Catch up from September

I apologize for not blogging lately but here are a few pictures from the month of September to show what we have been up to.

Riding a Horse for the First time

Catching up on the CC gossip

Paw Paw Frank teaching her how to Crawl

SHe thinks she can feed herself

Proof that everything  including socks goes in our mouth

You know this is to adorable not to post

We love our Daddy!

DaDaDa

DaDaDaDaDa This is the sound I have hear all morning and Afternoon.It is the sweetest sound.  Sure we know that right now it is just a sound and has no meaning (But her daddy doesn't have to know That). But the fact that we are making the sound means we are one step closer. And I will say I don't hear her making the sound MaMaMa so I believe DaDa will be her first word or at least that is what we are practicing for.
  She loves to say it b/c I jump up and down and cheer every time she does. I emailed Zach and bragged on her and then of course when he called she was bashful and didn't want to show off her skills. Luckily though I got it on video so that he can see it any way. I would put it on here for you to see but as I have mentioned before I am computer illiterate.

Package From Daddy!

We got a package from Zach today! He Videoed (don't think that is the right word or spelled correctly) himself reading Several of MaKenna's books so that she can see him. We sat down and watched them last night. I don't know which one of us enjoyed them more. He sent MaKenna a bear that got to flew co-pilot with him on a few missions. And he sent Mommy a t-shirt that he had worn. Confession: I was sleeping with a one of his shirts that he wore on our trip to Texas and of course it hadn't been washed so that it would smell like him. Well as you can imagine 4 months later the smell had gone so he sent me another one. We were very excited to get this package and MaKenna loves her bear!

Ready for his Mission

Flying Co-pilot With Daddy

She is really is excited. She is doing this nose/grinning thing

She's a Half!!

For MaKenna's Half Birthday yes she got a small present and yes I wrapped it. My sister told me I was crazy for wrapping it but I couldn't miss a photo op. And it turned out she loved unwrapping her present. Or maybe it was just eating the paper.
  For MaKenna's Half birthday Mommy and Daddy gave her a jumper roo. SHe loves it but as with everything else only in short spurts. She loves to spin around in it and is slowly figuring out the bouncing part.

6 Months

MaKenna you are a whole Half of a year old today. Mommy cannot believe how much you are growing and how fast you are growing. Sometimes I swear you have grown over night. You are now sitting up all by yourself!! And you love this new found skill b/c it gives you a different perspective on the world. You can roll all over the place. You are slowly learning to use your legs to scoot forward and I imagine by this time next month you may have figured out how to use your arms as well to crawl. How will I ever keep up with you then and we want even think about when you are walking.
   You are such a busy body always into something. Daddy would probably say you get this from me. HE gets so mad at mommy sometimes b/c she want just lay on the bed or couch with him I want to be doing something. But what I would give to just lay on the couch with him right now. Who am I kidding I might be able to for 10 min and then I would be begging him to go for a walk together or something. But you are constantly moving or playing you like for me to hold you but you don't want to sit down to do it you want to walk!! You of course still love being in my carrier which is how we do everything from house work and cooking to Mommy using the bathroom. TMI??
   You started Daycare this month and seem to love being around all the other kids You are grinning every time I come to pick you up. They have been very welcoming to you so much so that they gave you a snotty nose and you in turn practiced your sharing skills and gave it to momma. Which we then past back and forth for about 2 weeks. But hopefully we are on the mend. Mommy didn't like it and wanted to take you back out of Daycare but I reminded myself over and over you have to develop your immune system sometime and it is best to do it now. So I will do it but it doesn't mean I have to like it.
   You are a great eater. The only things you have tried that you don't like are Field peas, barley and mango. I am a little upset about the peas, Mommy loves peas. and I hope you will learn to like them when they have the good seasonings in them. Mango I don't blame you neither do I. Barley I believe you may like if I can ever figure out how to cook it right.
  You go to bed around 7 or 7:30 every night which is great for mommy when we are at home but we are defiantly the party poopers when we are with family and friends. This month you have been waking up 2 or 3 times a night. I think that the runny nose had something to do with this, but also maybe a growth spurt. Then you wake up around 6 every morning and we are slowly getting on a nap schedule for daycare of 12- 2.
  You are Mommy's baby girl and I love you so much I can't wait to see what new and exciting things you will learn this month.

Just Call me Mother of the Year!

The Ole Folks always said, "If they don't fall off the Bed by the time they are 1 year old the won't Make it" This is among one of the many reasons why I should be mother of the year, along with walking out the door with my child's food still in the microwave and many others that I dare not mention in case someone from DHR were to be reading this ;)
  Just to make sure MaKenna would "Make it" Mother of the year here allowed her to fall off the bed on the eve of her 6 month birthday. We were in CC and had been busy making rounds to make sure we saw everyone while we were home. I ran in the Door at 10min till 8 b/c we were supposed to video skype with Zach at 8. So I ran in laid MaKenna on my bed got the computer out and turned to plug it in, my leg touching the bed, Then all of a sudden what do I see b/w my legs on the floor, well my little girl of course. The fall was in slow motion but I couldn't catch her. Luckily she fell directly on her bottom. But it scared her and she was screaming crying. I immediately picked her up and was holding her telling her how sorry I was. Then within seconds Nana and Poppa were in the room. She had settled down and then realized she could milk it. And started with her adorable pouty face and then was crying again. This went on for several minutes until she just got tired of it.
  So MaKenna I am sorry I let you fall of the bed but hey at least now you will live.
 Oh and might I mention after all of this we didn't get to video skype with Zach he was held up at work.