tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69760685483025558042011-09-03T10:12:56.856-05:00Thoughts from a little girl named Katherine Tiona. She was born 6 weeks prematurely on Oct. 23, 2007 and weighed 5 pounds, 6 ounces. Sometimes Mommy, Daddy, and big brother contribute to this blog, too.Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-33391608718792799802008-11-01T14:52:00.003-05:002008-11-01T14:59:54.728-05:00

Dearest Friends,Well, I realize that I haven't been updating this blog. I'm so sorry, but I've been busy growing up! Just recently I turned one year old. Can you believe it?!Looking back on my first entries I'd have to say I've come a long way...and now my journey on this blog must end for now. Thanks so much for reading.If you know my daddy or mommy I know that you can find them on Facebook

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-63986297398252845422008-06-03T15:18:00.001-05:002008-06-03T15:19:43.924-05:00

Katherine is feeling much better. Now that the antibiotics are doing there thing, she's pretty much as cheery as normal. She is a bit more clingy, but that could just be her age. She doesn't like to be put down!I'm working on photos and more video. Life's busy, though.Smiles,Michael

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-18647113885427085982008-05-31T22:26:00.002-05:002008-05-31T22:33:35.031-05:00

Well, Katherine turned seven months old not too long ago.  With another month of life comes yet another illness.  We took her to urgent care Saturday to discover that the allergies and cold she started having Friday spilled over and has caused infections in each ear and likely each eye.The ear infections were because of sinus drainage, but the eyes may also be infected because of the kind of

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-27213267473112897062008-04-23T06:59:00.000-05:002008-04-23T06:59:58.933-05:00

Hey there, friends!I'm stoked! Today I turn 6 months old. I've been in the world for half a year now! Woohoo!By the way, I'm feeling a lot better than last week. I still cough every once and a while, but I'm mostly over the whole thing.So now some observations on being such a big girl:Toys are so cool! I love playing with them and even tasting them! I do have to work on my arms, however. I

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-31778734586245955832008-04-20T08:03:00.001-05:002008-04-20T08:05:17.102-05:00

Hello again,Our little girl is doing better each day. The cough still lingers and we still have to give breathing treatments every once and a while, but she's still full of energy and spirit!Katherine turns 6 months old on Wednesday!

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-61542675079253764212008-04-16T22:52:00.002-05:002008-04-16T22:55:46.793-05:00

Friends,Katherine did much better Wednesday, coughing much less and not having any spit-up spells. She did have a rough time going to sleep just now. Mommy had to lay with her while Katherine had a few coughing fits. So the verdict is "We think things are improving."Keep it right here for the latest.Smiles,Michael

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-54777659069886609652008-04-16T00:02:00.000-05:002008-04-16T00:03:14.157-05:00

Dearest readers,We have a bit of concerning news about Katherine today. Over the past weekend she developed a cough which got worse Monday. We took her to the doctor and Katherine is now on Albuterol breathing treatments about every four hours until the cough stops, which will hopefully be within a week. The treatments are to open up her breathing passageways while she deals with sinus

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-85900068993223808772008-03-27T18:39:00.003-05:002008-03-27T23:50:42.662-05:00

Dearest Readers,I just went to the doctor's office again today, and aside from being poked in the legs several times -- Mommy and Daddy say it's "good for me" -- I have some good news. I was a whopping 11 pounds, 7 ounces! That's more than double what I weighed when I first met Mommy and Daddy! They also said I'm 23 1/2 inches long -- 5 inches longer than I was at first. Five inches in five

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-46461913495397523542008-03-21T17:44:00.003-05:002008-03-21T17:48:54.852-05:00

First she grew longer, and now she's growing BIGGER.Our little girl is on a growth spurt! She's been eating SO MUCH in the last few days that she's noticeably filling out. Who knows how long it'll last, but rest assured that our little girl isn't going hungry...because she eats all the time!

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-7598472676777732122008-03-16T22:53:00.009-05:002008-03-16T23:25:55.189-05:00

Okey doke. I promised lots of photos and I'm gonna follow up. So here goes ( and as always, you can click on any photo for a larger version):You might recall that I typed in my own blog entry a little while back. This is a photo of me at the controls of Daddy's Power Mac, literally blogging for myself. (I've got to say, I really like Daddy's Mac much more than any PC!)Extreme closeup!I love

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-80931827956281211162008-03-15T19:46:00.005-05:002008-03-15T20:21:08.560-05:00

Dearest Readers,Turns out that I'm really growing up! In the last week I've taken my first bites of cereal and I'm able to turn over from my tummy to my back. Kind of a cool trick.Cereal was interesting. At first I wasn't sure what to do with the spoon thing and the cereal. My tongue did a better job of pushing the food out of my mouth instead of in. But Mommy was there to push the food back

