McKinley Jane: 7 Months Old

Sunbathing on Ko Olina Beach on Oahu.

McKinley Jane turned seven months old in March.  This month marked at lot of firsts for Kinley.  For most of this month we were on a family vacation in Hawaii where she had her first plane ride (which went very well!), her first beach day (she loved the ocean water but wasn't so sure about the sand), and sadly she suffered her first big illness (a bout with a nasty cold that turned into the croup for which she had to have many daily breathing treatments).  The most exciting milestone though was that in Hawaii McKinley learned to crawl!  She got the hang of it very quickly and it seems that she may be an early walker since she is already pulling herself up to a standing position. 

Mom and Kinley at the Honolulu Airport waiting for our rental car.

Seven Month Stats

17.5 pounds

Size 6-9 month clothes (getting too small!)

Size 3 diapers

Nap Schedule: 10:00am-12:00pm / 4:00pm-5:30pm

Still wakes up 2-3 times at night

Relaxing around the pools at the Aulani Disney Resort.

Kinley used to be such a mellow baby but the last few months she has been very demanding and difficult.  She can get very mad and cries with an ear piercing cry until she gets what she wants.  She continues to favor attention from her Mama and I have to carry her around when she is in a bad mood.  Lena almost never cried when she was laid down to take a nap but Kinley usually has to cry for 5-10 minutes before she falls asleep.  Yet she still is so smiley much of the time.  She still loves to be around people and prefers being outside.  When we were in Hawaii we took many daily walks to soothe her.  She really loves the water!  When she hears her bath running or gets around a pool or the ocean she gets so excited!  She loves splashing!

Getting a ukuelele lesson from Daddy.

Seven Month Firsts

First play time at the beach

First airplane ride

First boat ride

First sickness (bad cold/cough/croup)

Began crawling

Feeds herself her bottles

On one of our many daily walks in Hawaii