The Bergman's

Baby Sister Claire

2009-04-02T20:54:00.000-07:00

One month has gone by since Claire joined our family! She is great and Kate loves "my baby sister" so much! Claire has done a lot of sleeping this month which has helped us to transition into having 2 munchkins!

Proud Sister

Claire's first bath

Claire has Scare hair!

All of us!

I "2"

2009-02-23T21:10:00.000-08:00

Kate turned 2 last month. So far 2 has been very fun (well, for the most part). She still asks almost everyday if it is her birthday, "today my happy to you?"

She loves "nacks", "play dollhouse", "macecheese" and singing songs. She is getting excited to meet "baby sister" soon.

"my happy to you"
Kate and Preslie LOVE "nastics"

"choc-lat" and "cupcakes" are faves of the happy to you

2 year check-up went well... let's just say she really loves "macecheese"

She loves to go on walks and play on the "slide" at the park

Seasonal Blogger- Fall 2008

2008-12-19T21:45:00.000-08:00

OK when I said my blogging break was over I guess I lied! For now I blame it on being tired and pregnant but truly I have turned out to be a seasonal blogger only blogging once a season! I am sure that is really boring so it is going to be my New Years Resolution to be better about blogging. For now here are some pictures from this fall.

Kate's first monorail ride.
Her school took the Monorail to the Pacific Science Center to see "Where is the Green Sheep?" Now everday we drive under the monorail she gets very excited! She also loves seeing the Space Needle and Street Car.

The Pumpkin Patch we went to had no pumpkins this year! So we picked apples and visited their petting zoo.

Kate was very interested in leaves this fall! She loved picking them up on walks.

Kate and Preslie "tickoteat"

Kate was not too happy about dressing up for halloween this year. "No bum bum bee" she would say everytime we tried to get her to try it on. When halloween came we fought her to wear it and started out on her first real trick or treating adventure to U Village! It only took her one trick or treat lesson to realize she LOVES halloween! Each time she got candy she would ask "open pease" to anyone near her. She still asks to "ticko teat wid preslie?" at least weekly!

Kate's First "lolapop".."mo pease?" all the way home...

Nastics

2008-10-19T16:50:00.000-07:00

Kate and Preslie have been taking classes at Little Gym this fall. Kate calls it "nastics" and asks to go almost daily. She loves doing "monkey jumps" (she cannot actully jump- her feet do not leave the ground yet) and "winging" on the bars. At the end of class teacher Allison gives out stamps and Kate makes sure to be first in line for that if she is not she will usually cut in front of all the kids or push her way to the front.

"Bobbbles!"

"winging on the bars"

"I do it"

Blogging Break is Over

2008-09-14T16:18:00.000-07:00

I took the summer off from blogging I think the last entry was our trip to Arizona in the spring. We had a great summer! We went to greenlake, the fountain, the pool and of course the dog park. We also enjoyed the Zoo and the Locks and spent time in San Juans and Leavenworth.

Check out our web albums if you want to see some summer pics.

Now fall is here! We have another baby on the way, I have a new job, we are remodeling our kitchen (YEAH) and I am back online! Today Kate and I went to the Ballard market to get fruits and veggies and she picked out some dahilas- it was very cute!

Discovering the flowers

"want dat one"

"petty"

not so sure if she can carry them

So happy with her "fowers"

O is for Olympics, S is for...

2008-08-21T20:05:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since our last post, but we having been busy with the Olympics, the week (or two) of Summer, and everything comes along with trying to cram all of your summer activities into a couple of days in fear that you will missed out. With that in mind Jamie and I dashed off to the San Juans over the weekend. Roche Harbor is awesome and I strongly recommend it for a family vacation or parents weekend away. Prior to leaving we dropped Kate off at Grandma's and sent Sam (the dog) to Jamie's Aunt Shelly's. The McCombs are looking to add another dog to their family and we could benefit from four less paws in the family as we have our hands full with the pitter patter of two little feet. But it turns out that S isn't for Sam as the McCombs decided that she wasn't the right "fit" for their family. Shocker.

Kate had her last swim lesson this evening. When we got home she ask for a banana which sounds something like "nanna peas". She was happily enjoying her "nanna" when it slipped out of her little hands like a popsicle and splashed onto the floor. She stared at the ground is disgust and belted out "shit" clear as day. Yes, that's right, S is for Shit. She must have learned it at daycare.

Well with that accomplishment behind us we off to Leavenworth for a family "staycation" and vocabulary cleansing. Should be fun! Here are some pics of Kate this Summer. As you can see she likes corn. A lot.

