Fun Filled Weekend!

We love this weather! It has been mid 60's - 70's around here and it is great! The yard is looking good and the flowers are starting to peek out!

Mckenna is getting ready to CRAWL! She is so frustrated right now and it is hard to get anything done. She wants you to sit with her and play all.the.time!!! On Saturday I was playing on the floor with her and she managed to move from the carpeted area to the door (backwards) on her belly. She would get up on her hands and knees, rock back and forth then give up and flop on her tummy.

We played photo session on Saturday. I am trying to learn about my new camera and I think I did an OK job! I needed to iron out the blanket and I NEED Matt to help Mckenna smile... maybe next time!

On Saturday Mckenna and I also helped Daddy clean out the garage. Mckenna enjoyed using her new "drinking cup" in her stroller and laughing at Daddy!

On Sunday we went to the park for the first time. Mckenna LOVED the swings! When we pulled her out to leave she was a little upset!

When we returned home we grilled out! Mckenna helped Daddy put the meat on the grill, then did some playing in her Bumbo!

Sorry for the HUGE post! We had a GREAT weekend and enjoyed many "firsts" together! We know that next week's post will be dedicated to Mckenna and her first cousin BROOKE!!! We can't wait to welcome her to the world!!!

Beautiful Weekend

Beautiful... the church where Dillan received his First Communion on Sunday. 

Matt and Kelly are his Godparents.

Beautiful... the love Matt shows everyday for our baby girl! 

Beautiful... the way Mckenna looked all dressed up! 

... and learning what grass feels like! 

Beautiful... the way Mckenna plays with her new ribbon box from our Parent Educator.

Beautiful...Mckenna's smiling face after eating sweet potatoes for the first time.

...even though eating can be challenging sometimes!  

Beautiful... Grandma VonBon coming down to visit this weekend. (I am sorry that I don't have a picture)

Beautiful... getting the patio furniture out from hibernation and enjoying some BBQ with Matt's parents and my mom! 

We had a very busy weekend but it was great! The weather was absolutely beautiful and we had some great times with Matt's family and my mom! We are looking forward to Brooke's birthday... hopefully it will be this weekend. I can't wait to hold her in my arms!  

Life is good!

Easter Weekend + 6 Month Baby Update

Easter Weekend

We had a very Happy Easter and hope you did too! We spent the weekend in Iowa to celebrate Grandma VonBon's birthday and Easter! We were hoping to celebrate the birth of Cousin Brooke... but that was just hopeful thinking!

Saturday Laura, Mckenna and I took mom shopping to help her celebrate her birthday and to spend the gift card to Jordan Creek that was burning a hole in her pocket! :)

 Mckenna enjoyed the trip in her new ride. A lime green and black Chicco stroller! She obviously didn't want socks on, they were getting in the way of eating her toes! (Auntie Lala was very concerned about the barefoot... she may have a few lessons to learn in motherhood. When baby is happy we are all happy!)

Mckenna loved her new cherry hat so much that she wouldn't get into her car seat when it was time to go. She was giving Grandma a run for her money... something Mckenna is getting really good at these days! Can't you tell from her cute, little, mischievous face?

Playing with Grandpa before we left for Easter Service. 

Laughing with Grandma before Easter Service.

We affectionately call Mckenna Nosy Rosy for a reason! Mckenna LOVES to look at everything that is going on around her. This is how enthralled she was with the service on Easter Sunday!

6 Month Baby Update

Mckenna had her 6 month check-up yesterday. She screamed when the nurse measured her head, when the nurse measured her length, when the nurse weighed her, when the doctor listened to her heart, when the doctor checked in her ears and mouth, and when the nurses gave her her shots! When the doctor finally said "alright, I'm leaving, BYE-BYE", Mckenna stopped screaming. She said Mckenna is looking perfect! She is 25 inches tall and weighs 14lbs 6oz. She is in the 25th percentile for her head circumference, weight and height. We are so happy that at her 9 month appointment she will not have any shots!!!

