Macyn Walking

Macyn is starting to walk really well. We used to have to stabilize her on something solid and then call her over to us and she would only take one or two steps but now she initiates the walking and takes multiple steps. It is so exciting to see her walking around!

Here is a video of her walking. Toward the end, she grabs the camera which is the cause of the shaky recording. Enjoy!

Mmmmm....beans!

Little Miss Independent trying to feed herself some mashed up beans! She got most of it on her face and in her hair and then soon realized that they felt ewey gooey when she squished them in her hands. Good thing she didn't have any clothes on or else she might've been hard to clean up!!

So much hair...

Macyn's hair is really starting to get out of control! It is getting so gosh darn long, and we are getting a bit tired of the one ponytail on the top of her head so I thought that I would try out a new style! The tri-ponytail. Here she is modeling the new 'do!

Reading time!

While our friends were visiting, Macyn was having a ball hanging out with people her size! It was hilarious watching their interactions with eachother. Gwen, who is the oldest was the total mommy figure, giving Macyn toys when she was upset and helping us hand her a sippie cup when she thought she might be thirsty. Whitney, who is about 1/2 a year older than Macyn was definitely like an older sister. She would play with Macyn but every now and then, she wanted to hang out with the big girl (Gwen). Macyn was the typical younger sibling, always chasing after the older girls and wanting to be involved with everything they did!
It so reminded me of hanging out with my sisters, Miji and Susie! Oh the good ole days!!

I know, I know, I'm such a slacker!

Ok, so I know that I haven't exactly been present on the blog but a lot of things have been going on and I just haven't found the time! But now for a little catch up while Dax is taking Macyn for a walk around the loop!
We are starting in a new city and are very excited for the move. Macyn was a champ and actually took to the new house pretty well! Dax had a whole 3 weeks off before he had to work and we filled that time with exploring a new city and having our first visitors, the Koplans and the Castros. We all had a blast and Macyn loved meeting her new best friends Gwen and Whitney!

My happy little baby playing in her play pen, which is just a corner of the living room that's blocked off for all of her toys!

Here she is trying to climb out. You can't really see it very well but she's trying to use the baby gate on the left and her play house on the right to lift herself out of there!

Macyn at the BEACH!

We went to Charleston this past weekend for a friend's wedding and while we were there we were able to spend some time at Folly Beach which was such a blast! Macyn loved the sand even though I was trying my hardest not to let her get too messy/sandy. I knew she would've eventually and I have the pictures to prove it! She quickly learned that she liked the taste of sand and she kept on eating it! Just the thought of it is making me cringe all over again!! But even though part of me can't stand seeing Macyn all messy and sandy, I can't wait to see her on the beach again this summer! She is already a beach bum!

Macyn Feeding Herself!

I was feeding Macyn some plums when she pulled her head back and grabbed the piece of plum I had on my finger and put it in her mouth. After that, she wouldn't let me feed her anymore, she had to to it all herself. I would put a piece on my finger and she would grab it and bring it to her mouth. I quickly grabbed the camera and this is what followed:
Here she is working on her pincer grab taking the plum off of my finger. She was

concentrating so hard but she was also muttering something the whole time. I think she was talking to herself and telling herself "You can do it!" She dropped this piece of plum on her leg.

She was able to pick it up with a pretty good pincer!

Here she is staring at the piece of fruit! Look at her little tongue sticking out!

Ahhh, the sweet taste of success!

Although she is getting a lot better at bringing food to her mouth, here were a few casualties that fell on the floor! Not too bad!!

I can't believe how far she has come from her milky rice cereal! I am so proud of her, she is such a good eater, she eats pretty much anything we put in front of her! She has to keep up the chub somehow I guess!