Funny Times

We wanted to report that Kennedy has been doing much better with her rice cereal.  It didn't take her too many times before she started to get the hang of eating it.  She still doesn't quite have all the mechanics down.  Sometimes, she even tries to lap it up like a dog, but that techniques just makes a big mess.

On Saturday, we went out to see a movie.  Matt's parents offered to watch the kiddos and we didn't hesitate to take advantage of the opportunity.  We got to the theater and it was a surreal experience.

Before we left, the girls also had an exchange of Christmas presents since we weren't sure if they'd be able to get together again before the end of the month.  Kennedy received some clothing and a stuffed dog that sings songs and teaches lessons.  It even sings "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes."  That is one of Whitney's favorite songs to sing to Kennedy.  We have fond memories of her singing it to Kennedy from her stay shortly after Kennedy's birth.

Matt and Courtney also have a couple of dachshunds.  Before we left for the movie, one of them hopped up and started to lick Kennedy.  That startled her pretty good and she started to cry.  They ended up putting the dogs away because she was getting pretty scared.  When we returned from the movie the dogs were back out and Kennedy started to behave pretty strange.  When the dogs would come near, she would start to make a growling noise and even yell out at them.  Her little body would jerk as she hollered out.  She did this several times over and it was one of the funniest things we have seen in a while.

On Sunday, Jason watched Kennedy while Rachel went out and ran some errands.  Jason got himself into some trouble though.  He accidentally dropped a glass coke bottle that made a major mess.  While he was cleaning it up, he heard the new stuffed dog sing "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" repeatedly.  He was excited because he thought that Kennedy was engaged and playing with the dog, but when he looked over to check on her, he saw what you see below.  Kennedy was using the stuffed dog as a pillow while she was watching football on TV.  Funny girl.

We're also happy to report that Kennedy has been holding her bottle fairly regularly.  She's not alway great at steering to the right spot, but she's getting the hang of it.  It sure helps in freeing up a hand while feeding her.

We've also included a little video of her playing in her bouncer.  She's such a sweetie and we hope you have a good week ahead!