She's Growing

Maycee really has changed since birth. Of course, that's the inevitable, but it's a miracle happening before our eyes. I can't believe that 4 and a half months ago she was a helpless little newborn and now she's opinionated and becoming more mobile. It's fun to hear her discovering her vocal chords and holding her head up while on her tummy. This past week, she has learned that she can have a raspy squeal when crying. That's definitely not my favorite. It sounds like she's facing death..maybe to her she is, considering this cry only comes out when she's hungry. She also is yelling and giggling. I absolutely love this. She is hilarious! This morning I brought her into bed and she was talking up a storm while holding her binkie. Did I mention she pulls her bink out of her mouth and attempts to put it back in? She's really becoming her own person.

I've been trying to get lots of pictures of her as she's growing. Since I'm the one taking pictures all the time, there are hardly any of me with her. Isn't that how it always is? But I love getting pictures of her with Shem. She is looking so much like him. Even her hair line is like his. And her eyes are so beautiful. One eye looks like it could be green and the other brown. I'm not too sure if that's how they'll turn out, but it is very unique. To keep her looking very feminine, I always have her wearing a headband. The grandparents tend to always rip off the band as soon as she is in their possesion. I just laugh at this. I need to mention, I'm scarred from the time I was out shopping and I put her in a green outfit WITHOUT a headband on. A sweet old lady said to me, "Oh he's so cute, what's his name." I'm thinking..hello, she's a girl!! I responded with, "Her name is Maycee." Enphasis on the her. She paid no mind to it, but I couldn't seem to get over it for the rest of the day. So, yes, I'm a little persistent when it comes to the headbands. I love making them anyway, so it's all good.

We decided that the water was an ok temperature for her to go swimming. Shem took her in for her first swim. She wasn't too sure what to think of the slightly cold water. She didn't cry, but she kept gasping like it was taking her breath away.

At Maycee's 4 month check-up, the doctor gave the ok for her to start on rice cereal. I was ecstatic! So the next morning, I fed her some. I was laughing so hard at her! She was so cute and didn't know what to think of this "food".

Before: Clean

During: Somewhat clean.

Toward the end: Very aggressive...taking the spoon out of my hand.

End: Messy, time for a bath!

The 2nd time I fed her, Shem was around to watch and it was even funnier! Within a few spoonfuls of cereal, she was drenched. It's like she couldn't resist stealing the spoon. Like I said, she is becoming her own person.

We recently sold one of our two birds, Doc, who has been Jax's friend for the last ten months. Since selling him, Jax has been very lonely and clingy to all of us. He's specifically my bird, but he absolutely loves Maycee. When she cries, he runs to her. When she's sleeping, he want to cuddle with her. He's such a good bird. Maycee fell asleep watching Baby Einsteins while I was getting ready for the day. Jax flew off the towel bar onto the bed just so he could be close to her while she was snoozing. Normally I don't like him to be around her, but I thought this was so sweet. I had to get a shot of it.

I just love how she fell asleep with her shirt up, tummy showing. So precious!

Random blog..but I thought it necessary. In time, I will post more. It's been a crazy month. July will be better for blogging, I hope.

Adventure

This week has been so much fun! We are finally getting back to our old selves..well physically. Ha, we have a long way to go mentally but we're doing our best. When I got pregnant, I stopped being active, and so did Shem. We found other interests that involved little activity...tv, scrabble, and experimenting with recipes. After well over a year, we have decided to be active again! Last Wednesday we were invited by my brother, Jason, to go rock-climbing at the Ponds! Yesss!! We were thrilled to go. We also had a chance to go hiking at Peralta on Memorial Day!

This climbing trip was a perfect opportunity to kick start getting in shape. What better way than to do it outdoors? I will admit that the hike up to the climb and the climbing were a bit intense for me. Wow, can I say that I was a baby? I mean, I literally needed to stop every few minutes to stop feeling light headed and out of breath. Shem was so sweet and practiced great patience toward me. He, of course, did fine. Considering he is not the most fit, as well, he amazed me at the fact that he still "has it." You know, his fitness. Haha, not me. I've got a few months to go to be where I used to be. And Jason, as usual, plowed up the trail and would stop and wait for us to catch up. Thanks for your patience, too, Jason (he became our photographer).

Shem's first climb. He's leading here.

The view from our climbing spot.

Here I am climbing. No, I didn't chicken out completely..only to lead climb.

Here's some pictures of Peralta Hike! That was fun and absolutely beautiful!
Memorial Day morning we woke up early and went hiking with my parents and my brother, Jason. It was so nice to hike in such a beautiful and lush area. That was one of the most beautiful desert hikes I've ever been on. Totally worth waking up early for!

Isn't Maycee so cute? She was so good. She fell asleep on and off and we never heard her complain. What a trooper!



Maycee hangin out with daddy! Don't they look a lot alike?

Maycee's rockblimbing! Holding on with one hand!

At the top with a view of Weaver's Needle. Anyone who has an opportunity to do this hike, do it. It's not too difficult and it's gorgeous!