.Wow.

The love I have for this little girl amazes me more and more each day. Before she came a long I thought my heart was jam packed with the love I have for my husband, family and friends. And then I found out I was pregnant. I was instantly in love and amazed with the little life that grew inside me. My heart grew. Then she was born. I was never one to believe in "love at first sight". Until I saw that beautiful little face for the first time. She was instantly my world. Its not that I loved the other people in my life any less. The heart that I thought was full, rapidly expanded. Its hard to imagine how your heart could grow that much so quickly until you go through it yourself. Every day more and more of her personality came out. She has always had a strong personality. I knew this since before she was born. It was and is Makenna’s way...or the high way. Its hard to describe but you could see in her eyes...from the day she was born...that she was frustrated being a "helpless" baby. She wanted to go... there was no denying that. Someone told me, when she was only a few weeks old, that she looked "mischievous in a quiet way". That was her to the T. She was always alert. Always observing. Always aware of what she wanted...and how to get it. And that still hasn't changed. If anything its gotten MUCH stronger. She never felt like a newborn to me. I never had that baby that would just eat, sleep and poop. I had a little girl who was taking in the world. Some babies follow the flow...Makenna creates the flow. Of course it is tough sometimes. Her stubbornness, her strong will, her determination. But I wouldn't change it for the world. I wouldn't change a thing about her.

Okay, enough mushy stuff.

Its taken me about a week to write this so here is what has been going on in the world of Makenna…

- Last Tuesday morning she woke up with her first cold. Heartbreaking. It was a bad one too. Fever, runny nose, horrible cough and even an upset stomach at one point. She is still a little congested but seems to be feeling better. Luckily the fever only lasted about 2-3 days. Broke my heart to see her that miserable.

-The wave. She waves at everything…even if there is no one there. She doesn't know she is “waving” yet but she is definitely figuring out how to do the motion. I've been working with her to try to associate it with “hi” and “bye”. Along with blowing kisses.

-She “talks” a lot more. For the past few months she has said “hey”. Super clear. Now I'm not that crazy…I know she is only 7 months and doesn't really know what she is saying. She is just making sounds that sound like words to us. But A few times it has sounded like she has said really clear words. Once when she sneezed it sounded exactly like she said “goddddd” like she was so annoyed with her rotten cold. And then she was playing with her Fisher Price Learning Puppy and it said “hug me” and it sounded like she repeated it right back to him. So cute.

-Along with talking more, she now sings. Its soooo cute. Its rare it happens, usually if she is playing in her crib. It reminds me of Ariel on the Little Mermaid. A bunch of "ahHhh" sounds put together at different tunes.

-Today she discovered she can initiate peek a boo. Our bed is up against a window and she goes to the curtain, swings it around her while I say “where's Makenna…where’d she go?” and she swings it back popping her head out and laughing. So funny. I wish my video camera wasn't dead so I could have shared it with you guys! Maybe next time.

That's all I can think of at the moment. I will have to get the camera out again since she seems to be feeling a bit better. Definitely over due for some pics!