Super cute at 8 months!

My goodness how time is FLYING by! Days are chock full of the mundane tasks that keep children fed and clothed, and a house running. And in it all Axel is becoming more independent and demanding and Kenna is developing more personality and changing in ways I probably fail to even notice, until "all of a sudden" she's sitting up without any real worry of falling over and even doing her version of crawling (think army belly crawl).

Kenna is truly a joy. She is happy and easy going. So laid back, even when she gets knocked around by Axel she keeps on being her cool self. She is absolutely smitten with Axel. He can snatch toys from her, accidentally knock her over, point to (poke) her eye and she just swoons and grins. He can do no wrong. She laughs with a bit of effort and smiles easily. She makes happy babbling sounds. The only time she is less than a joy is when she needs a nap or food.

She is really into eating these days. Food- not so much nursing. She'll nurse, but she's so easily distracted that sometimes things get cut short so she can "get in the action" and not miss out on the fun her brother is having. If she sees us eating she wants in. She has more of a sweet tooth, preferring fruits or even peas and sweet potatoes over more savory foods like green beans and avocado. She loves yogurt, and really enjoys feeding herself with the mesh feeder and also teething crackers. As soon as she sees the cracker package she starts turning her hands (like she's turning knobs) and that tongue sticks out, tucks her lips in and fusses excitedly. You can just hear her thoughts: "YES!! Give me THAT!!" She also loves Cheerios. She'll drink breastmilk from a sippy cup and grabs at the spoon when I feed her ("FASTER!").

She continues to be a good sleeper (the second part of the happy baby equation: eat + sleep = happy). She typically wakes around 8 am, has a morning nap around 10 for an hour and half, an afternoon nap around 2 pm for about an hour and a half- sometimes 2 hours and most evenings she needs a third cat nap 45 mins to an hour around 5:30, which even though it's so close to her 8 pm bed time is still "so far away" that she wouldn't last til then and she goes right to sleep at 8 and sleeps through the night, so we'll go with it :)

She's on the move. She's been a roller for a few months, like not just rolling front to back, etc, but rolling across the room. And now she's added this inch-worm/belly crawl and is full on mobile. She sees something several feet away and goes. The gas logs at Gramma's is super tempting and apparently calls her name b/c I have to keep chasing her away from it. Axel thinks it's funny to grab her foot and pull her back- and it kinda is, except that it kinda frustrates her :)

Kenna is not on the same growth trend as her brother, but she's a bit tall for her age. She's pretty lean. She's got CHEEKS, but she's not rolly polly. She's in sz 4 diapers and mostly size 12 month clothes. The doctor was pleased with her growth, etc at her 6 month check up, so we're thankful she's growing on her own trend and continues to be healthy and happy.

Kenna's Stats:
6 Months
Height: 27.3 inches
Weight: 16lbs 2.5 oz

8 Months
Height: 28 inches
Weight: 17.6 lbs

Axel's Stats:

6 Months:
Height: 27 inches, 68%
Weight: 19 lbs 11oz, 86% 

8 months
Height: 29.5 inches
Weight: 21+ lbs

Also- she met Santa and was NOT impressed. She didn't have the violent revolting reaction Axel has, but she was happy to be back in my arms :)