WOW, nine months sure has flown by quickly!!

Oh wow have I been slacking!! Well here it goes. Mackenzie is now nine months old and is she living life to the fullest. She loves to spend her days playing on her play mat all by herself. If you even dare to go over and try playing with her, she will crawl away and return when you leave. Silly girl. She is now eating most foods that we are eating for dinner. The only things I am staying away from is fish as I am not sure if she would have reactions. Her absolute favorite foods are chicken, steak, avocado, whole wheat waffles and yogurt. She is still breast feeding however, full time, which is great because we are close to reaching our one year goal! We are not walking yet, but when Mackenzie is holding on to the table, couch, or wall, she uses them to walk across that part of the room and it is so amazing to watch. New words are forming and her first word was...ready for it...DOGGIE!! It was absolutely amazing to hear and so wonderful to experience it with her. I cannot wait for all the other words that will be said by her (hopefully none of them are bad)! The funniest thing to watch Mackenzie do is get mad when she cannot turn a page in her book or reach something on the table. She has yet to realize that all she needs to do is move along the table and she will be able to reach what ever it is she is trying to reach.

We had Mackenzie's nine month photo shoot and it is so amazing to see the difference what three months is. Her hair is longer, her eyes are bigger, her smile is even more perfect, her personality is bigger then ever! Now people are saying she looks more like me then her daddy, which is great, but I personally do not see it. Oh, tooth number eight has made an appearance and it sure came with a lot of pain and sleepless nights. We went from sleeping all night long to waking up a few times and all you want to do is take the pain away, but you know it is not possibly. No amount off kisses and cuddles could make Mackenzie happy.  She sure does love my kisses and cuddles though!! She is slowly becoming a daddy's girl which is great because I love watching the two of them playing and having conversations about, well nothing, it just simply melts my heart.

I cant believe that she is nine months old and coming up on her first birthday. It feels like just yesterday we were finding out I was pregnant and here are starting to plan her first birthday. Where has time gone?? One thing I know is that my love for her just keeps on growing and growing!!!

7 months? Who me? No way man!

Christmas is around the corner and so is our trip home for Mackenzie's first Christmas. Family and friends will be blown away with the how much Mackenzie has grown. Not only is she saying "momma, dada, nana and mom", she is saying "hey". She talks all the time and her latest thing is to crawl to me when I get home and say momma and smile at me. It gets my heart all the time. She is growing into her own personality and developing too fast. She is crawling all over the place and is now standing up while holding on to something. She can also go from the crawling position to a sitting position and just wants to go!! I can't keep up with her. One minute she is in front of me and the next she is across the room getting into something. She has this attraction to the dog bowls and so it is always a battle to keep her away from them. She is beginning to understand the word "no" and does not like it. If I say it, she will look at me and either pout, or slam her hand down. I try so hard not to laugh, but how can I be so serious with an almost 7 month old baby?
Not only is she crawling and standing, but she now has her two top front teeth!!! I was loving her little gummy top smile, but now she has these two little, well big, white teeth coming which means new foods to try!! She had a rough few days when the teeth were coming in, but she like the trooper she is, took it and is back to her crazy self. Her new foods consist of waffles, chicken, mashed potatoes, sweet potato fries, and carrots, which really aren't her favorite, anything squash, bananas, avocados and well anything she can get her fingers on. She has also started taking a bottle from time to time which will help with our road trip to Canada. She does really good with car rides, but we are hoping that we knock out a few extra hours with out having to stop. Crossing my fingers and hoping it goes well!!
They say kids grow up in a matter of the blink of an eye, and I can honestly say, that is so true. I miss my little baby that once was, that is now a crawling machine!!!

Love mom

6 months passed, 6 months till a year!!

