• We started cereal, she loves it! We also have given her sweet potato, apple sauce, mashed banana and butternut squash. She is a champion eater!
• Takes 5, 4-5 Ounce bottles a day.
• Sits without support.
• Passes toys from hand to hand.
• Can successfully put her pacifier in her mouth.
• Jabbers and does lots of happy screams!
• Wears size 2 diaper, 3-6 month clothing Hair finally fell and looks more normal.
• I still cannot believe how much hair she has, we can do things to her hair that we could not do with Addison until she was well over a year.
• Still no teeth and no sign of them coming soon.
• She loves to chew, but what baby doesn't at this age.
• Loves bath time! She kicks, splashes and squeals!
• Loves her exersaucer, jumparoo and play mat.
• No sleep issues!

I took McKenna for her 6 month well check, everything went well. They only thing I need to work with her more is rolling back to tummy. She had no issues with her shots, such a big girl! Here are her stats: Weight: 15 pounds, 2 ounces (30th percentile) Height: 25.5 inches (60th percentile) Head Circumference: 43cm (75th percentile) Her weight dropped off a little bit, but Dr. Sperling was not too worried. She has a big head, you only really notice it when you try and put a hat on her head. I think it is funny that her head is only 4cm smaller than Addison's and they are 17 months apart. Now that McKenna is older and is doing more than eating and sleeping, I have to be careful not to compare her milestones with Addison. There are some that Addison was doing that McKenna is not, which bothers me, but I am trying to remember that all children develop at a different pace. McKenna is not "behind" in anything.

Addison 2 Year Well Check

We have entered an interesting phase where every time Addison sees a camera she says "No smile" and tries to run away. Hopefully this phase will soon pass! At least McKenna is not mobile, so I can get a good shot of one of my girls. The "action" shots are still cute though :) Anyways, on to the appointment. Brian took Addison by himself to see Dr. Sperling for her 2 year well check. Brian said that they appointment went well and we have a healthy baby, I mean, toddler girl! The only thing we need to work on is getting her to pronounce her words more clearly. Apparently a stranger should be able to understand 50% of what she is saying. We also found out she has an ear infection, so she started antibiotics yesterday. Poor thing, who knows how long she has had it. Brian said it was pretty bad :( Here are her stats: Weight: 25 pounds 6 ounces (40th percentile) Height: 34.5 inches (75the percentile) Head Circumference: 47cm (40th percentile) BMI: 15th percentile "But thanks be to God, who give us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" 1 Corinthians 15:57

McKenna - 4 Months

4 months... seriously? Time is going by way too fast. McKenna is so much fun and is such a happy baby! Fun Facts:

• Sleeping through the night - 7:00pm to 7:00am. She sometimes thinks 6am is a good wake up time, but will go back down with a pacifier plug.
• Grabbing and playing with toys.
• Loves the exersaucer and play mat.
• Loves to stand up and face out.
• Laughs and smiles all the time... all you have to do is look at her, ha. She is such a happy baby
• Still only rolls from tummy to back. (her body goes wherever her big head goes, ha)
• LOVES her big sister!
• Wears size 1 diaper, 0-3 month clothing
• Does great at the gym and church nursery.
• Knows our face.
• Responds to sound.
• Loves playing with her hands and feet.
• Naps 3 times a day.
• Has 5-4-5oz bottles a day.

I took McKenna for her 4 month well check, she had fun playing with the paper on the exam table.

Here are her stats: Weight: 13 pounds, 11.5 ounces (50th percentile) Height: 24 inches (30th percentile) Head Circumference: 41.25cm (75th percentile)

She got two shots and an oral vaccine, she took them like a champ. Dr. Sperling confirmed that she is a healthy baby girl!

McKenna - 2 Months

Fun facts for the month:

• She has crazy hair... everyone comments on it and wants to touch it. So far I have not noticed any hair loss.
• Smiling! Love it!
• Starting to laugh... it sounds more like a chuckle
• Wearing size 1 diaper, 0-3 month clothing
• Likes her pacifier
• Sleeps 8-9 hours at night. If she wakes up early then we can get her back to sleep easily with a pacifier.
• Grabbing toys on her play mat, hair
• Can hold a rattle for a minute
• We do baby aerobics several times a day which includes tummy time, sit ups and squats
• Loves to talk and loves it when you talk back
• Takes a bottle, sometimes prefers it over nursing
• Loves her play mat
• Only cries when she is hungry or tired

We took her for her 2 month well check yesterday. I am so thankful to say we have a healthy baby girl!

Weight: 11 pounds 3 ounces (50th percentile) Height: 22.5 inches (45th percentile) Head Circumference: 39.75cm (90th percentile) (and no it is not because of all that hair)

Other facts from the visit:

• Dr. Sperling said her neck was as strong as a 4 month old
• Her head is nice and round
• Got her shots and took them like a champ
• No more intervention to make her "poop", if she goes longer than 14 days then we should call the doctor. (I know it sounds bizarre, but I have to trust what she says!)
• I love love love our pediatrician! When she saw us she said she has been praying for McKenna's digestive issues! How awesome is that!
  

McKenna is such an easy going sweet baby. Her smile is so sweet and she brings pure joy to our family. Addison simply adores her little sister as well!

