12 and 13 months old!

So I have been such a slacker on the blog lately!  My baby girl turned 1 over a month and a half ago and I haven't blogged about it yet.  Oh well, better late than never!!!

I can't believe my sweet baby girl is 1!!!  Time has gone by so fast.  Kenadee is such a cute little girl and we just can't get enough of her.  She does the funniest things all of the time.

We love our big girl!!!

-Her biggest achievement as of late is.....WALKING!!!!  She took her first couple of steps on her birthday but was very timid about it.  Then, on August 16, she just started walking around.  It really took my be surprise.

-She has 3 teeth now.  She is working on 2 more, but they haven't come through yet.  Despite only having 3 teeth she can gum just about anything to death, and by just about anything I mean she ate pork ribs the other night and did great with them.    She also loves to "brusha" or brush her teeth.

-Kenadee is a very happy little girl and can entertain herself for quite a while (she is usually doing something she shouldn't be).  She loves to read books with mom or by herself.

-Grandma Deborah gave Kenadee some necklaces for her birthday and she always has those things on, along with her bracelets.  She is already showing signs of being a girly girl and this mamma loves it!!!

-She will sit really still and let me style her hair in all sorts of ways as long as Special Agent Oso or Little Einsteins is playing.

-Kenadee loves to make us laugh.  Sometimes she will just look at us and start making a fake laugh so that we will start laughing at her.

-She is such a busy body and I often find all of my tupperware on the floor, along with measuring cups, sandwich bags, aluminum foil, and other random items.

-Kenadee knows where mom's nose is, but she hates to play that game and won't do it in front of anyone else.

-She loves her teddy bear "Ted" and has to sleep with him every night.  Speaking of sleeping, she is still an amazing sleeper (anywhere from 10 to 12 hours a night).  She doesn't let me snuggle her to sleep like she used to.  She will let me snuggle her until she starts to get tired and then she wants to go lay in her bed.  She only takes 1 nap a day now, in the afternoon, and it is usually 2 1/2 to 3 hours long.  This is so nice for me because I can get a lot done in that amount of time.

-Kenadee still loves her dogs.  She often throws food to them from her highchair.  She gives them lots of loves and pats too.  They are so good with her, and I am so thankful for that!!!

-As of late, my little monkey loves to climb on things.  She is always testing the stairs.  The other day she climbed onto the couch while I was vacuuming the cushions.  She even climbed into grandma Deborah's kitchen drawer after she emptied it out.  She has such a sense of accomplishment after she has climbed into or onto something.

 -Little Miss LOVES to eat!!  She is an amazing eater and it cracks me up.  The only food she has ever met that she didn't like was watermelon.  Aside from that she goes to town when we give her food.  She can eat a 4 piece nugget from Burger King, drink all of her milk, and eat applesauce too.  She doesn't snack much during the day so at her 3 meals she likes to take advantage I guess.  She loves Goldfish crackers as snacks and will whine when she sees someone with a Goldfish box.  Needless to say I usually have some on hand.  She also loves GO GO Squeezies (applesauce in a little squeeze container so I don't need a spoon).

-At her 1 year appt she was 31 1/2 inches tall (99th percentile) and weighed 22 lbs 11 oz (85th percentile) so she is still one healthy girl and we could not be more thrilled!!!

On to the Birthday Party:

Birthday Girl with her presents from mom and dad!  This kid was spoiled rotten!!!

We had 2 birthday parties for her.  One at each set of grandparents house.  Here she is opening presents at Gma and Gpa Charles house!

She loves her little frog bath toy from Uncle Ryan, Aunt Nikki, and their girls!

We are getting ready to sing Happy Birthday and she has no idea what all of the fuss is about!

After Kenadee decided to stick her finger in the cake!

Coming up with a game plan on how to tackle that piece of cake!

"You talking to me?  Yeah I ate the whole piece, what's it to ya?"

At Gma and Gpa Ingram's opening her presents!

2 peas in a pod checkin out her loot!

She loves this picnic basket from Gma and Gpa Ingram

Getting ready to sing Happy Birthday again!  (I couldn't get the pic to cooperate so it is sideways)

Chowing down on piece of cake #2  (Hey it was her birthday. I wasn't going to deprive her)

"Yep, I finished that one too!!"

Kenadee was so lucky to have so many family members come to celebrate her birthday with her.  At Gma and Gpa Charles house Uncle Brandon and Aunt Ashley came over, as well as Uncle Ryan.  At Gma and Gpa Ingram's house her visitors included Aunt Linds, Uncle Rob, and Cousin Averie,  Great Grandma and Grandpa Ingram, Great Grandpa Grimaud, and her Dobsons!  Alli and Brycen even stopped by for a couple of minutes before her second party!  She had a very fun day with all of her family and was exhausted by the end of the night!!!  I was worried about her sleeping well with all of that sugar in her system, but she fell asleep on the way home from Gma and Gpa's and slept until almost 9 the next morning!!!

