Cali Part One!

We were SOOO blessed to have a fabulous trip to California!  Not only was it Macie's first time at the beach, but it was the first time she met Aunt Holly, Uncle Clint and Cousin (ahem.  Fiance? Betrothed?) Aiden!  We got to spend 3.5 whole days with the Woesner's!  It was blissful!  What fun to spend time with my bestie, as Mommy's for the first time!  It was mello and fun and well, watching our kiddos together was the icing on the cake!!!

Aiden was SOOO sweet.  Not only did he Let Macie sit in his Bumbo to play, but he shared ALL his toys!

Look at the adorable smile on this boy!

Having breakfast.  Thank you Aiden for letting Macie sit in your high chair!

Aunt Holly took us to the COOLEST place!  It was a Jewish cultural center that had a HUGE exhibit of Noah's ark!  Very hand's on for kids and all the materials were made out of recycled parts!  The kids had a blast!  I love this pic of hottie mama Hol and her boy!

Listening to the tourguide

On the horse.  Its mane was made of brushes. :)

Digging up bones and other artifacts in the outdoor archeology area.

My beautiful babe chillin' at Aunt Hol's

Reading Macie's new book with Aunt Hol and AC

Ooooh!  That sand feels good!!!!

Mama and Macie-See the ark behind?

Diggin'

Cleaning up animal poo.  Don't worry it was fake. :) 

The kids all were obsessed with the poo!

puzzle!

On Monday I got to keep AC for part of the day while Holly worked! It was so much fun!  When she got home we went to a mall and walked around and then rode the train!  Aiden loved waving at mommy each time we went by!

That morning, Aiden helped me pic out Macie's hair accessory

Ready to play!

playin...

Going in for the smooch!

My bestie with her best boy and my girl

SMOOOCH!!!!!!

Is it wrong to arrange a marriage at 2.5 years and 7 months?

borrowing Aiden's towel  GRRRRR!

While Macie napped in the morning, Aiden and I relived our trip to the museum...by making a playdoh Noah's ark! Here is his posing by our work.

Weeeeeee!

aren't they delicious?

One of Holly's fabulous friends had a 40th birthday.  At the Casbah! It was amazing!!!  I was so lucky to be invited to tag along to this swanky event! :)  Here's me and my girl ready to go!

Aiden showing Macie how to play with a ball

At the party so fancy and fun!

 Sillys!

Thank you Holly, Clint and Aiden for hosting us and spoiling us with delicious food and a wonderful time!  We love you guys so much!!!

8 months!

How do the weeks pass so quickly that our baby girl is another month old? Time flies so fast, especially that Mommy is home everyday! No teeth so far, and no crawling but Macie continues to be load of fun!!! This month Macie experienced her first birthday party (see summer entry) for her friend Lucy and Zac! She enjoyed splish splashing in the pool with her other friends!

 

Developmentally, she has begun to grab things and bangs things together! She also began to wave bye bye this month and the cutest hand waving at herself! During "developmental time" each day, she loves to go to her bookshelf and pick books herself to read. Her favorite books have texture, this child is obsessed with scratching her fingernails on everything textured! Her favorite book is "Feely bugs" especially the crinkle and feathery bugs! :)

 

This month also began the official battle with the Yeast Beast! More on that in the next update. Let's just say that Mommy and Macie have passed a yeast infection back and forth for weeks! UGH! :(

  Here's a sampling of Mommy and Macie's daily schedule.

Wake up early nurse, cuddle and go back to sleep
Play
Developmental time with Mommy
Nap/Mommy cleans etc. Go in exersaucer while Mommy works out
Eat solid food
Play with Daddy!
Take bath Daddy reads Bible Go "nigh nigh"

 

***This month was ESPECIALLY fun because right before she turned 8 months we went to California! This is a different entry, but what fun it was to visit Aunt Holly, Aiden, Uncle Clint and see the Grandparents in Carlsbad and go to the beach!!! Also, Grammy came to visit for a few days before we left! It was so much fun to play with Grammy and Mommy enjoyed the break! div>

8 month photo shoot-eating the paper!

