2 Month Recap

2 months have FLOWN by...It's amazing when you get so little sleep how time can just fly by.  Miss Mackenzie is amazing and such a good baby.  We were truly blessed with a baby who cries very little and is a happy baby.  She sleeps 8 hours and then takes good long naps during the day.  Now I know why I couldn't wake her for the life of me when she was just weeks old!  This girl has always loved her sleep...just like Brandon and I...and mostly...Aunt Katie!  We have had many ups this month!  Thank goodness because last month was challenging.  I'll keep saying it, but Breastfeeding is probably the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life (besides giving birth).  Brandon tries to help and tries to calm me down and it just never worked.  He felt helpless.  I was frustrated...Mackenzie was frustrated...and in turn Brandon was frustrated.  That's all better now!  We stuck through it and I believe we are coming out on top.  This week I had to finally come to terms with the fact that I can't nurse her all day every day.  I must go back to work.  I think it was so hard for me to come to terms with it because we had so many issues and I feel like we just got the hang of it.  But life goes on and I have to get back to the real world.  So, next week I will enter the working life again with more challenges to face.  I am not letting myself give up because it becomes too exhausting and too challenging.  I will make time for it because its what is best for her and I.  She is apart of my life now and I will make time for her in my day no matter if she is with me or not.  :)

 

Anyways, as I reflect back, I remember the day she was born and I never want to forget a single minute of it.  It was such an amazing experience.  As I was reading another blog, I saw this phrase and couldn't help by love it.   

 

Giving birth:  "The phenomenon of willingly giving up your body to be broken for another being so that they can have life." 

 

It hit home so much.  Labor and Delivery is not fun by any means...Unless you have an epidural!  haha.  Thank goodness for that!  But still...You push your body to an extent that is unimaginable to any human being.  Anyways...besides that....its something I hope I never forget! 

 

Back to Mackenzie.....Things she does now....

 

-She stares at the ceiling fan all the time

-She smiles when you smile

-She cooes and they are the cutest things ever!

-She's an awesome sleeper

-She's awake for longer periods of time.

 

It may not be much, but every day we love seeing her grow.  She is a blessing in our lives.  When I look at her I don't worry about the stresses in life....(and then I look away)...and I don't worry that I still haven't lost much baby weight...(until I look away)...and I don't worry about the dishes or if the house is clean.  But let's get real, Brandon worries about that part!  haha. 

 

Happy 2 month Baby Girl! 

 

I rambled a lot this post! 

Sky Top Trip

Well we went on our annual trip to Sky Top Orchard in Flat Rock, NC.  Mom, Katie and I went this year with Mackenzie.  We picked apples, go get our apple donuts, and then headed to Hendersonville for shopping and lunch at Mezzalunas.  Yummmmm :-) I can't wait to see !ackenzies picture next year and watch her grow each year!!  There was no climbing in trees this year but maybe

next year!

Just another update!

I can't believe its been almost 5 weeks since my last post!!  Time flies!  Never in my life has time flown by before and now it's going faster than ever!!  We have had a busy past few weeks.  Mackenzie pretty much has been at the doctors office every 3 days since she was born due to her weight issues.  She's such a peanut who did not have a good latch...Breastfeeding NIGHTMARE.  It's funny because before I had her, I stocked up on formula.  Every time I went to the doctor, I asked for samples.  I couponed like crazy and got more!  I have a whole 3 shelf bookcase full of it.  I figured I would try and if it didn't work out, then I would just switch to formula.........Boy was that not the case after I had her!  The past 6 weeks have been completely intense and emotional.  I don't even know how else to say it.  For some reason, the idea of giving her formula and not something that is tailored to her drove me crazy...no idea why!  ha ha.  But I refused to give up...in fact, I still refuse to give up.  I have done more research and watched more videos on it than I ever thought possible.  I'd say I'm slightly obsessed over it.  Anyways, I have made it my life.  It stinks that in a few weeks all the hard work I put in, will pretty much go away since she will be on bottles.  Oh well, we will figure it out!  It's funny how the thought of me not nursing her except at night made me cry...then again, her not fitting into her Newborn clothes makes me cry too!  At least my husband has been a supportive trooper through all this.  I'm sure he would have preferred for me not to drive myself crazy and be emotional all the time, but he tuckered through it...heck, he still is! 

Here are some more pics I found from the hospital!! 

In labor here...before the epidural...before I could really feel the contractions!

                    

Now on to some fun stuff!!  We had visitors!!  Niki and Jason came down over Labor Day weekend.  It was fun to see them and just relax.  We celebrated Mackenzie's 1 month birthday (by me having a glass of wine of course!), introduced Mackenzie to the Browns football season, and just hung out.  Then, the following weekend, Bill and Nicole were down.  Another fun weekend!  It was Brandon's birthday and we asked Bill to be Mackenzie's Godfather.  All in all, we had an exciting 2 weeks!!  Here are some pictures. 

 

This weekend, we asked Katie, my sister, to be Mackenzie's Godmother.  She was quite excited!  Here is the video and you can see her reaction!  (Don't mind me telling Brandon to stop at the end because I was scared the video would be too long to upload!)  I wanted to do something fun for her and sentimental...and of course I cried as soon as she did! 

 

Who would have known that having a baby makes you the most emotional person on the planet!  haha.  Oh and don't get me started on the Carter's commercial...I still cry every time I see it!