I cannot believe that we are already half way through the first year of having Mackenzie here in our lives!! It is absolutely crazy to think that in just a little under six months, we will be celebrating her first birthday. By then she is going to be super mobile and making mommy and daddy chase her everywhere she can go. Right now she is learning to crawl and it is the absolute, most amazing thing I get to witness. She gets up on all fours and rocks and then extends her legs behind her and tries to move forward. A face plant will happen and she will look up at me with a huge smile on her face, almost like she knows what is going on. "Mommy, are you worried? Soon this will be me going all over the room while you chase me."Every single day I am more and more amazed at how much she is growing and how beautiful she keeps getting. I tear up at the thought that my little girl one day wont be so little and will not need her mommy like she needs me now. I love when I walk into a room after not seeing her for a bit and she looks up at me and smiles and holds her arms out for me to come hold her close. I love how she says ma-ma-ma-ma while she is smiling up at me or chewing on her toys. Oh her toys, she cannot get enough of all of them and especially when it comes to getting them out of her toy box. She loves going and taking all her toys out and playing with the little box that holds them all. It is more entertaining then the doggy that sings songs to her. However, not as entertaining as the pieces of her play mat that come off and she must chew on.
We are now with 3 bottom teeth, with some more coming in. Boy oh boy do they hurt when she is biting you. When she does bite you, she looks up at you and smiles, how the heck can I be annoyed. That smile gets me every time. Man, I am in trouble. We had her six month pictures back In October and she did amazing and all she did was smile. They are absolutely melting and I cannot wait until her nine month photos and how she will do and look. Her hair is growing, she is growing and she keeps wowing us each and every day. All the restless sleeps and nights make every minute with her worth it and I would never change it for a single thing. She is our rock, heart and everything. We have to be the two luckiest people in the world to have such an amazing daughter like Mackenzie!!! I will do anything for that little girl. She had me at "congratulations, you're pregnant!!!"

My 5 month monkey!!

I cannot believe that my little monkey is 5 months old! 5! So much has been going on the last month with her and who she is becoming. It feels like just yesterday she would sleep in my arms because she was too small to do anything and now she is wanting to role the world. Today, it is all about standing and sitting, laying on her belly and reaching out of for her toys. She is trying so hard to be independent, yet she needs her mommy and daddy to help her along the way. Soon before I know it, she will be crawling away from me and crying when she needs me.
We took Mackenzie on her first road trip to Canada to meet her family, and she did. They all love her and she loves them. She did amazing with the car rides to and from Canada. While we were there, she decided that it was time to cut not one tooth, but two. Yep, two teeth within a day of each other. She really needs to slow down on her growing up because her mommy and her daddy are not ready for her to grow up, so fast. My mother came down to NC for a 10 day visit and her and Mackenzie got to know one another and it was a beautiful time. I am so glad that they got to spend time together. We are trying to teach her how to sit up by herself and how to crawl. Whenever she is on her tummy you can see that she wants to move forward, but does not have the idea of what she is to do, so we are showing her. It is the best sight to see because she is laying on her tummy, getting her legs underneath her, but scooting backwards, rather then moving forward. We will get her there eventually, but I am in no rush to do so. I want to enjoy her little cute self before I have to watch her crawl away from me and eventually not need me as much as she has the last 5 months!!
Mackenzie took her first dip in the pool and loved it. I believe she is going to be a water baby which I am delighted about because I want her to know that the water is your friend, not your enemy.
My little monkey, slow down, mommy just wants to keep on holding to you for as long as I can!!

I love you, Mommy

My 4 month little monkey :)

