low-res photos
+from the camera phone (Emil forgot the thing to transfer pictures from
+the normal camera). Kathryn is 30 min old here. Lots more pictures to
+come!</span>

lerch/2006-06-30-kathryn-pictures.md

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+title = "Kathryn pictures!"
+slug = "2006-06-30-kathryn-pictures"
+published = 2006-06-30T17:29:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+The first batch of Kathryn pictures are now posted. Hop on over to
+<http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com> to see our pictures from the
+hospital and the first few hours at the house. Pictures are in
+chronological order, so you can follow us through the first 48 hours.

lerch/2006-07-04-for-the-true-die-hard-kathryn-fans.md

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+title = "For the true die-hard Kathryn fans..."
+slug = "2006-07-04-for-the-true-die-hard-kathryn-fans"
+published = 2006-07-04T12:28:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+Two videos have now been published. It's been a while since we had some
+downtime to do video transfer/conversion/upload from the video we shot
+in the hospital, but now it's been done. You can now view Kathryn's
+[first bath](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtwxDkJGqyE) and the way
+that her [first professional
+pictures](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBzhguwadM) were taken. What
+you can't see in the second video is that the camera used is operated by
+foot pedals, so the operator has their hands free to distract the
+subject.  
+  
+The professional pictures should be sent to us shortly, but there is a
+[web
+nursery](http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/hospitals/template/hospitalpage.asp?mode=search&birthMonth=6&birthYear=2006&birthDate=28&HospitalID=7445)
+where you should be able to see the final cut. She's not posted yet, but
+should be there later this week.

lerch/2006-07-21-lots-more-kathryn.md

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+title = "Lots more Kathryn!"
+slug = "2006-07-21-lots-more-kathryn"
+published = 2006-07-21T07:53:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+Needless to say, the last several weeks have been quite busy at the
+Lerch household. Kathryn is now 8lbs, 10oz, and we can tell she's grown.
+We've gotten lots of [pictures](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com)
+(direct link new pictures
+[here](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b33eb0dce4c1))
+and several new
+[videos](http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=kellyemil) posted.
+Very cute! Here's a quick rundown on the pictures:  
+
+-   Kathryn likes to "bird" us (we think she looks like a baby bird
+    asking for food) when hungry. We got [this
+    video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJaKoDVMdpw) of it on July
+    6th.
+-   She started to be able to [hold her head
+    up](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktv_YzfLj0Y) right around July
+    13th.
+-   We got lots of video of her [first real
+    bath](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8FrZrOdgh8) (before July 20th
+    it was all sponge baths), [the dressing
+    process](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hzuPrwnOgk), and afterwards
+    we [posed for a family
+    picture](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW5RNA6QnyI).
+-   Yesterday (July 20) we got some video of her now very lengthy [wake
+    up process](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSP2Y4ST0C8).

lerch/2006-07-22-kathryns-web-nursery-photo-finally-posted.md

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+title = "Kathryn's web nursery photo finally posted"
+slug = "2006-07-22-kathryns-web-nursery-photo-finally-posted"
+published = 2006-07-22T11:47:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+So you've seen the video of the [photo
+session](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBzhguwadM)...after an email
+and a phone call, her picture is now finally
+[posted](http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage_view.asp?URLID=5E8T1L8A8U)!

lerch/2006-08-03-kathryn-figures-out-what-night-is.md

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+title = "Kathryn figures out what night is?"
+slug = "2006-08-03-kathryn-figures-out-what-night-is"
+published = 2006-08-03T14:52:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+We're on quite the streak lately. For the past 4 nights, Kathryn has
+been asleep solid between the hours of midnight and 5AM. Being a little
+superstitious about the whole thing we don't want to claim preliminary
+victory, but this is a positive sign that sleeping habits may be
+forming...

lerch/2006-08-03-kathryn-gets-her-first-earthquake-and-sleeps-through-it.md

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+title = "Kathryn gets her first earthquake...and sleeps through it"
+slug = "2006-08-03-kathryn-gets-her-first-earthquake-and-sleeps-through-it"
+published = 2006-08-03T14:54:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+For Kelly and I, it took over 20 years to feel our first earthquake. For
+Kathryn, it took 43 days. At 1:39AM last night, a magnitude 3.8 quake
+hit about 20 miles away from us. The whole family slept through it, but
+the noise and movement apparently woke a lot of people up. More
+information can be found
+[here](http://www.oregonlive.com/newslogs/oregonian/index.ssf?/mtlogs/olive_oregonian_news/archives/2006_08.html#168206).

lerch/2006-08-09-more-pictures-and-another-video-kathryn-rolls-over.md

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+title = "More pictures, and another video (Kathryn rolls over)"
+slug = "2006-08-09-more-pictures-and-another-video-kathryn-rolls-over"
+published = 2006-08-09T10:35:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+Just a quick note to mention that there are more pictures of Kathryn up
+on shutterfly, and there is another
+[video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkwn6Y-PbjE) taken this morning.
+The video is just a little light-challenged, but clearly shows Kathryn
+rolling over. Use the link above or just view it below.  
+
+More pictures are also available on Shutterfly, including the one that
+came in the announcements. We've basically just done a couple new albums
+with rough timeframes.  
+
+-   The [last week of
+    July](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b33f54874594)
+    album shows various pictures, including the one from the
+    announcement (and another that was a very close second)
+-   The [5th week of life
+    album](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b33fd603c461)
+    shows pictures, coincidentally, of her 5th week of life. She's
+    definitely getting more animated. Still waiting to have the camera
+    handy for really good smile...she's doing that more and more.

