19 months

This month has gone by very quickly! With baby #2 coming any day now I felt that I should blog earlier than later :) life might get a bit crazy! 

Mackenzie finished up her gymnastics class this month, has gone to MOPS with me weekly (and walked in by herself), played at the park (it is actually still nice this week-how crazy!!!!)

New phrases: sorry mama! Bye bye sun, moon, up, down, on, off... There's more but you get the idea! Her 2 word phrases are getting better each day and clearer. 

At night she has been having ALL her teddies go to sleep on a blanket with her, she'll turn on the sound machine and say shh sleeping. Pretend play is so fun to see her do! 

We made her bedtime 7 again and she does so much better! She sleeps till 7 now and that half hour makes such a difference in the morning. She has been a pickier eater lately but seems ok with what she's getting. She is taking an hour to hour and a half nap. Before bed she has been watching Noah's ark the veggie tales version and she looooooves it! Dinner at 5:15, veggie at 6, bed by 7... Wow! 

This month started with trunk or treat! 

This was a hayride in my parents neighborhood :) 

Coloring is a daily activity (anywhere from 5-30 minutes!)

Gymnastics pictures from the last day!! 

Dada was gone for a long weekend in Arizona for making forum at his work! We are so proud of him & thankful he works so hard. This was a gift he got and Mackenzie likes to have him wear them. 

November 16 and 60 degrees! Wow! What a fun morning at the park :) 

Then on November 21 we got 15 inches of snow haha! Her first snow storm of the season. 

Mackenzie is 19 months today on November 24! We thought maybe baby 2 would make her enterance and they would have been exactly 19m apart... But no :)

Now we have two days till thanksgiving and we can't wait to see when this bAby girl comes! She sure is taking her time :) 

Alisha 

 

18 months

18 month old: 

Wearing-2t everything, size 4 diapers

Eating- trying new foods.. Rice and apples are now back in the game!

Weight- 26 pounds (75%)

Height- 33 3/4 inches (95%)

Head - 19 inches (95%)

Words- I can't even keep track but I know it's 30+ words. Some day when I have time I'll make a list and update it ha 

Skills- climbing, running, spinning, bouncing, jumping, stacking blocks, coloring better (no mouth well not as much!), mimicking faces, pointing, understanding what we ask for (toys, shoes, etc), names a lot of body parts, starting to "count"

This whole month we have been living with Grandma & Grandpa. Here are some pictures to show what we have done!! 

9.25 playing at the park! You started to like the bridges and how they move. 

Your new tea & food set. This toy has been a huge hit! Seriously like hours of play each day.

October 2 we went to spades farm as a family! Super fun! You loved it. 

We want to dads work for a quick visit on his birthday! Surprised him ☺️ you loved walking around all the desks and seeing people! 

Veggies is still a part of your bedtime routine. You made the case your chair :)

 Since October has been so nice we go to the park a lot! Grandpas park has been a huge hit. It's getting harder and harder for me to chase your around being so pregnant! But thankfully grandma or dada come a lot. 

You have been sweeping and raking the leaves in the driveway. We put you in a pile of leaves and you love it! Throwing them in the air saying weeeee!

This month we also watched a lot of Cubs. They made it to the NLCS but got swept by the Mets. Your dad and I got to go to a game in the previous series and see them win though so that was super exciting and a great memory to have! On to next year cubbies!!! 

Here is our future home baby girl. You probably won't ever remember living in three places in 6 months or the business of life at this moment. I pray you just feel loved and are constantly growing and learning new things. 

At this point our house has been a bit delayed due to a cabinet issue. So we will be at my parents until January. We are remaining positive and thankful for the opportunity to build a home that's completely ours. It is a different season with new routines, less time together (dads commute is longer), but we are adapting and choosing to trust the Lord. 

I am 35.5 weeks pregnant now and feeling the aches & pains! I pretty much hurt from morning to night and it is hard to get comfy. My heart burn / acid reflux is so bad!!! It was not this bad with Mackenzie. Tums are not working so today at the doctor I will ask what else to do! Four more weeks and baby sister will be here. I set up her clothes this week, washed the pack and play and my dad&mike rearranged the living room so we can make space for baby swing/bouncer. I also started ordering things online (diapers, car seat cover, soap!). 

This next month who knows what will happen but I am excited to look back and see once again how much Mackenzie will learn, where our house progress will be, if sister is here yet (due thanksgiving the 26th!) and what we all have done! 

Love, Mommy 💗

17 months!

Wow! Mackenzie this last month went by so fast!!! I swear you were just 16mo! 

This month we really had to pack up our house since closing was September 21 and we moved out on the 20th. So the days were filled with playing but also packing. Your so young to understand the move but more on that later... 

