Don't Shoot!

WOW!  Slacker? I feel terrible that it has been so long.  I will quickly try to catch y'all up to present day.  Since the last post, we've obviously have gone on our family vacation.  Not sure if it was the sun, the ocean, or her crazy cousins but seems like Kinsley slept most of the vacation.  Here are a few shots:

Come June or Birthday Month we like to call it, things got crazy!  Here's one cute picture we got from Madison's birthday party.

Shannon celebrated her 30th birthday this year and we all got to spend a few hours out on Lake Lanier with her and her friends.  Kinsley got to ride a jet ski for the first time:

Since June, July has really seemed to fly by.  Adam and I are both extremely busy at work right now.  It is really hard to believe that Kinsley turned 9 months last week!  Here are a few of our favorites of her 9 Month Photo Shoot.

She went last Friday to get her shots :( .  Everything went great (only one shot this time).  She was a little over 20 lbs, 75% for weight, 50% for height (I think 27"?), and a 95% for head size!  The doctor had to remeasure her head cause it had grown so fast since 6 months.  While this is funny and probably means nothing cause Adam and I both come from a family of big heads- we have to take her back in a month from now to get her head remeasured.  Apparently, it could be a sign that brain fluid is not getting absorbed back into the brain (again, doctor laughed at this and really thought this would not be the case).  I think it just means that she will be the next Telsa (if you don't know who I'm referencing- look it up).

She now has two complete bottom teeth, one upper, and one more upper trying to make its way through.  She is experimenting with real solids now, losing interest fast in purees.  She's a talker, an all around joy.  She now reaches for familiar faces when she wants to be held and has very fine motor skills (putting items between her thumb and index finger).  She can pull up on items and "walk" when assisted.  The biggest thing since this past week even- she crawls!  And crawls fast!!!!!!!!!!  I will post a video as soon as I can capture one.

This Thursday-Saturday I am attending Thirty One's National Conference here in Atlanta.  Other than that, Adam and I are keeping very busy at our normal "day" jobs.  In the meantime, I am slowly starting on planning her first birthday party- "Under the Sea".

~ABDK

6 Month Photo Shoot

I finally got the pictures back from our 6 month photo shoot.  While I will say, I'm less than happy with them- here's a few:

Yesterday, marked Kinsley turning 7 months!  Can you believe it?  I vividly remember pacing back and forth in the living room, lying on our bed, and "floating" in the tub at the hospital.  Seems like it was just last week.

A couple of weeks ago was Mother's Day.  My first!  Friday, Primrose held their "Muffins for Moms" in the morning.  So I had the pleasure of taking my daughter in to school (usually Adam does).  Of course, as soon as I got my plate of mini-muffins, I had an admirer.  How could I not resist giving her a taste?   Once she got used to the texture, she LOVED them.  She had about 8 bites of my muffins!  I did not want to leave to go to work.

On a sadder note, our family lost an amazing, loving, and protective member this week.  My childhood dog (second childhood dog), Midnight went off to doggy heaven.  I don't think any one of us (or our neighbors) will forget him.  Whether it's geese, a red ball, or lightning, we will always have a part of Midnight with us.  I'd like to believe the past couple of days, these thunderstorms we've been having is him telling us that he's better off now.  It's going to be odd not seeing a black lab in my mom's backyard.

In just two more days, we will be on VACATION!!!!!  A much needed vacation for both Adam and I.  First true vacation in two years.  We're doing our annual beach trip with my mom.  This will be Kinsley's first REAL trip to the beach (in mommy's tummy doesn't count apparently).  I hope she enjoys it!  Cross your fingers for the long drive down there.  Mommy is super stressed about packing...

I need this vacation, it seems, more than ever.

~ABDK