lerch/2006-08-29-pediatrician-appointment-including-first-immunization-series.md

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+title = "Pediatrician appointment, including first immunization series"
+slug = "2006-08-29-pediatrician-appointment-including-first-immunization-series"
+published = 2006-08-29T14:14:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+(if you want to skip all the crazy pediatrician update, yes, there are
+[more Kathryn pictures on
+Shutterfly!](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b33c9078a4ed))  
+  
+It's been a pretty busy time the last few weeks. The family has been
+working on a sleep schedule, preparing for [Kelly's sister's
+wedding](http://www.nickandkaryn.com/), and traveling to
+[Chicago](http://www.cityofchicago.org).  
+  
+Now that the excuses are out of the way, Kathryn had her second regular
+pediatrician appointment, which included several shots of the standard
+[CDC recommended immunization
+series](http://www.cdc.gov/nip/recs/child-schedule-color-print.pdf).
+Looking at the PDF file, she got the "2 month" series, which included:  
+
+-   Hep B: Heppatitus B
+-   PCV: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
+-   Hib: Haemophilus Influenza Type b
+-   DTaP: Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis
+-   IPV: Inactivated Polio Virus
+
+Wow...That was hard to type. Anyway, it basically 3 actual shots (two in
+the left leg, one in the right), and an oral vaccine. The oral was a
+fairly new vaccine that saved her from a 4th shot. Needless to say,
+Kathryn didn't like that one bit. It was somewhat of a delayed reaction,
+as she had never had a shot before, and she stayed pretty grumpy for the
+next 24 hours. Apparently that's actually pretty good, as some babies
+are grumpy for 3 days, but it still didn't make the parents very happy.
+
+The fun pediatrician update:
+
+-   Weight: 10lbs, 7.8oz (60%)
+-   Height: 23 in (75%)
+-   Head: 39 cm (75%)
+
+The head went from the 25th to the 75th percentile in 6 weeks, so we
+were pretty amazed.
+
+Kathryn now smiles in the morning pretty consistently and can control
+her head better each day. She's also rolling over a lot more and even
+decided to show the pediatrician her new trick! We've seen lots of
+"mini-pushups", and we think she's starting to grab for (and kick at)
+things. She definitely knows her parents faces and voices now. The
+cutest thing is Kathryn's cooing noises. She loves to say 'gahh' and
+'agoo'.
+
+As far as sleep goes, she's not yet sleeping through the night or
+anything, but will do 5 or 6 hours at a time (usually from about 9PM to
+2 or 3 AM). After the 2 or 3AM feeding, she will go back to sleep until
+5AM or so, when she'll demand to be held until 8 or 9AM. Naps in her
+crib or pack 'n play are a challenge, but we are working on it!

lerch/2006-09-18-more-kathryn-pictures.md

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+title = "More Kathryn pictures"
+slug = "2006-09-18-more-kathryn-pictures"
+published = 2006-09-18T10:35:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+There are more pictures now on Shutterfly, covering:  
+
+-   [August 29th-September
+    7th](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b33d99f6c4b3)
+    (most of the time the family was in Chicago)
+-   [September
+    13th-16th](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b33d8f8445fa),
+    covering some really cute stuff that Kathryn did during a visit from
+    her friend Abby and over the weekend
+
+We have another couple videos coming to a computer screen near you
+sometime very soon...

lerch/2006-09-18-what-a-wedding.md

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+title = "What a wedding!"
+slug = "2006-09-18-what-a-wedding"
+published = 2006-09-18T10:31:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
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+Tons and tons of pictures and videos await! The family was in Chicago
+for 18 days to help plan and prepare for Kelly's
+[sister's](http://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Color-Guard-Team-Cheer-March/dp/1590845366/sr=1-1/qid=1158599674/ref=sr_1_1/102-5088860-0058565?ie=UTF8&s=books)
+[wedding](http://www.nickandkaryn.com/). Well, the wedding was just
+fantastic, and there are lots of
+[pictures](http://karynandnick.shutterfly.com) and several videos of:  
+  
+  
+
+-   [Cutting the cake](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj-zCV-q8zM)
+-   [Dad/Daughter dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTQ5H2T13xQ)
+-   [The happy couple's first
+    dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8YRckwIL9M)
+-   [Kelly's speech](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv5awIrAphw),
+    complete with rap to the tune of ice ice baby
+-   [Matt's speech](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8ylh81-jdo)
+    (apologizes for only getting a portion...Emil claims he was
+    distracted by the baby)
+-   [Mike's speech](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-2KvoZhmU4)
+-   [The rehearsal](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivu_FYzLt8w)
+
+<span class="underline">Lyrics to 'Love Love Baby':</span>  
+  
+They were in Jamaica for swimming and for fun  
+Karyn with her fam, and Amanda in the sun  
+Something grabbed her and Nick tightly  
+And they became an item on the bar scene nightly  
+Will it ever stop Yo - don't think so!  
+Now they're in Chicago and that I know  
+To the extreme their love they can handle  
+They light up the stage and today they lit the candle!  
+  
+Nick moved to Chicago even though its cold  
+he promised to love Karyn until they're old  
+They work together doing the graphics thing  
+Last July Nick proposed downtown at the bean.  
+  
+Love it or leave it Nick had to like flags  
+He built a wagon to carry the bags  
+If there was a problem - Yo Nick will solve it!  
+Check out his hair after the girls mohawked it!  
+  
+Love Love Baby, Forever Love Love Baby

lerch/2006-09-22-you-are-number-70981.md

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+title = "You are number 70981..."
+slug = "2006-09-22-you-are-number-70981"
+published = 2006-09-22T13:23:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+...this is the message we received two days ago in response to the
+letter that grandfather Mike sent to put Kathryn on the [waiting
+list](http://www.packers.com/fan_zone/faq/#tickets) for 4 [season
+tickets](http://www.packers.com/tickets/season_tickets/) to the [Green
+Bay Packers](http://www.packers.com). Hopefully this will be a good
+retirement gift for her. Their web page says 57,000 names are on the
+list and the average wait time is 30 years, but with over 70,000 on the
+list it could take a little longer.

