Kendree Walking - July 2011

So I didn't get Kendree walking until she had been doing it for a month and a half. Can you say second child?

Here she is!

Kendree - 17 months

At 17 months, Kendree is really turning on the chatter.  She says the following words consistently and will attempt to copy almost anything you want her to say (except her name and Easton's names--those you have to catch her in the perfect mood):

all aboard - (aw bob)
outside (ow sye)
Kendree (kaw ee)
Easton (ceee)
more (mo)
please (sssssss)
Mama (pawpaw)
Daddy (dada)
out (ow)
uh-oh
Night-Night (nye-nye)
apple (aw-pull)
up
tag (ta)
purple (purr-pah)
banana (dada)
five (fye)
thank you (tay-to)
hot (ha)
hat (ha) (the signing is the only way to tell the difference between these two)
catch (ta)
what's this (wah dis)
what's that (wah da)

She continues to sign constantly and it is such a help when she wants things she can't say (like "drink").  She also is very good at going over to the fridge and attempting to open it whenever she is hungry/thirsty.

As I mentioned last month, she has been quite the screamer.  She would scream really high-pitched if she didn't get her way/you didn't understand, etc.  With the addition of more words and signs, the screaming has diminished SIGNIFICANTLY!  I don't know if I could have handled it much longer, so it has been fantastic.

I find myself beginning to think of her as a toddler instead of a baby (gasp!).  She never stops moving and attempts to do anything that Easton does. (I think the words tag, catch and all aboard illustrate that quite nicely). The one thing that slows her down is the stairs.  She goes up with no problem, but HATES to turn around to go down.  I think that stems from Easton not turning around.  So, she will stand at the top for a minute or two and then, well, I'm not sure what she will do as so far I have always been there to help her down.  As soon as she has a grip on even one of my fingers she steps off with complete faith.  The girl is going to really hurt herself someday. :)

She got two new teeth this month (total teeth =5).  Her top left came in on July 2nd and the one next to that came in July 16th.

Kendree continues to nap one time a day and sleep through the night.  She loves the outside and cries when I won't let her out in the hottest parts of the day.  We love our Kenny girl!

Dressing up as Elmo!

 The closest to an "official" 17 month picture that I got.

 Silly Glasses:

 Wants the camera:

 Wearing goggles while watching everyone else swim (not that I wouldn't let her, the water was just a bit cold for her)

Videos of her walking are currently uploading, so I'll get those up in a separate post very soon!

Easton Mows the Lawn

Easton loves to help daddy mow the lawn.  Usually he just follows right behind as Ronnie mows.  It is quite possibly the cutest thing ever.

And now a few videos of him in action:

Kendree - 16 months

Whew!  Another month (and two weeks, but who's counting) have gone by already!

At 16 months, Kendree:

• Is walking!  No more crawling for this big girl.  She made the decision to just go for it around 2 weeks after she turned 15 months and there has been no turning back!  Sadly, I don't have a video of it yet (bad mama!) but will soon, I promise!
• Got her third tooth (top right) on June 13th.
• Takes one nap a day.  I've had to get used to a "normal" child when it comes to naps.  My sister always warned me that Easton's 3-hour naps daily were not the norm, but I held out hope.  I'm lucky to get 2 hours from Kendree regardless of when I put her down.
• Answers "yeah" when she wants something and when she shakes her head yes, it is really a shake of her entire upper body, which is hilarious.
• Signs please and thank you like a champ.  She will say thank you (tain-to) but please is just the sign and an occasional hissing sound along with it.  She will copy any sign you say to her, but sticks to her favorites when she is trying to communicate.  New favorites include cheese and drink.
• Is so easy to put to bed.  PJ's on, tell the family "night-night" and then a quick verse of Teach Me to Walk in the Light as you lay her down and walk out of the room and you won't hear from her again.
•  Loves to wrestle and can occasionally be found taking her brother down so he will wrestle with her.  This does not always result in happiness.
• Screams like no one you have ever heard.  I HATE IT!  She lets out the most high pitched scream you have ever heard if she doesn't get her way, or wants something a little differently, or if you are not understanding what she wants.  It is not fun.  She is that one kid in church that the whole congregation has to roll their eyes at.  Oh well!  At least I know she will grow out of it as she can express herself better (I hope!).

On to the pictures.

The only shot I got on her actual 16 month "birthday." She is sporting Easton's cowboy boots.

 Playing dress up with big brother.

 She loved pushing the fake buttons on his outfit.

 Wearing Grandpa's glasses.

 Kendree has an obsession with carrying around random pieces of clothing.  Her favorites are garments, but since I didn't want to take a picture of that, I waiting for the day when it was her swimsuit.

 Hanging out with daddy (photo by Easton).

 Wearing her new hat (well, new to her).  Easton and daddy wear hats, so she always wants one too.  I dug out Easton's old Cowboys hat so he wouldn't get upset about her borrowing his current hats.

 It was a Sunday right before church.  Kendree was eating lunch as Ronnie and I were finishing getting ready and starting to load up the car.  I only had to put a bow in her hair (or so I thought) and she would be ready to go. Enter the banana.

 Needless to say, we were skimming into church that day.  I didn't get everything out of her hair, but she at least looked presentable.

Kendree - 15 months

Our Kenny girl just keeps on growing! We went to the doctor yesterday and she weighed it at 20 lbs. 12 oz. and was 30 inches long (right around the 25th percentile for both). The doctor did recommend taking her in to be screened since she has been a little slower with some of her developmental milestones (crawling and walking).  They recommend that every child is screened at 18 months and just thought Kendree could get checked out a few months earlier, so I have to get that scheduled.

At 15 months Kendree:

• Will walk anywhere if she is holding onto your hand and will let go and take about 3-4 steps on her own before falling.
• Sleeps through the night
• Loves the "big kid" sippy cups the best (you know, the kind that actually leak a little bit when turned upside down-ugh!)
• Smiles and laughs all of the time.
• Now signs cracker, baby, grapes, shoes, hat, and please consistently and will attempt to copy anything you show her.
• Has turned on the babble big time.  She is constantly telling herself or me a "story" and loves to talk.
• Says eh-lo when she holds the play phones, or remotes, or ipod up to her ear.
• Got her second tooth on April 29th (bottom right one).
• Takes either one or two naps a day depending on how she is acting.  This makes scheduling some things hard, while she just has to live without naps other days if we have things going on.
• Loves her blanket (apparently I create monsters with those) and will let you know she is tired by finding it and just collapsing on the floor.
• Sleeps on her stomach for the most part, usually with her feet tucked underneath her and her bum in the air.

Kendree has a crazy obsession with this little drawing board she got for Easter and will drag it around the house with her.

 Until she sees mama with the camera and then she just wants that.

 She was a bit under the weather a week or so ago and fell asleep on the living room floor at 7:00 p.m. (told you she finds her blanket and just collapses on the floor!)

She is also starting to love accessories.  Bracelets are a favorite as are hair bows.  Note the two in her hair here.

 And now her "official" 15 month pictures.  Sans shirt and everything. (sorry for the blurriness, the girl never stops moving).

And now, a video of her walking with her walker.

Easton's Mater Teeth

Easton went to the store with daddy and came home with a Mater (from Cars) teeth sucker.  He loved that thing for two whole days until daddy threw it in the garbage (I still don't really understand what Ronnie was thinking when he did that).

Easton's favorite thing to do was to put the teeth in and then ask me to take a picture so he could look at it. I have about 20 of these on my camera.  Here are the best two:

Easter Videos-lots of them!