Happy 7 Month Birthday!!!

Mackenzie turned 7 months old on June 24th! Wow! It still amazes me every day how quickly time is passing and how she is growing up so fast. Andy and I were actually out on a date the other night and saw a newborn out with her mother. We said that although Mackenzie is only 7 months old, it's hard to remember her being a newborn.

Mackenzie got to spend her birthday with Muzzy and Aunt Katie. Grandpop had to work in the area which called for a surprise visit! Hooray! Aunt Katie is off for the summer and anxiously awaiting the arrival of Carter.

So, Mackenzie got some great family time in on her special day!

Hugs and kisses to the birthday girl!

What is she up to these days.....

.....she is surely the chatter box and practicing her skills every day.

She loves doing raspberries....at all times....while drinking her bottle, while falling asleep, with 7 fingers in her mouth! She loves it!

While we were on vacation she was able to hold herself upright for a few seconds here and there before topping over. Now she is able to sit upright for a bit longer. Every day she makes progress.

Today she decided to roll from back to belly but then got mad when she couldn't go anywhere once on her belly. Ever since her initial roll from belly to back, she has lost interest. She doesn't mind belly time quite as much as she used to. However, makes no real attempt to roll. Perhaps she'll just skip the rolling and go right to sitting up and crawling? Only time will tell....

We are just loving every smile...enough to melt your heart!

Mackenzie's First Vacation...

Mackenzie experienced quite a few firsts during our summer vacation!

We had a fabulous vacation to the OBX (Corolla, NC) with Andy's family the week of 6/12/2010-6/19/2010. Mackenzie got to experience many firsts during the week.....

...first extended car ride

...first night in a hotel

...first time in a pool

...first time touching the sand

...first time in the ocean

I must say, we couldn't have asked any more of Mackenzie. She was FANTASTIC. She did great in the car, was a breeze at the beach (2 hour naps), and was a trooper even when she came down with a head cold at the end of the vacation.

We are so fortunate to have such a happy, easy-going, little girl!

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!!