Randomness!

Nothing much has happened over the past week... Mackenzy has been sleeping very well which has been amazing because sleeping has not been her strong point! She's been passing out around 7:30 every night and waking up around 4:00 or 5:00 to nurse and goes back to sleep until about 7:30. I can't complain about that, but I'm definitely enjoying it now since I know that trend can come to an end at any moment!

Some of you know that I'm in love with consignment stores and sales! I've been looking for this walker/ride on toy all summer and I finally found one! It retails for about $20-$40, but I found one for $8.50! All I had to do was spray it down with Greenworks cleaner and rinse it off and it looked as good as new! Below is a picture of her sitting on the riding part. It also turns in to a walker that she can push around the floor. I tried to get a picture of it but every time I took the camera out she would turn towards me and try to take the camera... Oh well! And if your wondering, she's chewing on a bag clip. Yes I know it's not a baby approved toy but she loves it an it makes her gums feel good so we let her have it sometimes!

She looks so grown in this picture!


Again, here is Mackenzy with her favorite chew toy. Once she sees it it's impossible to hide it from her because she'll go looking for it (object permanence milestone: complete!) She started baby gymnastics classes last week! She looked so cute with the other babies crawling all over the mats and jumping on the air track. I might be saying this because I'm her mom, but she was far more advanced than her peers and was the only baby that did a forward roll without crying and crawled through the barrel! She'll be in the Bugs (4-10 months) class for a few more weeks and then she'll move to the Birds (10-19 months) class. Maybe she'll be a gymnast like mommy! Although I'm hoping she'll like swimming, volleyball, or soccer...



I finally gave in and bought her some real shoes. Aren't they cute! Her first pair of Stride Rites! She absolutely hates shoes, but since she'll be walking soon we felt like it was time for her to get used to them. Nana thinks she needs some of those ugly walking shoes, but I just couldn't get myself to buy those horrible looking things! When she starts walking she'll get hard bottom shoes, but for right now flexible soles are good for her. I'm just glad she's keeping them on and we haven't lost one yet!

Here is Mackenzy with Ray right after she woke up one morning. I had to get a picture since the fro is getting taller every week. Every morning when Ray doesn't have to open the store she looks at him and says "Dada", smiles, and then hits him on the head. Now that's a wake up call!

Finally, a random picture from the beach. She's just being her silly, happy self! Have you noticed the muscles in her arms yet? I think she gets those from me!