A Notorious Nine Months!

So much is happening every day that I can't keep up!  Kennedy is gaining more and more confidence...which means Mommy and Daddy need more and more patience!  She is officially CRAWLING and PULLING UP...oh and then LETTING GO!  Girl has no fear!  She has mastered rolling over into a sit up position, so no more just laying around looking at the ceiling; she is always sitting, even in her crib...which means she is playing and pulling up when she is supposed to be sleeping, haha!  She finds fuzz, cords, shoes, or whatever else I think I hid and plays with them.  She wants to touch everything...her faves are the house phone (waiting for the time she calls 911!), the mail, and keys!  She still "knocks" on things, we love it, it's her signature!  At her 9 month check up, the pediatrician laughed when she knocked on his stethoscope and startled him!  She is also waving (the cutest!), stands on her tipee toes, sleeps with her butt in the air and one hand backwards, and SQUEALS all the time!  Kennedy loves to suck on ice and is now snacking on rice cakes and baby puffs (and still eating all her veggies I make!).  She now has 5 teeth (hence why she loves ice!) and I think 3 on the way!  Oh, she has her FIRST freckle on her top right thigh...and lots more to come I am sure!
Enough rambling though, I have pictures to show all these fun things Kennedy is doing these days :)
Hang tight, there are quite a few...of course! 

9 month check up...60th % for weight (19 pounds), 30th % for height (my little shawty), and 90th% for her head (has been since birth).  She got a perfect bill of health and our favorite Dr. Coffman told us she had incredible social skills :) Oh and she didn't even CRY for her shot and finger prick.  The best visit yet!!!!!

 The beginning of our family photo shoot...

 Family sandwich...Kennedy has the best expressions as you will see in all the pics!

 I love this one!

 Mommy's Angel

 No more kisses Mom!  Put your dukes up, haha!

 Popeye as Rusty calls this face!

I love her legs in the picture!  And notice she is playing with her binkie, she chews on it all the time!

Kennedy LOVES the water, and Daddy loves taking her swimming!

 Just playing around in the tub, lol!

 Butt in the air, her fave position!

 Kennedy had her first fever last month, so sad :(  She loves when Daddy rubs her belly.

 Just having a snack!

 Yummy!

 She still loves water, but would rather chew on her cup and drink from Mommy's!

 Nice face Kennedy!

Her wave, so cute! 

 Her dimple (under left eye)...and yes, these are Daddy smiles!

She isn't always serious!

 The ice!

 Where are you mommy?

I am coming to get you!

 Love this!

I found you!!!  haha!

 Helping Mommy with the dishes.

 And the laundry...small heart attack while I captured this moment!

Kennedy, you are getting TOO big TOO fast!

MY GYM

My Gym is basically a kids gymnasium, helping to build strength, flexibility, coordination, and many more great skills, all while having FUN!  Kennedy really enjoys it, although by her serious face, you would never know it.  I think it is funny that my LOUD baby gets so shy when around all the people, she just stares with her finger in her mouth.  She likes to take things from the other babies though, we need to work on that!  She is a CRAWLER now, so when I put her down in the big open gym, she is OFF!  I am definitely the Mom with her phone out, snapping pics of the cute activities they do with her...but I am not the only one!  I hope you enjoy the pictures and videos, I have had fun taking her and watching her grow.  I hope to continue it for the summer.

Doing her stretches...look at that posture!

 

And she is off...

Can you find Kennedy??!!  She loves the ball pit...and yes, I am little grossed out when she eats the balls! 

Just a swingin' :)

Thanks My Gym for  her new found flexibility!  haha!

Swinging on the bars...Miss Jessie keeps saying boo in the mirror to get her to smile, and clearly, Kennedy looks like she's seen a ghost!  Serious Sally....

The "Roller Coaster"...she didn't even flinch!

It's official, Kennedy can pull up.  I have to constantly be on my guard at home, she pulls up and then LETS GO!!

