Sad Day :(

Today was my last day of maternity leave :(. The past 2 1/2 months have been an amazing journey. I have been so blessed to be with Macayla all that time watching her grow and change. My mom is on her way to Green Bay as I write this to watch Macayla these next few days. On Friday my mom is going to drive down to Dubuque and Moline to pick up my grandma's and bring them back to Minocqua for Macayla's baptism. So on Friday Jason's mom will watch Macayla.

We had Macayla's 2 month doctor's appointment yesterday. She got 5 immunization through 2 shots (1 in each leg) and 1 oral immunization. I had learned from last time and made sure to close my eyes when she got the shots. This helped some, but it still was hard to hear her cry so hard after the shots :(. Although the rest of yesterday was rough...she woke up smiling this morning.

Stats:

weight--> 11lbs 5 ounces (52%tile)

Height--> 23 1/4 inches (74%tile)

The pictures are from Macayla's 2 month "photo shoot" :)

Mother's Day

Macayla did an outstanding job of helping me celebrate my first Mother's Day. On Saturday night she took me out to dinner at Red Lobster. On Sunday Morning she let dad feed her at 7:30 so I could sleep a little bit longer. A little later, I was the woken up by a knock on my bedroom door. When I opened the door I saw Macayla sitting in her carseat (sleeping) with 3 red roses draped across her lap with a card and a candle. Macayla even scribbled a little on the card! Later on in the day we went over to Jason's sister's house to have dinner with Jason's family.

For Grandpa John....

First Trip to the Zoo

On Sunday my parents came down to visit for the day. It was such a beautiful day and we wanted to be outsided so we decided to venture off to the zoo. It was a day of first for Macayla...First trip to the zoo...first outside diaper change...first outside feeding...first outside family picture.

Enjoy :)

2 months cont.

2 Months Old!

I think month 2 went even faster than month 1! Macayla is growing and changing everyday. I'm very sad that in a week and a half I won't be able to be with her all day long. I start back to work on May 13 :(. Luckily Macayla will not have to go to child care. My mom is taking the first week (3 days), my sister Melissa is coming for the second week, Jason is going to take to third week, my mom is coming back for the fourth week, and Jason's mom is taking the last few days. I did meet with a potential sitter this week and loved her. It will be easier for me next fall knowing Macayla is being taken care of by such a kind woman.

During month 2 Macayla has...

• grown stronger in her neck and back
• has "found" her tongue...she is constantly sticking it out!
• has "found" her hand...she sucks on it when ever she can manage to get it to her mouth
• likes sitting like a "big girl"...with support of course
• has been sleeping from about 10:30pm-between 6:30 & 7:30am fir the past 2 weeks!
• started smiling
• coos more and more
• at times seems like she lets out a small giggle
• tracks us with her eyes
• loves looking at her self in the mirror