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May 08

May 30th, 2008

I will make May’s entry brief, partially because it is hard to recall most of the events plus I am so far behind on many things and we are heading to New York in 2 days (you can read about it in June’s post) and I have a lot to do!

Mackenzie’s milestones and events for the month were as follows (being that she was 5 months):

• She is starting to teeth, although to date no tooth has broken through. The doctor feels that she will unfortunately be one of those babies who suffer over a long period before the teeth break through. So we are helping her out when she needs it with pain relief and Orajel, plus many extra cuddles!
• She can recognize her bottle at a distance and knows what it is and that it belongs in her mouth so she puts her hands out for it. The same can be said for some of her favorite toys if you are holding them at a distance.
• She can reach for and grasp items successfully.
• She is starting to roll but gets frustrated and gives up.
• She can sit up on her own for long periods at a time unless she is tired and then she tends to fall over a lot. We bought her a 54 square inch play mat which is 1 inch thick so that she can play with confidence and when she kerplunks as we call it, she doesn’t hurt herself. You can see a photo of this in the May photos - see link on right side of the page.
• She began swimming lessons with 3 of her mom’s group friends which she loves. We (well I) put her under water the first lesson and she was fine. Over the month her skills grew and she now falls in off the edge of the pool with no assistance from me and swims under water for 10 seconds or so before I pull her out. She is a natural! We do have video of her first class so once again click on the links on the right side of this page and beware that there is footage of the other 3 babies also as Andrew came for the first lesson so all mommies could get some footage of their little ones.
• We had to buy her a summer wardrobe as now the weather has warmed up. It gets very muggy here so we purchased a lot of dresses which are light and many are backless. We were able to get a full wardrobe for less than $100. Clothes are so cheap here it’s great.

It was Mother’s Day during the month as many of you would have experienced. My day was fabulous although the weather didn’t co-operate, it was wet so a lunch picnic was out of the question. The day started with breakfast in bed (icecream & fudge!) and flowers and gifts. Oh and a sleep in of course. I was treated to a massage (in house) and then allowed to have a bath during the day. We spent an afternoon watching back episodes of Lost and I changed no diapers or did any feedings. We were due to have dinner out but Andrew began to feel unwell so we ordered in. All in all I had a wonderful and relaxing day.

On Memorial we went to the Wicher’s (one of Andrew’s bosses) place again for a gathering. They have a big street party for all friends and work colleagues which is great. They had a person who draws charactertures of people so we had one done of Mackenzie which you can see in the photos. All in all we had a great day, the weather was hot but at least the storms didn’t come in like last year. Towards the end of the day we had to leave as Mackenzie’s teeth began to bother her.

A couple of medical appointments to update you with during the month for Andrew. He saw an Endocronologist for his diabetes. Although he has very low level type 2 diabetes she placed him on medication to help prevent him from developing anything worse. He also saw a Urologist to plan for a vasectomy. We desperately want more children but I physically cannot have another pregnancy without risking my health and that of the baby given the medications I am on and the extreme 24 hour morning sickness and weight loss I had. We were extremely lucky that Mackenzie didn’t suffer any ill effects from the medications so to risk that again would be stupid. So the surgery is set for July 3rd.

Andrew also spent time in Malvern PA without us as I didn’t want to miss swimming classes and our mom’s group gathering, plus he only went for the 4 days so it didn’t seem worth it.

So that was our month. As I write this June has been hectic and exciting so look out for next months post and photos!  

 

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