10 months old!

WOW Where has the time gone! Jenna Kelley is now 10 months old. How did that happen?

I want to know where that little 6 pound 8 ounce peanut went?

 Well She is no longer a little 6 pound 8 ounce baby but she is still our little peanut!

What is going on with Jenna Kelley:

Weight: 15 pounds 8 ounces

Height: 28 inches

Diaper Size: 2

Clothing: 6 months

Favorite Food: Cheese

Favorite time of the day: When Daddy comes home from work

Nap: 2 times during the day typically from 10-11:30 and then 2-4

Bedtime: 8:00pm and then sleeps until 8:00am a full 12 hours!

Other fun facts:

- She is crawling everywhere!

- She can stand up by herself but once she realizes it she drops back down.

- She walks really well holding onto our fingers or her walker toy.

- She eats a ton of food!

- She LOVES being outside.

We have enjoyed every second of being parents! It has been a roller coaster ride and we don't expect it to stop anytime soon! We have started having to discipline. She is smart enough to understand what she is allowed to do and what she is not. The discipline has been a challenge but it is also rewarding.

Only 2 more months until our baby girl is a year old! We are working on all the details for her 1st Birthday Party. We will be having the party on Friday July 1st at James Island County Park in the shelter by the play ground. The official party will not begin until around 5:30 but we have the shelter all day so we plan on being out there all day playing. So please come join us! :)

Other exciting news:

Daddy & Mommy will be going away for a week! Jenna will be staying with Papa, Nana, and Aunt Hope Betts. We will be going to Lancaster CA for Spiritual Leadership Conference. We just finished booking everything last night! We have flights, rental car and a hotel. I think we are set! We are looking forward to having some time alone. We are also looking forward to the services and what God will do in our hearts.

Happy Mother's Day

This was my second Mother's Day but my first one I could see my sweet Jenna. Last year she was still inside of me but I was still a Mommy. Jason did an awesome job of making this a wonderful Mother's Day. On Saturday he took Jenna out shopping and they came home with beautiful flowers that Jenna picked out. Mother's Day started with Jason giving me my gift. He gave me a day of pampering. I'm so excited about going to the salon and being able to feel pretty! We were so blessed to be able to spend Mother's Day with both of our Moms. Jason's parents came in town for the weekend. We all went to breakfast at IHOP then we went to church and after church we went to my parents house and had Papa Murphy's pizza for lunch. I also made my first red velvet cake for dessert. It was delicious. After a wonderful afternoon nap we went back to church for the evening service and Jason had the opportunity to preach. I always enjoy hearing my husband preach but it was an extra special treat to hear him preach on Mother's Day. He preached on Psalm 139:23-24. It was such a wonderful Mother's Day!

Here are some of the other pictures we took:

9 months and Happy Resurrection Sunday!

There are been many fun and exciting things going on since the last post. Jenna is crawling all over the house and getting into EVERYTHING!!! We will put her on her play mat in the living room and within a few minutes she is sitting in the kitchen watching Mommy cook. I think she is ready to start helping. :)We are having a blast following her and also beginning to teach her what she can play with and what she can't. She is doing very well at learning the meaning of "no ma'am." She has also learned how to stand by herself. She has only done it a few times but she is starting to figure it out. The first time she did it was in the church nursery. I was so happy I was able to watch her! She is growing up way to fast!!!

9 months old!

At 9 months old Jenna was 14 pounds 3 ounces and 27 inches long. She is still a little peanut but she has started eating a lot more and I'm sure that when we weigh her for 10 months she will be a lot bigger!

I also opened a new toy for Jenna. Someone gave her stacking cups for a baby shower but I didn't open all the toys right away. That was something I saved. I opened them around her 9 month birthday and she LOVES them! She will put one in each hand and one in her mouth and crawl around and pull up on the couch and bang them together.

Happy Resurrection Sunday!

 

This was Jenna's first Easter! We did all the fun things for girls on Easter. Jenna got to have a new dress, shoes, and hair bow. We also made her an Easter basket.

 

The day before she went to her first Easter Egg Hunt at Granddad & Grandma Franklin's church. She found 10 eggs and put them in her basket all by herself. Unfortunately she couldn't eat anything in the eggs but Daddy & Mommy didn't mind eating it for her. :)

 

 

Easter Sunday began by Jenna seeing her Easter basket and discovering all the fun things inside. She had her Easter outfit, bubbles, a ball, a cup, yogurt melts, and a "My First Easter" bib. She was all excited about her new toys. After the fun of opening the basket we got her dressed for Church and headed off for the day. We had wonderful services at Victory Baptist Church. Daddy organized a wonderful music program. He got to sing a solo, duet, and in a quartet. He has a wonderful voice. :)

 

After Church we went to Granddad and Grandma Franklin's house and had lunch and more Easter Egg Hunts. This time Jenna could eat what was in the Easter Eggs. Grandma put Gerber puffs inside. After all the fun Jenna was ready for a long nap. While she slept Daddy & Mommy had an Easter Egg Hunt. Mommy found more eggs than Daddy! :)

Granddad and Grandma Franklin also made her an Easter basket.

