Friday's Five!

1) We took Mackenzie to the Orthopedist on Wednesday and thankfully her hip is not dislocated like the pediatrician thought it was. However, it does become dislocated when he pushed on it just right – so, there is still a chance she will end up in a brace. We go back in two weeks to see if it has corrected itself. If it does not, she will be in a brace for 6 weeks. As much as I don’t want my little princess to be put in a brace, I have to stay positive and tell myself that it could be much worse.

2) My 1st week with no help was not as bad as I had anticipated. I do however feel like I’ve run a marathon by the time I get home from bringing Carter to school (and picking him up). It is definitely much more work with Kenzie in tow.
Granddaddy & Kenzie having a heart to heart.

3) Carter seems to really enjoy being a big brother, that is of course when he even notices she is in the room. He often walks by her swing and says “I’m your big brother” and gives her a kiss on the cheek. With the exception of a few instances he has not shown any jealousy. I’m sure it will come and go over the next few months. Josh and I really do our best to give him undivided attention until he goes to bed. Right now that is pretty easy, since Mackenzie is very content in her swing. Carter’s big thing lately is to tell us we are the bestest Mommy, Daddy & Baby in the whole wide world. It just melts my heart.

We do a lot of racing around the house – it is so cute, Carter says on your mark, ba-set, go…. of course he must have on his lighting McQueen slippers – no matter what lightning McQueen WINS. We’ll have to break him of that sooner than later.

April 1st he moves into the 3 year old class room at school. As most of you know, Carter does not do change well, so I’m a bit nervous for the transition – however, I really do like his new teacher Miss Julie. So, hopefully it goes better than expected.

4) Little Princess here has got to be the loudest eater ever. I’m pretty certain you could hear her next door! She seems to be a bit gassy, some days more than others. With the exception of some very loud grunting it doesn’t seem to bother her much… luckily. She is staying consistent with eating every 4 hours, or so. We’ll often put her down around 10pm and can almost always expect a wake-up call @ 2am… then again at 6am. It really hasn’t been too bad – but, I’d really like a few more hours of consecutive sleep. I have taken the brunt of the feedings since Josh has such a long commute – thankfully, he steps in on the weekend so I can catch up a bit.


5) I’m pretty certain Mackenzie is smiling at us… though most would say it is still a bit early and with all her gas it is unlikely – but… I feel certain it is a true smile. I’ll be sure to keep the camera close by and do my best to capture it and let you determine for yourself.