Hiking with Mommy

Macie's vantage point of God's playground

First time in shopping cart with Mommy!  TJMAXX! Dream come true for Mommy!

Sweet girl still loves her gym

Playdate with Lucy!

Silly with Daddy.  Look at what big legs Macie has!

Silly :)

Ready for some K-state football!!!

Sunday afternoon hiking around Brighton

Daddy and baby girl

Pouty face which is NOT our girl's normal look :)

Lil tree hugger

Peek-a-boo!

yummmmmm!  Paper!

Playin' in my room!

Wearing Mommy's Stride Rite Sandals from 1976!

Standing!  YIKES!

Silly Macie.  This is picture 1.  She put herself under a blanket

Picture 2...Stuck

Peek-a-boo escape!

Whoops! I feel over!

Why are you giggling Mommy?

Hi Mommy!  Little hippie girl :)

We always say "Macie, did you toot in your panties?"  Sorry for my annoying voice! :)

She was shaking her head "no no no" when Mommy said "Cookies aren't for Daddy, they're for Santa" (from a onesie) again, sorry for my annoying voice!  I get a little whacky all day with her!

Mommy was doing stuff in the bathroom and Macie was destroying it!  One of my fave videos!

Silly saucer girl!


We started baby signing this month and Macie is doing great!  She can sign milk, more, and please! :)  This is te beginnings when she signs milk for "more" and "more" to eat. :) 

Big girl drinking water!


Sweet little roly poly girl!

7 months!

With 7 months we experience more independence. This month Mommy realizes that her child is WIGGLY. We always joked that since Lee was such a hyper child (rocking on his horse at 3 in the morning at age 2---ask his mama Gail!) we'd get payback! We think its true!!! Mommy wishes at this point that she'd cherished the cuddles she got and begins to think back to the newborn stage when Macie always wanted to be held! Those days are over! Macie grabs anything and everything she can, and is constantly on her tummy and moves more and more towards crawling. Her favorite new position is the plank! She has figured out how to go from plank to knees bent, but when she moves and arm forward, she experiences a subsequent "face plant" much to her dismay. Her vocalizations continue to be more varied, and she has begun the sweetest little whisper! Mommy loves it! Macie had so many new experiences this months as the temperatures begin to cool and we've been able to be outside more! She LOVES her little swimming pool and her little rubber duckies! This month we celebrated Mommy leaving her job and being home with Macie everyday. More playdates ensue and our social butterfly continues to blossom. She fusses when you take away toys, and cries "Ma Ma Ma" when upset and "Da da da" for fun! Of course she reaches for anything that is a no no, including paper, plastic and cords. :) What else do babies do???? Again, more videos and pictures of our growing baby girl!

Photo shoot

Smiling girl!

She gets where she needs to go...army crawling and rolling!

Outfit from Auntie J!

My dear friend Lorie from my Intel days (she lives in New Mexico) and her hubby Clay meet me for breakfast!

Hanging with Daddy!

Obsessed with Daisie this day!

Paw to Paw

Movie night in bed!

Daddy reading to Macie

First taste of Avacado!

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz shades from Grammy

Jammies from MB, James, Liam

Mommy walked into the kitchen for 30 seconds and came back to this!  Stinker!

Playdate with Abriha and Axum!  We got to welcome them home at the airport when I was 9 months pregnant on my birthday! :) 

Photo shoot!

Being silly with Daddy (imitating him blowing on her tummy)

Holding her book with her feet!

Giggly eater

Rolling around :)

Giggly baby girl

Driving back from mountains

Hanging with Daddy!

Another car video

First taste of avacado

Fun little trip!

Listening to Daddy reading the Bible

Getting my furry sis!


Silly jabbery girl!