Makenzie's Laugh

You are so Beautiful

Raquel loves listening to music, and one of her favorites is "You are so Beautiful."  This is her rendition.

Makenzie at Three Months

We've arrived at the three month stage!

• 12.1 lbs and 23 1/2 inches, which is right about average for babies her age.
• She jabbers mostly at night when she's getting tired.
• Has rolled over from her tummy to her back a few more times, like she's doing in the picture above.
•  She's been sleeping 8 hour stretches nearly every night for the past month.
• She smiles and laughs when I sing to her.  Raquel asks to listen to the Frozen soundtrack every day, and now Makenzie recognizes the songs.
• She loves the crinkle sound of the paper that covers the beds in the doctor's office.  She goes wild whenever they place her on it.
• She also goes wild in the bathtub.  She kicks and waves her arms to make big splashes.
• She continues to be a really happy baby and rewards us with big smiles whenever we pick her up or talk to her.

It has been fun to watch Makenzie and Raquel interact.  Raquel likes to put in Makenzie's binkie, turn on her swing, and give her a blanket when she's sad.  Makenzie likes to watch Raquel and be near her.

Regal Baby

The weekend of Makenzie's blessing, we had 3 visitors.  Of course, we would've loved to see ALL our family, but we're just not that loved.  Just kidding, we're actually the favorites, but most of the family, understandably, couldn't make it.  We had to settle on Mom, Dad, and Dave.  What's that saying?  Something about beggars and choosers?  Anyways, they arrived Saturday afternoon, and once I forced certain visitors (Dave) to put my child down and wash their hands (can anyone say nasty, germy, airplane hands???), we made the introductions.

We've enjoyed the pleasure of Dave's company on several occassions now, but I think he found the entertainment and sleeping accommodations to be much better this trip.

 

Saturday night, we treated our guests to their first ever skookie experience.  Skookies are swiftly becoming my dessert of choice these days.

On Sunday morning, we had a few hours to get ready before 11:00 church.  I thought Raquel would be excited to wear a fancy dress, like Makenzie.  I thought wrong.  (Sort of like that time I thought she would enjoy Christmas.)  As I put the dress on her, she kept crying for daddy and saying "No, no, no!"  I forced her to wear it anyways, and she eventually forgot about it.  Makenzie didn't mind her dress.  She was born to be regal.  On a side note, I think I was subconsciously influenced by the latest season of Downton Abby when I created Makenzie's headband because it looks very 1920's to me.

 

As Raquel would say, "Mommy, Daddy, 'Quel', 'Kenzie'.  Happy Family." And we are.