6 MONTHS!

Sweet McKenna. Your fun check up- weight- 16-14.5 pounds (73%), height- 26 1/2 inches (80%) and head circumference- 17 inches (75%). You are a light! You smile at EVERYONE who enters the room. You love laughing. Your ticklish. You LOVE your brother. You watch every move he makes and I can already tell you will be running after him first chance you get! You roll everywhere. After leaving you in the family room to do something quick in the kitchen, you have rolled over and made your way across the carpet. You LOVE Lucy! (Sometimes I think you're the only one who does. Jack has given her the cold shoulder because she tries to eat his food). You put everything in your mouth. You grab for anything and everything- my hair, my face, whatever I eat or drink, all of your toys, whatever you can get your hands on. You don't love your milk- you LOVE to eat solids. You surprise your daddy and I because you eat and eat and eat food. Sweet potatoes, carrots and peaches are your favorite right now. You really don't like your green beans. Who does? YOU ARE SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! AND YOUR NAPS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!! As I wrote in my previous post, once we started giving you solids, everything changed. You wake up around 7, go down around 9, wake up around 11, go down again at 1... sometimes this nap is really long and other times it is 1 1/2-2 hrs. Then we take a walk to the park, run errands, get crazy until about 5:45/6 when you eat dinner. You love the bath, watching your brother sing and jump while we put on your jammies, reading books and then going into the closet for your bottle. Ah, the closet. You have slept there for so long. Cannot wait to give you your own room! You are my sweet angel and you bring so much joy to each day! We love you, baby Kenna!

You want a leg massage? Sure!

I am good at pilates

This bow... I know. It covers half my head.

31, 33, 34... so many polka dots

That flash kind of frightens me

Hi mama. I love my bunny!

This picture reminds me of Jack... the big eyes

63, 64, 65... still counting these polka dots

Just like a big girl... makes me think of her laying on her bed in 12 years talking on the phone!!

Happy Girl

She already has so much power in this relationship

Lots of giggles

Look! My legs are almost as long as yours!

I love my big brother.

I will play whatever game you want to!

How about we play attack your face???

This game is great. Are you having fun yet???

McKenna 5-6 months

The past few months have been HUGE milestones for McKenna. I can say with confidence that six months has been the turning point. She has always had pure joy overflowing from her little heart. But mama had a hard time with the short naps, not eating well, lack of schedule. All the things that help me feel in control and give me some consistency to each day. The second we started feeding McKenna solid food, things shifted dramatically. She used to take 45 minute naps I would make her cry out. Now she takes two 2-2 1/2 hour naps a day and sleeps 12 HOURS at night- straight! Jack was always a ridiculously good night sleeper, but he struggled with the 45 minute naps... even after solids, although they got better. McKenna has been the opposite- CONSISTENTLY long naps since starting solids. I don't understand how doctors say sleep and food is not related. We also made her cry through the early morning feed the past week, so she is back to 12 hours straight. Since she is sleeping in our closet, it was so hard to let her cry it out because it was right in our ear. So Matt and I have slept downstairs the past six nights, letting her do her deal. Last night was our first night back in our bed and it was SO COMFORTABLE and she slept straight over 12 hours. Ahhhhh. Feels good to have turned such a corner. She is so happy and enjoys every part of her little life. The bumbo, rattles, her gym, taking walks, rolling on the grass, smiling at people at the grocery store. She is very social and always ready to laugh. I love my sweet daughter so much and am so blessed to have her!

Bathing at the Devine's in their baby hot tub : )

Chubby Bunny (remember that game from junior high youth group?)

Happy girl at the doctor with her sick brother

HI!!!!!!!

Love me some time with my dada

Joy

Lots of smiles & giggles

Rolly Poly

Pink Little teddy bear

Strutting her stuff in her jean romper

Rolling around

Big eyes

Hanging with Buddies

We have had a balance of time at home and play time with friends the past couple months. Jack got REALLY sick for 2 1/2 weeks. It was so sad. He got a cold that turned into pnuemonia, and it was awful. I think we were at the doctor 6 times in one week. And Kenna started waking at night again, so mama was tired. But we made up for that with lots of playtime at parks and hanging with friends. From petting bunnies to sleepovers, the kids have been having lots of fun!

I think Jack petted this bunny for 20 minutes straight at the park

Kenna hanging with her twin girlfriends, Ella & Britain

Jack- the only boy. VERY rare!

Jack & Sawyer stirring up some trouble at a picnic at the park

Kenna & Harper loving life already

Puddle jumping with Dilly at school

Baby Watson- such a sweetie pie

Kenna was all over him

Poor guy can't quite defend himself yet! But he does love his Grandma.

Disneyland

Matt had a friday of school for President's Day, so we headed to Disneyland for the ENTIRE day. I don't know who is more tired- the kids or the parents. It was REALLY crowded. When is it not? So we basically went on four rides from 10am-4pm. Crazy. But well worth it. Jack LOVES Dumbo, the choo choo train, the ferris wheel and Winnie the Pooh. Love these days with my family.

2 Handsome men on the tram

Jack & Daddy flying on dumbo

Hands up!

As always, Jack didn't want the ride to end

Flying with mama

Choo choo train with music from Dumbo- Jack was in HEAVEN

Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh...

Dada & Kenna

Pooped in his stroller

I wear my sunglasses at night

Jack has never been a huge lover of the sunglasses. But he went through this unreal few days of wearing them! I have never laughed harder. Seriously, such a crack up to watch a toddler work hard so putting them on, get kind of confused and then put them up on his head. Bobo and Kenna even got to wear some sunglasses, too. What a fun phase it was.

Cool dude

Peek-a-boo

I'm all about business, ladies.

Bobo is looking pretty awesome with these on

Again, ladies, I am all about business.

Getting ready for the pool in JANUARY

Cheese.. (don't you love his poofy, wavy hair?)

To take the sunglasses to the pool or not? That is the question.

Kenna is looking a little weighed down with that big thing on her head

Biggest smile in the world

Ah, feeling good and looking stylish!