We had a wonderful Resurrection Sunday. We had fun but the most important part of the day was remembering that Jesus is no longer in the tomb HE IS RISEN. We strive to teach Jenna that Jesus is the only way and all the incredible things He has done so she can one day know Him as her own Savior.

Mrs. Dawn Phillips had shown me something called Resurrection Eggs. I used them while teaching my 4 & 5 year olds. The kids loved shaking the eggs to figure out what was going to be inside and how it dealt with the Easter Story. I went the day after to LifeWay and bought a set for Jenna. We will definitely be doing those next year!

My Aunt Ashley's Golden Birthday!

What a wonderful weekend I had!!! It all started Thursday afternoon. We loaded up the car and headed to Athens GA. Aunt Ashley's birthday was on Saturday. It was a special birthday - her golden birthday! Turning 26 on the 26th of March. Mommy has told me so much about Aunt Ashley. Mommy and Aunt Ashley have been best friends for the past 19 years! I hope I will grow up to have a best friend like my Mommy does!

This was how the weekend went:

Thursday night when I got there we went to Your Pie and had some delicious pizza! Then went to Bible Study. Here is me all ready to start the exciting weekend!

Friday we went to UGA and were able to see Aunt Ashley's office and lab and meet all the people she has been working with for the past few years. Here is me all ready to start the day.

Friday evening we went to an art show. There was a lot of beautiful art work.

Saturday was Aunt Ashley's birthday! YAY! She had a skating party like she used to when she was younger. She bought me a new princess dress and I loved it! Here are some pictures of the party!

The weekend ended by going to church with Aunt Ashley. They bought me a new dress for that too!

What a fun weekend!!! I got to meet a lot of new people and spend the weekend with my Mommy's best friend my Aunt Ashley!

Happy 26th Birthday Aunt Ashley!

8 months old!

On March 10th Jenna turned 8 months old!

Only 4 more months until she is a year old!

Here is her 8 month picture.

Learning how to eat Cheerios!

YUMMY!

My new play table! I love this toy!

I can now crawl! Look at me go!

I am normally a very clean eater but I have to be messy sometimes! I'm a baby!

As you all know my middle name Kelley is after Mrs. April Kelley. She gave me this dress and I never had to chance to take a picture with her in it until recently. I love seeing Mrs. April! She is such a special lady!

That is all for now! I will try to do better about updating this more often!

So many new things!

Jenna is now 7 months old! She is now 13 pounds 8 ounces and 26 inches long. She is still a little girl but she is the way God wants her to be.

She is growing up way to fast! I have had some friend's have babies in the past month and looking at their babies reminds me how much Jenna has changed! She is sitting up so well! She is getting in the crawling position. I'm waiting for the day when she finally figures out how to move the hands and feet. She will sit on the floor and entertain herself with the toys. I can't believe how much she has changed! I look forward to more changes but at the same time I miss the tiny baby!  She loves eating like a big girl! She gets to have cereal for breakfast and some type of vegetable for dinner. She has had spinach, asparagus, peas and carrots. She has enjoyed all of them! I am cooking for her so I have a lot more options of what to make for her. It is so easy to just steam a vegetable and then puree it. I'm so glad we decided to do this instead of baby food. This weekend I bought her a foam play mat. I think this is one of the best things we have invested in.

We don't have carpet in the living room and we were always nervous she would fall over while sitting. We also had to pull out a blanket all the time. Now I can just put her on the mat and she can play and it doesn't hurt when she falls (unless she falls on a hard toy).

Exciting news on Daddy & Mommy...we are getting high speed Internet in the house this week!!! YAY! Now I will be able to post pictures more often. :)

The past few weeks...sorry I've been slack!

The past few weeks have been full of fun and exciting things!

I wasn’t able to put up Jenna’s six month pictures so here are a few of our favorites. She is now 13 pounds 2 ounces and 26 inches long. She is growing up way to fast!

She looks like she is praying in this one:

Two weeks ago we started feeding Jenna rice cereal. She absolutely loved every bite!

She was doing so great with this that we decided to give her some spinach. She actually seemed to enjoy eating it.

We have also given her a sippy cup. She hasn’t totally figured out what to do with it. Sometimes water goes all down the front of her but I’m sure she will figure it out very soon.

One day while playing Jenna had on this outfit and I absolutely love it!

Daddy had a moment this morning while getting ready for church. Jenna was sitting on the floor playing with her toys just as content as could be while we were finishing getting ready. Jason stopped and looked at her and said “Jenna you look like a little girl not a baby. I miss my baby!” Jenna is starting to look like a little girl instead of just a little baby!

I will try to do better about updating! Sorry! This week we will start giving Jenna a morning cereal feeding. At dinner time when she gets a solid food we will start giving her asparagus. Hopefully she likes it as much as the spinach.