Dinner with friends

Saturday, March 10th, was the first time we took MaKayla out to dinner with us. My friend Nikki and her boyfriend John meet us at church on Saturday night. Afterwards we went to dinner at Cheddar’s. We had a great time. MaKayla was such a good girl! It was so nice to spend time with Nikki. We don’t get to see each other as often as we would like to. I miss ya girl!

Mouth fascination

Sandy, a coworker from Taylor, gave MaKayla this little ducky that quacks. MaKayla just loved trying to eat its beak. She is going through the stage where she likes to put everything in her mouth. I think that her chompers are moving around inside her gums.
I just love the expression on her face!
Ike loves to give MaKayla kisses. MaKayla is not always so keen in reciprocating Ike’s love. Here she is telling him off.
I love this picture of MaKayla in her froggy towel after Daddy just gave her a bath. There is nothing sweeter than the smell of a baby!

Newspaper mmmmm good!

On Sunday, March 4th, I was reading the paper with MaKayla in my arms when all of a sudden little hands discovered they could rip paper. She had fun listening to the sound and trying to eat the newspaper. It is so much fun watching her discover new things. After about 15 minutes of fun we decided we better wash the black off her hands before she got the ink in her mouth.
Grandma Baker gave MaKayla this dog for Christmas. It is way bigger than she is and just too cute to she her cuddling her stuffed animal.

5 Months Old!

MaKayla turned five months old on February 20th. It is so hard to believe, where has the time gone? She gave us a little surprise that evening by grabbing and holding onto her toes. This is the first time that she has grabbed her feet and now she won’t let go. It makes diaper changes more interesting and challenging. At least I don’t have to worry about poop being smeared on her clothes because she holds up her own feet for me =).




Here is her monthly picture next to her Pooh Bear.

What a Big Girl!

Last week, MaKayla tried out her Excersaucer for the first time and loved it! We love it too because it keeps her occupied for about 20-30 minutes while we can get stuff done. Her little toes just touches the bottom and she thinks she is such a big girl now.

We also tried out her new Bumbo seat. She will only sit in it for a few minutes and then gets bored. I need to find a way that she can play with toys that can’t be dropped while sitting in it. I think this will be nice for when we start cereal next month. She can squirm out of it =)

Here is a picture of Daddy and MaKayla. Everyone tells me that she looks

just like Andy. Yes, I do see a resemblance but I also she myself in her too

4-1/2 Month Check Up

MaKayla had her 4-½ month check up on February 3rd. Once again she received a total of four shots in her two legs. It is so hard to watch her being held down and screaming. Daddy picked her up as soon as the last shot was administered and started consoling her. This time around, I gave her Tylenol before we left the house but I don’t think it helped too much. MaKayla was miserable for two days and wanted to be held constantly. Of course, we comforted her the entire weekend. By Monday, she was feeling better. Her is a cute picture of MaKayla showing off her battle wounds. I love her little rollie pollie legs.

Stats: Weight 13 pounds 12 ounces putting her at the 50 percentile for her age
Length: I need to double check but I think it was 23-3/4 inches putting her at the 25-50 percentile for her age.

The Dedication!

MaKayla’s Dedication was wonderful! It was so nice to be able to get all the grandparents together with the exception of Great Grandpa Johnson and Grandma Elaine. It was also nice to everyone visit our church. MaKayla did exceptionally well. Grandma Sue knitted a beautiful blanket and her friend knitted a matching dedication dress with bonnet and booties. MaKayla looked adorable! When the camera zoomed in on her while we were up on stage see puked on cue. Even that was cute!

MaKayla was spoiled with all kinds of gifts! She is already becoming a very spoiled and well loved little girl! Thank you all for coming and celebrating this very special day with us. It meant so much to have you there! For those of you who could not be there we know you were in spirit. We love you all!