Poo

2008-04-29T21:47:00.000-07:00

We took a trip to sunny Arizona to visit grandma and grandpa Bergman. Dad and grandpa played lots of golf while Grandma, Kate and Mom played at the pool! Kate loved the "poo" she called it, she loved putting her face in the water to blow bubbles. She was quite the waterbaby!

Whoaa!

Floatin

Obsessed with the "poo" stairs

Poolside snack

Wobbly Walker

2008-03-31T21:56:00.000-07:00

Kate started walking! It all happened mid march and she has not stopped. She picked it up very quickly and now she is running! She falls about 20 times an hour and has had more bumps, blood and bruises in the past 4 weeks than she has in all of her 14 months.

Very wobbly

So proud

Whoa! I am falling!

I am big girl now

Bye Bye

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2008-03-10T21:53:00.000-07:00

We got to watch Daddy's basketball for his birthday
(Kate and dad also wore matching hoodies)

Afterwards we took Dad to DQ! His fave place for cool treats!

Kisses for Daddy!

February 2008

2008-02-29T20:00:00.000-08:00

I have been very bad about blogging! Here are some pictures of February so you can see what we have been up to. Kate got sick and sassy this month! Throwing tantrums is her new favorite way to pass the time.

Kate's best friend is Sammy or as she calls her (Daaa-G!)
Kate even loves spending time in Sam's crate

We took at trip to Leavenworth during the massive snow storm!
Snowshoeing

Kare and Preslie tried out their moves at Baby Disco!
Mr. Valentine brought Kate a stroller for her baby Hayley

High Five!

Kate and the park with her friends Emmie and Lauren

Four little monkeys playing in the bath

One Year Check-Up

2008-01-29T20:51:00.000-08:00

Kate had her 1 year appointment this week. Her stats are below and it is confirmed, she is a Bergman! She is all over the place and into everything. She is also throwing fits and being very Sassy!

20.13 lbs (5oth percentile)

Head is 48 cm (95th percentile- taking after her mom!)

27 1/2 inches tall (30th percentile)

Happy 1st Birthday Kate!

2008-01-22T19:35:00.001-08:00

Kate turned 1 year old on Sunday! It is hard to imagine a year has already gone by! She had a great time at her party but she would not try her cupcake!

Birthday Girl

Kate and her GIANT cupcake

Birthday Girls Kate and Preslie

Kate is Moving

2008-01-09T21:05:00.000-08:00

Finally 50 1/2 weeks and Kate is Mobile! We were not sure if she was ever going to do it but she did! She has only been crawling 30 minutes and she has already taken Sammy's bone and found lots of cords to chew on.

Happy Holidays

2007-12-10T22:37:00.000-08:00

We are enjoying the holiday season and hope you are too!
Here are a few pics of Kate's first holiday season!

Mom thinks the Santa hat is so cute on Kate.
Kate thinks it is so funny to take it off!

First trip to the Tree Farm

Kate has not quite figured out how to crawl forward so but she can move backward.
(Here she has ended up under the christmas tree)

Kate and Sam are Best Friends!

Say Cheese!

Tubes

2007-11-27T11:58:00.000-08:00

Kate had ear surgery this morning to have tubes put in both ears. We got to Swedish hospital very early. We thought she may protest the no food before surgery but she did not seem to mind too much. She liked all the machines, cords, lights and friendly nurses. The procedure went very smoothly and fairly quick. She did so great, she barley even cried!
Here are some pictures we took.

Getting ready for surgery
(Check out the mini blood pressure cuff on her leg)

looking very cute in her hospital gown and slippers

a pre-op nap with mommy

going into surgery with daddy

sleeping in recovery

getting a glucose bottle in recovery (she drank 2 of them!)

Final inspection
Kate got a surgery bear when she was all done!

My First Turkey

2007-11-23T17:05:00.000-08:00

I was so lucky to get 3 First Thanksgivings. It was so fun to see all my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins! I tried turkey and gagged on mashed potatoes. I thought that cranberry a little tart and I LOVED my grandma Claudia's corn dish. I made a HUGE mess and I have been sleeping every since!

Happy Fall!

2007-10-28T08:23:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of Kate standing next to her pumpkin. (she is so proud of herself!)

For more pumpkin pics check out Kate's 9 month album

Lake Chelan with Drew

2007-09-23T22:45:00.000-07:00

Drew Pepin and I spent the past week in Lake Chelan with our parents. We had so much fun swimming, playing, eating and wine tasting. We both got sick (not fun) and started waving "hi"!

playing

breakfast at the blueberry farm

bathtime

swimming

taking in a view of the lake

picnic at Tsillan

Busy as a Bee

2007-08-21T19:25:00.000-07:00

We have been very busy this month having lots of fun with family and friends. Kate now has 4 teeth and loves talking, playing, dancing and eating peas and pears!