This is Mckenna this morning still sporting her pink camo band-aids from last night.

FUN & EXHAUSTING!

FUN!
We are having SO.MUCH.FUN with parenthood. We just love spending time with Mckenna. She changes everyday!

Mckenna loves to look at the remote and try to push the buttons. Matt had to figure out how to keep the remote from working because Mckenna was changing the channels on him! :)

 

 

Mckenna loves the Jumperoo because she is able to be upright. She especially likes it if we put the Jumperoo in front of the window or glass door so she can look out!

 

Matt and Mckenna had a ball last night playing with his hat. Mckenna was being such a ham. I wish I could post the whole series of pictures but that would just be too much!

 Mckenna is working on sitting up on her own. She can sit for about a minute without falling over but if she reaches for something she will fall.

EXHAUSTING

 As most of you know parenthood is exhausting too! While I love being a mommy, I miss those days of uninterrupted sleep! There for about two weeks Mckenna didn't value sleep as much as Mommy did. She was up several times during the night, sometimes wanting to be fed at 4:00. I.WAS.TIRED! I will never know why my little princess decides to sleep some nights better than others but I have some theories. I think she was hungry, so I started cereal. I also think she was learning to move more and this one she worked out on her own. Many nights she would end up on her stomach and she didn't like it, she would fuss until I came in to flip her over. Just in the last 4 nights she has taken to sleeping on her stomach and she doesn't cry anymore. Instead she SLEEPS! I still find myself exhausted but I guess I can't blame it on sleepless nights.

Again, I will say that I love parenthood and I am so glad that about 1 year ago Matt and I decided to change our lives by adding another to our family. Mckenna celebrated her 6 month birthday this weekend! We are so proud of her!

March Happenings...

March Maddness is extremely MAD this year...

Mckenna helped Daddy throw away his bracket after UNI beat Kansas! (He picked Kansas to win it all!) We were so happy to see UNI win though! 

After A LOT of thought I decided to start baby cereal. Mckenna was not sleeping through the night and seemed hungry. The jury is out still...

I don't know if she likes the taste too much! She is getting better at opening her mouth and pushing the food back with her tongue.

It is getting nicer outside and Mckenna loves to sit in the window and watch.

 This picture is really dark but it was so cute watching Rylie, Daddy and Mckenna look out the window!

Back to wearing cloth diapers. Matt's mom and I went to Cotton Babies over the weekend and got some cloth diapers that work MUCH better than the prefolds and covers! 

 Mckenna is sporting a yellow BumGenius cloth diaper and a yellow daisy given to Mommy and Mckenna when they returned from Iowa.

And one last picture...

Mckenna on the changing table checking out the flower!
Happy Spring Everyone!

We are home.

We made it home last night. We were very surprised to see that daddy was VERY busy while we were gone! He did this...

and this....

Two things I have been wanting him to do! The closet was so cramped that I could barely put her clothes away. Now they fit beautifully! Don't worry... it looks like a lot of clothes... but this is almost all her clothes and some of it doesn't fit yet! :) He also spring cleaned the house so I could spend the rest of my Spring Break enjoying myself! Isn't he AMAZING? I truly am a lucky woman!!!!

Today Matt took a half day at work and we went out to lunch. We also enjoyed having the house open because of the great weather we had today. It was so warm Mckenna enjoyed some time like this...

COME ON SPRING... It is supposed to cool down again this weekend but we love the glimpses of Spring we are getting!

VonBon Family Sightings

Friday Mckenna and I packed up and headed off to Iowa. We are still in Iowa but Mckenna has hit a milestone. ROLLING OVER... yes that is what I said... ROLLING OVER!!! I have to learn how to attach a video in the new blogger format so that is to come. For now here are a few pictures from our Iowa adventures.

Riding on the Kabota at Grandpa's work!

ROLLING OVER!!!!!

The family at Grandma VonBon's 80th Birthday party...minus one important person.... Matt