Well, Thanksgiving went well. I didn't poison anybody with my wonderful cooking! Mike put up some Christmas lights and finally got rid of his race car. Yea! Kendal is doing great; she is working on her 2nd tooth! We took her to the doctors today for a little cough, but they said everything is fine. She now weighs 17lbs 2oz. Some recent pictures are below:

Kendal sitting up on her own!

Kendal outside playing on the deck in the nice weather

Kendal feeding herself

Save me from Cheeto!

Christmas decorations and lights

Daddy got some pictures! See below...

If you haven't figured it out yet, Kendal got her ears pierced last Sunday. She did good, and looks even cuter with her sparkling new earings. Kendal gave us a surprise on Monday...Her first tooth. We are trying to get a picture of it, but Kendal doesn't want the camera in her mouth. Maybe once it stops hurting then she will show us her pearly whites. Happy Thanksgiving.

Did a little Christmas shopping today. Kendal was the only one to get presents. New pictures from today below....


Can you tell what's new? Let us know if you figure it out, leave a comment.

Woohoo! What a game... We all know it was not nearly as close as the final score said, but it sure was a great game! Big Ben came over in the morning to get some pictures taken, and then Maddy was over for the game. Shane showed up as well to support to Maze and Blue... Boo. We attached some videos from this morning and some recent pictures below. I know quality sucks on the videos, but starting with 1080HD it takes a LOT of compressing to get it small enough. Go Bucks! Only one to go!

Kendal rolls over!

Again... and she says "Hi

Kendal screams... Go Bucks!

Mommy and Kendal

Daddy and Kendal

Kendal trying on her new Santa hat

Big Ben and Kendal before tipoff

Daddy's new car

For the first time in three months Kendal woke us up during the night screaming. When Mike went into her room, he found that she had rolled onto her belly while sleeping and couldn't figure out how to get back onto her back. After Mike fed her and rocked her she finally she went back to sleep. I forgot what it is like to get out of a nice warm bed to a screaming baby. Definitely not ready to start that again.

Well, Kendal had a great weekend! Daddy bought a new car all the way in Pennsylvania, so Kendal and mommy got to drop dad off at the train station Friday night, and then she got to spend the whole day with Maddy on Saturday. Saturday night, she got to hang out with Ben too, as Greg came back from Florida for the weekend. On Sunday, Kendal relaxed and watched football with Dad then got to go out to dinner and hang out with Maddy again! She really liked the ride in daddy’s new car! What an eventful weekend. We are all pooped. A couple recent pictures are below…

Kendal and Maddy at Jason's mom house

Kendal and Mommy... Who's cuter?

Go Cavs!

Kendal and Aunt Mandy

Kendal is now 5 months old! Wow has time flown by! Things are still going great; Kendal got to experience peas for the first time today and she seemed to like them better than green beans. No yucky faces this time. Aunt Mandy and John came to visit this past weekend. They watched Kendal all day Saturday so we could go test drive cars. Mandy got to change her first Kendal poopy diaper... bad Bumbo! 11 days and counting... Go Bucks! Recent pics are below:

Grandpa Taz and Kendal

Kendal testing out her Christmas shoes... watch out for the toilet!

Kendal watching TV

Kendal smiles at Grandpa Taz

Here are the Halloween pictures as promised.

The whole gang minus Greg

Maddy and Kendal hanging out while the parents played Sequence last weekend. The guys won!

Miss Maddy and her pumpkin

Happy Halloween! Kendal dressed up as a little piggy! First, she went to visit Maddy and got some pictures taken. When we get a copy we will post them. After that, she only made it to a few houses before it got too cold. She helped us hand out candy for awhile but she fell asleep fairly quickly. Sarah came over with Ben since Greg is out of town and we ended up passing out about a dozen big bags of candy. Kendal is out for the night. A pic is below:

Kendal takes a nap after passing out too much candy...

