Hello Ed, Good-Bye Cheyenne

The long awaited arrival of Ed came on Friday, June 4th. It's been about 1 1/2 years since he has been back in the states. And needless to say, Cheyenne was psyched to have her Daddy back.....for good....as he is retiring after 13 years in the Army!

Welcome Home Ed! So good to have you back in PA!

Philadelphia International Cycling Championship

Mackenzie got to experience what I had for many years as a kid growing up.....the annual Philadelphia Bike Race. My grandmother happens to live right on Manayunk Avenue and has prime seats for the race. So, we melted a bit in the heat but we were able to cheer on the bikers as they passed by! I guess we can't complain too much. We weren't the ones doing 10 laps up the Manayunk Wall and completing 156 miles in the heat and humidity!

Reflux!

So, we took Mackenzie to the doctor on Wednesday, June 2nd as we were still concerned about the frequency of her spitting up. She was also starting to pull away from the bottle and arch her back. The doctor said her reflux was acting up and put her on Zantac. He expected that we would see a difference in about 4 days and to stay on it for at least 8 weeks and then do a follow up at that time to see how things are going. At this point, we aren't seeing much difference in the frequency or quantity. Although we were pleasantly surprised to see that regardless of all of the spitting up, Mackenzie gained 6 oz in 9 days. So, she must be getting something!

Crossing our fingers and toes that the Zantac starts kicking in for Mackenzie!

Happy Memorial Day!

Mackenzie has been very festive this weekend by wearing her red, white, and blue. We are thoroughly enjoying the 3 day weekend of no set plans. After this weekend, we have busy schedules....Philadelphia Bike Race and then OBX Family Vacation.

Saturday we hit up some yard sales in Aunt Katie's development. Mommy scored a few things for Mackenzie while Aunt Katie found some good deals on books for Carter's library.

Sunday we got to participate in Aunt Katie & Uncle Tim's maternity session at Long's Park. We went along for moral support. They are going to have some fantastic pictures.

And tomorrow we will probably spend the day as a family since daddy plans on being done with his work on the basement today.

Happy Memorial Day 2010!!

Another milestone....

Mackenzie rolled from her belly to her back for Daddy on Thursday, May 27th! She did it 3 times for daddy that morning but has yet to do it for Mommy. But she is definitely making progress on her belly time....she doesn't seem to hate it quite as much as she used to. I wouldn't say it's enjoyable for her yet....but tolerable!

6 months old....

Where does the time go? Is our little peanut really 6 months old already? Time sure does fly by. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the NICU. And now, she is 1/2 a year old! Crazy!!

We had Mackenzie's 6 month well visit today. Mackenzie's is doing great and making both us and the doctor's proud. She is on the charts for her length and head circumference but is still working on gaining that weight. We were told today that we are not to start any cereal or solids until she is consistently eating 8oz and looking for more. She averages about 5oz at each feeding now. So, we'll continue with formula until her appetite picks up.

Height: 24" (5.13%)

Weight: 11 lbs 3 oz (0.24%)

Head Circumference: 15.98" (7.17%)

Our next appointment isn't until 9 months, August 23rd, and she will be happy to know that there will be no vaccinations given at this appointment! Hip Hip Hooray!

So, what else is she up to you ask? Well....she is "talking" up a storm and really discovering her voice and using those lungs. She is smiling a lot and even doing some giggling. She is an extremely happy baby. On average, she sleeps from 7pm-5am and takes about three 1 hour naps during the day (sometimes more and sometimes less). She is very curious and prefers to be held in a position where she can see everything or on her play mat where she can observe everything around her. She hasn't quite rolled over yet. But, she seems closer to rolling from back to belly (which is apparantly harder than going from belly to back). We are going to concentrate on working with her on her belly more. She doesn't particularly care for tummy time, so it's tough to get in more than 5 minutes at a time.

Andy and I couldn't be happier. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful little girl in our life. And she truly makes it easy.....so easy that we are afraid what would come next (if and when that happens).

First tri as a "Daddy!"

Mt. Gretna

"Got the Nerve" Sprint Triathlon

May 22, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS Daddy!
Love,

Mackenzie

Carter's Baby Shower!

SURPRISE!

We held Katie's Baby Shower on Saturday, May 8th and she was pleasantly surprised. We threw her some curve balls that definetly helped the surprise. Katie and Tim were surrounded by great family, friends, and loved ones. Carter is lucky to have such wonderful people in his life. We are all anxiously awaiting his arrival in July!

Up next.....Baby Leidy's Baby Shower.....to be continued....