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Hey everyone! Please click the link below and vote for Korie in the Cutest Kid contest. It says you can only vote once per computer, but I'm not sure if that's per day or overall. But please, vote from as many computers and/or phones as possible! ;) Thanks!

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Korie's First (of many) Christmas!

Here are a few pictures of Korie's first Christmas celebration! We had Putnam Christmas at Mom and Dad's two weeks ago, and Korie had a great time! She got to spend lots of time with Namma and Papa, as well as her cousin Livie, and her aunts and uncles. Namma even got Liv and Korie some Christmas jammies and we did a litte "photo shoot" of the girls in them...adorable! Korie also helped open her very first Christmas presents! So excited for her first holiday season!

6 Month Stats

Korie had her 6 month appointment with Dr. Loucks this past week. Dr. Loucks and her nurse were both impressed with the milestones Korie has met so far. She is able to sit on her own (without support) for extended periods of time, she transfers objects easily from one hand to the other, her pincer grasp is developing, she is army-crawling/scooting on her tummy (look out world!), and she recognizes her name. Korie loves music and singing, laughing at Mommy, Daddy, and Piper, reading books, playing, and jumping. She is getting so big: 19 lbs (92nd percentile) and 28 inches long (98th percentile)! And once again, she took her shots, including the flu shot, like a champ! We are so proud of our big, bright, beautiful baby girl!

Baby Math

Baby math is pretty easy for Korie. 50% Dad + 50% Mom = 100% Me! :)

Food, glorious food!

A week before Korie turned 6 months, we started solid foods! We started with rice cereal, and as you can see, Korie wasn't so sure at first. Her first couple of "bites" she made some faces and shuttered, but by the end, she really liked it! With each passing day, she loves it more and more! Mommy has decided to make Korie's baby food (yes, seriously!) and it's gone really well! Korie's first vegetable was homemade sweet potatoes, and she loved them! This week, we started avocados, and she loves them as well. Next week, will try something new again. As you can tell by the pictures, she is loving food!

Happy Holidays

The Hansen family Christmas card: Coming soon to a mailbox near you! :) Happy Holidays everyone!

6 Months Already?!

Korie is 6 months old...can you believe it?! This Mommy can't! The first half of her first year has gone by so fast. She is such a big, bright, beautiful girl! Happy half birthday, my love...Daddy and I love you all the way up to the moon and back!

So Much to be Thankful For!

The holiday season is here! We are so excited for Korie's first Christmas! She had a great first Thanksgiving. The four of us went to Korie's Great Grandma Paulsen's for lunch with the Putnam/Paulsen side of the family. Mommy left for work (unfortunately), and Daddy, Korie, and Piper headed to Walnut to Grandma Leta and Grandpa Donnie's for dinner with the Hansen/Kixmiller side. She had a day full of playing with cousins Livia, Kaitlyn, Preston, and Kamryn. As we look back on Thanksgiving and look forward to Christmas, we are so thankful for our big, beautiful, happy, healthy, precious baby girl Korie! We love you little turkey! :)

Busy Little 5 Month Old!

Our little peanut sure is a busy little baby! Now that she is 5 months old, she is very active! She loves music, reading books, sitting up, playing with Piper, jumping in her exersaucer, mimicking sounds and faces (especially sticking out her tongue), chewing on anything she can get her hands on, and bathtime in her new duckie bathtub. We are so lucky to have such a healthy, active, beautiful perfect little girl!