Mackenzie is 5 months old

Wow - how time flies!!

Mackenzie, you are five months old today! You have your own personality and you are so sweet! You just recently started putting your arms around our neck and "hugging" us when we pick you up. It's one of the best feelings I've ever felt.

You are all smiles in the morning when you first wake up. These days you are going to bed between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m. and waking up between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. Even though it's early and we are still waking up ourselves, Daddy and I really look forward to getting you out of your crib because you are so sweet!!! You are definitely a "morning baby" and lately when you wake up, you just play and talk by yourself until Mommy or Daddy gets in there to get you out. One day last week you just talked and talked to Larry (your turtle-shaped “music aquarium” that’s attached to your crib which you LOVE!) for about 20 minutes. It’s so cute!

You are still growing like a weed! You are still in 3-6 month size clothes. Your 3-6 month sleepers are starting to fit a little snug, but some of your pants are still just the right size! You have more clothes than any little girl I know and when we look in your closet to pick out clothes for the day, you like to reach out and touch them.

You are very aware of everything around you the last few days. You like to look at everything and touch everything! You really like touching Mommy and Daddy’s faces!! You’re passing things like your rattle and teething rings from one hand to the other and you think that’s really fun. You also like to watch your hands when you grab and touch things. You are so smart and you continue to amaze me!

Tummy time is still a lot of fun for you. You still haven’t mastered laying with your face to the side – you would rather lay face down! You’re also still working on rolling over to your back after you’ve had enough fun on your tummy. You’re getting so strong on your tummy and you can push yourself up. You even inch forward sometimes when you’re trying to get to a toy. Daddy is convinced that you will be crawling soon!

You’re also sitting up by yourself when you’re propped up with your hands in front of you and you can sit like that for 5 to 10 minutes at a time. It’s adorable!

Mackenzie – we love you so much and I can’t even begin to describe the amount of joy you bring to our lives. I can’t imagine life without you and I pray that you continue to grow and learn every day!

MUAH!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy