Family Trip to Bass Pro

Typically going to Bass Pro is a Daddy and Mayson activity but this time Makynzie and I joined them. Mayson would spend hours in there if we would let him. Here are a few pictures of him enjoying Bass Pro and one of Makynzie showing how much she enjoyed the trip.

Makynzie enjoying her first trip to Bass Pro.

He loves watching the scuba divers clean the tank.

Learning how to shoot the targets.  The only gun he will have for a long time.

2 months old

Makynie is 2 months old!
- Makynzie weighs 11 pounds 5 ounces and was 22 3/4 long. She is in the 50-75th percentile for both height and weight.
- She is wearing 3 month clothes, but pants and shorts are still a little bit big on her.
- She is wearing a size 1 diaper and has slowed down a little on how many we change a day. She still hates to be wet or dirty.
- Makynzie is starting to be so expressive. She has the funniest facial expressions. We can get her really cooing when we tickle under her neck.
- Sleeping is going so much better since she moved into her own room in her crib. She eats around 10:30 and sleeps usually till around 7:30. Now only if we could get big bother to sleep in life would be good.

It's HOT, HOT, HOT!

Temperatures are well over 100 degrees everyday now so we try to play on the morning and in the late evening. Mayson LOVES being outside! We have had to install a lock at the top of door since he knows know to unlock the deadbolt. I also had to lock the gate because he has figured out how to get out and him and Sadie running he neighborhood and me chasing isn't fun! Trust me one time was enough to find that out. Makynzie enjoys being put too, I think its actually because I an holding her. I am ready to buy a pool so we can cool off in this heat.

Zonked.

Sitting in the sand and water table that has no water nor sand but rocks and cars.

Mommy and Makynzie

He loves going down the slide.

Hopefully our backyard will be done soon, and he will have some grass.

31 months old!

That sounds so crazy! Mayson is just a little over 2 1/2 years old and I haven't update anyone on his milestones for awhile.
• Mayson weighs 39 pounds and 8 ounces and a little over 39 inches tall. He is in over 95th percentile for both height and weight.
• Mayson wears a 4t shirt and 3t pants. We will be buying 5t and 4t for anything new though. He has almost grown out of his size 10 shoes too.
• He has really started talking a lot lately. Repeating everything you say and ask him to say. He can name shapes, tell you colors, count to 20 (he misses some numbers but he is close), he knows most of his animals, knows all his body parts, he can identify some letters and he tries to sing his ABCs.
• His favorites are cars, baseball, golf playing outside and wrestling with Sadie. His favorite colors are orange and blue. He loves dinosaurs and being loud! He loves fruit: strawberries, bananas, grapes, watermelon, pretty much everything. Veggies are still a no go, sometimes he will eat corn (does that even count).

Every day his personality grows and he learns new things. He is so much fun most of the time considering he is on those wonderful terrible twos.

Shopping, Splash pads, Sweets and Sharks!

We had a fun filled weekend full of alliterations. Two teachers, two toddlers, 4 M's, 2 J's, and lots of S's. Jodi, Jayden and Madeline came out to visit and I couldn't have been more excited. For having two toddlers and a one month old and different schedules from two different time zones I think we managed pretty well. The girls got some shopping done and the boys got to play. I can't wait to live closer so our kids can play more often. Thanks for coming to visit Jodi, we miss you guys!

Poor Mayson

This past weekend poor Mayson broke out in a rash. It was so strange how it came about. Friday it started with a few spots, I gave him some Benadryl and it went away so I didn't worry much about it. He woke up Saturday and it was a little worse than on Friday . Another dose of Benadryl and it went away. Sunday he woke up and it was terrible!! I didn't give him anything and said we are going to quick care. They said it was just an allergic reaction to something, but to what? We never really figured out what it was but hopefully it won't come back.

Along with his rash he got a really nice bump on his face from playing with his friend, Jackson. Boys will be boys.

1 month old

I can't believe it has already been one month! This has been such a busy month. In Makynzie's 30 days she has had at least one of her grandparents here for 24 of those days. It has been so great having an extra set of hands around since Mike is working so much.

Makynzie's 1 Month Milestones
• Our tall skinny girl went to the doctor today for her well baby check. She weighed in at 8 pounds 5 ounces. That is in the 25th to 50th percentile. That is what Mayson weighed at birth :). She also was 21 3/4 inches long, which is in the 75th to 90th percentile.
• Makynzie is still wearing newborn clothes and diapers. Mommy is making her tons of bows to go with all the cute outfits that she is going to be in hopefully soon.
• She is nursing every 3 to 4 hours right now, but would eat more often if I would let her.
• We are still working on sleeping. She takes a really long nap usually during the middle of the day. We are working on Mayson taking a nap during that time so Mommy has a chance to breathe. At night she has been sleeping for stretches of 3 to 4 hours. She sleeps in her pack play and nap nanny, but her favorite is curled up on mommy in the rocking chair.
• Makynzie enjoys her swing, but would much rather be cuddled up with Mommy. I don't mind, but Mayson does.
• Mayson is adjusting to her a little more each day. He will come over and say take her, and will want to hold her. He will even name all of her little body parts.