lerch/2006-10-14-3-months.md

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+title = "3 Months!"
+slug = "2006-10-14-3-months"
+published = 2006-10-14T10:09:00-07:00
+author = "Anonymous"
+tags = []
++++
+Kathryn is now 3 months old! It has gone by so fast. All of her 0-3
+clothes are now put away.  
+:-( But we are now in tons of new 3-6 month outfits! Including her
+super-cute apple outfit. Check out her [latest
+pics](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b32293a4a437).  
+  
+In the last month Kathryn did get a cold, even in her eyes (very goopy),
+and that was no fun. I was sick at the same time with a fever. Emil had
+his hands full taking care of his girls. The Lerch household was
+definetly under the weather for about a week, explaining the lack of
+photos and blogging.  
+  
+Kathryn now bats at objects, and even grabs some of her rattles and
+toys. She is smiling and cooing even more now. She has laughed, but just
+a handful of times. Very cute!  
+  
+On the social scene Kathryn has been going to weekly playgroups and
+mom's group. She now notices the other babies and had a conversation
+with her friend Lucia.

lerch/2006-10-14-grammy-l-the-pumpkin-patch.md

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+title = "Grammy L & The Pumpkin Patch"
+slug = "2006-10-14-grammy-l-the-pumpkin-patch"
+published = 2006-10-14T10:27:00-07:00
+author = "Anonymous"
+tags = []
++++
+Grammy Lerch came for [her first visit with
+Kathryn](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3233e70c461)
+last week! They had a great time playing together with Kathryn's toys
+including the pink puppy and the little monkey. Grammy also read Kathryn
+'Fox in Sox', which she very much enjoyed.  
+  
+Unfortunately while Grammy was here Kathryn started to have odd night
+wakings where she required additional burping and was spitting up. Back
+to the pediatrician we went, where she was diagnosed with acid reflux.
+Kathryn is now taking Zantac, and so far things have been great!  
+  
+Our best outing with Grammy was to the pumpkin patch! Kathryn pet her
+first horse, and saw a donkey! Not to mention all the pumpkins. We got
+lucky with a beautiful (albeit windy) day. There are some great pictures
+- so please do check them out!

lerch/2006-11-01-massive-kathryn-update.md

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+title = "Massive Kathryn update"
+slug = "2006-11-01-massive-kathryn-update"
+published = 2006-11-01T21:20:00-08:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+Sorry about the large amount of video and pictures, but Kathryn has just
+been getting cuter and cuter! The last couple weeks have been very busy.
+She had her second series of immunization shots (for the same things as
+her first series) on October 25th, which she took very well. She spent
+some time on that day interviewing for a day care provider and settled
+on Heidi, an in home provider. Also on the 25th, she decided to hang out
+in a pumpkin!  
+  
+She celebrated her 4 month birthday in style, and had fun on Halloween
+dressing up as a bunny and going into work with Kelly. On 11/1, Kelly
+restarted work on a part time basis and Kathryn met all her new friends
+at day care. So far she seems to love them and they love her!  
+  
+So, the new photos, all 111 of them, can be found on the new [shutterfly
+album](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3201b10e45f).  
+  
+There are also a bunch of new videos added to YouTube. They are:  
+
+-   Kathryn [playing on her changing
+    table](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzIuNAo7nCA)
+-   Some [activity center
+    fun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbEnS5mJsPU)
+-   Moments later, [some activity center
+    craziness](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69W4P5oyrGs)
+-   A lengthy [interview
+    video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltj3su2YN84)
+-   Just some [smiles](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93IOGpiaDu8)

lerch/2006-12-02-wow-what-a-november.md

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+title = "Wow - what a November!"
+slug = "2006-12-02-wow-what-a-november"
+published = 2006-12-02T18:50:00-08:00
+author = "Anonymous"
+tags = []
++++
+The last month has just flown by! Mostly becuase it has been so fun!
+Emil and I have loved this age. I've been back at work 3 days a week and
+Kathryn has been going to daycare. She still seems to love the other
+older children!  
+  
+This month Kathryn got to see her
+[Grandma](http://youtube.com/watch?v=1wWh3LhyBno) and Grandpa Sloan and
+Grammy and Great Grammy Lerch! In addition, she met her uncles and
+cousin on the Gehman side over Thanksgiving. Very fun!  
+  
+As far as Milestones, this month Kathryn learned how to [roll over from
+back to stomach](http://youtube.com/watch?v=MakdxoIaWZ0). She does this
+[several times a day now](http://youtube.com/watch?v=S-m0SuLNdR8),
+generally preferring her stomach to her back. Just today she did it
+during her nap! We also started her on [rice
+cereal](http://youtube.com/watch?v=NlDaFCx2jek). She has taken to it
+really well and is now \*very\* interested in food in general. While we
+don't know exactly how much she weighs our estimates put her about 15
+pounds and 25 inches long!  
+  
+Probably the most thing is that Kathryn really laughes now. She is
+getting more and more into peekaboo, and will definetly giggle if you
+give her tummy a gentle buzzing.  
+  
+We have uploaded quite a few
+[pictures](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b321e39d45d2)
+and [many](http://youtube.com/watch?v=sraOVzHGC_I) ,
+[many](http://youtube.com/watch?v=xeZde3RjKUk),
+[many](http://youtube.com/watch?v=XSxceKm0dbo),
+[videos](http://youtube.com/watch?v=u2rhG7fNtCA) - so please be sure to
+check those out.

