Tuesday, May 12, 2009

McKenna's Thirst (or Taste) for Adventure

The month of May has been filled with many adventures for McKenna thus far.  She's really starting to be curious about the world around her.  We've spent a lot of time outside exploring our backyard (all 5 square feet of it) looking at the different types of leaves, playing in the grass and learning about the vegetables in the vegetable garden.  McKenna even had her first swimming experience, albeit in our hot tub, not a real pool.  We can tell she's going to be a fish like John.  Here she is sitting on my lap in the tub:


I think I previously posted about McKenna's toy baskets that we have under the sofa table in our living room,  she's now figured out that if she scoots all the way under the table, she can reach inside, or tip them over, or climb inside: 


She also has discovered a great love for baseball caps, meaning she takes after me.  Here she is enjoying mine as a snack:


Speaking of snacks, McKenna loves to share her snacks with us.  Here are a couple of videos of her sharing her Cheerios with us:




And finally, like every parent I believe I have the smartest baby ever... this video proves it:  


I'm sure we'll have more pictures to post later this month! 

Friday, May 1, 2009

As Promised... 9 Month Stats

Ok, here they are:

Height: 28 1/2" - 70th percentile
Weight: 20 lbs, 1 oz - 80th percentile
Head Circumference: 18 1/4" - 95th percentile

The doc says she's happy, healthy and cute! The weirdest part of our whole visit was the news that babies are now supposed to stay in rear facing car seats until they're two... which means McKenna won't be able to experience the sheer joy of seeing out the front window for quite some time. Sad for her...but mostly sad for my back. She's HEAVY!!! So if anyone has any suggestions for new car seats that can be installed as rear facing and then changed to front facing when she's ready, let me know.