Dancing Baby.. "go Kate"...

Book Club

Driving in cars

Picinic with her friends

Check out Kate's 7 month album for more pics

Twin Falls

2007-07-08T22:37:00.000-07:00

We took the family on a hike up to Twin Falls just east of North Bend. Sammy loved swimming in the river and going crazy on the trails and Kate loved watching her.

Check out the rest of the hike pictures

Happy 4th of July!

2007-07-05T07:04:00.000-07:00

Kate's 1st 4th of July!

Below are pictures of her in a 4th of July parade with her cousins Emma and Ben

Sick Days

2007-06-27T21:21:00.000-07:00

Kate got her first cold and pink eye. Mom got food poisoning and Dad got a very bad cold. But we are all on our way to feeling better now!

I got to lay on the couch and watch Baby Enistein when I was home sick

No germs

The 4 month Check Up

2007-05-24T21:12:00.000-07:00

Kate's 4 month appointment went well she is healthy and doing great!

14 lbs 12 ounces

24 inches long

4 shots later

All is good again

My Cousin Benny

2007-05-24T20:56:00.000-07:00

Kate is a big cousin to our newest family member Ben! Ben was born on Tuesday morning he weighed 8lbs. 2 ounces and is a real cutie

Kate and Ben

Family Pic

Big sister Emma and Ben

Aloha!

2007-05-22T22:25:00.000-07:00

Aloha from Maui Hawaii

Family Pic on Kaanapali Beach

Kate on the beach

Eric swimming with turtles

Kate and mom loving Hawaii

3 Months of Fun

2007-04-22T14:19:00.000-07:00

We are having so much fun with Kate. She is laughing, cooing and smiling, and starting to play with her toys!

Happy Spring!

First Haircut 4.19.07

Kate laughing

Preslie and Kate
first frappucino

Chubby Bunny

2007-04-02T21:32:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

Kate 10 weeks

March Madness-Kate turns 2 months

2007-03-23T08:30:00.000-07:00

Kate is getting to be more fun everday! She smiles and makes lots of cute sounds our favorite is "cg-ooo..". She is sleeping longer during the nights (yeah!) and loves sucking her thumb.

At 8 weeks-Kate is now bigger than her bunny!

4 shots in her chubby little legs

Weighing in at 11 lbs.

She is 22.5 inches tall

Check out our web album for more pictures of Kate this past month.

Smile!

2007-03-19T15:03:00.000-07:00

Kate 7 weeks-Smiling

it's our favorite stage so far....

Go Beyond Vista

2007-03-12T00:14:00.000-07:00

It's time to get a Mac.

Captured, edited, and published with my new MacBook Pro.

Lots of Snow in Leavenworth

2007-03-01T11:16:00.000-08:00

Our family took a trip to Leavenworth before dad had to go back to work. There was tons of snow and our crazy dog sammy LOVED every minute of it! Check out the photo album to see more pics.

Kate 5 weeks

One Month Down

2007-02-21T19:36:00.000-08:00

Cry Baby

Kate 1 month

Happy Valentine's Day

2007-02-14T08:12:00.000-08:00

Kate 24 Days

Pictures

2007-01-26T22:49:00.000-08:00

More pictures of Kate's birthday, the hospital stay, and her homecoming party can be found in our Web Album.

Kate Marie Bergman - 9 Days

Homecoming

2007-01-25T21:54:00.000-08:00

Before we checked out on Tuesday Kate said good bye to younger (by 4 hours) friend Preslie. For those of you who don't Preslie is the daughter of our good friends Joe and Jamie. Yes it is true Jamie and Jamie whom have been friends since the 5th grade had baby girls just four hours and one hospital wall apart.

Although Kate cried the whole time, the ride home was less eventful than anticipated. We made it home around 7:00pm on Monday night. We left earlier that morning but I think I averaged about 6mph down HWY 99 - hazard lights on of course. We introduced Kate to her new room and the next day to her new four legged friend.

We will miss the help at the hospital but there is no place like home.

Happy Birthday!

2007-01-24T09:57:00.000-08:00

Well, that was a fast 39 days and an even faster 39 weeks!

Kate Marie Bergman was born at Swedish Medical Center on January 20th at 7:54pm. She weighed in at 7lbs. 12oz. and stretched out to a whoppping 18 inches (however she measured 19.5 two days later). Kate is happily getting along in the world while her mother and father can't believe they even found the time to author this post :)

Here are some pictures of her birthday...

Post One - More to Come

2006-12-16T22:03:00.000-08:00

T-minus 39 days and counting...