lerch/2007-01-20-2007-is-here.md

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+title = "2007 is Here!"
+slug = "2007-01-20-2007-is-here"
+published = 2007-01-20T09:23:00-08:00
+author = "Anonymous"
+tags = []
++++
+It's been a whirlwind holiday season! The Lerch family was in Chicago to
+celebrate Kathryn's first Christmas!  
+  
+Kathryn did great on the flights back and forth. She loved the airport
+as she is facinated by all the people. She was definetly a head turner
+hanging out in her Bjorn carrier wearing her little Santa cap. She gave
+and received lots of smiles. As this was Kathryn's second plane flight
+she felt she was a pro and wanted to hand over her own boarding pass to
+the gate agent. Needless to say this was unbelieveably cute.  
+  
+Kathryn loved opening her presents, and as expected was generally more
+facinated by the paper than the gift. She definetly made out like a
+bandit in the gift department this year! Check her out in her 'First
+Christmas' hat from Aunt Karyn and Uncle Nick.  
+  
+Developmentally there have been lots of changes! Probably most exciting
+is that Kathryn has mastered sitting up! She can reach and grab toys
+around her and is definetly into playing with anything within her grasp.
+As she also likes faces you are likely to get your nose and lips grabbed
+when you list expect it. Kathryn has also discovered she can play ball
+with Mom and Dad, which resulted in lots of giggles! She grabs her feet
+on the changing table and will sometimes put them in her mouth. Kathryn
+has also discovered her voice, resulting in lots of loud 'aaaahhhhhh'
+and squeals.  
+  
+Some of the most fun, and definetly messy, times we've had have been
+feeding Kathryn food. After rice cereal, and then peas (not her
+favorite), we've had all sorts of stuff including oatmeal, peaches,
+bananas (loves them!), apples, apricots, squash, and sweet potatoes. She
+always takes the first bit and then scrunches up her face like she
+doesn't like it, yet always wants more!  
+  
+On January 8th Kathryn had her 6-month doctor's appointment. She is
+26.75 inches long, 15 pounds 1 ounce, head circumfrance 17 inches. This
+puts her roughly in the 25% for weight and 75% for height.  
+  
+The latest pictures are Kathryn in the snow in Portland. She even got
+daycare cancelled for two days, so she got to hang at home with Mom and
+Dad! Here's all the pictures and videos posted since the last update.  
+  
+Pictures:  
+  
+
+-   From our [photo
+    session](http://www.kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3268984a41b)
+    to get just the right [picture for our Christmas
+    card](http://www.kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/slideshow?a=67b0de21b3268984a41b&auto=0&idx=46&m=1&d=1169328159937)
+-   The [biggest set of pictures ever
+    posted](http://www.kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3240203a4d9).
+    Taken between Thanksgiving and January 2007
+-   Pictures taken with [Kathryn and our neighbor's
+    snowman](http://www.kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b32401f2e4b1)
+
+Videos:  
+
+-   Kathryn [starts to sit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vqGmuz0Dj0)
+    unsupported
+-   Kathryn [eats solid
+    food](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C34WZCX3rw4) for the first
+    time. These are the peas...she remains not a huge fan
+-   Dad and Kathryn [play
+    together](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFr4MhzP2Jo)
+-   Kathryn loves it when the toad in her bath [spits at
+    her](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ak_80X2gkg)
+-   Kathryn does her [Princess
+    Leia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVzYwt4OyFM) impression
+-   Kathryn gets in her [activity
+    saucer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx-1v8M-vak) for the first
+    time
+-   Seth and Kathryn get a chance to [play
+    togther](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvzUZOtz3Ks)
+-   [Pushing the saddle](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTL4QdOijco)
+    makes sounds...
+-   Baby's [first Christmas
+    presents](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dQmHRtnTAY)

lerch/2007-02-05-kathryns-new-sense-of-taste.md

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+title = "Kathryn's new sense of taste"
+slug = "2007-02-05-kathryns-new-sense-of-taste"
+published = 2007-02-05T03:57:00-08:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+Just [uploaded a few
+pictures](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3254cb88409)
+of Kathryn's new tasty treats...her feet. Just recently she's taken to
+putting her foot in her mouth when you take off her diaper to change her
+(a few photos were left out or edited for publication). It's pretty
+cute. Anyway, enjoy.  
+  
+Oh yeah, and she's discovering the computer, too. ;-)

lerch/2007-04-08-happy-easter.md

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+title = "Happy Easter!"
+slug = "2007-04-08-happy-easter"
+published = 2007-04-08T07:47:00.001000-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+Time flies, and we can't believe Kathryn is already 9 months old!  
+  
+She now has two teeth, both on the bottom (February 10th and March
+27th). We aren't sure if it's the teeth or not, but Kathryn is
+definitely a drooler. She wears bibs most of the time now or else we
+need to do an outfit change.  
+  
+Probably the biggest change is just how \*big\* Kathryn has grown. Today
+at her check-up we learned she is 19lbs and 29 inches long. Thus she's
+in the 50% for weight and 75% for height.  
+  
+We are well on our way with solid foods. I think Kathryn has had almost
+every type of size 2 food Gerber makes. She has also recently mastered
+picking up small pieces of food (like Cheerios) and feeding herself.
+She's been a pro-bottle holder for several weeks now, which has been
+really helpful!  
+  
+Kathryn still doesn't crawl, but we keep thinking it could be any day!
+She can get from a sitting position down on her tummy, and even pushes
+up on her hands, but alas, she only makes backwards progress - which she
+isn't too happy about! While she hasn't mastered crawling, she has been
+swimming! She completed her first Baby & Me swim class and by the end
+was really loving splashing, riding the kickboard, and floating in her
+own life vest.  
+  
+Always a social one Kathryn loves going to playgroup and seems to enjoy
+daycare. However, since many of her friends are crawling she has learned
+that they can quickly take her toys away. So she's developed an
+interesting skill to keep her toys - she hides them behind her back!
+It's pretty cute. When she's not hiding the toys she's banging them
+together. She especially likes measuring cups.  
+  
+Kathryn's a pretty vocal kid. She does lots of talking, especially when
+she's tired. She also just yells sometimes for fun - which is \*not\*
+fun for Mom and Dad. When she's excited she will flap her arms up and
+down and if she's really excited she gets her legs kicking as well!
+She's got a great laugh. Check out [this
+video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZE4t-31X1M) of her laughing.  
+  
+The weather in Oregon has been really nice the past few weeks. Spring is
+here and the flowers are blooming! With the nice weather we've been
+heading to the park most days after work. Kathryn enjoys looking at the
+ducks and loves going on the swing!  
+  
+We are looking forward to our upcoming Mexico trip! Kathryn has already
+requested a sombrero.  
+  
+Pictures from
+[February](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b32a228d65ec)
+and
+[March](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b32b72a6c493)
+are available, so if you haven't yet checked them out, take a look!  
+  
+New Videos we've added (we've been busy, so some are a bit older):  
+
+-   [Baby's first Christmas  
+    ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cad7kZBxH5Q)
+-   [Kathryn plays in her
+    excersaucer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN-keW6E-U4)  
+-   [Kathryn gives us a
+    raspberry](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czdBv0r77M0) (this is a
+    skill she quickly lost, but she still likes receiving them!)
+-   On January 17th, we had snow in Portland, and caught [Kathryn and
+    Mom playing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb5flrrqhec)
+-   [A short game of
+    peekabo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHdzkUAskEM) that got
+    Kathryn laughing
+-   [Kathryn got to play with a
+    flashlight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nxdtlvx30I), and in the
+    words of Kathy Meier, "discovered the force"
+-   We [played with Kathryn and tried to get her to demonstrate moving
+    from sitting to crawling position...but
+    failed](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VhYjlLe6OM)
+-   [Kathryn and dad played the "hand
+    game"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZE4t-31X1M) where she bangs
+    on the table and dad follows suit. She loved it!
+-   We got some video of [Kathryn at swim
+    class](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOm-c_UbDnI)

