I couldn't stop laughing!

We've enjoyed watching Kinsie learn new things and progress to each new phase. Lately we've been starting to give her small bites of what we call "mommy and daddy" food. Well, while daddy was snacking on a roll, while holding Kinsie, she decided to take a little bite of it. The funny thing is she didn't even try to grab for it. She just went in face first. What a little nut.

Kinsie at 5 months

We took Kinsie in to have some pictures taken. I would have waited until she was six months, but I wanted to put something together for her birthmom's birthday and thought some professional pictures would be nice for her to have. (you can see what I made at the very bottom)
Kinsie is doing really well. As you can tell she's a good eater and is such a happy little girl. Right now she is......
-rolling over
-sitting up on her own
-holding her bottle by herself
-sleeping through the night (10-11 hrs. straight)
-eating solids without any complaint (although we haven't tried peas yet)
-able to recognize when mom and dad aren't the ones holding her
- playing with her feet and toes (and I love it)
-little miss gabby
-slowly getting some of her hair back
-a morning person (I've never seen anyone so happy in the mornings)
-getting harder for me to pick up and carry around
-the sweetest thing I've ever seen and she makes our lives complete
We love her some much and consider ourselves the luckiest people on earth. She really has brought so much joy into our lives and we couldn't imagine life without her. We love you Kins!
p.s.-I didn't put blush on her cheeks. They are naturally that rosy!

Kinsie's birthmom's birthday gift from our family. She loved it and it was super fun to put together for her.

Playing Catch Up

In September Chad headed off to California for a business convention. Since Kinsie and I refused to stay home for an entire week, all by our lonesomes, we decided to make a family trip of it. Especially since the convention was taking place in Anaheim.Unfortunately, we actually didn't go into the theme park. Kinsie was way too little and we didn't want to spend an arm and a leg just to get in and take some pictures of her and Mickey. However, we did stay in one of the Disneyland Hotels and spent a good part of our days (while Chad was in seminars) walking up and down Downtown Disney. I was even able to get a few shots of Kinsie with some Disney characters...even if they couldn't move. We also took advantage of introducing Kinsie to the adventures of swimming. She wasn't quite sure what to think of the whole experience, but she was a good sport and let us get her wet. All in all, it was a nice little get away. More work than pleasure, for both Chad and I, but it's nice to say we've been there and done that. Hopefully we won't have to go back and deal with all the headaches and excitement of Disneyland for a few more years.

Teach em' while they're young!

Daddy teaching Kinsie how to play the family game Make-a-Million. Knowing how to play this game is a must in our family, so we figured we should get her started on it asap!

Mommy teaching Kinsie how to brush her teeth.....I mean her gums. You can't get them into this habit early enough! She loves watching both us brush our teeth, so we thought we should get her used to haveing something in her mouth that has bristles on it. So far she's an absolute pro! Next step....getting the teeth.

"Got a whale of a tale to tell ya lad, a whale of a tale or two...."

I had to snap a couple of shots of my sister and I during a recent family reunion. We're both prego with little girls and feel as if we're the size of whales. Although, I can't imagine getting any bigger than I already am...even with my sister as living proof that I'll continue to blossom.
They say that if you're carrying a little girl they tend to steal some of your beauty. All I have to say is this girl better be gorgeous because she's sucked me dry. Oh well. Here's to another 3 months for me and less than a week for Keri.

WARNING: Bumbos=Blowouts

I have to say that I am in love with my bumbo seat. Kinsie got one at a baby shower and it has been such a little life saver. Now that Kinsie is big enough to sit up with help I can plop her in this chair to shower, eat, make dinner, do laundry, etc. while she enjoys watching me or playing with some toys. I love this thing and would recommend that everyone get one, but they seriously need to put a huge warning label on the packaging.
WARNING: Bumbos=Blowouts
Kinsie has never been prone to blowouts until we started putting her in the bumbo. There is seriously nowhere for the "stuff" to go but up and out the back. It's not to a point where I will stop using the bumbo (because I love it too much), but I've started paying closer attention to her since we've had several SEVERE blowouts. So, to anyone who is pondering over purchasing this lovely little product; by all means GET IT!!! Just beware...and be ready to get your hands dirty.(this was one of the more mild blowouts we've had)