Update

Makenna is at such a fun age (I think I have said that about almost every age, but I always think it is true). I once had a friend tell me that their favorite ages were from 6 - 18 months. I hope that Makenna doesn't enter the "terrible twos" too soon, becuase I am really enjoying her right now.

She is a very friendly child. She says "Hi" and "Bye" to almost every new person she sees. She will yell off the balcony to people walking by, or talk to people passing us at the store. She also "rewards" anyone who stops for more than 10 seconds by blowing them kisses after she tells them "Bye". We're going to have to work on that whole not talking to strangers thing.


Makenna's vocabulary has greatly expanded over the last couple of months. She is at the stage where she can pretty much repeat any simple word that you tell her. She is also putting together some two-word sentences such as "Daddy Bye-bye" "Baby night-night" or "Doggie Nice".

Makenna is such a girly-girl. One of her favorite things to do lately is put on all of my high heels. I have a rack of all of my dress shoes on my closet floor, and she loves to try them all on. I think it is funny because I never once put them on her...she did it all on her own. When I try to replace my 3-inch heels for some cute flats so she doesn't fall, she refuses to wear them. She also loves to carry around purses; or in her case, her Easter basket, Halloween basket, and anything else that has a handle. She often carries around 5 or 6 things at a time.




Makenna is also a little bit of a dare devil. Right now, both of her knees are scraped up from running too fast and falling, and she has a fat lip and scraped nose. I like that she usually isn't afraid to try new things, but sometimes wish she were a little more cautious. I was sure that by having a girl first, I would avoid any broken bones or trips to the ER, but I'm not so sure anymore. I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed on that one.

Makenna has also started going to nursery this month (which means that I have been able to go to Sunday School)! So far she has been 3 weeks without one bit of a problem. John has been the one to take her and drop her off, and whenever I peek in through the window, she is always doing great. We have also been trying to teach Makenna to kneel when we say our family prayers at night. She is at the point where whenever I tell her it is time to say prayer, she starts saying "knees, knees" and drops to her knees where ever she is. She doesn't always stay there through the whole prayer, but it is a start.

In other news, we will find out whether Makenna's "bro-ster" (as John calls our baby) will in fact be a brother or a sister in about 2 1/2 weeks. I can't wait!