rockin the shades

3 months

here she is with her cute 3 month old self...
miss kinley continues to be the most content baby i've ever known. she's finally using her sweet voice more as she coos & babbles for us. it's very girly, calm, and soft. something i'm definitely not accustomed to yet. her great sleeping at night has turned into fabulous sleeping...sometimes lasting up to 12 hours! she does usually wake up once to eat around 4am, but then goes right back to sleep. i DO realize how lucky i am, trust me. i think God has granted mercy on us since we took the 4 kid plunge :) anyway, during the day kinley usually is up for an hour or so and then is ready to nap. we lay her down on her belly in the travel infant bed downstairs and she finds her knuckles/fist and puts herself to sleep.

she is now a big fan of the playmat...

she does a lot of "talkin to" her friends on the bouncy
after i finally figured out the sling, she enjoys being completely scrunched up & riding around with momma

my maternity leave ended this week, so kinley has been keeping daddy busy. she wasn't too thrilled with the bottle at first, but after buying the breastflow ones, she's eating just fine now. still a light eater compared to her brothers, but she's still eating every 2-3 hours. i miss her so much, but am very thankful to only work part time. it helps to know she's with someone who loves her just as much as i do!

she doesn't have a checkup this month, so i'm not sure how much she weighs, but i do know she has finally outgrown her newborn clothes. i found out the nice thing about dresses is that even when they outgrow them, you can just pair them with some shorts or leggings and they make a nice little tunic! one of the many perks of little girls, i guess :) the boys continue to adore her. as soon as they see her awake, they go talk to her or show her the baby toys. it's so sweet to hear them all use their baby talk voices with her. eli & caleb are still my "binkie patrol" during van rides. she is not a fan of her carseat and hasn't figured out how to get her fist in her mouth while on her back, so the binkie sometimes holds off her cries for a bit. it just kills us to hear her get so upset in the van since she rarely cries any other time. her brothers all hated their carseats too at this age, so i'm sure it will pass eventually. here are a few other cute pictures of what 3 months looks like :)

mawmaw maria made this blankie for her...i LOVE it!!
happy, happy baby girl

my lil waterbugs

abram is no longer wearing water wings...although he can barely touch in the shallow, he just bounces on his toes. he's getting great at swimming underwater too!
and caleb is now swimming in the deep end alone. he's a crazy man off the diving board too.
of course, these 2 lil hot mommas love their time in the pool too :)
cousin maybel & kinley

finally...

he held her AND let me take a picture of it!!! she looks absolutely thrilled about it too ;)

big girl tub

miss kinley LOVES bathtime!! i realize most babies do, but this girl starts going crazy as soon as her body hits the water. i had to move her into the regular tub because she was about to wiggle out of her baby tub in the sink! i could've left her in there for half the night had the water not gotten cold...it's hilarious to watch her get so excited & move like a wild woman :) i actually did record some of it, but of course as soon as i started, she stopped acting crazy. i got some cute pics though.

board meeting

my biggest little boy got invited to the school board meeting to honor all the students who got all A's all year. since he got invited last year and we didn't get to go, i thought i'd better take him this year. well, let me tell you...this school system has A LOT of smart kids!! at the beginning of the meeting, they said they sent out over 900 invitations among all of the schools (elementary thru high school)!! amazing, but my honest thought was, "oh my, this is gonna take a LONG time & we have a baseball game in an hour). for some illogical reason, they started announcing the high school kids first despite the fact that 80% of the crowd were elementary students. thankfully, his elementary was the first elementary announced & he proudly stood at the top of the bleachers with his fellow 1st-4th graders. we are so proud of him & how well he does in school and it's nice that the school board takes the time to acknowledge him for it. good job, buddy!

the park

lookin cute for her 1st trip to the park...
and SO excited!
watchin' those crazy brothers
swingin' with her pops ;)
worn out...mommy is sure glad this stroller reclines so this belly sleeper can nap anywhere!

fishin with the guys

pawpaw jay's boat has been seein' some serious fishin lately. jerry has already been out on the lake several times with & without the boys. we are so blessed to have our family close to us & love taking advantage of time to spend together doing fun things with the kids. the fish were definitely bitin' for them today!!
uncle aaron & cousin ben scopin' out a spot...

cousin dru...
caleb's catch...
ben's prize...
eli, the crazy driver...

didn't take long...

before baby girl started kicking & truly enjoying the water. she seriously moves her arms & legs like she's trying to swim. i know they say if you drop them in, they'll swim at this age...i'm just too chicken to try it with my own baby!