Birthday Weekend

Today is my 30th birthday. I can't believe I am no longer in my 20s!!

We drove to Muleshoe and then Lubbock this weekend to have a family celebration with all of my family. Kenna did really well on the way there and only cried (yelled) for a little while the last hour of the trip. I think she just wanted out of the car seat!!

Saturday morning, my sister, brother-in-law, and my niece came to Muleshoe so we could do some family pictures. A LOT has changed since the last time we all had our picture made together. The babies did pretty good, but I think all that picture taking must have worn out Miss K because she fell asleep in her Uncle Cade's arms. I can't wait to see the finished product!

After a restorative nap on the way to Lubbock, Abbye and Kenna played and played together on the floor. I think they were becoming pretty good friends until Kenna reached up, knocked Abbye's pacifier out of her mouth and then put it in her own mouth. I guess she was trying to teach Abbye how to share.

Last night, almost all of my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents (almost 30 people) from both sides of the family met at the 50 yard line in Lubbock for dinner. We had a lot of fun and good food. I also got to meet the newest member of the family, Kody. Kody is my cousin's son and is 2.5 weeks old.

My mother and sister made we wear a 30 button (that flashed). Wasn't the cake beautiful!?! Those are real flowers on top. It tasted good as well.

This is not a great picture, but I had to show you a picture of Miss K's outfit. She was stylin'!!
Before bed, both girls needed a bath so they got to get in the little duck tub together. They just splashed and splashed. They will be needing to move to the bigger tub before long! (Kenna needs some girl cousins on the other side of the family that she can take baths with....)

We all went to church and lunch together before we heading home today. Kenna slept from the minute we left my sister's house until 45 minutes from home! I think there was just too much excitement for her...she was worn out! She just went down for the night.

Now for what everyone has been waiting for....more Kenna video. After dinner last night, several of us were hanging out at my sister's house, just watching the babies play. They were chatting with each other (of course, none of us knew what they were saying) so I thought I would record a little video of them talking. I am sorry it is so long, but I could not figure out how to edit some of the first. You have to watch the whole thing to see Miss K show her true colors at the end. I was laughing too hard to hold the camera still so sorry for the bouncing!

I think Abbye will be onto Kenna from now on. After several different pacifier snatchings, I think she will keep her paci out of Kenna's hands!

3 AM

It is three o'clock in the morning....

Kenna woke up about thirty minutes ago and will not go back to sleep. She is not upset at all....she is just laying in her crib talking every now and then. She normally goes to bed around 8 and will sleep until 6:30 without a problem. Last night she was a little extra tired and fell asleep at 7:40. Surely that extra twenty mintues didn't mess her up!!

She now has a dry diaper and she doesn't want to eat so I know she should be able to go back to sleep. We shall see! Maybe I should put her in her jumper....she seems to sleep there pretty well! I don't want her to think it is morning and time to play though.

We are leaving tomorrow (or is it today?) to go to Lubbock/Muleshoe for the weekend. Daniel is working tonight so the plan was for me to drive tomorrow while he slept/studied for the promotional exam. We might have to alter that plan just slightly! :) I am sure we will take some pictures, so for all of you who just want to see pics of Miss K, I will update when we get back.

The time between chatter (well her no words version of chatter) is starting to lengthen and get quieter. Do I dare try to go back to bed or will that jinx it.....



(Update: She was up for almost two hours and never cried. She just talked to herself for a long time after I changed her diaper and then just let her try to go back to sleep. She must have been having an important conversation with herself. I never even got her out of her crib. She looks really sleepy this morning though!)

Meeting Jackson

Kenna got to make her first trip out of state this weekend and went to meet her new cousin Jackson in Arkansas. We went with Jon, Mandy, and JD and, I have to say, for two little kids, JD and Kenna did great in the car. It was over a four hour drive and they only got fussy for a little while. JD didn't even take a nap on the way there! They were actually pretty good.

We went straight to Joel and Sarah's when we got there to meet Jackson and check on everyone else. I don't think Kenna understood what all of the fuss was about...she just wanted out of the car seat!! She loved it when Grandpa helped her stand up and stretch her legs.

Jackson is absolutely adorable!! He is actually a pretty big baby, but you forget how little they are when they are newborns. (and it hasn't even been that long). They just want to curl up in your arms!

I think Gerry and Ouida were excited to have all of their grandkids in one place. I wish you could have seen the adults while we were trying to get all of babies to look forward and halfway smile....

We also went to visit Daniel's grandmother, who had never met the grandkids. It was a lot of fun too show them all off, but I didn't get a picture of Mamaw and Kenna because she decided she was ready for an afternoon nap and slept the entire time we were there.