This month you learned how to walk backwards, bounce, "jump", and spin in circles! Your so funny to watch :) 

You now know how to say... Eyes, chair, no, up.. These are just a few new ones I'm sure there are more! You now tell us no which is actually nice when making decisions. Such as do you want this book? And you'll have a preference with language! You also are beginning to tell us more of what you want to eat and when! 

You still love being outside, swim lessons, running around, and veggie tales.

You were 2t shirts and 18-24m pants. Buying 2t now hoping you'll wear them throughout the winter. Some 3t shirts are small enough for you to wear... Crazy!!!! Your diaper size 4 but I think pushing going to size 5.

Here are some photos from this month of all the fun we had! 

We tried a booster seat... No such luck! Lol it was a mess!!! 

Our friends Rachel and Preston took some family photos before we moved :) 

This week was so hot, hard to believe for early September. 

Mom& dad went to Boston over Labor Day weekend and grandma & nana watched you!! 

September 8 you started gymnastics. It's new and hard for you to have such a structured routine... We try hard but there have been a few total toddler tantrums. It's hard but worth it for you to learn to listen!! 

Nana got you a car and you love it! Hours of entertainment. 

Some last days of our pool! Clothes and all..

Swim lessons again :) you get excited and run to the wa-wa! 

Touch a truck fall fest in hawthorn woods. First sucker! 

Playing outside!! I can't believe this was just 2 weeks ago and now it's 50 degrees. Burrr!

Big baby :) 

Saying goodbye & moving! We moved out the 20th and closing was the 22nd. We are living with Grandma & Grandpa Depke. The first 3-4 days were a bit rough. We expected this as you didn't understand this is our temporary home and continued to think mommy or daddy was leaving. The first couple nights you had major meltdowns and nothing besides veggies and just going to sleep helped. By Wednesday things were a bit better but you still were clingy :( 

Now it's been almost 2 weeks and you do much better. You seem to understand this is where your new room is and mommy and daddy's too! You greet Kyla every morning and get excited with me-ma comes down for breakfast! 

We are doing gymnastics (with me-ma's help) on Tuesdays and we have MOPS on Wednesdays. Swim out by lake Zurich on Saturdays. Daddy does a great job of still being home around 5:30 for dinner and has his Friday's free. Now it's getting colder and fall is officially here! You of course still love to go outside and run around with your toy car and bubbles! 

Mommy is 32 weeks pregnant. Feeling large and not so in charge ;) baby is measuring right on track. I just started going through baby things. My pump works good thing and I have tons of sleepers for baby girl #2 to wear! I am tired most days by your nap (you are only napping about an hour) and I am very thankful for all the help I get!!! 

Your bedtime is still with daddy at 6:30 we watch a veggies and your sleeping by 7:30. Up at 7:15ish and we start our day! Overall your happy, very concentrated on certain tasks such as putting blocks in a bin, veggies DVDs back in their box, and reading. You have shown your stubborn, independent, mind of your own side for sure! You know what you want and when you want it. You'll go grab your shoes and both of mine to go outside. You love to look at photos of yourself on my phone and say babies babies over and over until I show you! 

Next month you'll be one and a half!!! Wow! I love celebrating your months and remembering all we do. Someday you'll get to read these and see the pictures and just be reminded how much we love you! So much!! 

Love mommy & daddy & baby sis

16 month old

Mackenzie --

Today you are 16 months old!!! We started the day by waking up at 7:15, breakfast of yogurt & Cheerios around 8, played in the living room, veggie tales around 9:15, the grocery store at 10, a walk once home & lunch of a peanut butter sandwich, strawberries and cheese at 11:45! You are napping now only once a day so our mornings have to be packed with things to do :) 

Your nap is around 12:30-2 on a good day. Some other days your still learning and only sleep 45 minutes. Our afternoon is filled with a snack (your loving these pumpkin banana crackers lately), playing outside/walks and dinner at about 5:30. Around 6:15 we watch a veggie tales and head up to bed about 7:10 so your laying down and falling asleep at 7:30! 

Your 18 month shirts are getting to be too short but 18 month pants are good.  Your in size 4 diapers, and size 4 shoes. Maybe 4.5 soon!! 

Your words are so hard to keep track of you say so many. My favorite lately is when you find Jesus in the bible and say "gee us" :) we read the bible every night and you recognize Moses, Daniel in the lions den, and Mary pregnant with Jesus!

All four molars are finally in as well as your 4th tooth on the bottom finally :) your eye tooth on the bottom right came too! So many teeth these past 2 months-- it's been long! I can only imagine how you feel. 

Here are some photos from this month!! 

Ivanhoe Pool 7.25

Lake house day 7.26

Lake county fair 

Hehe 7.30

Big trucks 7.31

8.3 enjoying a nice August day! 

8.5 spending time at the park to fill our days..

Warren township park 8.13.15

8.14.15 love 

8.17 you love walking up and down the driveway!! You like the curb which is hard since our streets a little busy.. Trying to teach no road lately is tough!!