lerch/2007-04-24-mexico-vacation.md

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+title = "Mexico vacation"
+slug = "2007-04-24-mexico-vacation"
+published = 2007-04-24T15:51:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2007-04-24-mexico-vacation-IMG_2335.JPG)](../images/2007-04-24-mexico-vacation-IMG_2335.JPG)  
+The family had a great time in Mexico celebrating Kelly's mom's
+retirement! We spent the week in [Casa
+Manana](http://www.beachfrontmexico.com/) in
+[Bucerias](http://www.buceriasmexico.com/), about 30 minutes north of
+[Puerto Vallarta](http://www.puertovallarta.net/). Emil, Kathryn,
+Kelly's parents, sister, and brother-in-law were all there.  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2007-04-24-mexico-vacation-IMG_2340.JPG)](../images/2007-04-24-mexico-vacation-IMG_2340.JPG)On
+Tuesday, Mike, Emil, and Nick went fishing, and Emil and Nick caught
+some huge
+[Roosterfish](http://www.anglingdirectholidays.com/pages/rooster_fish.html).
+Emil's broke the Mexican Roosterfish record and was 63" long and 96lbs,
+while Nick's was 54" long and 83lbs. The world record was 66" long and
+114lbs. They are some big (and very heavy) fish!  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2007-04-24-mexico-vacation-IMG_1708.JPG)](../images/2007-04-24-mexico-vacation-IMG_1708.JPG)More
+pictures from April, along with the ones from Mexico, are coming soon!  
+  
+
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2007-04-24-mexico-vacation-IMG_1723.JPG)](../images/2007-04-24-mexico-vacation-IMG_1723.JPG)

lerch/2007-08-04-oh-my-another-one.md

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+title = "Oh My - Another One!"
+slug = "2007-08-04-oh-my-another-one"
+published = 2007-08-04T10:09:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+It's been a long time since our last post, and we have some exciting
+news to share! We are expecting our second baby! The approximate due
+date is December 17th, which puts me at about 20 weeks right now. In
+fact Emil and I have our ultrasound this upcoming Friday, but are still
+on fence as to if we find out the gender or not. (Ok, \*I'm\* on the
+fence, Emil definitely wants to know.) As you may recall we did not find
+out with Kathryn.  
+  
+Based on the due date our newest little one and Kathryn will be almost
+exactly 18 months apart. Several folks have asked if we had planned
+this, and the answer is not exactly. We always wanted the kids close
+together, but 18 months was a bit sooner than we had expected. Yikes!
+This is Kathryn when we told her the news....  
+  
+  
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2007-08-04-oh-my-another-one-Kathryn_Surprise_Small.jpg)](../images/2007-08-04-oh-my-another-one-Kathryn_Surprise_Small.jpg)  
+We found out we were pregnant on Tuesday April 10th, after watching a
+TIVO'ed episode of '24'. I just had this strong feeling I was pregnant -
+and sure enough! Needless to say Emil and I were both more than a little
+surprised!  
+  
+So far the pregnancy has gone fairly well, but I was much more nauseous
+with this one than Kathryn. It was worst from 4:00 - 8:00 PM. This made
+taking care of Kathryn at night a bit tough. Even the thought of baby
+food made my stomach turn (still does actually). And changing poopy
+diapers...forget it! Poor Emil had to do much of the child care himself
+for about 14 weeks. But now that I'm about half-way there I'm doing
+great!  
+  
+I really started to feel the baby move last week, around 18 weeks along.
+It's very cool. At first this one was only active at night, but now I
+feel it in the afternoon and when I go to bed around 10 PM. At times I'm
+a bit sad, knowing this is likely the last time I'll be pregnant. Emil
+and I are very excited, but our big concern right now is where to put
+the new baby! Kathryn won't quite be old enough for a 'big girl' bed,
+and I'm not sure I want to do two nurseries.... hmmm..  
+  
+Here are a few pictures from our first ultrasound!  
+  
+  
+[<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IKZl6pMm7CU/RrT7hOwvh1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/pjGrpydEDaI/s320/SCAN0078.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094973626779666258" />](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IKZl6pMm7CU/RrT7hOwvh1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/pjGrpydEDaI/s1600-h/SCAN0078.JPG)  
+[<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IKZl6pMm7CU/RrT7hOwvh2I/AAAAAAAAAAU/nH9WY7JrXi4/s320/SCAN0079.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094973626779666274" />](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IKZl6pMm7CU/RrT7hOwvh2I/AAAAAAAAAAU/nH9WY7JrXi4/s1600-h/SCAN0079.JPG)

