8 months

On Nov. 4 Makenah turned 8 months old!

The month has gone super fast, and here we are thinking about the fact that we almost have a 9 month old! 

I think the best word to describe Makenah right now would be sweetness.
Her little personality just shines through, and she is so quick to smile.
She's such a content little girl. You will know when she needs something, because it's the only time she gets fussy. If she is tired, hungry, or done with an activity, she will let you know. Otherwise, she is calm and content. 

She loves to play with her toys and could sit and entertain herself or play with us for quite awhile. She has may favorite books right now like "B is for Bear, Five Little Monkeys, How Big?, Ten Little Ladybugs, and Goodnight Moon."
She still likes to play in her jumper, and she gets herself bouncing and bouncing!
She's ready to get moving, and the pictures I've posted about her attempts to crawl are what we see all the time now. She likes to stand up next to things, and soon will not need our hands for support under her.

(She is really interested in her shoes right now!)

Makenah is such a good eater, and will eat most everything we have tried. It has been so interesting to watch her grow and continue to eat more and more. She still does not care for textures, or lumpy things.
She is sleeping longer and longer at night, and naps so well during the day.

Going out with Makenah is so much fun! She is a great shopping partner! She is so easygoing that you can take her most places and she just takes it all in! 

Also new this month are more sounds! Ba and Da are her favorites right now! 

Ba ba ba ba, da da da, ba ba, da da :)

(I think that counts as dada!)

Happy (late) 8 months Miss Makenah!

A little closer

It's been a couple of weeks since I first caught a picture of Makenah trying to get up on all 4's and crawl.

She is so close, and it is so cute to watch.

She's up on all 4's, rocking back and forth.

She was ready to go when she got up this morning.

When you get tired, you just lay your head down. :)

We are so excited for her to learn to crawl, but I'm trying to cherish each day since she is growing so fast. And, I know when she starts to crawl, I will have a whole other challenge on my hands. :)

Boys will be boys

Yes, we've gotten out the dirt bikes and 4 wheelers again since I posted pictures last time. Actually, we've been out to Garden City a couple of times and been out riding at the river. 

Did I mention that Bryan and his brother Blake got dirt bikes. 

Oh, my, they are cool bikes! 

But dangerous looking. :) 

His Dad Steve and Grandad got new 4 wheelers also. It was time to add to the fleet. 

All the guys got Hondas. 

You can't beat a Honda. 

I have lots of pictures to share, and they were all taken by the boys of each other. Actually, most of them were taken by Bryan's brother Brad. He takes awesome pictures, and really great action shots. (This is why I don't have any pictures of him to show. He was always behind the camera!) 

Here's my guy! He is a great rider and looks pretty awesome, huh!

Here's Blake...

He's a daredevil too! 

And, here are the new 4 wheelers! 

These machines are awesome!

The two drivers are even more awesome!

And, finally...

Yep, that's me! 

I am pretty sure I was taking a short break to watch all the jumping.

I love that the guys let me tag along.

Thanks for all the great pictures, Brad!

Rainy Friday

I like Fridays a lot, even when they are really rainy like today.

It started raining around 3 in the morning, and hasn't really stopped since. 

How do I know it started raining at 3? :)

I was up taking care of our sweet Makenah. 

She's caught herself another cold--stuffy, runny nose, fever, and generally uncomfortable. 

Sleeping is the hardest. You just can't get comfortable when you are sick, especially when you can't breathe out of your nose. She's a trooper though, pretty content when she's awake and playing.

I haven't snapped any pictures the last couple of days, so I thought I would just post a few random ones.

Uncle Brad took this one while we were out watching Bryan and Blake ride their dirt bikes. :)

I'm pretty sure she was trying to take off her shoe here. She is pretty good at that these days!

"Who is this guy?"

At the pumpkin patch...I have never seen this before...

Does the pumpkin below look 3D to anyone else. Weird. 

Have a good weekend!

My Helper

Makenah and I did a lot of cooking/baking yesterday. 

I can see the makings of a good helper in the kitchen.

Right now, she's mostly interested in checking out bowls, spoons or utensils, mouthing them, and waving them around. Ha! 

She is fun to have in the kitchen! 

She laughs at all my jokes!

She giggles when I dance or sing funny!

Cooking is way more fun when Makenah is around!