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-76597654955898559702008-03-01T16:45:00.000-06:002008-03-01T16:47:45.760-06:00

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Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-30164150615754905692008-02-27T07:51:00.005-06:002008-02-27T08:01:31.665-06:00

Our little girl is growing up! Baby K is more than four months old now! She's smiling and laughing a lot more, playing with toys......and getting pretty stinky.Bill Cosby did a routine in his film Himself about how parents are so enthralled by the cute little "poopoos" that newborns release. Cosby then shifts the routine with the sentence I put in the subject line.Katherine's poopoos have

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-54282930307323534612008-02-22T09:47:00.004-06:002008-02-27T08:04:27.668-06:00

I love to laugh! I never knew something could be so much fun. I like to do it for all sorts of different reasons. For instance, when I am getting a new, clean diaper, I smile and laugh because it's soooo nice to have a new, clean diaper. Also, after Mommy has fed me, I like to smile and laugh, because it feels soooo good to have a full tummy!!!I have also noticed that I when I begin to laugh,

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-14436613039156350492008-02-14T07:04:00.001-06:002008-02-14T07:05:52.156-06:00

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-15574414853381117632008-02-11T21:41:00.000-06:002008-02-11T22:37:41.266-06:00

Hey again, my worldwide friends!This world just keeps getting more and more interesting all of the time! The bigger I get, the more I'm interested in stuff. I love to just look around and see what's going on around me.People are more and more entertaining all of the time. You can bet that if you say hello to me, I'm probably going to smile at you. I love to smile! I guess people love to see

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-6787651128717517492008-01-28T21:01:00.000-06:002008-01-28T21:49:08.193-06:00

My dear readers:It is with a great deal of humility that I share a bit of disturbing information with you. Daddy has decided that my head bands are so cute that he wants to wear one every once and a while. Mommy managed to catch him on camera doing this once and the picture below tells the whole story:But seriously...I thought I'd give you an update on how life is going for a

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-68424889720854602082008-01-14T07:10:00.000-06:002008-01-14T07:14:30.986-06:00

What up, homeys!Mommy weighed me the other day at Aunt Ellen's house and I'm almost 9 pounds now! Woohoo!Love ya all,Baby Kate

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-29511386386085105642008-01-09T21:10:00.000-06:002008-01-09T22:05:44.603-06:00

Hello, faithful readers! Baby Kate back again with a new post in the new year.My first Christmas was kind of neat. Some guy named "Santa" brought me this cool cow toy that plays sounds and music. Big Brother got me some head bands and a stuffed horsey (picture below). I love them both!Mommy and Daddy said that a new year's resolution they have for me is to get me on a better "schedule." I

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-17856224105036918812007-12-22T12:59:00.001-06:002007-12-22T13:13:22.556-06:00

As we are about to celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus, we can't help but think about the little baby that we now have in our life. We couldn't imagine bringing her into this world in a smelly stable with no medical staff to attend to us.Yet that's how our savior came into the world. It was a humble beginning for an amazing man. Because of his life, death, and return to life we have the

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-77677176289047178602007-12-19T06:12:00.000-06:002007-12-19T06:15:26.013-06:00

What caption would you write for this photo? Leave it in the comments link below. Merry Christmas!

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-48305058475017944302007-12-13T06:02:00.000-06:002007-12-13T06:30:46.504-06:00

Hello again, ya'll,Long time, no write. Sorry about that. I've been busy...mostly eating.In the last week or so I've really kicked up the milk intake. I like to eat a lot and be full in my tummy! Sometimes it stresses Mommy and Daddy out, though, because I tend to cry when I want to eat. And when I want to eat a lot you know what that means.I am getting bigger. I could start to rival the

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-29113507284194848782007-11-18T08:18:00.000-06:002007-11-18T08:21:05.200-06:00

Oh, friends...I have a rash on my diaper! It's so bad that my back side even hurts!Well, it's better now than it was yesterday. It got to the point that a little spot on my bottom bled a little bit. I couldn't help but scream my head off. Mommy and Daddy took me to the doctor's office to make sure it wasn't anything worse.Like I said, it's better now. They put some special ointment called

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-13371403205415223852007-11-06T22:31:00.000-06:002007-11-06T22:31:21.551-06:00

Hello friends and family,Mommy and Daddy here with another update on Katherine from our perspective. It's been two weeks since she was born.Katherine is doing SO WELL! She had her first doctor's visit today and came through with flying colors. The best news was that she's gained so much weight that she's passed her birth weight! She's now five pounds, nine ounces. The doctor said that they

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-43679221654211643032007-11-06T09:35:00.000-06:002007-11-06T09:36:05.854-06:00

Hello friends,I hope you didn't think I was done with this blog now that I'm home. I just took a few days off to get settled into my new digs.Home life is pretty cool. I still sleep a lot, but now instead of sleeping in my apartment or crib all the time in the hospital, Mommy and Daddy hold me a LOT. It's pretty awesome!We're starting to figure out a routine around here. The stinky part about

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-43667654945319789492007-11-02T15:24:00.000-05:002007-11-02T15:25:45.851-05:00

Our baby girl is home.

