Roar says the lion!

We're learning our animal sounds!

Splish Splash

Kendall received a new water/sand table from Gram and Dude for her birthday, and today was the perfect day to enjoy it! Ok, ok, so technically it's currently only a water table. She doesn't seem to mind though! With temps in the upper 70's, we were both happy to get outside and play in the water a bit.

I'm glad that I brought the camera out with us because I was able to get some cute shots of her in an outfit that she may never wear again. What was I thinking buying white pants for a 15 month old??

Drunken Bachelorettes and the Easter Bunny

What a weekend!!

I left early Friday to celebrate Carla's last days as a bachelorette in Palm Springs! The weekend was a blast and I loved the time with my Davis girls. I don't get to see them often enough, and we have such great times when we get together. The time spent together always goes too quickly as we spend our time talking about hilarious moments in college and the years since. Most of us have been friends for over 15 years! I love that we have these chances to make new memories together, and I love hearing about everyone's lives and families. I quickly realize how much I miss them when it's time to leave.

While mom was away enjoying the fun and sun, Dan was on dad duty. He and Kendall spent Saturday celebrating Reese's first birthday at her party. I'm a bit sad that I missed the event as it looked like they had a great time, and it's always fun to see how excited Kendall is to do something new.

It's hard to believe, but so apparent from the photos, that Kendall is now a full blown toddler:

What a big girl!

Although I know that the day will come, it's hard to believe that one day Kendall will be celebrating at a bachelorette party with her friends. But, it's comforting to know that I'll be able to call any of my old friends to commiserate over some cocktails. I don't know who will be getting into more trouble....

A bin full of animals...

We're headed to the Sweet 16!

Although it looks like she's more into whatever is going on outside, Kendall enjoyed watching the games with us this weekend! She was clapping, cheering, and handing out high fives to anyone that would raise a hand. With the Aztecs in the Sweet 16, we'll be enjoying more games next weekend!

Catch it!

About a month ago my mom taught Kendall to blow kisses. As with any new thing, she did it a lot at first, but then stopped spreading the love. It seems to be back in style as she's started doing it again!

Please ignore my annoying, nasally voice!

I'm Free!!

Kendall's head has been officially freed!

After noticing a bright red spot on Kendall's forehead Thursday night, we spent part of Friday afternoon at the doctor's office having her helmet examined. We thought that it was rubbing her (which it was), and the orthopedist suspected it was from her head growth (which it was!). The adjusted the helmet and then decided to scan her just to see where she was at. Surprisingly, Kendall had a growth spurt over the past few months, and the growth had been in all of the right places! Check out her scan - the blue line represents her current head, while the red line represents where we started:

Not only had her head circumference increased by almost a centimeter, but the growth had occurred where we wanted it - in the right front and left rear quadrants. The 6.0 measurement that I talked about last month was down to 2.8!! The orthopedist was shocked! She told us that her measurement is only 3.3, and that this was likely as good as we were going to get. What we thought was going to be a 4 month ordeal was quickly shortened to an easy 9 weeks!

Now, we're not totally out of the woods as we still have the Torticollis to deal with. Her head tilt is still about 5% and the facial asymmetry is still a bit noticeable to those who are looking for it. This will likely be an ongoing problem and we have to work with her on a daily basis to strengthen her neck muscles.

She's been very patient with all of this, and has come such a long way. We're grateful that things weren't a lot worse and that she's a happy, healthy girl! And, it really is nice to see that baby mullet all day long!

My head is going to be rounder than yours

I don't even think that I've used the word "rounder" correctly here, but it gets my point across.

Kendall's helmet is working!!

We had our first check in last week and the helmet is doing it's job. The measurement that the doctors, physical therapists and orthopedists use to gauge a baby's progress is a complicated analysis of circumference, asymmetry and length vs. width. A measurement of 0.0 would indicate the presence of a perfect head, which anything under 6.0 is considered normal. Kendall started with an overall measurement of 5.9 and is now down to 5.0! This is great news considering that she's only been wearing the helmet for a month now, and we were told that it might take a while to see results since she's nearing the period in her life where the head can't be reshaped any longer. But, we can see the differences already!

Even though she's now within the normal range, we're going to keep going and see what progress she makes over the next 1-3 months. She doesn't mind wearing it (she actually tries to put it on when we have our daily hour break), and now that she's walking, it has saved her noggin on a number of occasions. It will also help to shape the bones in her face, which will reduce or eliminate her facial asymmetry. This was my main concern all along, and how we originally discovered the problem.

We check back again at the beginning of March, so keep your fingers crossed for even more good news!!

We have a walker!!

The Littlest Chiefs Fan

Kendall did find time after celebrating her birthday to cheer on Dad's beloved Chiefs. Sadly, they got spanked, and were eliminated from the playoffs.

At least she looked good that day...