Thumbs up!

Here is an update on Baby Kendall:

She is a dream, angel, cherub, etc.

I know there aren't any "bad" babies, but there are some exceptionally "good" ones and Kendall is one of those.

She is happy, docile, smiley, and a huge fan of her right thumb. Apparently the thumbing skill helps with the sleeping skill and she's been knocking out 12-hour nights since 3 months. Trust us, we've had 3 others and we know we lucked out.

Bring on the thumbsucking-induced orthodontia--it is worth it. And let's face it, our kids' mouths will cost fortunes anyway. Our dentist told me that I should have married an orthodontist.

Kendall's 2 downfalls are:

1-she is a huge spitter, massive quantities at any time. Splash-down. She did such a huge one about 10 minutes after getting to Gilroy Gardens last month that the puddle was still there 4 hours later. Sometimes I get up after Sacrament Meeting and there is an actual reservoir on our pew where she has spit down my back. Charming. . .

2-she is a loud sleeper. So loud that she hasn't slept in our room ever, and we only used a monitor for half a night (when she was 1 day old). She grunts, groans, rolls around, squeaks, sighs, slurps. I shared a room with her in May when we were in UT, and it was awful. That might be better now that she has a thumb, though. . .

And she's the spitting image of Ellie as a baby (and not too far off from Blake).

Come visit while you can experience the wonder of baby Kendall, before she turns on us.