We Are Having Fun!

We have been having so much fun together this month and Mackenzie has learned so much being 9/10 months. My camera isn't working well and my phone hasn't worked for the past two weeks so I haven't been able to take hardly any good photos! What a bummer! They always help me remember the things that have gone on. Here a few things that have been going on with us.

Mackenzie can WALK! Yes- my 10 month girl is on the loose! I posted a video to my facebook of her cute little walk. She throws her hands in the air and her legs wobble and then she falls on her diaper tush. Too sweet. Geez she's the best ever! I can't use enough exclamation points! She took 12 steps at Grandpa and Grandma Wragg's on October 20th and today she took 56, she has come quite a long way. I am so proud of her and I love seeing her face when she knows she has done a great and wonderful thing. I have never felt her love so much like I have lately. She has learned how to express herself and I know she loves her mommy although it's so nice to have her show me! I LOVE MY GIRL!

We have been going on walks lately. Walking was a daily activity of our a few months back although it became very hot and by the time it cooled down it was Mackenzie's bed time. Our walking route has changed quite a bit since we have moved. The hills here are torcherous to walk up. It's a fun way down though! We try to go as a family although days when Nathaniel works the girl and I do our best to go. To paint a picture in your mind of what our walk is like- It starts out fun, Mommy talking to Mackenzie..laughing at her super cute ways and on the way back its Mackenzie still doing super cute things and enjoying the ride and Mommy barely being able to make it up the hill and trying to find the John Deere mailbox which marks the top of the hill and the end of the pain. I am sure it will get easier and I need to stop going in the middle of the afternoon when it's 90 degrees outside.

Speaking of walks, we went on one with Kenzie's Great Grandma and Grandma today. It was a fun time, Kenzie enjoyed seeing some of her favorite people and got to swing which makes it an absolutely perfect trip! There was a triatholon going on as well and it was something to see. I respect people who train months and probably years to get into the shape to finish strong. They're remarkable. Mackenzie saw many dogs and a parrot and what little girl doesn't love her animals?!

I started a new job, kind of. It does not feel like a job because I enjoy it, haha. Our friend's mother is staying with them for a while and needs help a couple days a week and I'm just going over there and having a great time getting to know her. Mackenzie is loving her new friend and I finally know someone who enjoys Little House on The Prairie as much as I do, yay!

We are loving being back in Minneola/Clermont area. It is so fun to be able to go out during the day and meet up with family and friends. It was such a long drive before so I usually stayed in the apartment a lot and now I'm happier and me and Kenzie find so much more to do during the day. We also love our new bed bug free apartment, I think that's my favorite part, hehe.

Staying Busy

We have officially moved out of Lady Lake and into our new home in Minneola and we couldn't be happier. We have a lot of organizing and unpacking to do but it will get done over time. We are all still trying to get over our little illnesses we each have.

Mackenzie went to her pediatrician on Friday and they want her to restart nebulizer treatments with albuterol. She took them when she was a month old for congestion and they made her a hyper little girl although now the side effects include poo explosions and appetite increase. Those two things do not go well together :) Haha. She is also taking Amoxicillin which could be causing the side effects as well. I should look it up on webmd or something! Anyways, I think I have a sinus infection because it's just that time of year. Nathaniel's allergies are acting up as well now that we're living sort of in the "country". Some allergy medication should fix that right up though :)!

I am so happy to be living close by everyone. I have been to the Grandparent's home numerous times already. I told them they were going to become sick of me and Kenzie always visiting. We enjoy their company though. They're wonderful people and Kenzie sure does love them.

We took a little trip to Georgia the other day. It wasn't planned although turned out okay. We were exhausted from moving although it was nice to meet up with my mom. She took our cat Ziggy since we couldn't bring him with us to our new home. She loved seeing Kenzie for a few hours and rocked her to sleep for me before she left and I was able to get a little nap in which is always the best. Road trips during moves aren't recommended though for those of you who would ever think of it.

Nathaniel surprised me yesterday! He took off the week of Thanksgiving because he has heard me mention how I was going to miss having it in Mississippi and we are going up there for the Thanksgiving holiday. I am so excited! Mackenzie isn't going to know what to do with the cold weather up there. I am dreading the drive already but it's always so worth it.

Nathaniel's Navy plans are being delayed a little more than we liked. He's being put on a waiting list until an opening comes up. It's a bummer although if it's meant to be, it'll work out. If he scores high on his ASVAB I think it'll bump him up on the list a lot.

Well, I hope I do better at taking pictures and writing this next week. With the moving and not feeling well and taking care of my soon to be 10 month baby I stay busy. I'm hoping to start doing some crafts and projects with Grandma Wragg (whose cute blog you should see, Wraggedypatches). She makes some beautiful quilts and she's going to show me a thing or to and hopefully I'll be able to catch on quick. I've always wanted to be able to consider myself crafty. Once I start having a bigger family I won't have the time so it's best to start now with just one I'm assuming, haha.