Well, we are now 4 months old and so much is going on with my little girl. We have mastered the rolling from back to tummy like we were born to do it. It is so much fun to watch Mackenzie hit this huge milestone because it leads to crawling. That is another fun milestone we are going to hit soon as once she is on her tummy, she lifts up like a push up and then tries to get her legs underneath her tummy as if she were going to crawl. She also tries to push up on her arms once her legs are underneath her, but that is a no go as she just falls and then cries in frustration. Noises!! Oh boy those noises that come out of that little girls mouth is just crazy. I remember when it was just coos and a's, but now it is much more then that. Mackenzie is actually trying to have a conversation with you, and there are times that actual words such as MA-MA and DA-DA make it out of her mouth, but she has no idea she is saying them to us. Daddy taught her to scream a while back and then that disappeared. Well, it is back and at full force. There is nothing like hearing your baby screaming while she is chilling on her change table getting changed. She has the hugest smile on her face, fingers in her mouth all the while screaming her head off. She loves to do this while we are out at a restaurant, because as if her cuteness isn't even, she needs to be screaming too. I love her morning noises while she is laying next to us after an early morning feeding and we have an hour to get up. Her and I will have a nice conversation, with me having no idea what she is saying, while she thinks I do and cant stop talking!! It is a beautiful sound.
Solids have been introduced into Mackenzie's morning routine and it is something very interesting. We started with sweet potatoes and at first we thought she didn't like them, but by the third day, she was loving them. The same went with bananas and I hoping that it will continue with the other foods we are going to be giving her.
We are taking Mackenzie to Canada to meet her family in 5 days and I cannot wait. She has a lot of family to meet and I know they are all going to love her and she is going to love them. This is also going to be her first drive to Canada, and I am not sure how I am feeling about the drive, but I know that the only way is to do it. If all goes well, then we will be driving to Canada for christmas, otherwise it will be flights!!!

Is it too late to ask my little girl to put the breaks on and stop growing up too fast because this first time mommy isn't ready yet!!!

3 Months Old!!!

OMG I cannot believe that exactly 3 months ago today, my little girl came into this big and beautiful world! Every time I look at her innocent, sweet little face, I remember the day she was born and how fast time is flying by. All I want to do is slow down time and just enjoy what I have right now with her. Last week she laughed for the first time while I was saying hi to her. The week before she was rolling over on to her side, and almost on her tummy. Now she screams because that is what her daddy taught her. So many new things are happening and I cannot keep up and just wish she wouldn't grow up so fast. She finally grew out of her 0-3 months clothes and is now wearing 3 months clothes. Soon she will be wearing size 2 diapers and before we know it, going to high school. They say that you need to take everything in and enjoy every last second of your infant because before you know it, they don't "need" you anymore, or want you to drop them off a block away from the school. And you know what, they are right. I feel like if I turn my back for one second, I am going to miss something huge. When ever something big does happen, I have to try my best to get it on video so that everyone can see it, especially Brian. I hate it when he doesn't get to have the same joy as I do when Mackenzie does something new for the first time. When he does get to share a moment with her, a tear always fills my eyes because I get to see my husband and daughter having such a bonding moment that only the two of them can have. I love watching him with her and how they interact with one another. Sometimes I get jealous of the bond they are creating because I know it is very different from what Mackenzie and I have, but hey, that's a part of parenting right? I really hope that this next month goes by slowly so that I can really enjoy all the new milestones and not miss a beat. This little girl is no longer momma's newborn, but an infant!! Oh my!

2 Months Already

Wow, where does time fly? Oh I know where, here at home with my little girl who is now 2 months old. Every day that I look at her and see her growing, it reminds me of how much I have to look forward to. At 2 months Mackenzie is already trying to scoot that little butt of hers across the room while lying on her back. Before I know it she will be crawling and I will be chasing after her. She is also talking up, well what you would consider talking. She holds a conversation with either Brian or I for a few good minutes and always has an answer. I can sit and listen to her coos all day long, actually I do lol. She is also starting to enjoy her bumbo, which is a cute little seat that allows babies to sit in them when they can hold their heads up. I put her in it for a few days and she just sits and watches what ever it is I am doing. Before Brian and I know it, she is going to be out growing a lot of her things like her car seat, her swing and her clothes!! Oh I am not ready for her to grow up so much. Soon her teeth are going to be coming in and that is going to be a very interesting time!! Mackenzie also got some shots and that was a freak moment because she cried for the two shots and then was as happy as can be. I cannot wait for her next shots at 4 months when she is a bit more vocal!!! Does anyone have a time machine so that I can slow time down or go back to the day when my baby was born? My days are going too quickly!!! Mackenzie, you are the reason I get up every morning and look forward to going to bed as I get to see you grow each day!!

Love Mommy