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-21921086157911820702007-11-02T13:55:00.000-05:002007-11-02T13:54:47.703-05:00

The van is ready for our little girl to come home. Daddy's on the way to the hospital now.

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-44235309466189064662007-11-02T09:19:00.000-05:002007-11-02T09:20:31.625-05:00

Katherine's going home today! More later.Smiles,Michael

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-30303352512677437062007-11-01T23:05:00.000-05:002007-11-01T23:06:35.913-05:00

Hey there, faithful readers,Katherine here, blogging from a NEW LOCATION!No, I'm not home yet, BUT the mean nurses stopped being mean this morning and took out my stupid feeding tube. Since that was the only thing keeping me in Nursery City, I've moved on to Mommy's room and get to stay with her all the time now. How cool is that?! Daddy and Mommy already have spent so much time cuddling with

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-2409072072684145472007-10-31T13:04:00.000-05:002007-10-31T13:04:40.592-05:00

Hi there!There's a lot to say this time around so let's get started:First off, I'm now more than a week old. Can you believe it's already been a week?The blue light special WAS successful in chasing away bad ol' Billy Ruben and his jaundice, so they took the light away yesterday. Bear and I don't have to wear our sunglasses anymore, though I have to say that I looked quite stylish in them. :-

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-37811668658288546592007-10-29T22:41:00.000-05:002007-10-29T22:41:27.964-05:00

Okay fans,There's not much news where I'm concerned but it doesn't mean this day wasn't worth talking about.I did overhear Mommy, Daddy, and Mean Nurse Stephanie talking about how the blue light special will probably go away tomorrow. That's good, because sleeping is much more comfortable without those sunglasses strapped to my head. Bear was telling me that his shades are getting a bit

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-32549632709582333792007-10-28T23:12:00.000-05:002007-10-28T23:13:02.830-05:00

Hey friends and family,"Daddy" here, giving you an update on our little girl and sharing a bit from our perspective on how things are going.We've been happy to hear all good news about Katherine. The doctor most recently told us that she's doing almost as well as a full-term baby when it comes to her lungs and jaundice and that we can expect her to be in the hospital for much less than three

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-35941629121798831172007-10-28T09:16:00.000-05:002007-10-28T09:19:40.787-05:00

Greetings again, my loyal readers,So apparently, some guy named "Billy Ruben" has been bothering me some, so the mean nurses have turned on this bright blue light inside my apartment to scare him away. They say he brings some thing called "jaundice" and that I don't want any of that from him. I get to wear these really cool sunglasses while the light's on and get kind of a nice tan in the

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-55169846801127074932007-10-27T08:57:00.000-05:002007-10-27T09:00:08.646-05:00

Hey again,It's the weekend! That doesn't mean much for a little one in the NICU, but apparently other people get excited about that. ;-)I had a little bit of progress in the last day or so. I gained a little bit of weight -- thanks to the stupid tube in my nose (grumble) -- and the mean nurses were actually kind of nice for a change when they took away the sugar water tube that was hooked into

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-17647892983975514542007-10-26T09:58:00.001-05:002007-10-26T22:27:21.506-05:00

Hey again, friends,It's day 3 of being in this world and it's been kind of difficult for a little body like mine to keep up with everything. Life inside mommy's tummy was a LOT less stressful!So here's how things are going: The mean nurses moved me into my own little studio apartment. It's a lot quieter in here and they say it helps them to keep me warm.My temperature's all well and good, but

Barefoot Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976068548302555804.post-56884559100401873642007-10-25T00:21:00.000-05:002007-10-26T09:56:57.149-05:00

Dear Friends,Through the miracle of modern technology -- in this case Blogger -- Daddy said he'd pass along this note and a few pictures from me.I'm doing pretty well and spend a lot of time under the warmer in the nursery. Sometimes the mean nurse lady tries to wake me up so I can "feed" or something, but I'm usually SO TIRED! They get me awake long enough to eat some, but then I just drift back

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