Oh the weather outside...

Oh the weather outside is frightful...but not too frightful to go on a walk! McKenna sported her new, little coat and hat we got her to take to Oklahoma today. It was chilly, but with her new duds she was ready to stroll!

5 month pictures

Here are some pictures of our big 5 month old girl and her new toy!


This is how we prop her up with the boppy pillows.




Look Mom...no pillows!


I love to look at myself...Mommy always tells me how pretty I am :o)


What does this button do?


Sittin' so big!


I love my new Sing-Along-Stage!

5 Month Update!

Well, it's that time once again to share that our little girl is one month older! McKenna seems to be changing and growing by the minute. We still are cherishing every bit of her as she continues to enrich our lives with her sweet smiles and little personality.

As you can see from previous posts we have entered into the wonderful world of solid foods! We started with yellow squash and pumpkin...both in which is HATED! We then moved to sweet potatoes, sweet peas, and acorn squash...which she GOBBLES up! I have green beans, avocado, applesauce, and prunes (eek) to try next. I tried to get sneaky with her by adding yellow squash to her yummy sweet potatoes and there was NO FOOLING her :o) She didn't want to have anything to do with it! Too funny...

She is now in 3-6 month clothes and in size 2 diapers! We went to the doctors about 2 weeks ago and she weighed 13.8 lbs. So I know that she is well into the 14 lbs range these days. We had our 2nd bout with ear infections and colds. We have since been cleared of both...praise the Lord! I'm hoping for a clean bill of health for a while.

McKenna has started to laugh out loud. It's amazing to see the great lengths Dave and I go to get her to giggle. She still smiles sooooo much, but is just now starting to find things really hilarious!

She is also trying her hardest to sit up by herself. She sits easily propped up with pillows, but she gets a little wobbly without them. She's sits OK for about 30 seconds and then topples over :o) It won't be long now though! We got her a little Fisher Price "sing-along stage" toy where she can sit, look at herself (oh brother), push buttons and listen to music. She loves it! It'll be really fun when she can sit alone and even pull up on it.

The last little "new" thing that McKenna is doing is SQUEALING!!! Oh my heavens...she is LOUD! At first I thought she was always about to cry...but I soon realized she just loves to hear herself squeal! She squeals allllll the time. I have had to put my hand over her mouth when we are out in public because she can get going! It's a sweet squeal...but none the less LOUD! Our little "cooing" days seem to be over!

I feel that we are on the verge of the teething adventure. She has certainly started the drooling process and everything goes to her mouth. Dave and I have to have clean hands all the time because she gets a hold of our fingers and they go straight to her mouth! I'm sure there will be more to come on that topic in the not-so-distant future!

We are heading to Oklahoma for Thanksgiving! We can't wait to be with family. I will post all of the Turkey-Day happenings when we return! Have a happy thanksgiving everyone. The Burkes are beyond blessed by our friends and family. Thank you to each of you for your love and friendship!

PS. There will be no pictures for this post due to the fact that I lost our memory card for our digital camera :o( I know...I'm totally in the doghouse about it too! We will post pictures soon...hopefully!

Tagged by Anissa!

This one is for fun.
Go to your fourth picture folder and then go to the fourth picture in the folder.
Write four things about the picture and then tag four other people.
It's amazing what you'll find!!!



I was all nervous to know what was our 4th folder and 4th picture :o) I didn't cheat...I promise!

1) This was the last day that previous crew members could board the JFK before it was decommissioned.
2) Dave was sooooooo proud to show me around his old Navy stomping grounds.
3) I remember feeling so patriotic and felt like I was experiencing and participating in a part of our nation's history.
4) I also remember feeling so grateful and thankful that Dave is NOT active duty, and that he served our country.

I tag...Lacy, Jennifer, Marie, and Meredith!

Solids?

Well, we are on the road of feeding McKenna solids. She is rockin' and rollin' with the cereal, but has yet to approve of the veges she's been given. She HATED my homemade squash! I tried 4 days in a row and she was NOT havin' it! I'm hoping it's the homemade part she didn't care for and not the vege. I'll pick some up the next time we do groceries and see...

Today we tried pumpkin, a good Thanksgiving food! It wasn't homemade, it was purred pumpkin in a can. From the video you can see that this was not a big hit either! I'm going to try it for 4 days (that's my rule) to see if she changes her mind. I'm not counting on her to, but we'll see. I am banking on the fact that she'll enjoy sweet potatoes, so that's the next thing we'll try. Who knew that MY girl would be picky with FOOD :o) She must get that from her Daddy! What an adventure...

7 X 7

My cousin sent me a link to a blog of a friend. This post really grabbed at my heart strings as I long to be a prayer warrior for McKenna. This idea of 7X7 will really help align my prayers with scripture and provide specific times throughout the day to pray for our daughter. I hope that you'll take a few minutes, click on this button, and allow the Holy Spirit to use this mom's idea to stir in your heart the desire to pray God's Word for your children!

Meeting the Cousins

We just got back from a wonderful trip to Atlanta. Dave's sister Mary just had their first baby, Eli, and we had to go and check him out! Boy is he a sweetie! Dave's parents, oldest sister, and her family drove in from Cleveland and we had a great visit. Thank you Mary for having us. Your new family is precious and you are doing a beautiful job being a Mommy! We had a grrrreat time. It was so neat to see all of the cousins together, meeting each other for the very first time. It makes me excited for the holidays! Copy and pastethe link below to see all the pictures from the trip!

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Community Fest

For trick-or-treats we went to our church's Community Fest. We ate dinner with friends at the church and enjoyed walking around seeing all the different costumes. The weather turned off being a bit chillier than we expected and started to spit the rain as we were headed to the car...but all in all it was an enjoyable evening! Dave and I talked about how fun it will be when McK is old enough to enjoy all the festivities...it'll be here before we know it!




McKenna and Judah (He's the Lion of Judah :o)

This is McK's friend Caitlin

Ezekiel dressed up as Superman!

Go Jags! Thank you to "Auntie" Ginny for McK's pretty outfit!

Our girl the cheerleader!

Yeah for Halloween!

Daddy's Work

Last week McKenna and I got to go and visit Dave at the Fire House for dinner. Another one of the firemen's wives came too. It was his crew's first time to meet McK so we had a big time showing her off. We ate a yummy dinner and visited for a while before heading back home.