6 month pictures

Macyn had her 6 month pictures taken a few weeks ago and I just went to pick them up today. Here they are! They turned out pretty well considering she started to have a mini meltdown toward the end of the photo shoot. I can't believe that she is 1/2 a year already...where did the time go?

A New Milestone

Get ready food, Macyn Ali is getting TWO TEETH! She is getting ready to do some serious chomping!! She has been drooling and biting on everything in sight and now we know why! I saw two little teeth sprouting this morning on the bottom of her mouth. You can see them and feel them! So far not much crying so hopefully this continues and it doesn't bother her too bad! Can't wait until they grow a little more and we can take a picture of her pearly whites!!!

Dyeing Easter Eggs!

It isn't Easter without egg dyeing! Grammy and Auntie Shanny set up Macyn's first egg dyeing experience. We gave her a plain egg in the beginning and she didn't know what to do with it but she was a good girl and sat in her high chair and watched us dye some eggs. We can't wait until she is old enough to really get her hands dirty and all dyed up!!
Love her face in this picture. She is not too sure of what to do with that cold, egg!!

Smiling and having a good time while we get everything all set up!

Looking up at her Grammy and Auntie Shanny while they pose in front of the newly dyed eggs.

She was ready to get out of her chair! She had fun dyeing the eggs but she was ready for the next fun filled activity with her Grammy and Shanny!

Hanging out at the Park

We had a great time hanging out with Grammy and Aunty Shanny at the park. We set up camp while Dax went to work out. Grammy and Aunt Shanny took Macyn for a little walk around and then daddy came with some fried chicken...mmmmmm! Macyn had a blast rolling around the blanket and even rolled on the grass some. She just can't stay still!
Posing with Auntie Shanny sucking on her two fingers!

Looking at Grammy.

My happy little baby girl!

Rolling around with Auntie Shanny!

April Fool's Day!!

Macyn's first April Fool's Day. Luckily for her, mama didn't pull any pranks on her!

Macyn's First Easter Egg Hunt

Okay, so I know technically, she didn't participate in the Easter Egg Hunt but Christy was kind enough to invite us to her church's Easter festivities and it was such a beautiful day, we couldn't refuse. I carried Macyn for the whole day but she enjoyed watching all of the other children run around. She loves to watch other children play!

Sleepyhead and Bed Head

It's amazing how much my little baby is changing. Every day she learns something new and I am having a heck of a time trying to keep up with documenting all of her milestones. We've recently transitioned Macyn to her crib. We still sleep in the same room and Dax stays in the guest room but I am trying to slowly move her from my bed to her crib and then eventually to her own room. It's a little bittersweet. I want her to be able to go to sleep and have her own space but I miss having her in my bed with me! But she is getting to be a big girl and she thrashes in her sleep sometimes and I end up sleeping in the little crack between the mattress and the wall...not very comfortable. But usually in the morning, if she wakes up too early, I just put her back in bed with me so we can both get some shut eye until a reasonable hour. As much as I don't want to kick her out of the bed, I know that she needs to sleep in her own crib. It's been a few days and it's been a little easier for the both of us!!

Here is my precious girl sound asleep in her crib. She loves to roll over onto her tummy and sleep. I guess it brings her comfort and as always, she has her fingers in her mouth! She is so big, the crib looks teeny with her inside it! Then, to add to it, she rolls around and ends up hitting her head on the bars on one side and kicking the bars on the other side! When she really doesn't want to be in there, she kicks and kicks. It sounds like the crib is going to break!! Her legs are so strong!

This is my little love bug with her crazy bed head. She took a bath the night before so it gets a little puffy after which might explain the afro! She is so adorable in the morning, so happy to see her mama! She has her little sleeve pushed up which always reminds me of her halmoni for some reason!

Here is her foot with her toes peeking through one of her blankets given to her by Erin. I just had to post this because I thought it was so hilarious! Her little toes needed some air I guess!

She has really started to bite and nibble on things. When she gets a hold of my hands, she always pulls a finger into her mouth and bites down as hard as she can. I don't see any teeth yet but she must be teething. I never knew that gums could hurt that bad! She loves to bite on her teether and she sometimes wears it as a bracelet (or I guess armlet...)

Macyn hard at work on her computer. Mama was working on her computer and Macyn was chewing on hers! She likes to push the buttons but like everything else in our house, this just ends up being a chew toy!!

She is getting so strong! She is able to really push up and put some weight on her arms. She can't sit up but she does this and sometimes looks as if she is going the crawl.

My little contortionist. This is what I meant in the above statement. She pulls her legs up and will almost be in a crawling position but then she'll just roll over. In this picture, it actually looks like she is about to stand up. It also looks like she is the Japanese girl from the movie "The Grudge." Weird! She is ready to move. Maybe she is getting tired of rolling around to get where she needs to be! She'll be walking in no time! Uh oh!!!