Kenna's First Sledding Adventure

Kenna mostly sat and watched as the rest of us went Sledding on Christmas eve.

But then just before it was time to go, I puter her down in the snow so I could take a quick video of Tim and Quinn coming down the hill. One minute she was crying, and the next second she was passed out asleep her nose to her knees. She didn't stir for 3 hours after this.

We laid her on a sled to walk to the car. Sweetest thing ever.

gymnastics

Oops. McKenna flipped off the couch today. Ouch. Sorry, baby. I think she's fine. I hope she is. She has developed a new and screeching cry, but I don't think it is relating. She I wake up to help her at night, Tim says, half asleep, "Don't get too close. It might bite." It's that loud. :)

Wrapped in Swaddling Cloth

Just as we celebrate the most famous swaddled babe of all, it is time for McKenna to drop her wrap and sleep without it. She loves the swaddle, but she is starting to flip herself over on to her tummy when she fights sleep, and then she gets so mad because she is stuck!!

So, I just have to admit ... its over.

We put her to bed last night with no wrap, and she did OK until about 4:30 when I wrapped her and then 6:30 when I wrapped her again. But she also has a cold that came on yesterday, so it is hard to tell there this will go.

Tim and I remembered last night that at about 7 months we started playing music for Quinn to help her fall asleep. When she was 9 months, we brought a Mormon Tabernacle Choir CD with us on our Christmas road trip for the car and for naps on the go. I think music was our saving grace for a few months.

Maybe it is time to pull out the old burned MoTab tracks for our little babe.

I wonder when Mary weened Jesus from the Swaddle.

and how?

6 Months

My cutie is 6 months!

She still looks like a china doll. She's amazing.

Her sleep patterns are a mess. Especially at night, she goes down twice. The first time I put her down every night, she screams. Then I go get her, and she giggles and plays for an hour with me and Tim on the couch. I think she uses this time to work on her abs.

Her hair is also a mess. 'Nough said about that.

But still she is the best and cutest.

And tonight she sat up by herself for the first time. Looks like she is going from her back to her butt. No tummy for this girl. Oh and she spits raspberries all day. LOUDLY. Quinn used to do a load and crazy fake cough when a room got silent. McKenna starts to spit. It rocks.

Here is the shot of her very first time sitting up.

Chomp, Chomp

McKenna is all about sucking and biting right now. She must be teething. She's had a few rough nights, but it is no big deal.

She loves to eat Cherrios, but she also loves to eat cardboard so that is not saying much.

Her favorite is animal crackers. She really loves them, but they make her so dirty. She sucks on them right to the point where they become gooey, and then she drops them on herself or spreads them all over her face.

I made her teething cookies that so not disintegrate. She loves them more and more everyday, but she screams when she drops it so sometimes it is not worth it.

And the floor around the highchair is covered in Cherrios because she can't use her pincher grip yet. She just gets a fist full and tries to pour them into her mouth. It is adorable ... and messy.