Macklin Can Sit Up

Look at me...I can sit up now!

Well, most of the time. Thanks for catching me, Mommy!

Don't worry, he laughed!

Mack loves his daddy!

So precious!

This is a new face I haven't seen yet!

Still a sucker for the bath pics...he is so big!

Just wanted to give you all a brief update on our precious little man...

-5 and a half months old now, still a 50% baby. We think he is pretty skinny!

-loves his toes

-loves to grab anything in sight (including plates that I am eating from)

-loves to crow down his rice cereal (haven't added anything new this week)

-can sit up now (unless his diaper is bunching weird)

-is getting on a new feeding schedule with 4 feedings three hours and forty five minutes apart

(trying to loose the late night one this week to go to 4 instead of 5)

-is getting on a new nap schedule where he is awake for just about two hours at a time

(keep you posted on these items as we are just starting!)

-enjoys his jumper way more now, especially when his daddy puts it outside

while he does yard work :)

-moves himself in multiple circles while playing on the ground

-has a strong neck and back now

-still a sucker for the swing

-hears our voices and smiles

That's all I can think of for now!

PS-Anyone that follows BabyWise, I found a sweet blog....

http://www.babywisemom.com/

Bryce Meets Macklin

This past weekend we got to see Bryce and Katie Stuckenschnieder (who knows if I spelled that correctly). They are from Ohio but were in Denver seeing Katie's BFF and we met them for some afternoon adventures in Winter Park Saturday afternoon. Bryce was Justin's closest YL kid in Mid-MO when he led in college. We had to miss their wedding this past spring because they got married 5 days before Macklin was born! Anyway, it was awesome to see them and refreshing for Justin to see one of his old kids really making an impact for Jesus (Katie and Bryce do YL in Ohio now).

Bryce and his new little buddy!

Baxter fights a bear! Just kidding, I forgot what kind of dog this was, but we decided it was a goodledoodle mated with a polar bear! It weighed over 100 pounds!

Growing Boy!

So....Target needs to work on the size of their Newborn clothes. Macklin was given this sweet, sweet outfit by Tracy Felton. I decided it was what we were going to bring Mack home from the hospital in. Little did I know then that he would be so tiny and this outfit so big. Well, I saw it in the closet yesterday and decided we should put it on him again! What a difference! He is five and a half months old now and this finally fits! I should say that the pants don't fit anymore due to his big ole diapers!

I think he is a little happier in the outfit now!

Monday/Tuesday

Just a normal Monday and Tuesday for Melinda and Macklin!

Wanted to share some pics and videos!

Monday night with Sabrina, Abbie, and Alana over, we gave Mack some rice cereal.

It was awesome! Check out the video. He likes having things in his mouth...so he loved it!

Today he just looked so cute I couldn't not take a pic!

Lumberjack Mack

And tonight he had his whole toe in his mouth!

He can only do this when his diaper is off because

there is so much padding between his legs otherwise.

7 New Posts!

OK, so I got a bit behind, but I didn't want you to miss out on Macklin's life!

There are seven new posts....don't miss them!

Macklin Eats Blueberries

Today was just another lazy Sunday with the family. But, one exciting thing happened...Macklin ate some real food!!!! I know, I know, blueberries isn't exactly the first recommended food for babies. But, we had this little pacifier sucker thing and we had blueberries, so we thought we would try it! He liked it for a bit and then started making funny faces! Tonight we were at WalMart and got some rice cereal...So we will start with the regular approach tomorrow! It is just so amazing how interested he is in food. He will try to grab everything and put it in his mouth! He really wanted my McFlurry today! Keep you posted on other foods as they come!

Here is a new little outfit that my parents friends (the Reeds) got him!

He is now wearing 6-9 month clothing.

Macklin just hanging out in his swing. He really likes to look at the fish these days!

XC Update

After two meets, my team is on the rise! I have been so happy with their performances and attitudes! I have a lot of talented underclassmen and some good juniors and seniors to show them the way. I officially have 50 kids on my team (24 in 2008, 30 in 2009, and now 50 in our third year as a team!). I am really happy with my numbers and now we just have to get everyone in shape! We finished 5th and 7th (out of 13) for the girls and boys, respectively, yesterday and we had our first medal in a while (one of my freshmen girls placed 6th!).

Our next meet is this Friday in Grand Junction.