3 Months

It's that time again. A little compare of Kendall from month to month. Feels like the first 3 months have flown by. Before we know it, Kendall will be asking to drive the car.

Kendall at 2 months
Weight - 12lbs 7oz
Height - 22 1/2 inches (how did she shrink?)
Sounds like - snorts a lot, coos lovingly, and coos angrily at her mobile (more on that later)
Likes - tummy time, her thumb, the soothie pacifier (and only the soothie pacifier), the swing, Sophie, Dr Squeaks, the magical seahorse, bouncing on the exercise ball with daddy, eating, her feet (one day she noticed them, and now can't stop checking them out), her crib, sitting up and facing out to look around the room, a little alone time to put her mobile minions in their place
Dislikes - hiccups, dirty diapers
Things she can do - eat, poop, spit up, put herself to sleep, follow an object (or person) around the room with her eyes and her head, stand assisted, smile (BIG), stick out her tongue (and lick everything)

Kendall at 3 months
Weight - 14lbs 15oz (99th percentile! Kendall likes her bottles)
Height - 23 3/4 inches (75th percentile)
Sounds like - A happy laughing baby. She sings along with the songs on her play gym, laughs, and "talks".
Likes - RAINFOREST PLAY GYM, her changing pad, her beautiful bedroom, the swing, the soothie pacifier (and only the soothie pacifier), the Winkle, her monkey blanket, bouncing on the exercise ball with daddy, eating, her crib, doing situps, sitting upright facing out to the world, and putting those darn minions in their place, sleeping in the car
Dislikes - dirty diapers, tummy time (ugh, it is not done sitting up!), mommy working (more on that later)
Things she can do - eat, poop, spit up, put herself to sleep (sometimes), follow you around the room with her watchful stare, stand (fully assisted), sit (assisted), smile spontaneously and in response to your smile, giggle/laugh, push up into a cobra position from her tummy, sleep through the night (but chooses not to sometimes)

It is like I have a different baby. A fun baby. All of a sudden, right before Christmas, Kendall became self-aware, like the Terminator but cuter. She started smiling all the time, then laughing. She started grabbing for toys, and stuffing them in her mouth. She started dancing and singing along. Kendall got to be fun. And we can't wait to see what she has in store for us in month 4.

Show off

Kendall was showing off a bit after her bath this evening. She is quite capable of holding her head up and looking around while on her tummy, but she will only do it if we put her on her changing table. You will notice she is quite serious about tummy time. She refused to crack a smile.

Full Court

Like father, like daughter. Kendall and Nate watching the Marquette game on Saturday. Thank you to the ESPN Full Court package for making moments like this possible. And the season has just begun...

Later that day, Kendall showed us how to play with her toys - all of them at once. Apparently the Christmas of overstimulation taught her that she needs to grab EVERYTHING at once. Never too many toys. What this picture does not show is that she tried to then put all of these toys in her mouth, at the same time. Moderation Kendall, moderation.

Big foot, little foot

Kendall has a ways to go before her feet are anywhere near as big as daddy's. Her foot is about the size of his big toe. But she still tries to measure up.

Happy New Year!

The Greaney's in the Heights had quite an eventful 2009. We established the Greaney's in the 'Heights when Nate and I got hitched, and we made it a family when we welcomed Kendall into the world. A lot of new, exciting life changes for us.

2010 will be another big year for us as we move through Kendall's first year. We have the smile, the coo, and the angry screams down, but what is next? Solid foods, walking, talking, and likely a lot more screaming (probably from me) to come in 2010.

We are going to try to post more often with updates, not just on Kendall, but Nate and I as well. Kendall will probably be the central theme here in the 'heights - we just don't have much going on besides growing a Kendall. There may just be a lot of pictures.

So, here is to a new year full of first for all of us. Thanks for being along for the ride.

Ring Out Ahoya with an MU, Rah Rah!

Marquette played West Virginia this evening. Nate and Kendall spent some quality time watching the Golden Eagles fight it out. Kendall was of course, as always, dressed for the occasion.

She had on one of her new Marquette onsies. Special ordered from Milwaukee, WI, I must add. Very few things are special ordered from Milwaukee, sausage and cheese, and Marquette onsies come to mind.

And of course, what outfit is complete without matching socks? Got to have them in the school colors, even if it is a lame mascot.

Go Marquette!

It was a hard fought game with the Golden Eagles battling out it out against a higher ranked opponent. But in the end, West Virginia pulled it out in the last 30 seconds and our Golden Eagles lost. The stress of the game exhausted Kendall, so she got in a nap before bedtime.

The Christmas of Over Stimulation, or When Christmas Attacks

This is pretty much how we all felt after Christmas. Even though Kendall is only a few months old, Christmas still took over our lives and left us in the wake, tired and confused.

We spent Christmas Eve with Grandma and Grandpa Gorman (or as Grandpa likes to be called, Grandpa Kahuna). Turkey and all the fixings were served, and I have to say it turned out lovely. Then we got to the presents. Kendall got some awesome new clothes from Gymboree, but if you have ever seen the multi-color box of Gymboree, you will know why she was enthralled by the boxes. She just stared at them, and they kept her entertained as we opened other people's gifts.

Then came the big one. Kendall got the gift she loved the most, the Rain forest Play Gym. Nate held Kendall as I opened the gift in front of her, and I have never seen her instantly light up like that in all her 2 and 1/2 months. She even started leaning towards it and grabbing for it. I have no idea how she knew she liked it, not like she has been out test driving toys.

Then, we set it up, put the batteries in, and turned it on.

(This is post Christmas, but it does capture the pure joy this toy brings)

Now she spends hours playing with it every day. Kicking her legs in the air to hit the toys. Smiling and "singing" and "dancing" along with the songs. Grabbing at the toys. Essentially, Kendall now eats, sleeps, and plays with the play gym.

Nate and I had our first Christmas of putting toys together. It wasn't that bad, but I can only imagine when we get to the Barbie dream house or the bike, things will get a little more complicated.

Christmas morning was not nearly as exciting as Christmas Eve. Santa brought a jumperoo. Although Kendall thought it was pretty cool, it was a little overwhelming. She tried to bounce a little, but her legs don't reach the ground, and she can't reach far enough for the toys. But she did give it a smile and looks relatively pleased in it. She will definitely grow into it.

Everything under the tree Christmas morning was for Kendall (Nate and I opened our gifts after she went to bed the night before). Kendall had quite the haul. And our living room looked like Christmas threw up.

So we gave all the presents to Kendall, and she laid in them like a pile of cash. Turns out the Winkle is pretty cool too, and Kendall now keeps a tight grasp on that all day (it is the crazy looking toy on top of her head in the picture).

After this Christmas morning extravaganza, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Greaney's to spend Christmas with all the Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. By then, Kendall had a lot of excitement, and was a little beyond pooped, and therefore not her usual happy self. But she still had a lot of fun opening more gifts (an awesome sweater Grandma Greaney made for her, a skull and cross bones sweater from Aunt Lis and Uncle Matt, some awesome onsies and sleepers from Aunt Sarah and Uncle Paul, and a cool walker toy from Aunt Michelle and Uncle Andrew). So much excitement, and a Very Merry First Christmas!