Sew Fun

So i'm weird in the fact that i think buying shoes for a baby is ridiculous. However i do love booties / slippers on babies. Thus I've made pink, red, and yellow booties for Kendal. Plus i have some wicked cute bear ones i bought, and a couple of shoes I've received. I decided lately that Kendal needs a neutral pair of booties that she could wear to church or other functions that minky booties don't work as well. So i pulled out my randomness of fabric and made her some church booties. As i was already in the sewing mode i made her some fabric rings and a cube toy. Note i am nowhere near as good as my mom at sewing, and the rings look odd as does the lumpy cube, but hey it was worth a shot.


Kendal is nearing her three month mark. Our little Sweet Pea is growing more each day, and we're loving her more and more each day. Last week we were able to witness her first giggles. It was precious, and i tried in vain to capture them on a video, but alas my daughter doesn't preform for the camera; she just stares at it with wide eyes. Kendal is slowly working on tummy time. She's always hated it, and usually screams bloody murder when i put her down, but we're working on it. She can hold her head up very well, and when in the right mood loves to babble and coo at us. Although feeding and her reflux still are a constant challenge i do my best to harbor patience when she howls through feedings, and love it when she stops crying and just sits there giving me smiles. Kendal still loves to kick and wiggle her legs. I think she takes after the Darringtons and will be a runner / track star. Whenever she's on her changing table she goes nuts kicking, and loves to look over at the wall where her loving family is smiling at her. We often go through everyone in those photos to show her who they are and that they love her.


We are looking forward to the upcoming arrival of the newest cousin / nephew in the family. Hope everyone is doing well, we love you all, and hope you have a wonderful Valentines day! Share your love with all around you!

Two months!

Today our little Sweet Pea turns two months old. It's crazy the way the time has flown by. We celebrated by taking her to the doctors and giving her shots. Kendal is now 10 pounds 12 ounces, and she's a little over 21 inches long. So she's progressing well. She did well with the shots, i was actually expecting a scream fest, but she fussed for a couple of minutes and was done.

Happenings from the past month.
- Kendal has become a lot more social. She gives lots of smiles (when she's in the mood) and she gives us the occasional cooes, however most of her communication is still in grunts.
- She's developed reflux, something that ailed us for a couple of weeks until we figured out what it could be, for the most part she's doing better with medicine, but she still has her moments.
- She's outsmarted us with her medicine and vitamins. She hates the taste of both so she just hold it in her mouth until she can wiggle free from our grasp and spit them out. It definitely is a chore to get things down her.
- She has learned how much fun kicking is. Whether it's in the bathtub, on her changing table, or on the floor she goes nuts kicking. It's funny when she really gets into it because she doesn't laugh yet, so her eyes just get really wide and excited while she does it.
- We were able to bless her. As you've read from my previous post we had her blessed on Jan. 3rd surrounded by family and love. It was a great day!
- Thankfully she is sleeping longer at night. We can get five to Seven hour stretches. Which has been great.

We are so grateful for our little Sweet Pea and excited for this year and all that it will bring!

Update on Casey and I. Casey is back to the grindstone with school. He has three semesters left until he graduates with his double major of Family Finance, and a teaching degree in Social Studies. So far he likes his classes, and hopefully will enjoy this semester. I am loving my time with Kendal, i enjoy being a mom!

Blessed

Kendal Ann Darrington had the opportunity to be blessed today. It was a very special and wonderful event. I was so grateful that mine and Casey's family could come and participate / celebrate with us. (minus two very important missionaries) Casey did a wonderful job blessing Kendal; it was simple, sweet, and thoughtful. I can't thank our family enough for the support and love they share with us. Kendal truly comes from a wonderful family and i can tell they love and care for her.
I feel blessed to come from a family that honors and upholds the gospel standards in their lives. Both my and Casey's family are all endowed. We are truly an eternal family, and i can ask for no greater thing than to be able to be with them all through the eternities.
Looking back on this past year i have felt so blessed. Little did i know that Casey and i would be blessed with the opportunity to become pregnant and have our little baby Kendal. She was truly a blessing that we had hoped and waited for. It took some time to get her, and i am truly grateful that she is here. We have been blessed with a loving family that continually supports and loves us. They do so much for us, i am truly grateful for all that they do for us. I have been blessed this past year with good health. Casey is usually healthy, and i managed to have a good pregnancy with little time being sick. We are also thankful that Kendal came into this world healthy and thriving. I feel blessed that i have the gospel in my life. It has truly blessed my life, and i know i would not be where i am today without it. I feel blessed to have such a wonderful husband. He truly is my best friend and my eternal companion. I love him with all of my heart! He has been blessed to be able to continue with his schooling. There are a plethora of things that have blessed me this year and i know that i'm forgetting to write some, but i truly feel blessed, and am happy to start this new year. I can't wait to see what it brings!!

