Cleaning up

April 18, 2009

Mackenzie is starting to resemble Mommy in more than one way! I got the Dust-Buster out to clean up and Mackenzie crawled all the way across the living room just to get a look. I thought that she would have been scared of it because it's pretty loud, but she sat down right next to it and grabbed it!

Mommy's little helper!

Push Toy

April 18, 2009

Mackenzie has a push toy that she got from Nonna a few weeks after she was born...seriously. Obviously, we haven't been able to use it until now and Mackenzie is loving it! There are wooden blocks that fit inside the box part and she loves pulling them out and trying to put them back in. Just recently, she also enjoys crawling through it!!!

What a big girl!!!

Family Walk

April 20, 2009

After dinner, Matt, Mackenzie, and I went for a walk around the neighborhood. It was sooo beautiful outside so we had to take advantage of the weather!

I recently got a nifty little umbrella stroller that just so happens to also be hot pink (which I'm so excited to use this weekend in the Race for the Cure of the Ozarks) and Mackenzie loves it! I think what she likes about this one in comparison to our "heavy duty" stroller is the fact that she can really see everything around her and she doesn't get nearly as hot. I like it because it weighs 8 pounds rather than 30 and it's much easier to maneuver.

Heading out...

She kicked her feet and talked the whole time we were walking, so we think she really liked it.

Matt didn't want to take this pic...he doesn't like pictures in "public"!! :)

When we got home, I wanted to get some pictures of Mackenzie in front of the house. I mean, someday she'll probably want to know what her very first home looked like!! I know that when I look at old photos of me as a child, I like to look at everything in the background of the photo too.



As I was taking the pictures, I noticed Mackenzie's eyes looked extra pretty, so I tried to get some close ups...






Matt and I decided that we should do this more often especially when it's such great weather!

Mackenzie is 10 months old

April 19, 2009

I know I say this EVERY time, but seriously...I wish I could find a way to make time stop. Well, not stop, but just slow down at least a little bit!!!!

Mackenzie, you are TEN MONTHS OLD! How does it feel?? You are getting so independent and you love being mobile! You have started "really" crawling, going from crawling to sitting up, pulling up, "cruising" around your crib and the furniture, and even recently taking steps BY YOURSELF with your push toy! You always have the biggest smile on your face and you're just so, so happy!

You are very vocal and are talking quite a bit. You can say "da-da", "ma-ma", "bye-bye", and "ba-ba" although they are very rarely in the correct context. You have even started shouting...just because you can! You like the sound of your own voice and you love talking to Mommy and Daddy. You have a very cute laugh that sometimes sounds fake, but cute none-the-less. You are also really into mocking us when we cough or make "pfff" noises.

You are weighing about 22 pounds and you seem to have grown in length quite a bit although I don't have an accurate measurement right now. You are eating Stage 2 and 3 foods as well as some table foods. You really enjoy feeding yourself because I think it makes you feel like a big girl - which you are!! You still enjoy taking baths except that now, towards the end of the bath during the rinse off, you tend to get a little upset and want out.

Mackenzie - we love you more and more and MORE every day and each new phase is our favorite. You keep us on our toes and make our lives and many others so much more enjoyable just because you're in it!

We love you,
Mommy and Daddy

This was right when Aunt Erin came over and you
decided you were done with the pictures and wanted to play!!

So excited to see Aunt E!

Morning Playtime

April 8, 2009

Mackenzie is always super sweet in the mornings when you wake her up...and she always has this very cute "I just woke up" look about her. I can't put my finger on exactly what it is that looks so cute...maybe her bushy little head! Especially on this morning because I put her in one of my favorite outfits - a little tee and some leggings. She just looks so cute I can't help but kiss and squeeze her! See for yourself...

Squeezable!!

Here's that bushy-headed "just woke up" look I was telling you about!

Where are you going?!?!