And just like that, she's 10 months old. The one year mark is quickly approaching! It kind of breaks my heart because I realize how fast time goes. On the otherhand, each month is a joy as her personality continues to show and we fall more in love with her. 
Disclaimer: I will now list Kennedy's milestones. If you find these incredibly boring, stop reading now. As previously mentioned, I am turning my blog into a book so these details are really more for me ... I totally get that they are boring to most everyone else! :)
A few facts about Kennedy:
- She is finally sleeping through the night! That is all I will say about it. I do not want to jinx myself.
-She is a girl on the move! She is constantly finding new objects to pull herself up on and can crawl into the tiniest of crevices (i.e. underneath the coffee and end tables). This is a bit concerning as she hits her head a lot... we are thinking a helmet may be an appropriate Christmas gift.
- She continues to be a toothless wonder... buckets of drool but still no teeth?!?! Her friends Finn, Ethan and Peter have all gotten teeth and they are all younger than her... cousin Roderick is drooling up a storm. He will probably have his first tooth by Christmas. We are hoping Kennedy's shows up by Easter.
- Kennedy has picked up quite a few nicknames over the past few months... a few of our favorites: Stinker Poo which has morphed into 'tinker poo which has morphed into 'tinker; missy moos, little peanut, the menace. And, the nickname which is not a favorite but seems to be sticking around (thanks to Auntie Amy ) ... Kennedy Wennedy.
- Kennedy's favorite foods: bananas, mandarin oranges, mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots, beets, avocado, chicken, scrambled eggs.
Kennedy, Rachael and I stopped by my classroom on the last day of school before winter break. My teaching partner, Martha, was having a Polar Express party with the kids. Rachael absolutely loved joining the big 2nd graders for cider, cookies and part of the movie. Kennedy got a kick out of it too! 
After...
Here we have Sarah and Heidi, both birthday girls and both pregnant! Their babies are due about three months apart- so excited for them! 
This is Sean and Kennedy's nightly ritual... he lays on the carpet and watches T.V. and Kennedy uses him as a jungle gym. Most often, these climbing sessions also involve some hair pulling, nose pinching or head bonking
Kennedy has shown a mild amount of interest in the Christmas tree, much to my delight. She had a brief case of curiosity the other day but it quickly passed. I was even able to put a few presents under the tree although if you look closely, most of them have the bows ripped off. 
Keeping up on the laundry... 
and, cleaning out the pantry ...
"Hmmm... I wonder how many different ways I can destroy this box?" 
Oh how I wish I could have included this picture of Kennedy 
Obviously she did not mind showing off her injury for the sake of the blog. :) .JPG)
Despite the picture mishap, we do have a lovely tree in our house. And, Kennedy is far less interested in it than I thought she would be. I dangled two soft ornaments on the bottom for her... she's grabbed at them once or twice but her main focus is to crawl and walk around the furniture. :) Merry Christmas!