Thursday, November 24, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
8 Months big!!
Eeesh! Runnin a few days late with this post, we've been a bit busy with fevers and family and just all around craziness :)
Ms. McKenley has been SUPER busy this past month beatin down milestone after milestone. Casey and I cannot believe the things she accomplishes everyday! She's growing so fast and although we are so proud of her accomplishments, we just want time to slow down so we can soak in every last second!
Accomplishments:
- McKenley is becoming MUCH more efficient at scooting her way across the living room (video to follow soon). It has always been Daisy trying to get McKenley's toys, well now we have to worry about the baby going for the dog toys!! Daisy is not happy that her toys keep disappearing!
- We took the princess on her first trip to NORMAN!!!
- She is getting much more accurate at getting finger foods into her mouth and not the cheek or losing it before it gets close to her face :) We have even started eating "real" food, like avocado and blueberries!!!
- I started making McKenley's food this month, which has been SOOO much fun! There is such a bigger range of foods that McKenley can eat when I make it myself! I think her favorite so far is a mix of pineapple and pears! YUMMY!!!
- Made it through another "first" holiday, Happy Halloween my little ladybug!
- Learned how to wave buh-bye!!! Yes, it takes LOTS of prompting, or it happens at completely random times, but it is THE cutest thing ever!! Tried to get it on video this morning, but she wouldn't cooperate, of course!
- We have also graduated to a sippy cup with a straw! She isn't completely successful at keeping all the water she has sucked up in her mouth, BUT again, cutest thing ever!
- In swim class, McKenley is now going under water for 3 seconds (I know, doesn't seem like much, but common, she's only 8 months old)!! I laugh every time she goes under, the instructor says, "Ready, goooooo!!!!" and she takes this deeeep breath and dives out of the instructor's arms all on her own. After 3 seconds we bring her back up and this small stream of water shoots out of her mouth like a little fountain! Cracks. me. up!!!
Speedbumps:
- Suffered through her first serious fever :( Last week McKenley's fever got up to 102.7!! Our poor baby was completely miserable. Luckily, it didn't last for too long, but boy was it awful. All we wanted to was to take her pain away!!
- Daylight Savings Time... yes, Daylight Savings Time IS a speedbump! I used to LOVE gaining that extra hour... NOT ANY MORE!! No one told me that babies do not realize they are supposed to sleep an extra hour :( Needless to say, we're a bit off the schedule that we worked so hard to create, hopefully it won't take too long to get back on track!! :)
Stats: (these are unofficial measurements that I have taken at home)
Length:
Weight: 17 lbs 3 oz
Head:
Food: She is eating all homemade foods at this point. So far she has liked everything I have given her! We have also recently discovered avocado and blueberries that she LOVES!! We switched to barley, instead of oatmeal, and she seems to not even notice! Next on our list of things to try: lentils, yogurt, eggs, asparagus, and eggplant! YUMMY!!
Diapers: She is officially in Size 3, big girl!!
Clothes: In all 3-6month clothes and some 6-9 (she grows out of the nighties with feet sooo fast!!)
Sleep: We are sooo happy she is still sleeping through the night, with the exception of when she was sick. She normally goes from 8:30pm - 8:00am (except after DST, it's 8:00 - 7:00 :/ ). Its a good day when I get 2 naps a day that are longer than an hour. Normally she gets one good hour and a half long nap and one 45 min nap. Hopefully that will improve!!!
I CANNOT believe we are on the downward slope to 1 year!!! She is getting bigger and bigger each day and doing more and more things that make me literally stop in my tracks and say, "Oh my gosh, shes growing up WAY too fast!"
I mean really, how could you NOT love this smile:
Ms. McKenley has been SUPER busy this past month beatin down milestone after milestone. Casey and I cannot believe the things she accomplishes everyday! She's growing so fast and although we are so proud of her accomplishments, we just want time to slow down so we can soak in every last second!
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| Yeah... I'm a little obsessed! :) |
- McKenley is becoming MUCH more efficient at scooting her way across the living room (video to follow soon). It has always been Daisy trying to get McKenley's toys, well now we have to worry about the baby going for the dog toys!! Daisy is not happy that her toys keep disappearing!
- We took the princess on her first trip to NORMAN!!!
- She is getting much more accurate at getting finger foods into her mouth and not the cheek or losing it before it gets close to her face :) We have even started eating "real" food, like avocado and blueberries!!!
- Made it through another "first" holiday, Happy Halloween my little ladybug!
- Learned how to wave buh-bye!!! Yes, it takes LOTS of prompting, or it happens at completely random times, but it is THE cutest thing ever!! Tried to get it on video this morning, but she wouldn't cooperate, of course!
- We have also graduated to a sippy cup with a straw! She isn't completely successful at keeping all the water she has sucked up in her mouth, BUT again, cutest thing ever!
- In swim class, McKenley is now going under water for 3 seconds (I know, doesn't seem like much, but common, she's only 8 months old)!! I laugh every time she goes under, the instructor says, "Ready, goooooo!!!!" and she takes this deeeep breath and dives out of the instructor's arms all on her own. After 3 seconds we bring her back up and this small stream of water shoots out of her mouth like a little fountain! Cracks. me. up!!!
