Sunday, March 29, 2015

Maisy - 7 months

So I feel like I just wrote her 6 month post a couple days ago.  Time is getting away from me.  I'm sure summer will only speed this problem up even more. 
She is sitting up unassisted for the most part now.  She doesn't get too far on her tummy yet, but she does get up on all fours and rock.  She will cover some distance rolling, but she hasn't quite figured out how to purposely roll to get something she wants.  And that's ok with me for now!
Fortunately, so far we have another good eater on our hands.  I have always said it's unbelievable how well the older two eat, so there's no way we could be blessed with 3 good, healthy eaters.  We haven't found anything she won't eat.  Unfortunately, we have another bottomless pit.  I really don't think she understands when she's full.  Our pediatrician suggests to feed her until she's full and refuses food.  I'm pretty sure 12 cubes of food is too much for one meal, but I'm pretty sure that's what she'd eat if I'd let her. 
My favorite part of the infant stage is watching personality develop.  Each day a little piece of Maisy is unwrapped.  And how blessed I feel to be able to see this unravel right before my eyes. 
This little face just warms my heart.  Weird I know.  When she gets irritated, she can only keep this face for seconds because it quickly turns into a smile with a couple years running down her cheeks.  Her irritations are quickly diminished when someone talks to her or holds her hand.  Precious.
 
 
 
 
 

Sports Kiwi Crate

Our last Kiwi Crate was a sports theme.  These two were battling it out on the soccer field via straws!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Spring!

 Don't let that solemn face fool you.  This girl has pretty much only known life inside the walls of our house, so getting to experience new things outside has been a lot of fun!  She got her first ride in the swing and loved it!
I know this happens every spring, but we really all just forget how great it is to be outside.  Probably just makes us that much more thankful. 

Friday, March 13, 2015

Wedding

It's been awhile since we've been to a wedding!  I guess that means we're getting old.  All of our friends are married with kids.  My cousin got married, so we headed out for an evening of wedding fun. 

 Micah and cousin G kept Uncle J and his girlfriend entertained. 
 This kids had moves we weren't aware of!  I don't think Mara's feet stopped moving the entire reception.  Micah took quite a few breaks, but he kept up with her on the dance floor!
 Lance isn't a big dancer.  But I'm afraid this girl isn't going to let him sit down or hide in the corner next year at the Father Daughter Dance!  Guess he'd better start working on his moves!
Mara preferred the fast songs, but she did find a pretty cute slow dancing partner!
Maisy was probably overstimulated by the loud music and blinking lights.  But she was definitely entertained.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Basement Update

Our basement is getting closer to being finished!
 bedroom/Lance's office
 His current office is the living room!

Friday, March 6, 2015

Zzzz...

Sometimes waiting for my food makes me sleepy....

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Winter Splash Vacation

Cabin fever is about to overtake us in this house!  So we decided to do a weekend away at a hotel water park.
Ready to hit the water park!
The big M's burned off lots of energy.
And the little M was quickly worn out by watching them.

 Can you see her excitement from going down the big slide?
 
 
I don't think she made a sound for the 4 hours we were there!  She was completely entertained by the action.
 
Time got away from us, and the next thing I know it's 7:30.  We hadn't eaten supper yet, so we headed next door to Perkins.  Micah was so tired, he couldn't even finish his dinner at the restaurant.  So we brought it back, and he finished in bed.  However, he ended up throwing it back up at 2AM.  I'll spare you from the gross details, but needless to say it wasn't a good night for any of us.  Maisy cried every 45 minutes for the first couple of hours, and then we were all up at 2AM with Micah.
The kids were very entertained with the hotel room key, cups, fridge and microwave (unplugged!).  Funny how entertaining a hotel room can be!