lerch/2007-08-15-new-pictures-and-videos-now-posted.md

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+title = "New pictures and videos now posted"
+slug = "2007-08-15-new-pictures-and-videos-now-posted"
+published = 2007-08-15T14:16:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2007-08-15-new-pictures-and-videos-now-posted-img_2553.jpg)](../images/2007-08-15-new-pictures-and-videos-now-posted-img_2553.jpg)Kathryn
+is now standing on her own, and on August 13th, she decided to start
+walking on her own. She usually does just a few steps on her own right
+now, but any day she'll be running around like crazy. With any luck,
+she'll be running through the [fountain near our
+house](http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=rks3nv4rx8p6&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=5564566&sp=Point.rktk3c4rxjk6_6068%20NW%20Calypso%20Ter%2C%20Portland%2C%20OR%2097229-1554%2C%20United%20States___%7EPoint.rks4qp4rx8kq_Fountain%20near%20our%20house___&encType=1)
+before the summer ends.  
+  
+I've just uploaded a ton of pictures and videos at
+[kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com](http://www.youtube.com/lerchfamily) and
+[youtube.com/lerchfamily](http://www.youtube.com/lerchfamily). Here's a
+brief summary:  
+  
+[Pictures](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/):  
+
+-   [July
+    pictures](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b353ea84c4e3):  
+      
+    Kathryn starts to stand on her own. She also enjoyed a visit from
+    grandma.  
+      
+
+-   [Birthday
+    pictures](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b353ea8d45da):  
+
+    Pictures from Kathryn's first birthday. She had a blast, and got her
+    very own chair!  
+
+-   [June
+    pictures](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b353eaf4c493):  
+
+    Just a few pictures from June, (outside her birthday pictures). We
+    had some serious food fun!
+
+-   [May
+    pictures](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b353eafb45ac):  
+      
+    May included a weekend away with our friends the Northams, including
+    a bike ride to the beach. Lots of crawling, and some fun times with
+    Kathryn's friend Abby.  
+      
+
+-   [Visit from grandpop
+    Lerch](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b353e403c463):  
+      
+    Emil's dad visited for some time in April and got to see Kathryn.
+    Here are a few pictures from the trip.
+
+[Videos](http://www.youtube.com/lerchfamily):  
+
+-   [Kathryn's first steps](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV3nu3-CxZE):
+    Kathryn takes some of her few unassisted steps  
+-   [Kathryn has fun with a spoon and then says
+    bye-bye](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_JlEV6nihY): She's learning
+    a lot these days - eating with a spoon, walking, and talking. Here's
+    a video demonstrating two of the three  
+-   [Kathryn...the drinking
+    files](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pcxxdwuJLM): <span
+    id="BeginvidDesc5pcxxdwuJLM"> Kathryn drinks in a very loud
+    manner...here are a couple clips demonstrating her skills</span>
+-   [Kathryn gets tired after
+    dinner](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKI16AsJio): <span
+    id="BeginvidDescTLKI16AsJio"> Even tired, Kathryn does some cute
+    things.</span>
+-   [Kathryn eats a snack](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjS4qhlRcO0):
+    Kathryn eats a snack  
+-   [Kathryn decides between dishwasher and
+    phone](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7odaMRMJdE): <span
+    id="BeginvidDescm7odaMRMJdE"> Kathryn loves the dishwasher. Kathryn
+    loves the phone. This is what happens when she has access to
+    both</span>
+-   [Kathryn walks with
+    mom](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p-g8rCAsc0): Here she is,
+    walking with mom  
+-   [Kathryn goes for a ride on dad's
+    shoulders](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccCuKNUMrSU): <span
+    id="BeginvidDescccCuKNUMrSU"> Kathryn loves to be bounced around on
+    dad's shoulders</span>
+-   [Kathryn walks with the
+    walker](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed82vGOcH4k): Kathryn has a
+    walker borrowed from friends, so she's not stuck holding our hands
+    all the time. ;-)  
+-   [Kathryn and dad go for a
+    walk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRfn9lEqQ7c): She had just
+    learned to walk at this time (with help)  
+-   [Kathryn plays with the
+    cabinets](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkEst-6z2Rw): She loves to
+    <span id="BeginvidDescYkEst6z2Rw">open and close the cabinets</span>
+-   [Kathryn and the
+    dishwasher](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQD9nV7QqY8): <span
+    id="BeginvidDesckQD9nV7QqY8"> Kathryn loves the dishwasher</span>
+-   [Kathryn dances again](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPI8ChTLiUM):
+    <span id="BeginvidDescxPI8ChTLiUM"> Kathryn bops around again, this
+    time standing</span>
+-   [Kathryn Dances](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G399MwUeVuI): <span
+    id="BeginvidDescG399MwUeVuI"> Kathryn likes to bop to music - here's
+    an example</span>

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+title = "Even more pictures/videos"
+slug = "2007-08-17-even-more-pictures-videos"
+published = 2007-08-17T10:26:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+In the last update, I missed a few items:  
+
+-   [Pictures and
+    videos](http://picasaweb.google.com/pdockter/2007MiscKathryn?authkey=cZY_AbWyaVc)
+    from our friend [Paul](http://pdockter.blogspot.com/), including a
+    potato salad adventure that Karyn should enjoy  
+-   [Professional
+    pictures](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b353cff48419)
+    from just after her first birthday, taken at [Portrait
+    Innovations](http://www.portraitinnovations.com/).
+
+Enjoy!

