Memorial Day

Monday, we went to my parent's cabin in Island Park. It is always fun to go there and just relax. Mckenna went on her first 4-wheeling ride and she loved it!

Devin had both Monday and Tuesday off of school and work so we went 4-wheeling and stuff on Monday. Tuesday we worked more on Devin's application to Physician Assistant schools and finished the main application and submitted it. We are applying to 8 schools including schools in Idaho, Illinois, Florida, two in Texas, Virginia, Georgia, and Arkansas. We probably won't hear back for a while because the application just opened for the year and it is rolling admission. We are hoping that by getting the application in early, we will have a better chance of being accepted. We are applying now, but he wouldn't start PA school for about a year.

6 Months Already!

Mckenna turned 6 months old this week. We went to the doctor and got her shots, which she didn't like obviously. She has acted totally normal since then and hasn't been fussy, tired, or anything like that from the shots. Here are her stats:

Length- 25 1/2 inches (40%ile)

Head- 17 inches (75%ile)

Weight- 13 lbs 6 oz (5%ile)

So, as you can see, we are really working on the weight part now! :) Sometimes she will go for like 4-5 hours until I realize that she hasn't eaten. But the weird thing is that she doesn't act hungry and is happy. So, I am now feeding her every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. I am also feeding her more rice cereal and solids. We are going to weigh her again in 2 weeks to make sure that she gains weight. I have been doing this for the last two days and it seems like I am feeding her all of the time!! I encourage her to eat as long as she will (I shoot for 30 minutes). 2 1/2 hours comes around awfully fast when she eats for 30 minutes. As far as the solids go, she loves baby food. Weird enough, she likes carrots the best so far. But, with all of this eating, she really should gain weight. Other than that, she is doing really well.

6 months old

5 months old

4 months old

3 months old

2 months old

1 month old

2 weeks old

1 day old

It's crazy how much babies change! I have learned a lot the last 6 months...

• There is never a baby that is quite as cute as yours :)
• You won't be able to pay attention in church like you used to
• When you get a full nights rest, you are grateful
• Enjoy each developmental age they are in instead of looking forward to the next
• You can never have enough pictures of your baby
• Moms (grandmas) are the best people to go to with any parenting question (Thanks Mom!)
• No matter how long it takes them to go to sleep and how much you have to get done while they are asleep, you still check on them often to make sure they are ok.
• Now I know why all that moms talk about are their own children
• Their is immense unconditional love for your own children
• Even when you look back fondly of your life without children, you would never go back

I love being a mom! Some days it seems like I could be accomplishing much more, but I know that staying home and raising Mckenna and our future children is exactly what I need to be doing at this time in my life and that I am accomplishing much more by staying home with her than I realize. It is so great to be home with Mckenna and to learn from her and teach her. I am sure there will be many great memories to come too!

Sorry it has been so long since I posted. We have been pretty busy! Things are pretty much the same though. Devin is really busy with school, his church calling, and work. So Mckenna and I have had lots of bonding time :) Here are more pictures... of course!

Devin and Mckenna "studying"

Mckenna enjoying new foods

Waking up from a nap

Mckenna's favorite thing to suck on