8 Months Old!

On May 18th my sweet baby girl turned 8 months old.  I can hardly believe she is just 4 months away from being one year! I don't even want to think about that right now. 


This month definitely brought attitude and one whole tooth.  She is full of personality and will let you know when she doesn't like something (or someone).  She's learned to pull herself up and is always trying to stand. She a fast little crawler who's all over the house,  ALWAYS! She's chasing the dogs around these days, luckily they have learned to jump up on the sofa where she can't reach (yet!) She's a picky little eater, but will eat most anything as long as apples or pears are mixed with it.  She loves to feed herself puffs and use chew on her sippy cup. She keeps me and her daddy on our toes and brings more joy to our life than she knows. Kensleigh Parker Kim, I love you! (and I'm guessing she weighs about 18lbs now!)

Just a few Easter pics of our girl...

I am by no means a photographer, but I thought I'd try and snap a few pictures of my beautiful baby girl dressed in her Easter best. (Apparently the plastic eggs tasted delish!)  We got to spend the weekend in Savannah with my parents and grandparents. It was nice little break from Atlanta, but it was a haul with our little goober...She had a blast, but was happy to be back home in her own bed again.  I hope you enjoy the photos and we hope you and your families had a lovely Easter weekend celebrating Him. 

Holy Cow! We have a 6 Month Old!

May I just say that I should be cleaning the kitchen right now, but I thought I'd rather blog... I dont get around to it much these days, I don't even get on to read others that I really like.  Some days I just feel overwhelmed and others I would rather spend time with that sweet baby girl of mine and sleep.  I mean what is sleep anyway?  Now I must say, that I have truly been blessed with a sleepy child- She sleeps all most of the time. And she sleeps good at night too, but I guess half the time I am doing house work and laundry when she's down... If only I could hire a maid? 

Anywho onto much more interesting news....

I can't believe it has been 6 months since Kensleigh's birth.  Its pretty amazing how fast time goes by.  She has truly changed our world! As my Dad, Big Daddy Handsome, as Kensleigh "calls" him, put it tonight she only has 171/2 more years before she goes off to college. I'm guessing those will fly by too.

Nothing too exciting going on here except Kensleigh constantly changing.  She just started sitting up by herself, like today- as in tonight.  Not for terribly long or anything but much longer than the 2 seconds before toppling over on her side.  We have started solids.  And may I say its been a bit of a challenge. I guess I suspected it to be easy and for her to pick it up right away.  I mean she's been such a "good" baby I just thought she would LOVE baby food.  UMM, not so much. Her pediatrician wanted her to start on oatmeal.  So we tried that at 5 months. Did not like it, so I tried again, and again, and again.  I even put some in a bottle thinking she would take it, but she refused and would have rather gone to bed hungry.  So then I tried rice cereal, nope, didn't like that either.  So at about 6 months I tried avocados and bananas.  She did much better with that and from there she will now eat sweet potatoes and apples. However, still not very interested in eating, but the doctor said not to worry because she gets most of her nutrition from my milk.  I am making her baby food too, I actually enjoy it.  It's definitely easier and less time consuming than I thought.  Though, I'm not opposed to some store bought.

I also started giving her a sippy cup to use play with.  It's fun to watch her because she knows it goes in her mouth but she just chews away on it.  Then tosses it on the floor and terrifies the dogs with it.  ( I mean it is the size of one of their little heads)

Kensleigh 6 month stats:

27" long (87%)

15.10 lbs (42%)

16 1/2 head circumference (33%)

She loves her musical sea horse, her blanket, and her paci (when she's sleepy). My best friend Abby  actually gave her the blanket she sleeps with.  Its not one one pictured above, it was dirty and in the wash this particular night, but its part fuzzy and part silky and Miss Kens loves snuggling it. She's in 6 month clothing and still has no teeth, but loves chewing on anything and everything she can get her little hands on.

Okay, onto tackle that Kitchen..... 

Am I crazy?

Am I crazy that I just started to look at things for Kensleigh's 1st birthday?  I mean, baby child is not even 6 months old yet.  I went to a Gender Reveal party on Saturday for my good friend, Talie, who blogs here.  And everything was so cute, I just loved it.  Therefore, I thought to myself, "I need to get my act together and start planning!" (or maybe I can just get Talie to plan it for me??? Okay so yes I am crazy, I admit.


