Mazy loves blackberries so I bought some berries at Costco for her to try. She loved the raspberries the best. I couldn't even get them to the kitchen before she started eating them. This clip is after I'd given her about 10 already. I love giving her new foods to try. At costco they had mini dill pickle samples and she ate one as we shopped. It was so cute I was tempted to buy 2 big jars of them, the only thing that stopped me was the fact that we're moving in 2 weeks and I don't want to haul pickles to our new apt in the moving truck. She has just enough hair for a mini piggy tail now.
On Sunday, May 9th, Mazy turned 1. We had a little party for her complete with cake (I made) and ice cream. We have such great friends in St. Louis and are grateful to have such a turn out. Mike's parents drove from IL to spend Mother's day weekend with us also. Since Mazy's turned one something catastrophic (at least in the mind of her mother) has happened.
Sunday: her finger got slammed into a door jam, an ER visit to determine a fractured finger. Monday: 3 shots..which to her were most unpleasant. Tuesday: discovered she could not walk faster than gravity and slammed her forehead into the corner of our bed frame. Wednesday: diagnosed with thrush secondary to taking antibiotics which were prescribed due to her fx finger. Thursday: fell down a flight of stairs! Friday: got a poor yeast infection also secondary to taking antibiotics...Dr. then unprescribed Who knows what Saturday will bring???
Here's the tutu I made and onsie my sister made. Look at how big she's grown in just 1 year. 4 days old. The day it all began...
Everything she holds she tries to put behind her head.
We are so blessed to have her in our lives, she brings us great joy with a touch of anxiety.
Happy Birthday Mazy May. I love you SO much, more and more everyday.
Mike had an orthodontic conference in Washington DC for 5 days so Mazy and I went to Austin Texas to visit my sister, Tori, and her family. She has a 4 yo daughter Emmaline, the girls really enjoyed playing together. Emmaline was a great cousin and let Mazy play with all her toys. It was a lot of fun, hopefully we can do it again soon!
Here's Mazy playing Peek a boo with Emmaline's sunglasses.
We went swimming and the girls had a lot of fun. Emmaline was a brave girl and went out in the deep (4 foot) end with an inflatable tube and Mommy.
I just love this girls smile and the best part is she does it a lot. Mazy walked around in the pool with my help, she didn't seem to even notice the cold water....I wish I could say the same.
Tori and Emmaline warming up in the sun.
Here's the tutu I made Emmaline. She thought it would be fun to put ALL her dress up clothes on, I don't think she'll ever be a fashion consultant. Mazy is posing in some fairy wings that she thought would look better in the front.
My parents sent the girls a box full of books, dresses, and toys.
I think they enjoyed the box the most. Emmaline would say, "does Mazy want to get in the box and play with me?" I think you know the answer by the look on her face.
Emmaline sporting her new swimsuit, hat, and shades.
Me and the girls, if you look close Emmaline's lips are blue.
Mazy sitting in Emmaline's soft chair. You can really see her 6 teeth in this photo. Don't let her sweet smile fool you they are very sharp and she's not afraid to prove that to you!
Here's the dresses my parents gave them. We just got back from church in this pic.
Mazy is still 11 mo (barely). She took her very first step on April 18th, look at her now in 2 short weeks.
Easter was a lot of fun this year, we enjoyed conference and had some friends over for Easter dinner. We put cheerios in plastic eggs for Mazy to "find" in the grass. Mike had spring break last week and we stayed home and visited all the local sights. We enjoyed the History museum, zoo, botanical gardens, hiking, Anheuser -Busch tour, and swimming at the YMCA. The weather was perfect and it was nice to have Mike home all day long. We used our hiking pack my parents gave us on a hiking trail close to the Powder valley nature center. Mazy really liked riding in it. When she wasn't looking at the trees she was counting sheep.
Mazy really liked my lemon wedge, she'll eat most anything.
Here's Mazy walking with Mike at the botanical gardens.
Mike had an orthodontic conference in Jupiter Florida last week so Mazy and I tagged along. The conference was only scheduled in the mornings which left him free to play with us each afternoon. We stayed with Mike's Uncle Richard and Aunt Charlotte near Ft Lauderdale. Their kids at home, Jonathan, Christiana, and Darren enjoyed playing with Mazy and did a great job keeping her from tormenting the dogs and cat too much (though the animals did go into hiding). We had 1 beautiful day of sunshine and 3 days of rain and winds. We took Mazy to the beach twice and she loved digging in the sand and crawling after the seagulls. We went to the park almost everyday and Mazy liked playing "peek a boo" with Christiana. She "chased" after dogs, cats, and even got to touch a bird...very carefully! I had such a fun time watching Mazy discover new things, I think I'm just beginning to understand how children bring their parents joy.
I love this picture with her cute sandals in the sand. Cousin Emmaline gave her these.
Our first day at the beach , it was pretty windy and the water was surprisingly cold. That's saying something because I am use to the North Pacific Ocean.
Mazy at the park. She loved to stand and play peek a boo through this.
Mazy in her duckie bathrobe after getting all the sand off of her. Diapers and sand is not a good combo!
Christiana and Mazy going down a slide, Mazy was along for the ride but didn't really understand what was going on.
Christiana, Charlotte, Mazy, and me.
Jonathan (holding her) and Derran entertaining Mazy
Florida was colder than expected so she didn't get to wear her cute swimsuit. She enjoyed digging in the sand and "chasing" after seagulls. She cried anytime she stood on the sand without wearing her sandals. Mazy tasted sand once and had enough of that, which I was grateful for.
Last week Mazy woke up with small black specks on her chin, I couldn't figure out where they came from. Later that day I noticed the side wall of her crib had scratched marks and realized she was chewing her crib. Not just a few scratches but the entire side had been gnawed through the varnish and to the wood center! I took a picture after one night of "feeding". That day I went to babies R us for some plastic crib protectors. We always knew Mazy wasn't a picky eater. Mike said at least is wasn't a dog biscuit (family joke).
