Pageant and 2 month Stats

We've become those parents that take a thousand pictures, it's true! This time, it was because our little girl has become a little actress and participated in her first program/play/pageant (whatever you want to call it).

Our sweet McBaby got to play baby Jesus in Dan's Family's Christmas pageant. She got this privilege because other than Dan's sister's baby (one week old), McKenna is the youngest baby in the huge family right now. I made sure she had a full tummy just before she went on stage and she did AWESOME! She's small enough that she didn't wiggle too much and she's old enough now that she was quite awake and alert during the whole nativity. She was pretty content to suck on her hands and look around at the lights and people surrounding the manger.

Here she is with Mary and Joseph

McKenna's sweet cousins Joseph and Andrew were lambs and couldn't resist admiring baby Jesus with pokes, sqeezes, and kisses of admiration. :)

This was towards the end of the pageant. At this point, McKenna is being lovingly malled by shepheards, angels, and lambs. The big guys in the back are the "three" kings.

She survived the night with flying colors and didn't make a peep the entire time!

In other news, McKenna is officially TWO MONTHS old! Before I give her stats, I'd like to brag about our pediatrician. When I went into labor we hadn't selected a pediatrician yet so we were assigned the one that was on call at the hospital and boy did we luck out! He pretty much has a full practice but decided to take us on anyway. The only down side is that Dr. Wirkus is located in Murray (20 minutes away). Anyway, every time we've met with him (4 times total) he has spent at least a half an hour with us! He doesn't rush through the appointment at all. I, of course, come with a million questions every time and he never makes me feel silly for asking any of them. He takes the time to TEACH us when he answers our questions. AMAZING!

She is now:

11.1 lbs (between 50th-75th percentile)

23.5 in. (95th percentile)-Dan's Genes

15.9 in. head circ. (90th percentile)- Also Dan's genes

She makes great eye contact and and can follow objects from pretty far away

She is becoming quite the social smiler

The doctor gave her an A+ and said she's thriving!

The worst part of the check up is the shots of course. FIVE PRICKS! The good news was the nurse was super fast (less than 30 sec. for all five) and McKenna was easily comforted. Here are her brave bandages.

Love this face!Even though her legs were sore, Grandma Kelly managed to get these sweet smiles from her!

We are so grateful to have this beautiful and healthy girl in our life.

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!