11 Months!

Look at all my new teeth! I can really say, "Cheeeeeese" now!



Well, here we are again...another month has ZOOMED by! Our girl is 11 months (and some change) old! One more month until the big birthday fiesta!

The theme of this month has been "Girl on the move!" Shortly after she turned 10 months, she started army crawling. She is STILL doing the army crawl, but has gotten VERY fast at it! She is able to go from a sitting position into a crawling position and then back into a sitting position! She knows how to get to wherever she wants...which has caused us to start having to put up boundaries that are "a no!" McKenna loves to head straight towards the TV, which of course is off limits. (sigh) I hear that consistency is the key, so we'll continue to say, "No ma'am" (14,000 times) and redirect her attention elsewhere!

McK loves to walk holding onto your fingers. She can pull herself up to her knees, but not quite up to her feet. I did go into her room one morning to get her up and there she was...big and tall....standing up holding onto her crib rails! Dave came home and we lowered the mattress that day!!! She loves to stand up and hold onto the coffee table edge...but she hasn't figured out how to shift her weight to cruise around the table quite yet!

She is still eating pretty well! We've added some more items to her menu :o) We are taking a break from bananas...I think I wore her out with them :o/ She will let me feed her with a spoon again so we are enjoying applesauce, cottage cheese, and yogurt! She finally has the sippy cup under control! I now feel better about the whole "switching to cow's milk" thing here in a month or so!

Our girl is getting a mouth full of teeth!!! She still has her 2 teeth on the bottom, and her front 2 teeth on top are now completely through. I can see 3 more working their way down up top and 2 more on bottom. She has handled teething beautifully, so I don't anticipate any issues :o) I left her for the first time over night this month, came home and she had all these teeth!!!! It makes her look like such a big girl!

McKenna is wearing 12 month clothes these days and just moved into a size 4 diaper. I bought her an 18 month bathing suit, and I'm thinking I should've gone with a 24 month suit...yikes! She's got a big 'ol belly and some rolly legs...LOTS of good, sugary spots! I can't wait to see how long and how much she weighs at her check up next month!

She continues to be the most expressive person I know! She makes the best and funniest faces ever. They change every week. She has such a sweet personality and is such a joy to be around. She will stare at people when we are out to eat until they look at her and talk to her! She still has yet to meet a stranger! Even though she's starting to test us a bit, I know the Lord is going to give us the strength to raise up an obedient daughter with a heart that desires to serve others.

We are sooooooooo excited for summer. McK has new suits and a new float to get in the water. We'll also get to see Gigi and Pop (my parents) a couple of times this summer which is ALWAYS exciting! Pictures of parties and adventures to come!