What a month!
Mackenzie turned 2 (almost a month ago...wow). Between the kitchen Justin created for her and the turtle cake I decorated for her, it was a fabulously dramatic and memorable birthday celebration.
My little 2 year old loves her animals and gets very sad if they are taken from her. She loves her big brother and tries to copy him in everything he does, even if we've already said not to do it. She MUST do it. She is an independent, lovey, always hungry conversationalist. When we put her to bed, she has as many animals with her as possible. Last night I counted 8, including the bear that is bigger than her and the caterpillar she can ride. And she always insists on a blanket even if it's hot.
She is girl through and through, loving shoes and always wanting to wear Sunday shoes if they are within reach (plus she can do them herself...independent!), and she LOVES bows and dresses and bracelets and babies. Her active loves are for slides and balls and she consistently tries to step up to the bat. She loves water, and was more daring on the slip and slide than Caleb was.
She is such a sweetie and I love that she gets excited by Daddy and baby and life in general. Happy 2 years my little Squirlie Girlie!
I had my birthday...which was fun! Justin and I were able to go see Star Trek and enjoy some cheese cake. It was pretty low key but quite enjoyable!
We had a successful ultrasound where we were able to see our little baby moving around, see all the body parts, hands feet, nose; we saw baby drinking, saw the heart pumping. It was a beautiful, special, emotional experience! And we learned the gender. *drum roll* (and Daddy, if you happen to check my blog, stop reading, NOW). I'll say it in Russian just in case Grandpa does get on her and doesn't stop reading, he'll have to work to find out. The rest of you..sorry, you have to work too. Anyway, the baby is a мальчиk! We are super excited, especially our children. :) We went out to IHOP that night for dinner, told the kiddos what baby was, and then they helped us continue our tradition of selecting and buying a special take-home outfit. It makes it so real! I'm having a baby in October!! I don't think I'll ever be ready...
Our lives are getting crazier (between fitting 3 car seats in our little car, fitting 3 kiddos in the same room, Justin preparing for Super Block, weddings, and crazy primary calling...), but we feel blessed and excited!
4 comments:
Congratulations! Lucky for me, I took Russian at BYU-I ;)
Have you found carseats that will fit your car? We had the same problem because we weren't ready to give up our prius. We got 2 Diono Radians for the older boys (they're expensive, but cheaper than buying a new car) and a chicco keyfit 30 for Tucker (our 8 week old), and everyone fits. It's worked really well for us. Good luck! 3 is crazy, but lots of love and fun, too.
Oh and we put the infant seat in the middle and the dionos outboard, in case you were wondering.
Bwahahahaha! Didn't have to work hard to get that one. Congrats! The new little one will be lucky to be a part of your family.
Hooray for the update! I've been waiting for this post about Kenzie's birthday and her current isms! It sounds like she is so different from the last time I saw her! I can't wait to see her in a couple weeks! And I *NEED* pictures! Let's see this wonderful gal, her new kitchen,and her animal pile! and the turtle cake...
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