The Birnie Cousins

The first time they have all been together in one place at one time!  Too bad Nini had already left town, but Gramps was in heaven to have 3 of his kids and ALL of his grandkids in one place.  Kennedy and I met them all in Winter Park after they took a fun train ride there from DeLand.  Taylor couldn't stop talking about the train ride and was Gramps' best friend for the day.  Taylor and Audrey were also very excited to see "KennTee" as they call her.  Of course, Landon was all smiles and gave me lots of kisses.  After we ate pizza (typical kids cuisine), the kids loved playing in the fountain nearby, Kennedy was soaked from all the splashing she was doing in the water that I am SURE was not very clean, haha!  I so wish we all lived closer together, it was a great day!

Basically the best picture we got...although Todd and Landon are the only ones that got the memo to look at the camera!  I love it though!

 Take 2 on the bench...Kennedy never gets the memo on taking pictures by the way!

 Audrey is cheesin' here!  Kennedy is going in for the splash! 

Having fun with Daddy!

 Trying on Landon's shoes.

 Sweet, handsome Taylor waiting for his pizza.

My First Mother's Day

Quoting what so many others have said...being a mommy has been the hardest, yet the most rewarding, thing I have ever done!  I have shed many tears since Kennedy joined our lives...and not all of them have been happy, not going to lie, haha!  She has brought us so much joy in the past 8 months and I know we have SO much more to look forward to.  I feel very blessed to have been able to watch her grow from the comfort of our home...and share it with all of you.  Thank you God for blessing us with a healthy, beautiful, SPUNKY baby girl...I am her MOM and well, that just makes me HaPpY :)  So...this is what Mother's Day feels like :)

I am also thankful my wonderful MOM was here to celebrate the day with us too, I wouldn't be the mom I am without such a great role model.  Thank you Mom for making my week so special! 
It was a great First Mother's Day!

 My card from Kennedy...with Rusty's sense of humor :)

 My little angel's handprint.

Baby flowers from baby Kennedy :)

 The best one of all three of us that we got...Kennedy has her classic POPEYE look of course!

Rusty took us to my favorite restaurant for dinner, Hillstone's.  Uncle Matty, Uncle Todd, and Landon were there too.  Yummy!

 Kennedy is so busy these days, photos are not on her agenda!

Oh and notice my beautiful necklace from Rusty, it has Kennedy's picture on it which makes it even more special!  I love it!

 She is always pulling up now!

 Grabbing the grass...this is while we were waiting to be seated.  I am sure you can imagine how dinner went!  My busy body!

 I will cherish the shots Rusty got...mother/daughter love :)

 Hanging out with Daddy while mommy had some wine!

Nini got Kennedy this cute dress, she looked so pretty!

 Sitting by the lake...

I love you so much Kennedy Anne...even if you don't want to pose for the camera on Mother's Day :)



Family FuN!

Even though our families live scattered and some far away, Kennedy has been lucky to see them pretty often in her almost 9 months of life.  Her Nini was here again for a visit and got to spend Mother's Day with us.  Her cousin Landon also came over for a sleep over and had so much fun playing in Aunt Jen's "non-child proof" house, haha!  And to top all this family fun off, Rusty and I went to the TPC golf tournament in Ponte Vedra with all my brothers, except Eric, and had a great time.  Nini watched Kennedy so we could have a weekend away...Happy Mother's Day to me :)  I actually failed on taking pictures while I had almost the whole family together, but here are a few from the week with the family (some are from my cell phone!)!  We miss you ALL already!

 The Birnie Blues...notice the destruction in the background!

Landon and Kennedy going in for a kiss! So cute ;)

 Landon kept patting her head and saying "BABY"

 Shopping with Nini...we wanted to get Kennedy this hat but since her head has been in the high 90th percentile since birth, it didn't fit! LOL

It was still cute though :)

 Watching TV with Uncle Matty!

She loves her Uncle Matty, just like all the cousins do.  He's a favorite and I know will make a great daddy one day :)

At the TPC near the 17th hole.  You weren't supposed to take pictures but I snuck a few!

So glad we got to go with everyone!

Up close and personal with Tiger Woods, I was so excited!