Check-Up!

Mackenna and I headed to her 9 month well check this afternoon, minus Daddy :( as he started his first day of work. ALL is looking PERFECT with the little lady! Here are some highlights:

* She weighs an even 20 lbs (75%)
* She is 28 and 5/8 inches long (75%)
* Her head is 17 and 7/8 inches around (75%)

So good news is that she is growing right on target for her chart!! She still has a little heart murmur, but Dr. Jones assured us he didn't think it was anything to worry about; however if he hears it again at her 1 year check up, we'll most like get an ultrasound done to look a little further, but for now, nothing to worry about. She only had 1 shot today, so thankfully that was ok to handle for me all by myself, but I'll tell ya what; that never gets easier!!! UGH!

Dr. Jones is very happy to see how Kenna is doing; he gave us the green light to introduce solids slowly but surely (scary!!!) and I am in continued shock at how big my little girl is these days and today proved just that! We feel so thankful to have such a healthy and happy baby girl!

Loves...

9 months with LOTS of changes

Kenna is 9 months old!!!!!!

So much has happened over the course of a month:

* BIG MILESTONE - VERY mobile these days with crawling and rolling EVERYWHERE (MARCH 15, 2011 was the official BIG day!)
* Feeding herself with her bottle (lately she won't take her bottle unless she's holding it!)
* So many new sounds she's making (most noticeable with the 'GA' sound)
* She's learning how to kiss (SO CUTE we might add!)
* Standing on her own for longer periods of time
* Holding our hands and walking!!!!

We can't believe that our little girl isn't so little anymore; we should have titled this entry, 'Miss Independent' as that's actually what she is. As always, we can't wait to see what's in store over the next several weeks and months!

Aside from all of Kenna's big changes, we have had some changes ourselves. My job as a corporate trainer/facilitator is going really well and with my new hours (7:30/8am to 4pm) life as a working mama has become just a little easier with more time to be at home. Nate is now a working papa too! Temporarily, he'll be working at CH Robinson in the evening and on most weekends....I am blessed to work for a great company that has 24/7 shifts and was fortunate enough to help Nate get something while his search continues for bigger and better things. It will be a tough transition; as we'll both be acting as single parents for awhile, but we're ready for the challenge and know it will only bring our little family closer and so much stronger in the end!

I've always said things happen for a reason and this is one little stepping stone to our future that is only going to get brighter with each passing day...

Lots of love.
Kara, Nate and Mackenna

My 1st trip to the ZOO!

We decided with the 50 degree day and sky full of sunshine, that it was time to get out of the house, so we headed to the Como Zoo!

It was Kenna's 1st visit and we had a great time. She was enamored with the swimming seals and seemed to really like the zebras and giraffes! There was even a monkey that was pretty darn friendly with her up against the glass; it was a very cute moment! It was a wonderful family day and we can't wait to go back...

Crawling...

Our little mover and shaker...

It's official....Life is a whole new thing to Ms. Kenna these days!