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!