Merry Christmas

We hope everyone had as merry a Christmas as we did this year. As it was Kendal's first Christmas, we hoped to make it somewhat memorable, at least for us. We decided to open all our presents Christmas eve as we were going to spend all of Christmas with Marianne's family. We were all happy with our gifts of books, lotions, and clothes. Kendal decided to throwup all over her cute 1st Christmas outfit that night, so we had to improvise for Christmas day. After a early Christmas morning we opened more presents at the Loosle home. Most of the pictures come from that wonderful occasion. Kendal's grandparents really enjoyed shopping for her presents and it showed in her quantity of loot. Marianne and Kim collaborated on outfits for the two grandkids in the family. Kendal and Campbell had on matching slippers and pajama bottoms made be Marianne and Kim. They were pretty cute. After dinner we got to talk to Marianne's brother David who is on his mission in Louisianna. That was a good time and we cant wait to have him home in just over 6 months. A period of resting and talking followed as we watched Campbell and Kendal. Over all it was a pretty good day. We only wish we could have had another Christmas just like it with Casey's family. His brother Cody called there and he is doing well in the Czech
Republic. We hope everyone else's Christmas was as nice as our. Merry Christmas to all and have a wonderful New Year too.

One Month!

Yes it is true one month has flown by in Kendals life. Casey and i are still amazed at the sweet miracle we've created. Kendal is growing and thriving. She's around eight pounds and her cheeks, hands, legs, and arms are filling out. She's no longer my newborn, but a sweet little baby.

Kendal is getting stronger every day. She's gained a lot of muscle control in her neck, learning to focus more on people, and overall has a very good demeanor.

I cannot say i was entirely prepared for motherhood. But i feel i could do my best, and feel that I've tried to so far. I did expect to be tired, and to not know everything. I do have a wonderful and supporting family, and husband who've mentored me and helped me out a lot.

Kendal was finally able to go and visit her grandparents in Idaho this past weekend. She got lots of love and care from them and from her aunts and uncles. I'm grateful for the love and support they give her. Kendal went to her first Webb family party. She was passed around and loved by all, however she slept through most of it. Maybe next year she'll see more. The party was fun. Singing, cereal, and seeing everyone was great. I know Casey looks forward to the party and the cereal every year.

Well one month already gone; yet it was filled with loads of fun and memories of Kendals firsts. I cannot wait for Christmas and what the new year will have in store for my little sweet pea!

Two week appointment

Well it's been about two and a half weeks since our little sweet pea joined the family. I had no idea how much a c-section can affect a person, but I'm doing tons better. Kendal is still on her own schedule, but feedings and sleeping are going well, so I'm OK with having things her way (for now). Today was her two week appointment; she currently weighs 7 lb. 9 oz. so she's average for growth. Her head is measuring big, but I'm attributing it to all of her wonderful brains inside it.

Kendal is learning to focus more, and she's gaining more muscle control / neck control. She mostly smiles when she's asleep, but we do see a rare awake smile / smirk. She's very mellow, and doesn't get upset unless she has a gas bubble, or really wants to eat. I am so very grateful to be the mother of such a wonderful little girl!

Kendal has been able to meet most of her immediate family, except for her two uncles serving missions. She had her first thanksgiving at my Grandparents home. She did well, but by the end of the day i was done and needed a nap. I'm looking forward to celebrating her first Christmas and enjoying the holidays with family. Happy December Everyone!!