We had a cookout with all of Daniel's cousins and their kids for dinner last night. It was a lot of fun to have all the kids in one room, a 9 year old, a 7 year old, a 17 month old, a 5 month old, a 4 month old, an almost 3 month old, and an 8 day old all in the same room (did I get them all?). Kenna wanted to show Luke some of her toys, but I don't think he was quite as interested as she was.

Kenna got to spend her first night in a hotel room and did great! She just laid in the pack-n-play for a few minutes and then went to sleep. She never woke up in the middle of the night, but I did scoot her back into the middle a few times, because she woke me up with scratching the nylon side in her sleep!

The kids also did pretty good on the way home. I don't think either one of them were too thrilled to be getting back in the car, but, after playing and trying to take a nap for the first half of the trip, they both slept the second half (whew!). I don't know that we will be going down and back on consecutive days anytime soon! :)

It was a very fun trip and I was so glad we got to see Jackson! I can't wait until he is old enough (and big enough) to play with all of his cousins!

DWTS and Peas

Okay, I guess I have to give in and say that Miss K does not like peas. We have tried it three times now and each time her faces get worse. Last night she was actually gagging occasionally. She would still take a bite but would then gag until she swallowed. She kept taking a bite though, because she was hungry. I guess we will move onto something else. Maybe we will try squash tonight.

Last night, Daniel was at work and I decided to catch up on Dancing with the Stars while I ate dinner. I put Kenna in her favorite toy, the jumper, and faced her towards me so I could talk to Miss K and halfway pay attention to the show. Kenna would jump and laugh until the dancing and music started and then she would try to break her neck to see the dancers. The minute the music stopped, she would go right back to jumping. It was too funny. I had a hard time getting a good picture because she would always turn back around when she heard me.

I am definitely ready for her two bottom teeth to officially be completely in. She is so pathetic sounding when they start hurting and I just want to make it all better! :) Yesterday evening was the worst so far, she just looked so sad!! Today has been much better so maybe we are over the worst. I will post some pictures of her new pearly whites soon.

A lot to learn!

I guess Kenna has decided that there is just too much to learn and experience in this world and she needs to accomplish as much as possible in a short amount of time. She has had a very eventful weekend.

On Friday, she decided that it was time to sit up all on her own. I am still not quite ready to leave her there for very long, because she has taken several tumbles, but she is getting better and better everyday. She is really trying to catch herself when she leans too far to one side and has gotten to where she is fairly good at it!

Friday evening, she started working on her first tooth. We have been wondering if she has been teething forever (she drools constantly and is chewing on things nonstop) and she finally decided to show us what she had been working on! Her second tooth decided to join in on the fun on Saturday and she is about to be able to show off her brand new bottom teeth. They are both still poking through but I can definitely feel them and I can see them when she lets me hold her mouth open. Hopefully I will have some pictures of my baby girl's first teeth soon.

Kenna's cousin, Jackson, made his appearance on Friday night. We are going to try and go visit soon so Kenna can meet one of her new playmates. She is going to have to get used to playing with boys when she is at home. Good thing she has Abbye on the other side of the fam, so she can have some tea parties. Maybe JD, Luke, and Jackson will play dolls every now and then!

Sunday afternoon, Miss K was invited to her very first birthday party. Kenna got to see Vaughan, the one-year-old birthday boy and Andrew, both sons of guys Daniel works with. She loved hanging out and watching the older kids play, but she was just a little too small to join into all the festivities. Maybe next year....

Sunday night, Kenna had peas for the first time. At first she wasn't too sure what to think about them and kept looking at us with a very skeptical look on her face. She ate about half but was then tired of the peas and ready for her normal cereal. Tonight she did much better and just kept eating and eating. I guess she just needed to adjust to the fact that the vegetables tasted a little different.

Kenna fell asleep a little after 8 last night and slept until 8 this morning...don't you think you would be tired after all of that?

Jackson Ware

Kenna has a new cousin!!

Jackson Ware Bailey arrived around seven tonight and weighed in at a hefty 9 lbs 8 oz and was 20.5 inches long. I don't have any pictures yet of Jackson with Sarah, but here are some pictures that Daniel's cousin, Melissa, took of Jackson being weighed and when Joel brought his son out to meet everyone. What is Miss K going to do surrounded by all of those Boyd Boys!

We can't wait to meet you, Jackson!!

Miss K, The Sleeping Bunny

By now, most of you have watched the video of Kenna in her jumper and have seen how much she loves to bounce. Apparently, it is possible to jump until you fall asleep.




We have really enjoyed watching her play in the jumper and have witnessed the following several times. Daniel was working in the study today, while Miss K was jumping when it suddenly got very quiet. The problem is that she just does not want to quit jumping if she is awake.

Yes, we did go put her down for a nap......