A Visit from Gramms

My mom came in town for a visit and we had a great time hitting up all my favorite lunch spots and shops in Dallas. The weather cooperated for her visit so we didn't have to get too bundled to leave the house. Her visits always seem to go by too fast, but we did have a lot of fun.

Kennedy was quite the showgirl while we were shopping on Friday. She was talking and laughing every time someone new looked her way. As soon as she got a reaction from them, she really kicked it up a notch with more laughing, waving and kicking.

We had a couple funny diaper situations on Friday and Saturday while we were out shopping. Kennedy has been on antibiotics and that does a number on her little tummy. Well, on two occasions the diaper did not hold in the mess. Coincidently, both times it happened in baby clothing stores. It made me laugh thinking that maybe Kennedy just wanted a new outfit. At one point in the Carter's store, I had to poke my head out of the bathroom and request my mom buy something, anything, because her clothes were ruined and I failed to pack a back up.

After we dropped my mom off at the airport we walked over to the park to enjoy the lovely weather and let Kennedy play on the swings. Incase the photos don't paint a clear enough picture, she loves to swing.

Pink and Green Palace

It has come to my attention that we never posted pictures of our finished nursery. While I was pregnant, we decided to wait to find out if the baby would be a Miss or a Mister, so we went with a gender neutral theme with the intention of adding in more personal touches. After Kennedy was born, I couldn't wait to add to her nursery and make it more special. The only request from Greg was that it not turn into a Pink Explosion.

The Before:

We chose the Sweet Lambie bedding from Pottery Barn Kids and went with black furniture, as to coordinate with furnishings throughout our house. We chose a big comfy rocking chair from PB Kids as well and decided to paint the walls a coordinating green. This was really all that was in place until July, 5.

The After:

This is such a little girl's room. We added some accessories on her dresser, a pink rug and pink black out curtains. We hung a mobile of paper butterflies over the changing table which Kennedy loves to stare at. We framed pictures from her newborn photo sesh and hung them over the crib. One of my favorite things in her room are the blocks that spell her name, these came from a shop on Etsy. Lastly, one of my craft projects has been a shadowbox with a bunch of keepsakes from the hospital and Kennedy's first few days...look at how tiny that little handprint is. We have saved a spot on the wall above the big green chair for a special print from Aunt Jill.

The next project: Kennedy's playroom. Just a sneak peek for now as we are working on some finishing touches. As you can see, the pink and green theme has spilled over. Maybe a little heavier on the pink at this point.

The Weekend

A little weekend recap: snow melted, roads are cleared, the Hunters finally left the house.

On Saturday we ran some essential errands (a family trip to Banana Republic) and went to Molly's first birthday party. Since it was a Minnie Mouse themed party we thought it appropriate that Kennedy wear her Minnie Mouse bow to the festivities.

On Sunday we went to a baby friendly Super Bowl party with Caroline and Lizzy at their parent's house. Dinner was delicious and as much as I wanted more lasagna, I had my eye on the prize, Lizzy's birthday cake. This cake probably deserves its own post, but this is a blog about Kennedy and not my obsession with sweets. But y'all, it was so good. Kellyn from k bakes baked this delicious treat and we all couldn't get enough of it.

Monday we fell back into our normal routine and had some fun playtime in the afternoon.

Ready to party.

Kennedy and Emily explaining the Big Game to Hadley.

The Birthday Cake. Need I say any more?

Kennedy's new toy obsession - anything she can see her reflection in.

What up, dog.

Well, Hello There

At 7 months old Kennedy has a lot more energy and is quite the little chatterbox. She is learning how to make new noises and sounds so right now we hear a lot of (happy) high-pitched screaming. She is eating 3 solid meals a day plus bottles in between. Her favorite foods so far include yogurt, apples and carrots and she gobbles them up with out pause.

As far as new baby tricks go, she is really, really close to becoming mobile. She can roll herself over and scoot backwards. She will side-scoot if there is something really enticing out of reach such as an iPhone or Olive. She reaches for everything and we've learned the hard way what to keep out of reach. Over the next few weeks we are going to need to start doing some baby proofing around the house.

My new favorite Kennedy Trick is when she waves. I noticed her doing it at the airport when we went to pick up Eric on Monday. People would smile and wave at her and she started waving back. So of course Greg and I wave at her every time we enter and exit a room. She is still learning to control her movements but I was able to get one on video yesterday.

She wants the camera. This is how most of my pictures are coming out these days.

Mid chatter sentence.

Hanging out with Uncle Eric.

This Just In: Snow

Hey, in case you haven't heard, it snowed in Dallas this week. This has been the best week of TV weather-people's lives. For the rest of us, it has been a tad of an inconvenience. Its cold, icy and hasn't gotten above freezing all week making it difficult to leave the house for non-essential trips. Luckily, I had a bunch of crock-pot recipes at the ready and we're well stocked with baby items so we don't really have a need to go anywhere.

We decided to take Kennedy outside to document her First Snow. I wouldn't go as far as to say that she loved it. But Greg and I had fun bundling her up and snapping a few pics. I really thought our snowy winters were behind us, but it was kind of fun to see this much snow in Texas.

What I really want to do today is bake things. And then decorate them. And then eat them. But that last step won't help shed the baby weight, so I am trying to find other things to keep busy. I've done some fun crafty things, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't getting a little fidgety and antsy about wanting to leave the house.

In fact, we're all getting a little stir crazy.

Snow Day Visitor

Ok, its cold here. Like, really, really cold. We got a wintery storm Monday night that has prevented us from leaving the house. But that's ok because we had a special visitor from a far away land. My brother Eric is in town from South Korea, and made a trip to Dallas to visit us.

Being stuck inside the house wasn't so bad since Eric was in town. Greg has the ability to work from pretty much anywhere, so he stayed home with us for a couple days. Eric got lots of quality time with Kennedy and he didn't have to share her with anyone else. Kennedy thought Eric was hilarious and every time she would see him walk into the room she would give him a warm, smiley welcome. She also learned how to wave! Its about the cutest thing, ever.

Yesterday afternoon we decided leaving the house was necessary so we bundled up and ventured out for some lunch. It was nice to get out of the house and Kennedy was toasty warm in her (faux) fur coat.

Little Bear hibernating in the car.