She is starting to be an early riser but thankfully plays with her toys til 7:30 if she does wake up early. Her naps…well they come as she pleases. We still make her stay in for an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon. Sometimes she just plays the whole time which is fine. I know some don’t like toys in cribs because it is a place to sleep, but when you have a kid who likes to be with all the entertainment toys are the answer that the doctor gave to my sister for my niece who is the same way.

She eats well, but will let you know if she doesn’t want something on her tray because she will throw it off. Although now she is learning she better not do that or else she gets in trouble. However, the dogs really like her dropping her food. She loves avacados and grilled cheese alot. For breakfast she will eat an egg, 1/4 cup adult oatmeal and either applesauce or a whole banana pureed together. She normally can eat the whole thing.  She does eat vegetables and some meat if she pleases but the meat has to be really pureed small and mixed with applesauce or something to drown out the flavor.

She truly is our pride and joy and we can’t wait for many more years with her and watching her mature into a woman whose joy is to please God.

Makayla loved seeing all the aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. She loved opening presents, but mainly she loved the tissue paper and wrapping paper. Apparently, they have a terrific taste to them.
Josh and I went to his company Christmas party where REO Speedwagon played. We had a good time meeting up with his friends for drinks before the party and then stayed at the party til around 10 or so. Below is a picture of us dressed up for the party.

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and wish everyone a very Happy New Year!

And she is Miss Independent as you can see

Her sleeping is a lot better now especially naps. She takes most of the time a long morning nap and about an 1 afternoon nap. We wish we could slow down time, but we can’t. So we treasure every moment we have with her. She is truly our SUNSHINE…

She is really getting her personality now which makes it fun. We always get so many compliments on what a good and happy baby she is; however, they don’t see the other side of her . Just kidding. She is a baby still so what can we expect. Like most humans, they act so sweet and nice around others or in front of others. For the most part she is the same unless she is tired or wants attention.
She is eating solids 3 times a day. I make my own food, and am loving it. So far she eats sweet potatoes, squash, apples, pears, green beans, peas, carrots, prunes, plumbs, peaches and bananas.
She is wearing some 12 month stuff because of her “chub club thighs” .  She isn’t crawling yet, and still isn’t a big fan of tummy time, although she is A LOT better now. She does like to stand and “dance”.

We wish we could slow time down.  Before we know it, she will be 1.  So, for now we are enjoying every day with her to its fullest.

Ok..so my last post was a novel according to Josh, so I will make this one short. It is hard to believe Makayla turned 6 months September 1. She is growing like a weed. Her stats are 17.10lbs and 26″ long. She is in the 75% for weight now, no longer 95%, and about 50% for height. She is mastering sitting up to a “T”. In fact she prefers sitting up rather than tummy time. So, she may never crawl but the doc nor us are worried about it.
Sweet princess we have had a rough couple of weeks lately, but I love you with all my heart and so does your daddy. Oh and by the way…your new nickname is “Sunshine”. This was given by memaw because your face just lights up whenever you smile.

Makayla did great the whole time there. Her newest thing is to give hugs and kisses. Well, needless to say when we took this picture Makayla was trying to give me a hug. After the picture Makayla then tried to give poor Sydnee, who was a asleep, a hug and kiss. While in the process of doing that she head-butted Sydnee. Sydnee didn’t know what happened until a couple seconds later when she started to cry.
Saturday, we just layed low because we were all so tired from Thursday night and traveling Friday.
Sunday, Makayla and I packed up and left around 9. I was not feeling good and was beyond exhausted because the whole time we were there I really couldn’t sleep because I was worried about Makayla. So an hour down the road, after crying because I was exhausted and Makayla was fussy..a state trooper decides to pull me over. I knew I wasn’t speeding, so I was pretty upset when pulled over. He came to the door and was like “The reason I pulled you over was because you didn’t get in the other lane when I was giving that car a ticket, you didn’t turn on your turn signal and you were following to close”…Ok..first of all, the crazy person who was in the fast lane decided to slow down from 75-60 once he saw the cop, and he was next to me so how was I supposed to get over…second of all, yes I was following close because he decided to go 15 below the speed limit and I was trying to go around him. The whole turn signal thing I have no reasoning for. I didn’t get a ticket but a warning. However, after that Makayla wouldn’t stop being fussy for about an hour. So I had to drive with one hand in her car seat and one on the wheel. Seriously Mr. State Trooper..there are TONS TONS of speeders on 37, so why pull me over for something so small when in the long run it made the trip more miserable. We finally arrived home safely Sunday afternoon.
Thank goodness for vacations, but hopefully the next one won’t be like this one.