lerch/2007-11-27-baby-2-game.md

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+title = "Baby #2 Game!"
+slug = "2007-11-27-baby-2-game"
+published = 2007-11-27T16:52:00-08:00
+author = "Anonymous"
+tags = []
++++
+Well, we are getting into the final countdown for Baby Lerch \#2! Emil
+and I are both excited and still in a state of disbelief/denial that
+there are going to be two babies to care for now. What a big job -
+yikes!  
+  
+Emil has decided to run the stats game again - so please do visit our
+website at http://www.lerch.org/baby and input your guesses for
+gender/weight/length and date of birth. You do not need to register, but
+do need to provide a phone number so we can call you! For additional fun
+Emil has decided to let folks enter in a name they would like to suggest
+for the baby. We could pick your name since we still haven't decided!  
+  
+To give everyone an even playing field on which to base their guess I'll
+provide a few facts about this pregnancy:  
+  
+It's pretty much the same as when I was pregnant with Kathryn except for
+me hurting my back (I'm much better now!) I still crave ice cream like
+before. The only new thing is an addiction to root beer. I would say I
+was a bit more nausous in the begining with this one.  
+  
+The heart rate is slower at around 136 beats per minute than Kathryn's
+was in utero.  
+  
+This baby moves significantly less than Kathryn did.  
+  
+I think I am carrying the baby the same as before.  
+  
+Regarding the due date - when I was pregnant with Kathryn I was in labor
+for a grand total of 8 hours (very fast for first pregnancy) and I was 4
+cm for about a week before her estimated due date. With this pregnancy I
+am at 4 cm right now! Seeing as Kathryn was 1 day early and I'm already
+progressing the doctor does not think I'll deliver after December 19th.
+That being said she has been wrong with my friend twice! :-) Regardless
+of due date there doesn't seem to be any debate that this labor will be
+very fast!  
+  
+Happy guessing!

lerch/2007-12-20-baby-lerch-is-here.md

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+title = "Baby Lerch is here!!!"
+slug = "2007-12-20-baby-lerch-is-here"
+published = 2007-12-20T13:08:00-08:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+[![](../images/thumbnails/2007-12-20-baby-lerch-is-here-IMG_2934.JPG)](../images/2007-12-20-baby-lerch-is-here-IMG_2934.JPG)  
+  
+  
+It's a BOY!!!  
+  
+John Emil Lerch born 11:36AM December 20, 2007  
+  
+19.75" long  
+9lbs  
+APGAR 9-9  
+  
+We will be calling him Jack.  
+  
+Everyon[![](../images/thumbnails/2007-12-20-baby-lerch-is-here-IMG_2939.JPG)](../images/2007-12-20-baby-lerch-is-here-IMG_2939.JPG)e
+is doing
+great![![](../images/thumbnails/2007-12-20-baby-lerch-is-here-IMG_2940.JPG)](../images/2007-12-20-baby-lerch-is-here-IMG_2940.JPG)

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+title = "More pictures of Jack"
+slug = "2007-12-23-more-pictures-of-jack"
+published = 2007-12-23T22:38:00-08:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+[Photos from the
+Hospital](http://www.our365.com/webnursery/webnursery/Baby/BabyPageDirect.aspx?CID=0018361765)  
+  
+First set of new Shutterfly pictures:
+<http://jackemil.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b358b22f2582>  
+  
+Jack's new Shutterfly site: <http://jackemil.shutterfly.com>  
+  
+An update on our progress:  
+
+> Kelly pushed for all of 16 minutes. Half of that was spent waiting for
+> the Dr to arrive! We were discharged 30 hours after arriving. This was
+> an induced labor...with Kelly at 6-7cm for 2 weeks the Dr. was worried
+> we wouldn't make it to the hospital. We think it was the right call.  
+>   
+> After we got home, though, things did not go so smoothly. Saturday
+> morning Emil jumped in the car as early as possible and went to urgent
+> care because a persistent sore throat. They thought it was a cold, but
+> ran a test for strep throat just to be sure. Ten minutes later, the
+> doctor comes into the room with a prescription in hand for Amoxocillin
+> and says not to go anywhere near the kids for 48 hours...I had <span
+> id="st" class="st" name="st">strep</span> throat.  
+>   
+> Kelly called the pediatrician to find out what to do, and the
+> pediatrician counteracts the instructions a bit. It turns out the real
+> problem with <span id="st" class="st" name="st">strep</span> in kids
+> is the possibility of rheumatic fever, and they don't get that until
+> age 3, so they should be safe should they get the bacteria. Of course,
+> it still wouldn't be fun, so stay very, very clean for the next 24
+> hours.  
+>   
+> Well, Kelly and her mom have also been feeling miserable, and Kathryn
+> has had a cold for what seems like forever, so Saturday was spent
+> taking everyone except Jack to the doctor. Bottom line is that Kelly
+> has a cold, Kelly's mom and Emil both have <span id="st" class="st"
+> name="st">strep</span> throat, and Kathryn has a cold but it's
+> triggered an ear infection. Three out of the 5 of us are now taking
+> Amoxocillin. Kelly's mom and I are both feeling a \*TON\* better,
+> although she has something else on top of the <span id="st" class="st"
+> name="st">strep</span>, so I'm feeling the best right now. Kelly
+> should be over her cold soon, although she still thinks there's a
+> possibility of her having <span id="st" class="st"
+> name="st">strep</span> (and she does have some symptoms which could
+> point to cold or <span id="st" class="st" name="st">strep</span>, and
+> they only did the fast anitbody test at urgent care...they don't do
+> the slower test). Jack still seems fine, and Kathryn has always seemed
+> normal, just a very drippy nose and a cough, but I'm sure she's on the
+> mend too.
+>
+>   
+>   
+> What a weekend! We've been using this alcohol-based hand sanitizer
+> before touching Kathryn or Jack or handling anything that might make
+> it to their mouths.

