A Look Back at 2011

As we say goodbye to 2011, I wanted to share photos throughout the year.  We had lots of changes for our family this year and look forward to what 2012 will bring.

January 2011



Such a little guy at 12 months old!  Oh how big they get so fast!



 February 2011

I was pregant with Keniann for about 2 months here.

March 2011



My little piggy





April 2011



Found out we were having a girl!

May 2011








June 2011



Family Beach trip

July 2011



Wyatt's first haircut

August 2011



Keniann's baby shower.  One month to go!

September 2011



Keniann is born September 13th

October 2011

November




Thanksgiving

December




Christmas time (:  (This picture is funny for me now, but it wasn't at the time)

 







Happy 2nd Birthday Wyatt!

Happy Birthday Wyatt!!! 

I still can't believe he is already two!  I guess time flies when you are having fun (:

He had his favorite breakfast this morning, which is waffles!  Who doesn't love waffles??!!


Wyatt has truly been a blessing!  We hope to celebrate many more birthdays with him (:

Family Christmas Gatherings

This year we had not one or two, but five family gatherings!  It was definitely tiring with some late nights, but Wyatt and Keniann were troopers.  Christmas was a lot of fun this year now that Wyatt and all his cousins are getting bigger.  Here are some pictures of just a few of the gatherings we had..

Emily, Abby, Fisher, Brennan and Wyatt at Gigi's house.  Gigi made spaghetti for the kids while the adults had crawfish jambalya.  The kids loved eating together at the "kids only" table!



Pat and Keniann (:




Say Cheese!




Wyatt loved his new scooter from Gigi!




This was at the Berryhill family gathering (Daniel's mom's family).  Daniel's pawpaw is holding Keniann and Faith.  Faith is just one week older than Keniann.  And what's also neat is Faith's big brother Gabriel is three weeks older than Wyatt!





Wyatt, Gabriel, Keniann, Faith and pawpaw.  This is as good as is gets when you try to get two active 2 year olds to sit down to take a picture! 



Baby Girl

Here is a cute video of Keniann.  She is such a love!!!  She is a really happy baby and sweet girl already (:

Birthday Date and a Christmas Tree

Daniel and I went on our official first date night this weekend since Keniann was born.  And since it was my birthday Sunday, I wanted to go out to eat and to a movie.  We very much needed that!  We went for sushi for dinner, since that's one of the few things I can eat on my diet for Keniann. 
My mom and dad watched the kiddos.  Keniann did wonderfully, taking her bottle and sleeping like a pro (which I was worried about).  My mom said that Wyatt was very confused watching her take a bottle!  He kept wanting her to put it in her mouth, even after she was done.  This was her second bottle and both times so far have been good.  It's nice knowing that she can take one, but I would much rather her prefer me (:

On Sunday we got to put up and decorate our Christmas tree!  Daniel found this beauty in the woods behind our house (:

Wyatt enjoyed helping us put the ornaments on.  Keniann was asleep for this tradition, but maybe next year (:



Enjoying "cold" hot chocolate (:



The finished product

Baby it's cold outside!

Lately

What's been going on with us lately?  Well let me tell you...

Keniann is growing super fast.  At her two month appointment yesterday, she weighed 11 pounds and 3 oz.   I can't believe how time flies when you have a second child!  She is doing much better now that I am completely off of diary and soy.  She has been smiling and cooing up a storm!  I love the way she smiles (:   When she smiles, her mouth opens up really wide with her tongue moving around, it's the cutest thing (:  It's like she uses her entire face to smile.  And just since last week she has also been able to hold her head up really well when laying on her stomach. 

Daniel is starting the job interviewing process.  His boss and family are moving to Colorado.  We will surely miss them so much!  They have been such a blessing to our family!

I don't want to jinx anything but Keniann has been sleeping for a long stretch of 6 to 7 hours!  She has been doing this since she was 6 weeks old.   And when she does wake up the one time around 3 am to eat so goes right back to sleep without rocking her. 

Wyatt and I have had some really sweet bonding moments together lately.  We both want and appreciate our little time when we do have any to have fun together.  I try to make sure as much as possible that I get that time with him, but sometimes it's difficult when Kenainn has her days where she needs me for most of the day. 

I'm looking forward to Christmas coming up!  Yep, I'm one of those people who love the 24 hour Christmas music on the radio.

