The Barnes Family

We woke up and stayed in bed a little longer than we normally do Wyatt had cinnamon rolls while McKinley ate baby food M took a nap and Wyatt rode his "horse" buckeye And his "bike" Wyatt had 5 accidents while we made an attempt to work on potty training. We made a quick trip to target and chick-fil-a! Mimi came over to make cookies and play VERY SHORT naps were had by W and M While M took a late nap, Wyatt made a get well card for Nana Then decorated the cookies he baked with Mimi Aren't they pretty? Mommy went to spin of the cookie and Wyatt and McKinley had fun with Kristin! What a great day! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Started our holiday weekend watching the parade! Ready to eat turkey A 2.5 hour nap! Fun afternoons Put up the tree and other Christmas decorations Friday night double date at Monkey Joes... Sat in a highchair for the first time and loved it! And while Wyatt spent Saturday night at Mimi and Papas, mommy read books to McKinley.... - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

*Size 3 diaper and a night diaper but about to go to size 4 at night *wearing mostly 6-9 months with some 9 month outfits. She has a hard time fitting into the 6 month pants, they fall right off her!

McKinley’s day looks alittle like this…. 6:30/7:00 wake up for the day. 7:00: 6 -8 oz bottle 8:30: breakfast- only eats about half a jar 9:30: 6oz bottle 9:40-11:00- morning nap 11:30: lunch- about a jar and a half 1:30/2:00:8oz bottle 1:45/2:00-3:30: afternoon nap- sometimes longer or shorter depending on how her morning nap went and how early or late she went down. I try to keep her up for 2.5 to 3 hours. In between morning and afternoon nap. 4:30: 4-6oz bottle *maybe a cat nap if you are really tired 6:00: dinner 7:10: bath/pjs and 8oz bottle 7:30 asleep for the night SLEEP: I can’t complain for one minute about her sleeping habits!!! I will even venture to say that they are better than Wyatts and I always thought Wyatt was a great sleeper. McKinley will sleep between 11-12 hours everynight without waking, some times she wakes at around 5 or 6 because of a dirty diaper but she will go right back down after being changed. For naps, she will take a bottle, her blankie and go right to ...

*15lbs and 9oz *25 inches long *wearing size 2 diapers and 3 at night *wearing 6-9 month and 9-12 month kissy kissy. 6-9 months in most everything else.

McKinley is 6 months old. Where did the time go?!? *EATING: Picky girl! McKinley’s feeding schedule looks a little something like this… 7:45/8:30 somewhere in there: 4 oz bottle 8:45/9: half a jar of breakfast food 9:30/10:00 sometime before she naps: 4-6oz bottle 11:30: we try a 4 oz bottle it’s a hit or miss 12:00: Jar of vegetables or fruit 1:30/2:30 sometime before her afternoon nap: 8 oz bottle 4:30: 4 oz bottle if we are lucky 6:00: Jar of vegetables 7:15: 8 oz bottle We have learned that you will eat when you want to eat! She has gotten better at drinking her bottle, there were 2-3 weeks where she was very difficult to feed! She would turn her head at the sight of it. Now McKinley sees it and normally wants it. She is also so much better at eating her baby food. I think 6 months hit and she was loving it. Her favorite is plum baby organics. She will eat the entire tube of it and want more. Not a big fan of peas/carrots or green beans but sometimes you can sneak them in...

When Wyatt was 6 months old, he would eat 8 oz at a time, about every 4 hours. Sometimes he would even cry when I took the bottle away. With McKinley, its a different story. She will eat when she wants and what she wants. It has been so hard to get her on a schedule because at 7:30 she might want the full 8oz and then she will make it 4 hours, but she may only want 2oz and then she is hungry 2 hours late. I can almost always manage to get between between 24-28 oz in her by the end of the day, and this makes me happy! The past couple days though, feeding time has been pure torture. She will toss her head back, purse her lips together and flat our refuse to drink her bottle. After battling with her for 10 minutes, I manage to get her to drink 1-4oz. Today she has had a total of 19oz for the day and two meals (today they were bigger meals than normal). A couple things I am worried about.... *She isn't getting enough to eat. *She will wake up in the middle of the night! (Ahhhhh! Say it...