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+title = "Wow it's time for an update!"
+slug = "2008-07-26-wow-its-time-for-an-update"
+published = 2008-07-26T13:36:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+So to say it's been a while since the Lerch family has posted to the
+blog is an understatement. In our defense though having two kids under
+the age of two (which was the case until recently) is just a bit on the
+busy side. :-)  
+  
+Kathryn is currently 2 years and 1 month old! She had a great little
+pool party to celebrate her birthday on June 28th. Her friends Zach,
+Maren, and Megan were in attendance and we all ate the cake I made. This
+was very low key and lots of fun!  
+  
+Kathryn weighs 28 lbs 10 oz and is 2 feet 10 inches high. This puts her
+in about the 50% for both weight and height. To quote the doctor "it's
+so average it's not even worth talking about."  
+  
+Kathryn knows \*tons\* of words now and is into parroting things folks
+say. A common stream of words heard is
+"Daddy...work...car...money...food". This means "Daddy is at work and he
+took the car. He is working to make money to buy food." She says this
+every weekday morning. Kathryn isn't speaking in full sentences yet, but
+that is likely just around the corner.  
+  
+Without a doubt her favorite thing is to go to the park. She loves to
+swing and slide down the slide. She also really likes planes - pointing
+them out as they fly overhead and saying "bye, bye plane." She also
+often speaks of the beach and the waves. She learned aboout these in
+Hawaii in June. She tells them to "come on" and wash over her. Her
+favorite toy is her baby doll. She pushes it in the stroller, feeds it
+in Jack's swing, and rocks it in the cradle. "Baby" provides lots of
+entertainment. :-) Mom and Dad love Baby.  
+  
+Probably the most fun thing about Kathryn is her big crazy laugh. She
+gets so excited about things - espeically all things with water - she
+just laughes and laughes. She turns heads with her excitement!  
+  
+As for Jack - he's gigantic!! Jack is now 7 months old. At his 6 month
+appointment he weighed 20 lbs and was 29.5" long. This puts him the 90%
+for weight and the 97% for height. He's a big boy! Jack just had a big
+weekend recently. On July 12th he got his two bottom teeth and
+officially mastered sitting up!  
+  
+Jack is a really easy going wonderful baby. He's always been a great
+sleeper - yet he still doesn't make it through the night consistenly
+like his sister did at this age. He currently goes down arouond 7:00 PM
+and wakes for a 3:30 AM feeding. When Jack does wake up...wow...you'll
+know it because he has some lungs on him! However, most of the time he
+is just a super smiley easy going baby.  
+  
+It should be noted that of course Jack has presented us with some
+challenges over the last 7 months. When he was very little he liked to
+be swaddled \*tight\* or else he would hit himself in the head with his
+left hand and wake up (queue screaming). Jack also likes to eat. He
+decided that breastfeeding was to slow for him so at 4 months, on a
+plane flight to Chicago, he threw in the towel. (Luckily I did have a
+backup bottle and formula with me as I feared this could happen.) I'm
+serious about the towel throwing...his favorite item in the world is a
+blue and white burb cloth that he snuggles with every night. Any piece
+of fabric will work for him, but the cloth is his favorite.  
+  
+So a common question I hear is how are Kathryn and Jack doing together?
+Overall I would say great. Kathryn does have her jealous moments. For
+some reason when I change Jack's diaper she can get upset. But in
+general Kathryn loves her "Jacky". Sometimes, a bit too much, as she
+also enjoys trying to give him the bottle, put the pacifier in his
+mouth, and nuzzle him. "Gentle, Kathryn" is heard a lot in the Lerch
+home.  
+  
+In general I would say March was one of the hardest months for our
+family. Jack was still very little, Emil had started a new job, my
+parents had returned to Chicago after months of much appreciated help,
+and Kathryn hit a real defiant streak. Since then things have only
+gotten better. I think we are on easy street at the moment actually as
+the kids have the same afternoon nap time (2 hours!) and now that Jack
+can sit up but can't go anywhere!  
+  
+I have returned to work after a 7 month leave. This transition has been
+made much easier due to our nanny! She is wonderful!  
+  
+There are tons of pics to check out! We consolidated our pictures at
+[http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/)  
+  
+
+-   [January](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3427acd659a)
+-   [February](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3427ad36584)
+-   [March](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3427af965ae)
+    (and our [professional
+    pictures](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3427aa6e4c1))
+-   [April](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b341fbd1458a)
+-   [May](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b341fbfec495)
+    (and [more
+    May](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b34780774510))
+-   [June](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3478006c451)
+-   [July](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b34567abc48f)
+
+Also, [videos on YouTube](http://youtube.com/user/kellyemil) are up to
+date as of February. We'll be posting more videos shortly!

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+title = "Holy videos, batman!"
+slug = "2008-09-17-holy-videos-batman"
+published = 2008-09-17T09:26:00-07:00
+author = "Emil"
+tags = []
++++
+Ok - so we've been really slow in getting videos on the web. Needless to
+say, things are pretty crazy with two little ones, and Kelly is now back
+at work - yikes!  
+  
+I got some time a little while ago, so I've posted several months worth
+of videos (50+ total!). I won't bother to describe them all, but they
+are up on [our youtube channel](http://www.youtube.com/lerchfamily) for
+your enjoyment. The first video is "Kathryn and Megan Play" (from back
+in March!), and the last video is "Kathryn shovels sand", taken on labor
+day at [OMSI](http://www.omsi.edu/) when grandma Lerch visited the
+family.  
+  
+Some other videos, taken by [Paul](http://pdockter.blogspot.com/), are
+up on qik.com: <http://qik.com/belbo>  
+  
+Lots of pictures have been posted on [our shutterfly
+site](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/), with more to come. There are
+now some more [July pictures](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/8), as
+well as some of the [professional
+pictures](http://thelerchs.shutterfly.com/820) that were taken at the
+[Rose Garden](http://www.rosegardenstore.org/thegardensoverview.cfm).  
+  
+Paul also has more pictures on [his picassa
+site](http://picasaweb.google.com/pdockter/2007MiscKathryn?authkey=cZY_AbWyaVc#).  
+  
+There are more photos still in my email/hard drive waiting to be posted,
+so stay tuned!

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