Independence Day, Summer Fun, and a Baby

 I love the 4th of July!  It has to be my favorite holiday.  Nice weather, parade, BBQ, and fireworks.  What's not to like?  This year was no exception, it was quite possibly the best ever!!!

Kenadee at her very first parade!  She loved waving her little flag around and watching all of the floats.

She got a little tired and took a nap on grandpa.  She just woke up in this picture.

Best Buddies and Cousins

At the Annual Grimaud Family Picnic.  Kenadee loves Hailey!!

Firework time!  Kenadee was so funny at the fireworks.  She LOVED them!!! During the Grand Finale she was jumping up and down!  I am so glad that this sweet girl loves the 4th as much as her mom does!!!

Kenadee finally smiling at Cheri.  She was very grumpy with her all night and then she finally warmed up.

Aside from Independence Day we have been very busy having fun.  We bought a zoo pass and like to go just about every week.  Kenadee LOVES the monkeys.  Her favorites are the ring-tailed lemurs.  She loves to watch them.

Averie, Brooklyn, and Kenadee at the zoo

We have also been up to the cabin a couple of times this summer.  One visit we headed up with Dru's sister Krista and her kids, as well as our other niece Beth.  We went to West Yellowstone and visited the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center.  Kenadee enjoyed going down the slide with her cousin Beth.

Kenadee also loves to play in Grandma's pool with her cousin Averie.  She really enjoys the water.  We are having so much fun with her this year and enjoy watching her little personality develop more everyday!

Last but certainly not least, we went in for an ultrasound on June 28th and discovered that Kenadee is getting a baby BROTHER in November!!!  We are so excited to have this little guy in our home and know that Kenadee will be an amazing big sister to him!!!

Getting So Big

Little Miss Kenadee Rae,
You are turning into a toddler right before our eyes.  You are such a fun, sweet thing.  I have been slacking on updates lately, but most of this is due to the fact that you are such a busy body!  So, this will be an update for months 8-10 since you are officially 10 months in a couple of days!!!  You had a 9 months Dr. visit and here are your stats:     20lbs 12oz. (82nd%), 29 1/2 in. tall (95th%), and 19in. head (99.96%)  You are such a big growing girl!!!!

You have had many firsts the last couple of months, they are:

March 1: You army crawled for the first time.  You were a week shy of 8 months old!!!
March 10:  (8 months 1 day) You said your first word, it was MA MA!!!!  You can now say Mom and Dad.  You also say Bob a lot but I'm not sure you know what you are saying.  You are such a jabber jaw and will just talk away!
March 13:  (8 months 4 days) You crawled for the very first time.  You are quite the little pro at crawling now.  You are a quick little bugger.
March 17 (St. Patrick's Day): (8 months 8 days) You pulled yourself up to a standing position for the first time.  Watch out now!!!
April 1: (Almost 9 months)You cut your first and only (so far) tooth.  You were such a grouch!
April 5:  You started clapping for the first time.
April 14: You got bronchitis!!!  You gave it to mom and dad as well.  It took a good two weeks to get over but you were one happy little girl for being so sick!!!
April 19: (9 months 10 days) You walked along the entire couch all by yourself!!!
May 4: (Almost 10 months) You walked across our family and living room with your little push toy! 
I would not be surprised if you are walking all by yourself very soon!!!

You have the funniest personality little one.  You still love Justin Bieber and when you hear one of his songs you get the biggest smile on your face and start dancing.  You also love Special Agent Oso (on Disney) and will dance to that theme song as well! 

Aunt Terri took 8 month pictures of you!  I love how these turned out!!!

Good morning sleepy head!  What I find every morning when I come into your room!  Look at that crazy hair!

At the zoo.  You will be going there a lot this summer!

Getting ready to get in the bath tub.

You love to go for rides in cardboard boxes or laundry baskets and you love to play with hangers!

At Garcia's for Grandpa Adrian's birthday.  You love the refried beans and rice

In your Easter dress.  (sadly you didn't get to wear your dress on Easter because we all had Bronchitis)

Another picture that Aunt Terri took at 8 months with cousin Averie

Bouncing away in your jumper.  Sadly you won't play in it anymore so there aren't many ways to keep you contained!!!

You LOVE food.  You don't care what kind it is, you just love it.  If someone else is eating they better be sharing with you, or you can get pretty upset!
You love to torture your dogs.  If you see them lying down you will crawl after them as fast as you can.  You love your mom during the day, but when dad gets home you turn into a complete daddy's girl.  I love it! 
You fight your naps and bedtime now.  You just want to be around everyone.  I really can't stand this and hope that you get over it soon. 
You love people but sometimes you have a killer stone cold face and won't smile at all.  Other times all you want to do is smile.  You especially love your cousins and grandparents.  They always know how to get a smile out of you!!! :)
You love to be outside, but sadly there haven't been many nice days.  When the dogs go out you will pound on the back window and talk to them.
You drink out of a sippy cup most of the time and love to try new solid foods. 
You love to "help" mom with the laundry, or unfold as I fold.  It cracks me up! 
You are constantly on the go and I love to watch you look at new things.  I can see those little wheels spinning as you try to figure things out!  I cherish our cuddle time because there is becoming less and less of it! I enjoy every minute of you and am so blessed that I get to be your mother!!!  I love you sweet girl!