REAL FOOD... Tonight we let Kendal try actual baby food. Green beans... yummy! Kendal didn't think they were all that great, but she did manage to get more than half the container down. She has been a bit crabby lately and nothing seems to soothe her other than pacing around. The minute you sit down she starts crying again. Dear Lord, please let that first tooth come in soon! Kendal is all messed up since we changed the clocks. Now she wants to go to bed around 6pm and she has been waking up between 5-7 am, I hope her body adjusts to the new time soon.

Nasty Green Beans!

Happy Baby

Nothing much new around here. Kendal is getting bigger everyday; she will be out of her 6-9 month clothes soon. Hard to believe that she is almost 5 months old. This time last year I was so sick I could barely get out of bed. I didn't think I would ever stop feeling nauseated. Kendal, Maddy, and Ben hung out together for the first game of the World Series. It was quite humorous when Kendal and Maddy were pinching and hitting each other. Kendal fell asleep before Ben came over, so Maddy was flirting with him since Kendal wasn't there. New pictures are below:

Kendal chillin in her baby snoopy outfit

Kendal playing on the floor

Kendal and Maddy... who's bigger?

Who does my hair?

Mommy does my hair!

Kendal eats like mommy

Kendal getting woken up from a comfy nap with dad

Kendal is finally better from her sinus infection, but she still snores like her father. Now we are really starting the whole teething phase. Anything she can grab goes right into her mouth. She is finally starting to understand what a teething ring is for. Overall things are great. Growing like a weed, she is now almost 27 inches tall and off the charts. Looking forward to this weekend to lay around with the family after a long week of work. Some recent pictures are below. Enjoy.

Go Browns!!!

Kendal on the phone with mom when she was at work

Daddy and the snow bunny

And another bunny picture

Today we spent the morning with Jaclynn, Jason, Maddy, Greg, Sarah, and Ben at the pumpkin patch. Hot cider and warm doughnuts really hit the spot. We had the kids dress up for a practice Halloween; hey we have to get our moneys worth out of their costumes. Kendal still has her cold so she was a little crabby and wasn't enjoying getting her picture taken. Overall, a great day! Thanks Mrs. Kriegl for taking the pictures!

Kendal, Maddy, and Mike (half of him)

Kendal, Maddy, and Ben. Watch out Ben, the girls are fighting over you!

Kendal and Maddy picking out pumpkins

That hand tastes good, doesn't it Maddy?

Kendal wearing the hat Uncle Timmy bought her

Waaaaaaaaaa, I don't want no stinking pumpkin...

The whole group, minus Mrs. Kriegl

Kendal rolled over tonight! We were over Jaclynn and Jason's watching the Tiger's game and she rolled from her belly to her back. She has been so close for weeks and she finally did it! Marnie and I screamed so loud that we scared her and made her start crying. That didn't last too long. We think she is finally getting over her cold... which turned into a sinus and ear infection this week. We hope she gets back to normal this weekend. Good job Kendal!

Kendal right after she rolled over!

Little Kendal Marie is 4 months old today! The past month has been great. She is really starting to use her hands a lot now. She grabs onto toys, her bib, just about anything you put in front of her… including your face! She really likes to grab noses and pinch.
Kendal did get her first cold this month and pink eye… twice. She still has a little cough that just doesn’t seem to go away. Our pediatrician said we can’t give her any medicine until she is at least six months old. In fact, they don’t recommend anything until the age of one. They said we should give her 2 teaspoons of corn syrup, twice a day. Doesn’t seem to be doing much… any ideas? We are not too worried as she has not gotten a fever and it does not bother her at all, she is almost always in a great mood! Again, we have got to be the luckiest parents!

Well, daycare is a weekly event now. We call it school around here. She will be starting to learn sign language when she is 6 months, but as you can see below she is already at the head of her class!

Kendal at my company picnic. Look at her right hand close.

Kendal’s clothes got stuck on her head… she seemed to like them there??

Kendal sleeping in mommy and daddy’s bed… don’t get too comfy!