Happy New Years!!!!!

2010!!! woohoo!

8 months old!

Too cute not to share :)

McKayla awwwwww.....

waba...waba...waba...

Brush your teeth!

Tonight we brushed McKayla's teeth for the first time!

This will now be apart of our bedtime routine.

Beautiful Girl :)

Jump, jump, jump!

Ever since McKayla was about 3 months old, we have put her in her door way jumper because she loved to stand so much. But she would never actually jump. Until today....I put her in it because it had been a long time since she used it and as soon as I did....Jump, jump, jump!

if you look close, you can see her two little teeth on the bottom :)

McKayla's first Christmas present!!!

Today McKayla recieved her first Christmas present from her Great Aunt Caryn. It is so so cute! It's a big (and cushy) butterfly rocker. And McKayla LOVES it! She isnt't big enough to get on and off herself, but when she is on it, she is all smiles! Thank you so much Aunt Caryn! We love it!

Santa Night!

Tonight McKayla got to meet Santa for the first time! We were so excited to how she would react and she did amazing! Didn't cry or anything. I thought for sure she would at least pull his beard off and freak out all the other kids...But, she was an angel! I think it helped that her cousins, Luke (10) and Jude (4) were with her. It was too too cute watching them all together on Santa's lap.

Check out those baby blues!

Such a sweetheart in her Christmas dress....Thanks Oma and Opa!

Clap! Clap! Clap!

McKayla has learned how to clap her hands. It is so cute!

Hopefully I can get a video up soon!

Always smiling...Even when put to bed...

This girl is the happiest girl I have ever met!! She is always smiling or laughing at something! Even when you aren't doing anything to make her laugh..Just being there is enough for this girl.

Splish Splash...I'm taking a bath!

First tooth!

McKayla finally cut her first tooth! It is on the bottom and the one next to it isn't far behind!

Way to go!!!

Crawling and Standing...

Ever since McKayla turned 7 months, she has been pulling herself up to stand! And on occasion, she will let go and try to take a step. Also, she is so much fun to watch crawl. She gets going so fast and looks so little! I love it! She is also basically a pro at crawling to sitting and vice versa and can change directions very quickly :)

7 months old!!

What a month of change and growth!

• crawling very quickly with direction change
• pulling up to stand on the furniture
• wearing size 4 diapers, 9-12 month clothes and size 3 shoe
• eating 8-9 oz a meal
• has a morning/night bottle. and 3 meals in between that consist of oatmeal/fruit, veggies, and chicken.
• sleeps 10-12 hours a night. Wow!! With a morning, afternoon, and evening nap that last anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours.
• smiles, smiles, smiles all the time. So happy!
• jumps in the door way jumper. before, just stood.
• occasionally tries to take a step.
• words consist of, "mama", "baba", "blah"
• loves stuffed animals. mainly her piglet.
• doesnt cry when she wakes up in the morning. just sits and talks with her animals.

We just love this little girl so so much and couldn't be happier with all the progress she has made in the last month. She is showing so much more of her sweet and firey personality and is so smart! You can tell already that she is such a thinker and analyzes everything.

McKayla, mommy and daddy love you with all we have! This month was hard for all of us when we lost your little brother/sister. But someday he/she will come back to us and we will once again be a completed family. Keep growing and learning baby girl!