My Little Valentine

My little valentine is getting so big!  Last week she turned 7 months old!!!  She celebrated her very first Valentine's Day by going to lunch at Garcia's with dad and mom and got a Valentine's day shirt and her very own stuffed Mickey and Minne Mouse!

My little Valentine!

She loves to give her Mick and Minn hugs.  She giggles and smiles when she sees them.

She also loves to eat them!

Here are all of her Valentine's.  Gma and Gpa Ingram gave her Minnie's Masquerade on DVD and Gma and Gpa Charles gave her some cute boardbooks.  Once again she was spoiled rotten!

This week she also had her first playdate with her buddy Brycen!  It was so fun to watch these two. (Thanks for the picture Al)

 Kenadee is becoming such a fun little girl and continues to do new things everyday.   She is learning to hold her bottle all by herself and will even drink juice out of a sippy cup (when she feels like it). 

Such a big girl!

She is always getting up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth.  It's only a matter of time before she crawls.  In the meantime she just rolls where ever she wants to go.  She is such a busy body and gets into everything!  Kenadee is very good about entertaining herself (for the most part) and is content to roll around or play with her toys. One of her favorite things to do is pull hair.  She loves it.  I tell her no when she does it and that little stinker laughs at me. 

Kenadee also loves to roll onto the hardwood and smack it!  When you catch her on it she gives you the cheesiest grin!

Kenadee loves the baby in the mirror!

Kenadee loves her puppies!  She loves to pet them and grab their paws.  They are very good sports with her!

I can't believe my little girl is 7 months old already!  I love her so much and love being her mother more each day!!!

 

6 months old

Kenadee Darling,

You are getting so big and are turning into my best girlfriend.  I LOVE spending time with you as you are little miss personality.  You are doing new things everyday.  I hate to even close my eyes at night because I'm afraid I might miss something, and let's face it.... I miss you even though you are just in the next room.  This month you....

Got your 6 months shots at the Dr.  I made dad go with us because last time you cried so hard and it was horrible driving home listening to you scream, but this time you surprised us.  You had a delayed cry after your shots for about 10 seconds and as soon as mom picked you up you were fine.  I know you were just being tough because your dad was there.  Your stats were impressive......

Head Circumference: 18 inches (99th %)

Weight: 17 lbs 9 oz (80th %)

Height: 27 1/2 inches (96th %)

The Dr.'s exact words were.... "She is a big healthy girl.  If you sat her by 100 other 6 month old girls she would be bigger than all of them.  There's nothing wrong with that, she's just a big girl."  I don't think you look chubby at all though (aside from your cheeks that I adore).  You are very proportionate and healthy. 

Rockin your Buckeye gear from uncle Rob!  I love this picture of you.

You love love love to eat.  You enjoy all kinds of baby food except....meat.  If I mix it with veggies we are good to go.  I really don't blame you because I don't like meat without seasoning so I understand the problem.  

Eating some grub at the cabin over New Year's

You are quite the little jumper.  You would jump all day long if I would let you.  

You are trying so hard to crawl.  You can move a little on your own so I don't think that day is too far away.  

You mastered the art of sitting by yourself last week (Jan 4, 2011).  

Sitting like a big girl!

You roll all over the place, but you only roll to one side so you get stuck often.  It's quite funny to see you stuck up against the couch.  

Tummy time.  You are all over the place!

You are teething and are so ready to pop one of your teeth, but it just won't happen.  You chew on everything!  Thank goodness you have been happy for the most part.  

You are the most smiley little girl.  You are always flirting and that grin of yours is contagious.  

Such a little smiler!!! 

You love to talk.  Sometimes you just go on and on.  Last Sunday you were talking to the wall at church.  It was pretty funny.

You love to read books.  If someone tries to talk to you while you are reading....you often ignore them.  

You love your pups.  You will reach your hands out for them to come and play with you.  You love to pull on their ears and jowls.  They love you too and are constantly trying to bathe you in kisses.

Your favorite time of the day still has to be bath time.  You kick in the tub and giggle away. 

You have the cutest little laugh.  I love to tickle you just so I can hear it.

You love to play games with mom and dad.  You give mom your binky and take it away from her as well.

You still LOVE Mickey Mouse and must watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on a daily basis. (don't worry, I don't let you watch too much TV)

Watching the Grinch for the first time.  You were very captivated.

It is so fun to watch you grow little miss.  We love you very much and feel so blessed to have you as our daughter.

 Love, Dad and Mom