Time just keeps going by too quickly! I can't believe that yet again our little girl is a month older. I guess McKenna is officially a toddler now since she's walking all over the place, again hard to believe! McKenna is soo cute walking around the apartment just talking to herself, her toys, and her kitties! McKenna still has falls and her walk can look like a waddle but she gets around pretty well. She still likes to be held at times but she wants to get down not too long after being held unless she's tired or needs comforting from taking a tumble. McKenna continues to add more words to her vocabulary. She's added the words, "kitty", "ok", "yeah", and "please". She continues to love to read and has favorite books now. She really loves Dr. Seuss' "The Foot Book", "Pat the Bunny", and "Brown Bear". I take her to two story times a week at local libraries which she just loves. Some of the books are a little advanced for her but she listens as long as she can and enjoys watching the other kids.
She continues to love her weekly music class, unfortunately not Kindermusik because the closest class is too far, but it's still lots of fun! She really watches the teacher and the kids in the class. She's constantly bouncing on my lap to the beat, thanks to her early Kindermusik classes, and her Mommy is constantly singing and bouncing her! I'm sure hearing all the songs I sang in utero and playing my guitar helped too!
We've joined a Mommy and kids playgroup and McKenna has loved meeting new friends every week and going on play dates! We never really had a chance to join a playgroup in GA so it's been fun to be able to go on play dates and make new friends. McKenna got to eat frozen custard for the first time on a play date last week! She loved it and ate the entire cup all by herself! Maybe if we feed this to her regularly, she'll put on some pounds!(jk)
McKenna has already been to the pool at our apartment quite a bit and loves it! There are these awesome fountains in a wading section that is perfect for McKenna to walk around and splash in. We are sure going to miss the pools at our complex once we move! Next week we will begin Mommy and Me swim lessons at the YMCA so I'm sure McKenna will love those! Maybe she'll even learn to swim?
Separation anxiety has really hit this month. McKenna has been fine as we've visited a number of churches this last month but dropping her off at the YMCA has been a different story. She screams every time I put her in the childcare area and they've had me come get her three or four times. This last time, I gave in and brought her paci in which helped me get through my workout without getting paged to pick her up. I'm sure hoping that this goes away quickly. The move across country probably hasn't helped and she's no longer going to a MMO once a week which I think was helping.
Aside from the new separation anxiety, this month has been a great one so far! McKenna is really becoming such a little person and it's so fun to watch her grow. I find myself feeling so proud of her as she learns a new word or figures out a task or just plays by herself! We are so blessed to have our McKenna Grace!
Here are pictures of McKenna getting her first real shoes from Stride Rite! She actually loved the store and couldn't stop walking all over the place taking shoes off the shelves. She loves her new kicks!
Getting her feet measured!
Taking a break to read books!
Trying on the first pair of shoes
Testing out the winners!
Showing off the new shoes!
McKenna loves her new shoes!
