Makenna, Makenna, Makenna

So I thought that it was about time to do an actually update on this beautiful 8 month old baby rather then just pictures.

First things first, her eyes. From the time that she was born she has had clogged tear ducts in both eyes. For most babies, they go away with a little bit of massaging and and growing but her's haven't. This is why in many of her pictures like the one below, her eyes look teary and goopy. For the most part clogged tear ducts are harmless but they do make babies more susceptible to infections. About 2 weeks ago I had mentioned how lucky we are that she hasn't gotten an infection and sure enough two days later she woke up with one of her eyes almost swollen shut, super goopy and sad looking. The next day I took her to the doctor and sure enough she had an infection. Tomorrow we go to Seattle Children's ophthalmology clinic to get her ducts looked at and figure out which procedure they will do to fix them. This appointment as been scheduled for over 2 months so for her to get an infection 2 weeks before was kind of ironic.

We now have a mobile baby! Makenna is crawling! For the most part she does an army crawl but the past day or two she does a couple of "scoots" on her hands and knees. Either way she now gets to just about what ever she wants. She also can sit herself up from laying down, pulls herself up and walks along the furniture, and walks well with assistance. She is getting so big so fast!

Her favorite toys are of course not actually toys, they are laundry baskets, water bottles, cell phones, boxes, and other household items. You get the picture.

This little girl is super flexible. Maybe she'll be a gymnast. Who knows?

In other news, she "talks" a LOT and is starting to make noises that are sounding a lot like words. When she is crabby or mad she yells MaMaMaMaMaMaMom! I haven't quite decided if what she's says really is Mama/Mom. She has 4 teeth, her two front top teeth and 2 teeth on the bottom. She weighs 19#8 oz, and is 27" long.

She grows and changes everyday and is so much fun to have around. She is a little ray of sunshine and we can't imagine how boring our lives would be with out this silly little girl around.