I gave Macy a spoon to hold while she ate lunch today in hopes that one day she’ll get the hang of it and be able to feed herself. She didn’t throw it overboard so I thought that was promising. She even put the correct end of the spoon in her mouth toward the end of lunch (there wasn’t any food on it, but I’ll take what I can get).
We went to Brian and Louisa’s house for a post Father’s Day lunch for the dads since we were out of town on Father’s Day. We had a great time getting to see everyone and Macy loved playing with her cousins.
I bought this outfit for Macy when we went to Orange Beach last year. She was only 4 weeks old at the time and lived in onsies, so I wanted to get a real outfit that she could wear. Could you guess she’s teething and sleep deprived? 
Standing, but still hesitant to walk.
Macy is actually napping so I have a minute to add some pictures from our trip to Orange Beach….
Macy wasn’t too excited that Mom brought her hat.
Macy loved her floatie, but really wanted to play with the big kids.
Macy and Aunt Steph on the beach.
Macy didn’t really know what to do with her feet in the sand.
She wasn’t crazy about it at first, but she was trying to eat it in no time!
After Orange Beach we went home to Brandon with Grams and ______ (my dad still refuses to choose a name)
Macy loves to play airplane with _______.
She had fun visiting her Great Grandparents too!
We had a great time despite Macy’s tough teething travels. Hopefully our next visit will go a little more smoothly.
We’re on our way home from our annual beach / MS trip. We had a great time catching up with family and friends. This trip has been harder than usual with Macy because her top 2 teeth are coming in and she has had a rough time with them. I’ll have to add pictures from the beach when we get home but I have a few pictures on my phone from Jackson that I can add as we drive through Atlanta (my distraction from the crazy traffic).
One picture is of Macy and I in front of the carousel in Miskellys. The lady working there was very nice but she whisked Macy away and took her for a ride that Macy wasn’t very excited about. I jumped on the platform (while it was moving…very surprised I didn’t bust it…those things move faster than they look) and was able to calm her down enough that I think she enjoyed it a little.
The next picture is of our poor kiddo trying to sleep on the way home. After screaming most of the way to the beach we decided to buy a convertible car seat once we got to Brandon hoping that getting her out of her infant seat would help. She likes the seat, but it isn’t very comfortable for sleeping (as you can tell), so after another screaming fit we stopped at babies r us outside Atlanta and bought all of the pillow sleeping things we could find…and a new ball for any emotional damage the car rides have caused.
The last picture is her sleeping with her new pillows. They still aren’t as comfortable as she was in her infant seat but at least her head doesn’t bobble as it hangs. Poor little girl. One day she’ll grow into her new car seat.
This is coming a little late, but I knew I had to get pictures up from Macy’s first birthday before we leave for Orange Beach tomorrow (and have more pictures that need posting). We were blessed to be surrounded by friends and family to celebrate Macy’s special day. I was especially excited that Macy’s Grams, Granddad, Uncle Brad, and Aunt Steph were able to make the trip!
Macy had a great time playing with Aunt Steph while she was here.
She even got some snuggle time in with a good book. On Friday night (Macy’s “real” birthday) we opened presents with our family.
She loved her puzzle (I couldn’t get the plastic off fast enough) and turtle puppet from Omie and PopPop.
Her ball from Grams and Granddad was also an instant hit.
She loved the airplane and sand toys that Uncle Brad and Aunt Steph gave her (and she can’t wait to put the sand toys to use this weekend!) The next morning we got up bright and early for Macy’s birthday party with friends.
We had our pavillion at the park decorated and ready for the big event.
And Macy was very excited about her big day to get started.
She had fun playing with her friends….
and loved swinging with daddy.
Her cake even turned out to be a success (thanks to my birthday mixer)!
Macy wasn’t crazy about her sweet cake,
and thought dumping in on the table was much more fun.
After cake it was time to open presents. She got a lot of wonderful gifts,
was very thankful for everyone who came to celebrate with her,
And was ready for a long nap when it was over. Thank you to everyone who celebrated Macy’s big day with us. We are so blessed to have all of you in our lives!
My incredible husband used a Memorial Day sale to my advantage and gave me an early birthday present today! I’ve wanted a kitchenaid mixer since I registered for our wedding and now there’s one sitting on my kitchen counter! I’m even more excited because I have a very important birthday cake to make for Macy’s party on Saturday and now I have a fabulous mixer to help me out! I’m SO EXCITED!!!!!
My mixer in it’s new home on the counter.
It’s white with a pink stripe (the cook for a cure model…fabulous mixer and a good cause!) The only problem is that now I want to use it…and eat all the yummy things I can make with it.
Today will be Macy’s first day to have a formula-only bottle….12 days before her first birthday. When she was born I was determined to give her the best start to life that I could with nursing and pumping extra milk to freeze. There were definitely times that were hard (and painful), but in the end it has been well worth the enourmous effort and time that it took. Despite all the 2nd grade germs that I bring home, Macy has only been sick one time in her first year of life…that was a stomach virus that kept her down for about 4 hours (the rest of the women in the family weren’t so lucky). It has been a wonderful blessing to be able to provide this for our sweet little girl. Here is a picture of Macy’s last bag of milk…now I’m off to the store to buy actual food for our freezers!
I’m adding some Macy pictures that we took on Mother’s Day. I had a great “first” Mother’s Day. Doug let me sleep in, he cleaned the living room and kitchen, cooked an incredible meal for me and his parents, and then did the dishes afterwards. Sunday evening we went to Home Depot and got some new shrubs and daylillies for one of our front flower beds. We were actually to plant them together when Macy went to bed 30 minutes early (her mother’s day gift to me :). Enjoy the pictures!
Macy loves her ball, so when it rolled under the couch she was determined to get it out. I have to admit the first time it went under the couch I didn’t have the camera so I had to recreate it when the camera was near.
Now she’s getting serious!
And finally success!!! I hope she’s this determined when she’s working for a scholarship for college!