We are preparing to move to Baton Rouge!  The home belongs to Daniel's great grandfather.  This isn't definete yet, but for now we are moving in that direction.  We hope to move in sometime within the next couple of months.  I'm just looking forward to being right next to the grocery store instead of having to drive 20 minutes like I do now.  Also it will be good fo the kids because there is so much for them to do there!  The only downside is that I will be a little further from my mom ):  But atleast she is forty to forty five minutes away. 

Allergy

Unfortunately, Keniann has a dairy and soy allergy just like Wyatt had.  I was hoping Wyatt was just a one time baby with this, but atleast I have already been through this before.  It hasn't been too difficult for me changing my diet (since it's second time around).  The only thing different is that she is way more sensitive than what Wyatt was.  For instance, I have been off of dairy and soy for a couple of weeks when all of a sudden Keniann had a terrible day of extreme fussiness and blood in her diaper.  At first I was thinking she might be allergic to wheat (since I was off diary/soy for weeks) or something else, but then I realized I bought a pack of gum and the few pieces I chewed had soy in them.  I couldn't believe just that little amount of soy caused her to have blood!  I have to be extremely careful in what I eat.  The major downside is not being able to go out to eat.  The only places that are safe are the salad bar at Jason's Deli (I bring my own dressing) and Whole Foods where they tell you exactly what allergens are in their foods. 
I hope and pray that she gets over her allergy like Wyatt did.  He was completely better when he was around 9 months old.  But until then I will continue to cook my own food without dairy and soy.  And don't worry, Daniel and Wyatt get their own meals fixed with all the dairy and soy they desire (:

Big Brother loving his little sister

Wyatt has been such a caring big brother to Keniann, it really melts my heart to watch (:   He is really concerned about her when she fusses.  He also asks where baby is at when he wakes up to see that she isn't up just yet.  He has his jealous moments of course (tantrums included), but nothing out of the ordinary.  He loves putting her paci in her mouth and throwing away her diapers.




Wyatt giving Keniann her paci








giving Keniann a kiss (:

My sweet girl (:

Keniann's first bath and Wyatt's first boat ride

Keniann had her first bath a couple of weeks ago and loved it!  She sits there as calm as she can be.  You can really tell that she enjoys it.  Wyatt likes watching her take her bath too! 
Wyatt took his first boat ride this weekend at my friends camp.  It took some time for him to enjoy it, but he eventually loved riding in the boat just as much as he loves riding the tractor with Daniel.  We got him a life jacket that will fit him until he is 30 pounds, which he will use for quite some time.  It looked adorable on him, but he didn't think so (:

Wyatt and I bathing Keniann



Sweet baby girl!



Look at those rolls and chubby cheeks!

Me and my babies (:

Ready to ride

Wyatt loved riding in the boat with his daddy

Keniann's photo session

A friend that goes to my church (Grace) took some AMAZING photos of Keniann.  These pictures were taken a week after she was born.  Keniann was a tropper!  She slept most of the time while her pictures were taken (:  Here are just a few of my favorites...

Here is a link to her blog/website  http://www.http//www.adelynngracephoto.blogspot.com/  Enjoy (:

An update

Sorry it is taken me awhile since my last post, just had a baby ya know!  It's been a very fast three weeks and two days since Keniann was born.  Wyatt is adjusting beautifully!  He gives his sister kisses (only if I ask him) and doesn't mind her being around.  The only hard part is when both need something at the same time.  If they both want something (depending on what it is) then it's easier to tend to Wyatt first.  But all in all we can't complain here! 

Keniann is starting to have more alert times during the day, especially when she hears her big brother playing.  Her favorite thing is to snuggle against my chest!  Overall she is a very content baby.  I do notice she is alittle lactose intolerant, but nothing compared to what Wyatt was.  I don't have to cut dairy out completely, but I try not to eat much of it.  

We have been blessed by so many family and friends bringing our family dinner!  Thanks to everyone!  Luckily I haven't had to cook in three weeks and we still have food till next week!  My mom and Daniel's mom were a HUGE help!  They both took turns coming over all day during our first two weeks home.   

I could go on and on, but I am running out of time.  I have to make the most of my time when both babies are sleeping (this rarely happens!).  I will leave you with a handful of pictures that I have taken over the past few weeks.  As you can see most of our pictures are of the kids outside, since it's been beautiful weather and both kids love being outside (: