11 Months of Kennedy Kate

Oh our little Kennedy Kate! What joy she brings to our lives but man is she a little stinker. Just today I turned my back for a few minutes to see her ON TOP of the coffee table about to stand up! Her absolute favorite thing to do right now is climb up in Hensley's chair and sit! 

She also loves to open any and all drawers she can and empty them as fast as possible. She is walking EVERYWHERE and quite the little stinker. 

She will get into anything but will also sit quietly for a long time looking at books. 

I can't believe we are only a month away from celebrating a birthday but we are so thankful for this sweet little one. 

At 11 months, she is:

-eating just about anything---and boy is she an eater!!!

-3 teeth

-walking everywhere!! Love to try and climb, too

-loving baths

-wearing mainly 9 month-12 month clothes

-wearing size 5 diapers

-eating about 8 ounces 4 times a day

-sleeping about 11 hours a night

10 Months-Kennedy Kate

Better late than never!~ 

Love this little stinker! She can give the sweetest smiles and the stinkiest scowls. 

We couldn't image life without her! 

At 10 months, she is:

-eating just about anything

-still only has two teeth but working on another

-standing, has taken a few steps

-loving baths

-wearing mainly 9 month-12 month cloths

-wearing size 4 diapers

-eating about 8 ounces 4 times a day

-sleeping about 11 hours a night

9 Months-Kennedy Kate

Oh my little love. 

I always think of so many things I need to write down to remember throughout the month and the times comes and all I do is wonder how it is time to be writing another blog. 

You are such a delight to be around. You are definitely a momma's girl….to the point you've hurt daddy's feelings a few times. I know its just a phase and while I love the love, I am ready for you to be a mommy AND daddy's girl :) 

I have gotten so much joy out of seeing you and Hensley interact and often wonder how Aunt B and Aunt Nee were with me. 

If you ever find the door open, you are headed straight for the bathroom or Hensley's room to play with her toys. 

You LOVE your blanket that you sleep with and I can tell that we may have issues in the future if we ever forget it somewhere (Something I always said I would never do..let my kids get attached to something, HA.)

At 9 months:

-still only has her two bottom teeth

-crawling, pulling up, and standing for very few seconds by herself

-eating fruits and veggies but definitely preferring fruits

-Real food you have had: mashed potatoes, carrots, bits of bread/tortilla, blueberry muffin, avocado, Cheeto, little bits of meat, oatmeal, grits, banana, eggs, yogurt

 (and I'm sure a lot more)

-knows exactly what she can NOT have and goes to it. If you get on to her, she grins REALLY big and keeps going. 
-wearing 9-12 month clothes

-size 4 diapers

-eating about 7 ounces every 4 hours

-sleeping about 11 hours a night
-says mama
-claps when you say "yay" (Isn't doing this anymore, lol)
-tries to wave and say bye-bye
-loves baths
-can push things and walk

8 Months-Kennedy Kate

There is not a dull moment around these parts! The girls are hilarious. We are so thankful that we have had some warmer weather to get outside and play. 

Kennedy has had a busy month of growing up. 

Getting teeth, pulling up, chasing sister. 

I can't believe how big she looks in these pictures!!

At 8 months:

-got her first TWO teeth!!! 

-crawling and pulling up on everything

-eating fruits and veggies but definitely preferring fruits

-loves to go for electrical cords and remotes and everything she knows she isn't supposed to have…OHH and ANYTHING sister is playing with! Which is very frustrating for Hensley

-wearing 9 month clothes and some 12 month

-size 3 diapers but probably needs to go up

-eating about 7 ounces every 4 hours

-sleeping about 11 hours a night
-weighing over 18 pounds
-says MAMA!!!! 
-claps when you say "yay"
-tries to wave and say bye-bye

7 Months-Kennedy Kate

Why does it always go so much faster the second time around??

Kennedy started off the month sitting up really well and trying to scoot along keeping up with Hensley. We end the month with her CRAWLING everywhere…on all fours. She sits up and goes to crawling and visa versa. I can't believe this happened so fast!

We had our first ear infection ever around here which isn't the best milestone but I am thankful this is the first time. I would have never really known either but after several days of SUPER snotty nose, I decided to run to our local clinic, just to make sure. Sure enough she had one but it wasn't terrible.

At 7 months, she is:

-eating veggies and fruits

-really chewing on her fingers

-CRAWLING!!

-wearing 6 month clothes but really needs to be in 9 month I just have the wrong season :(

-wearing size 3 diapers

-eating 7 ounces every 3-4 hours

-sleeping about 12 hours a night
-trying to start talking….her mouth is always moving and sound is trying to come out

6 Months-Kennedy Kate

Oh this poor second child who is getting her six month blog post posted 11 days before she turns 7 months!! Sheesh. 

This little girl. Where do I even begin? She is so much fun. She is still little Miss Happy Pants and is busy, busy, busy. She is sitting up and on the move. Her and Hensley are having the best time….besides the fact Hensley is learning that she has to keep some of her toys up because Kennedy can get to them. We are about to get a full-fledged lesson in SHARING and being KIND :) She is good  95% of the time but we do have our moments. 

At her 6 month check-up, she weighed 16.9 lbs, and 27.2" long---She is 1 1/2 pounds and 2" bigger than Hensley at this age! I felt like she was bigger just based on clothing but I didn't expect it to be this much! 

This one was just yesterday but too funny not to post. 


At 6 months, she is:

-eating green and orange veggies

*Green beans, peas, avocado, carrots, sweet potatoes

-putting something in her mouth at all times--Hands, bib, burp cloth, toy, etc

-rolling everywhere!! 
-getting up on all fours and rocking

-starting to get upset if you leave the room--which I told her yesterday was very flattering but she really needs to be okay with it because I can't carry her around everywhere

-sitting up pretty well most of the time

-wearing 6 month clothes

-wearing size 2 diapers

-eating 6 1/2 ounces every 3-4 hours

-sleeping about 12 hours a night
-obsessed with people's mouths and fingers

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, part 2

I didn't get pictures of every day but here is week 2 the rest of the days and possibly not in order:

Day 8-We took Nana and Poppa (Josh's grandparents) a birthday treat and a cd and went to visit. We LOVE getting to go see them and are so thankful we live close!

Day 9-We got an angel off the angel tree and got to go buy a little girl a doll who didn't have one.

Day 10-Another day of rest?

Day 11-We learned that candy canes remind us of Jesus!

Day 12-Ellie brought us some stuff to do a little Christmas baking and deliver to people. This may have been one of my favorite because it gave us an excuse to go meet neighbors we had never really met!

Day 13-After adopting a senior citizen at Lynnwood, we wrapped her gift and delivered it!

Day 14-We bought some pop tarts to donate to our local Snack Pak for Kids program.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE how excited she was to find her each day! 

Day 17- Green masking tape and pom poms to make a Christmas tree for the frig!

Day 18-She brought us some more baking to do for the firefighters that work so hard to keep us safe!

Teaching her its not all about cooking---we have to do dishes too!

Day 20-We got to "build a snowman"!

Other days I forgot-

*She brought us crayons to color pictures for our friends and family

*She brought us kisses to take to Mimzie and Pappy's Christmas to pass out

*We took books to the local doctors office for kids to look at when they have to get sick

Ellie came for one last visit (way after Christmas) because Hensley looked for her daily and so she came and told her goodbye! She also brought us some more cookies to make :)

I was SO pleased with how this turned out. Yes I missed a few days, yes I had to do some in the spur of the moment, but it didn't matter. We had the most amazing time. I really feel like it helped us keep our focus on others and the true meaning of Christmas. I pray that we can raise our girls in a way that celebrating Christmas is all about Jesus and helping others.