2 Week Well Check

This morning I took McKenna to her two week well check and I am happy to say she is thriving and doing great! Here are her stats:

Weight: 8lbs, 2.1 Ounces (50th Percentile) Height: 20 Inches (50th Percentile) Head: 36.75cm (80th Percentile) I am glad her body is catching up with her big head, haha. Her head looks normal until you try to put a hat on it. I am in love with her full head of brown hair, I am pretty sad it most likely fall out. You can see the blonde, which is what I think her hair color will be if you look closely. So, how are we doing??? Here is a quick update on our precious family of 4. McKenna is a good baby. I have her feeding every three hours during the day and do not wake her at night to eat. I also give her a formula bottle ever day or so. She sleeps in a pack-n-play outside our room and seems to be content. Eat, sleep, poop is her motto right now. I have been doing tummy time with her since we brought her home from the hospital and her neck is getting very strong. She sleeps swaddled, but enjoys time on the play mat to swing her arms and kick her legs. She grabbed her first toy on the play mat today! The newborn stage, while quite boring at times, it very delightful! It is so nice having one kid who stays were you put them! Addison LOVES her "Baby Doll", she has been so helpful in getting me blankets, bouncing Mckenna in her bouncer and loving on her. She also give McKenna a ton of kisses everyday! Addison gets a little impatient during the last few minutes of the feedings, I try to keep her entertained as much as possible during these down times. Addison is such a good big sister and it is sweet to watch them together. I will give more of an Addison update on her upcoming 15-18 month post. Brian has been a ton of help with both of the girls! It was such a blessing having him home the week after McKenna was born. I know the girls enjoyed extra time with their Daddy as well. Brian's business is doing great, defiantly keeping him busy, which is good! Brian is an amazing father and is such a blessing to all of his girls. I am doing good as well. My recovery has been easy and I am just enjoying adjusting to my new role as mother of two! I also am LOVING not being pregnant! That was the third best Christmas gift after Jesus and McKenna, haha. I have some weight to lose, but I think it will be easy chasing after a toddler and taking care of my baby. I am still doing contract work for Micross and help Brian with AAC, it is nice to do something different even if it is just a few hours a week. So far it is going good (when everyone is acting right)... much better than I thought. I know there will be high times and low times to come, I am just going to enjoy every minute because it goes by so fast.

Newborn Well Check

One of the conditions of us getting released from the hospital was that we would go see our pediatrician first thing Monday morning. We were happy to oblige!

Here are her stats, she was 2 days old at this visit:

Weight: 6 pounds, 13.8 ounces (45% percentile)

Height: 19 1/4 inches (45% percentile)

Head: 35 1/4 inches (90th percentile)

We think they may have measured her wrong at birth because there is no way she grew a half an inch in 2 days. Dr. Sperling was concerned that she was jaundice. We knew it was a possibility from the blood work done at the hospital. They did more blood work at the office and called later that evening saying she was fine! The other concern here was her weight because she lost more than 5% since birth. We scheduled an appointment on Wednesday for a weight check. At the follow-up appointment she was 7 pounds 3 ounces, so there were no more worries regarding her weight. It looks like we have been blessed with another healthy baby girl! Our next appointment is for her 2 week well check. Below are some pics from the visit.

Getting her head measured...

Measuring her length... Weight check... she was cold... Getting checked out by Dr. Sperling...

I love our pediatrician's office, the staff is so friendly and they really take their time examining your child and answering any questions you may have.

Going to the doctor is exhausting...

15 Month Well Check

I took Addison to her 15 month well check this morning and we are so happy to say she is doing great! We feel so blessed to have such a healthy, happy girl who is right on track developmentally. As always she put on a great show for the nurse and Dr. Sperling.

Here are her stats:

Weight: 21 Pounds, 2 Ounces (25th percentile)

Height: 31 Inches (75th percentile)

Head Circumference: 45.25 cm (45th percentile)

Her growth is charting perfectly. Both of her ears checked out fine as well, which is good because we are flying to visit Brian's family tomorrow!

She got 3 shots and they pricked her foot to test for anemia... she is such a big girl and only cried a little bit.

The next appointment will be her 18 month in January...

12 Month Well Check

I am slowly catching up on blogging... maybe I will be caught up by the time Addison turns 2. Addison's well check went awesome, she is a healthy happy baby and definitely put on a good show for Dr. Sperling! Here are her stats: Weight: 19 pounds, 11 ounces (27th percentile) Height: 30 inches (75th percentile) Head: 44.75 cm. (49th percentile) Other 1 year news is that Addison is totally weaned from the bottle, uses a straw cup for her water and we installed her new forward facing car seat. Having her face forward makes car rides so much more pleasant. The only downfall is that she does not fall asleep as easily as she did in the infant carrier.

2 Week Well Check

On Monday, August 3rd Addison had her 2 week well check with Dr. Sperling. Addison is a perfectly healthy girl! The good news was that since she gained the proper amount of weight, I can start letting her sleep 5-6 hours at night. We were also told to start doing tummy time so Addison's neck and upper body can start building strength. Here are her stats:

Weight: 8 Pounds (40-45th Percentile)

Height: 20.5 Inches (50th Percentile)

Head: 35 3/4 cm (50th Percentile)

We decided to go ahead and do the extended Baylor screening, which means they had to take blood. I knew this going into the appointment, but did not think it would be as bad as it was. They had to fill 8 circles the size of a nickel with her blood. She screamed to hard and it totally broke my heart. It also took the nurse FOREVER to get enough blood. I cried... a lot... and still cry when I think about it. Poor baby!

We go back on August 21st for her 1 month checkup.

1st Pediatrician Appointment

Brian and I took Addison to her first pediatrician appointment the Wednesday after she was born. Addison gained one ounce since leaving the hospital and looked great!

Stats:

Weight: 7lbs 6oz 45th Percentile

Height: 20 inches 60th Percentile

Head Circumference: 34.5cm 50th Percentile

I talked to Dr. Sperling about my issues breastfeeding and she referred me to a lactation consultant. The consultant was a miracle worker and we have been feeding great ever since.

Addison was exhausted after the appointment, too cute!