Kennedy's new tricks

Wow - our girl is 3 months old today! Unbelievable! I really can't get over how quickly it has gone by, and I already feel like a broken record saying that just 3 months in. It seems like every day that passes, she is learning something new and getting so much stronger. Kennedy has discovered her hands and tongue in the last couple of weeks, and the combination of those two discoveries makes for one slobbery little girl - thank goodness for burp cloths! She also is gaining more muscle control, and she definitely prefers to be sitting or standing most of the time (except for when she is lying on her play mat looking at herself - she still loves that!). When she is lying on her back, she does these little baby crunches where she curls her back and lifts her shoulders up like a sit up, and she gets so frustrated sometimes that she can't just sit all the way up yet. I have a feeling it won't be too long though.

Tummy time - not exactly her favorite thing, but she can now lift her head to look straight in front of her, as well as side to side.

Sitting in the Bumbo unassisted - that is, until the cheeks start to weigh her down. And you'll notice she already has her "Mom, enough with the pictures" face perfected.

And her favorite position - standing. And I have to say, this one is pretty darn cute because she looks like such a little person standing there, rather than just a baby. And she loves it, so she is almost always smiling, which makes it worth it no matter how tired Mommy's arms get. :)

Try not to be too jealous...

but this is what I get to wake up to each morning...

And speaking of waking up in the morning, it is soooo much easier now that Miss Kennedy is sleeping through the night - that's right, it's official. For the last three weeks, she has been going down at night and sleeping for 7-8 hours straight for her first stretch, then waking up to eat and going back to sleep for about 3 more hours. And let me just say that I feel like a new woman! It makes such a difference being able to sleep longer than 2-3 hours at a time. At first I thought it was just a fluke, so I didn't want to say anything and risk jinxing it, but it appears to be a pattern. Keep up the good work, honey!

Poor little thing doesn't get any attention...

Miss Kennedy is certainly one lucky little girl. She has no idea yet just how many people love her...

Warming up with Daddy after bath time

Posing for Granny Jo
Napping with Gramps
And with Grancy
And with Great Granny Ruth
And finally, getting a little love from Mommy from behind the camera

Kennedy's Favorite Toys

Here are some pics of Kennedy with a few of her favorite things.


The bouncy seat/swing - although she appears to favor the bumble bee over the giraffe. Poor giraffe!



The Boppy definitely sees a lot of action. You gotta love a girl who knows how to relax!

Here is her favorite spot in the house. The play mat really has no competition - with a mirror, lights, music, and a dangling vibrating purple elephant, the others have no hope.

Everybody was kung-fu fighting...

Staring at herself - always exciting!


And of course, there's the Bumbo. She still needs to grow into this one a little, but she sure does look cute sitting in it. And check out the dress Granny Jo brought back from Mexico!

Newborn Photographs

When Kennedy was two weeks old, we had Mollie from Photography in Bloom come over to the house and take some photos. I am so glad that we did, because looking at these pictures now and seeing how much she has already grown and changed in the last two months is amazing! I know that I will be saying the same thing a year from now, and ten years after that, and I just want to hold on to this time as tightly as I can, knowing that my sweet girl will only be this tiny for such a brief moment. I love having this documentation of the early days of our little family. Here are some favorites.