Bring it on!

It seems like time just keeps flying by. I don't know where the past three months went and I find myself back to work now, and missing my sweet little girl.  One good thing is that with my job I have my own brood of 26 nine and ten year olds that keep me pretty busy and entertained, so while I am at school I don't really have time to worry about McKenna.  I have four wonderful women who watch her for me.  Three are in our ward from church and they take one day a week ( this way I figured they wouldn't give up every day all the time ) and she gets to go have some fun bonding time with Grandma Richens on Thursdays and Fridays.  I really appreciate their willingness to tend my daughter, and they are such wonderful moms themselves that I don't worry about her.  I am counting down the months until summer though, 5 months! Next week we have a three day weekend so I get to see McKenna an extra day, yay!

A little update on the last month or so, we had a wonderful quiet Christmas. We spent a little time with both of our families, but Christmas Eve and almost all of Christmas Day was spent with our little family.  We woke up christmas morning at 8 am when McKenna was hungry, I know our Christmases of sleeping in that late are becoming fewer and fewer.  McKenna was spoiled with toys and clothes and she is lovig her new rattles for her hands and her feet.

She is now talking up a storm with her little noises, she buzzes her lips, and coos, and can get to squealing pretty loud. :)  She has also started rolling over from her stomach to her back more consistently, she did it about ten times tonight! She also loves to arch her back and scoot to the top of her blanket, this is especially fun whe trying to put a diaper on, or letting her air to help with the diaper rash she gets on occasion.  One of my most favorite things she has started to do is giggle.  She has such a cute little giggle, and it is contagious! She will laugh so hard that she gives herself the hiccups.  She has also found her toes within the last week and a half and whenever she is laying on her back, and especially when she doesn't have socks on, her feet are up in the air and she has hold of both feet. She is still sucking on that little thumb of hers, but she just loves her hands in general!  We love this little girl and still have to sit back sometimes and ask ourselves, is she really real? Is she really ours? The answer is yes, and we love that!

Daniel and I are both doing well. Daniel will be managing a new job really close to home on Hwy 10. It should take until about May to complete and it will be so nice to have him home at a decent hour each night.  He has started setting time aside to run and lift weights and it is fun to see his excitement wit finally having some time to do things he enjoys each night.  I am back to work as earlier stated, and it is good to be finishing what I started.  I did miss my kids, they just seem to find a special place in your heart, climb right in, and don't let go.  I started my second to last class for my math endorsement this week.  So by the end of the school year I will have my elementary math endorsement and 18 credits towards a masters degree.  We are busy and loving being parents to this sweet little girl.

McKenna got spoiled for Christmas.  Her leggings are almost as long as she is!

Family picture with Santa

We were able to get family pictures taken just a few days before the new year, they turned out wonderful!  Thanks dad!

Such a smily little girl!

McKenna turned 3 months old on January 2nd!

McKenna got to hang out with dad the first week mom was back to work.  She was so helpful, she loves to help with the laundry!