Speedbumps:
- Suffered through her first serious fever :( Last week McKenley's fever got up to 102.7!! Our poor baby was completely miserable. Luckily, it didn't last for too long, but boy was it awful. All we wanted to was to take her pain away!!
- Daylight Savings Time... yes, Daylight Savings Time IS a speedbump! I used to LOVE gaining that extra hour... NOT ANY MORE!! No one told me that babies do not realize they are supposed to sleep an extra hour :( Needless to say, we're a bit off the schedule that we worked so hard to create, hopefully it won't take too long to get back on track!! :)
Stats: (these are unofficial measurements that I have taken at home)
Length:
Weight: 17 lbs 3 oz
Head:
Food: She is eating all homemade foods at this point. So far she has liked everything I have given her! We have also recently discovered avocado and blueberries that she LOVES!! We switched to barley, instead of oatmeal, and she seems to not even notice! Next on our list of things to try: lentils, yogurt, eggs, asparagus, and eggplant! YUMMY!!
Diapers: She is officially in Size 3, big girl!!
Clothes: In all 3-6month clothes and some 6-9 (she grows out of the nighties with feet sooo fast!!)
Sleep: We are sooo happy she is still sleeping through the night, with the exception of when she was sick. She normally goes from 8:30pm - 8:00am (except after DST, it's 8:00 - 7:00 :/ ). Its a good day when I get 2 naps a day that are longer than an hour. Normally she gets one good hour and a half long nap and one 45 min nap. Hopefully that will improve!!!
I CANNOT believe we are on the downward slope to 1 year!!! She is getting bigger and bigger each day and doing more and more things that make me literally stop in my tracks and say, "Oh my gosh, shes growing up WAY too fast!"
I mean really, how could you NOT love this smile:
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
OKLAHOMA!!! 2 weekends in a row!
The past 2 weekends we have hit the road northbound 35 to the great town of Norman!! Even MORE exciting, it was princess's FIRST trip (of many) to Sooner-land!
The first weekend we went to get family pictures taken on campus!! Thank you Misty Cate for the AMAZING pictures!
Our first stop upon arrival to Norman, was some lunch at Pita Pit... I think she loved it!!
Then it was off to visit the Sigma Chi House Mom!! Sooooo sweet :)
After our visit we got changed and headed to campus for our photo shoot :) And of course, we had to take a few of our own!!
The next day we did a bit of shopping on Campus Corner and had some fun with some of the things we found!!
And of course we had to take a picture in one of the telephone booths!!
The second weekend in Norman we went sans baby! Our FIRST weekend away! We had the pleasure of traveling with Joel and Lezlee (also their first weekend away), even though they are Raider fans :)
We had a great time tailgating, braving the rainy & cold weather, and even though the Sooners lost a FANTASTIC weekend!
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| Decked out and ready to go!!! |
Our first stop upon arrival to Norman, was some lunch at Pita Pit... I think she loved it!!
After our visit we got changed and headed to campus for our photo shoot :) And of course, we had to take a few of our own!!
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| Haha! We were just tryin to do our part!! |
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| First visit to the stadium. BOOMER!!! |
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| Loves the Gnome almost as much as her dad!! |
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| Wish this had fit better, haha! |
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| Already a #1 Fan!! |
The second weekend in Norman we went sans baby! Our FIRST weekend away! We had the pleasure of traveling with Joel and Lezlee (also their first weekend away), even though they are Raider fans :)
We had a great time tailgating, braving the rainy & cold weather, and even though the Sooners lost a FANTASTIC weekend!
Another new project :)
So I decided I didn't have enough to do with my time, and have started making McKenley's food myself!! I didn't really know where to even begin, soooo I just made everything!! I visited our local Sprouts to get a "few" fruits and veggies and left with:
- Butternut Squash
- Sweet Potatoe
- Yellow Squash
- Zucchini
- Carrots
- Corn
- Peas
- Canteloupe
- Pears
- Peach
Once I got home, it got a little CRAZY in the kitchen. It looked like a farm had exploded in our house! I steamed and baked and boiled and peeled and chopped and pureed to my little heart's content!
Once everything had been pureed I started mixin things together! Here's what I started with:
Doesn't it look sooooooo scrumptious! haha
And then poured all the mixtures into ice trays to freeze them into individual portions...
Once they were frozen, I poured them into bags to save for later!! :)
Needless to say, McKenley has enough food to last SEVERAL months!!! She has been eating the homemade food for about a week now & I am pleased to say she has loved everything she has tried!! I even think that it is the reason we haven't had ANY tummy issues in the past week! YAY!
I already can't wait to see what new fruits and veggies she enjoys and what I can mix together to make yummy meals for her :)
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Trip to the Dallas Arboretum!!
Today McKenley and I took a trip down to the Dallas Arboretum with a group of moms and other precious little ones!! I got to take lots of pictures and with all the pumpkins they turned out AMAZING!!
(Click on the slideshow to see bigger versions of the pictures)
Thursday, October 13, 2011
7 Month pictures
She's just so precious... and getting so big!!! Click on the picture to see the whole album!!
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| 7 Month pics |
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