Nothing too new around here.  Kensleigh has adjusted to two naps a day.  Normally one around 9am-11:30am and then anpther around 2pm-5pm.  She still is not a big fan of oatmeal or rice cereal.  And I did try avocados one night, didn't like those either.  I'm starting to wonder if she'll just drink breast milk the rest of her life? Kidding....No teeth yet either, but she is chewing on her fingers a lot more and loves her teethers, (especially when frozen).  


I can tell she will be a handful.  The past week we have taken her out a few times and let me just say, she is not sure of other people anymore.  Several people went to hold her and she got a HUGE pout face, you know the one with the big ole frown, bright red, and screamed.  I'm sure China could hear her.  But then there are several people who she loves to have hold her.  So if you want to hold her and her not scream just stop by the house more.  


I am also starting to sign to her in hopes that she will sign back.  We will see how it goes.  So far we are learning, mommy, daddy, milk, and all done.  The key for me is remembering to do it all the time.  If you have any pointers or have been successful with baby sign language, please let me know and give your advice for what worked for you.


Well since little miss Kens will be awake in about an hour I need to go shower for the day. 


Happy Tuesday Ya'll!

Thoughts of a 5 month old...

"Oatmeal...?"

"There's a first time for everything right?  Okay, I am ready, like a big girl in my high chair...."

"Okay mom, don't keep me  waiting..."

"uh, still waiting..."

"Yes, here it is, the infamous oatmeal..."

"eww, gross mommy, WHY in the world did you give me that?"

"PLEEASE, don't ever feed me that again!"

"Can you please wipe my mouth?"

Needless to say, Kensleigh was not a fan....

I. AM. FIVE. MONTHS. OLD.

Weighs about 15 lbs

Wears size 2 diapers

Sleeps from 8:30pm-7:30am

Laughs up a storm

Loves to roll onto her tummy

drools mucho

She's the cutest little thing you've ever seen...

Lately...

 We have been super busy in this household the past month.  I started back at work January 2nd, Jong's been busy with his restaurant, and Miss Kensleigh is just a growing.

Going back to work was hard-I'm not going to lie.  Luckily, I have a support system in place.  One of my dear friends started back a little before me and it's definitely helped to have her to talk to.  We like to call ourselves the "working milk mommas".  Now  thats because we both read a book called The Milk Memos.  Its about a group of moms who work at IBM and their experiences going back to work and nursing.  I truly recommend it to anyone working/nursing.  I think I even cried a little when I finished the book because I felt like I had gotten to know these women and now that I finished it I wouldn't have them to encourage me.  There are good days and bad days.  Days I am glad to be going to work and days I feel guilty for not being at home.  But I am doing a great work and cannot come down-Nehemiah 6:3 And this is where I need to be at the moment.

Jong and I found a wonderful nanny for Kensleigh.  I couldn't be happier with her.  We both felt strongly about  keeping Kensleigh in her environment and after much discussion and a few interviews we met Katie.  And it was truly a Godsend. You know how you "just know" sometimes?  Thats how we felt about her.  I can't really explain it, but we both had a feeling and went with it and we welcomed Katie into our lives.  How our schedule plays out (since neither of us has a traditional 8-5 job) we are able to be with her most of the week and then Katie keeps her about 3 days, so it works out really well.

And then Little Miss Kens (as I like to call her) just keeps on growing.  She was 13.7lbs  (40%) and 26" long (90%) at her 4month checkup.  She is doing really good.  Just as happy as can be.  She is sleeping around 11 hours at night, can roll over both ways, and is just a joy to be around.  My favorite is walking into her room in the mornings when I hear her talking to herself and she just looks at me and smiles the biggest smile and squeals in delight.  Oh, how children change your world.  Just precious.  You almost wonder how you lived with out them and then you think, well you just slept a lot more.

Here's some of my favorite pictures lately and I promise I will try to blog a little bit more.

Kensleigh 4 months- January 18th 2012

Deep in thought...

Snuggled up napping...

Little Miss Diva taking a walk with Katie

Kensleigh and Dee Dee