For some reason, Macyn HATES doctors yet she understands that dada is a doctor and she loves to pretend to be a doctor and wear her stethescope and listen to anybody/anything's heart beat. Her fear of doctors is actually a recent development. She used to be fine until her last appointment and she freaked!!!!!!!
The other day, I had to take her to one my appointments and she was sitting in the stroller when they called me back to take my blood pressure and do a finger prick and she started crying hysterically. All of the nurses and M.A.'s were trying to calm her down but all she saw were women in scrubs coming at her which made her cry even more. I kept repeating over and over that we weren't there for her and that the doctor was going to take care of mama and then she started patting me on my leg and saying "mama!" She is such a little sweetheart but that wasn't the worse of it. When we got called back into the examination room, she started going crazy again. My doctor asked if it was ok to pick her up and I said sure but that only made things worse as she started crying even harder thinking she was going to do something to her. I took her from the doctor as she was listening to the baby's heartbeat and Macyn was pretty much laying on top of me and her tears and snot were starting to drip on my face. It wasn't until I gave her her favorite fruit snack that she was able to calm down...
Recently we took a little trip to a local farmer's market and along with selling fruits, veggies and the usual fare they also had chicken coops, llamas and ponies. Macyn was a little shy at first but she eventually warmed up, especially to the ponies. I can just hear her asking for a pony for Christmas already...
One of the little girls that we went with started trying to feed the pony leaves and Macyn was right there next to her copying her. She loves to watch the older kids at the park and imitate all the "fun" things that they do (read: all of the crazy stunts that older kids pull, 5 feet above the ground, Macyn will try without even batting an eyelash!)
Macyn recently discovered all the fun she can have with stickers. I had to take the stickers and hide them because she kept trying to put them everywhere. I still find stickers in the most random places!
Here's a little story that I unfortunately don't have any pictures of because I was too busy freaking out. I was changing Macyn's diaper in the morning and I will usually let her run around the nursery naked while I pick out her clothes for the day. She had a bit of a rash so I wanted to air it out and give her a little relief from the diaper. In the room, there's a table where I keep the diaper cream and diapers and underneath there's a basket full of wipes and other things. Well, Macyn crawled under the table and was playing in the basket and I saw her taking out the wipes. I told her to stop and then I heard a little squishy sound. I moved the basket and there Macyn was, playing with her own poop. She did a #2 on the floor and was playing with it. I screamed and picked her up to wash her hands and saw that she had some on her foot so I washed those off too. I picked her up in such a hurry because I didn't want her to put her hand in her mouth (she is still a finger sucker) and I ended up with poop on my shirt!!
There have been a handfull of times where I let her run free without a diaper and she peed but this was the first poop! I have to say it was definitely a learning experience for the both of us!!!
Macyn was a little scared at the hospital when she saw some nurses, she probably thought she was going to the doctor's office. She was a little confused when she saw Mommy with a new baby.
Grammy tried to put her down with them, but she was not having it. We gave her a sibling present, a new baby doll of her own, and she quickly warmed up to things. Before you know it she couldn't get enough of loving on her little brother. 
Keeping with tradition Mommy had a post delivery hot dog!!!! Go back and see Sept. 19, 2009 post for comparison. 
The day started innocently enough, Jen was 6 days past due and eagerly hoping this day would be the day. She was having contractions early this morning but were fairly irregular as they were every day this past week. We were planning to go to Lilyanna's 2nd birthday party but Jen felt a little too uncomfortable to leave. Being the forever unselfish mommy, she insisted dad and grammy take Macyn so she could play and enjoy the sweet treats... see pic above.
As we left the party Jen called me and said the contractions were getting closer and we should get home. By the time we got there they were at 3 minutes and we hightailed it to the hospital. Once in triage she could barely walk and the triage nurse said she was 9cm dilated and almost ready to go. They got us into a room at 1:10pm and told us it was too late for an epidural, Jen was not too happy at that point but could not waste effort on worrying about it. Here she is between contractions. Our doc got here at 1:25 and told us he was glad he lived around the corner. He broke her water and Renny was here at 1:49. He weighed 8lb 13oz, and was 20.5 inches, head full of hair.
He had a good cry from the start and Mommy was so relieved to be done.
Everyone told us he was a big baby, but he feels so little compared to a 19 month old. He is very content and looks just like his big sister.
Renny has been feeding well from the start and enjoys sleeping with mommy between feedings. Already had 2 poops and got all his shots.
Recently we took a little trip to a local farmer's market and along with selling fruits, veggies and the usual fare they also had chicken coops, llamas and ponies. Macyn was a little shy at first but she eventually warmed up, especially to the ponies. I can just hear her asking for a pony for Christmas already...
Here's a little story that I unfortunately don't have any pictures of because I was too busy freaking out. I was changing Macyn's diaper in the morning and I will usually let her run around the nursery naked while I pick out her clothes for the day. She had a bit of a rash so I wanted to air it out and give her a little relief from the diaper. In the room, there's a table where I keep the diaper cream and diapers and underneath there's a basket full of wipes and other things. Well, Macyn crawled under the table and was playing in the basket and I saw her taking out the wipes. I told her to stop and then I heard a little squishy sound. I moved the basket and there Macyn was, playing with her own poop. She did a #2 on the floor and was playing with it. I screamed and picked her up to wash her hands and saw that she had some on her foot so I washed those off too. I picked her up in such a hurry because I didn't want her to put her hand in her mouth (she is still a finger sucker) and I ended up with poop on my shirt!! 
This picture is a bit grainy but it's one of the few ones of Macyn and me that I actually like. Her little tongue sticking out is the absolute cutest. She is really starting to show her personality. She loves to laugh and loves to make others laugh. She is such a little jokester. If there's anything that gets a little bit of a giggle out of me or Dax, she keeps doing it over and over again. She is such a happy little girl and she is so sweet. She loves to cuddle and lay down with you to snuggle up with a book. She loves monkeys and calls her favorite monkey "ah ah" because of the sound that monkeys make. She is a HUGE fan of balloons. Every time we go to the grocery store she gets a free balloon and will play with it all night. She's such a good little girl and we are so lucky to have her in our lives. I hope that Ren is just as good natured and sweet as our little girl!! 
