6 month post

 

Mikayala is six months already! [almost seven actually!]

 

13 pounds

24 1/2 inches long

5.5 percentile for weight

8% for height!

 

Our girl is growing up, and we feel so lucky to be a part of it! Here are some pictures to enjoy :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Danielle...

Our wonderful photographer who started here with us and went on our journey from engagement to mikayla being six months old has moved. I cannot write this without tearing up. Danielle is such a wonderful person! She has not only been our photographer, but she also helped me through my C-Section so much in answering questions, etc.! She was in our ward in church and will be greatly missed.

 

Even though pregnant herself and having a few pre-term contractions, she still did our maternity pictures [in the SNOW!] thankfully she was a trooper as I delievered pre-term at 32 weeks just a few days later.

 

after having a baby herself, she jumped right back into the action a month or so after and took our first family pictures and mikayla's three months!

This is one of Kayla's six month pictures. I will post more of them later- but per ususal, we LOVE them!! We will miss you Danielle!! We may have to follow you so we come visit and you can take our pictures :)

 

We wish you all the best in the rest of the hubby's schooling and mommyhood. I consider it a blessing to call you a friend :)

Happenings of 5 months

Mikayla has really started to take off on eating rice cereal and different fruits & veggies.

Lots of Snuggle Time!

 



 

Waiting for our rice cereal & veggie!

 

5 month old picture.

 

This is also her first real t-shirt that she has worn [and owned]

 

I tried making her a tutu for the 4th of July, but failed. So I had someone make her one- this isn't a very good picture but we thought it was really cute!

 

Favorites:

 

*Oatmeal Cereal

*Avacado

*pears

*peaches

*prunes

*applesauce

 

STATS

 

*she hasn't been measured in awhile, [she will be at her appointment next week] but she was weighed 11 1/2 pounds!  

Day 4 of vacation- The windy city! chicago.

After spending Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Ohio, we headed home on Monday. When John and I drove out to ohio last year, we stopped in Chicago on the way home. We had soooo much fun! We just had to do it again this year- in fact, this was one of the parts of the trip I was looking forward to the most :)

 

We were able to go to the Shedd Aquarium. It is pretty amazing, we LOVED it and cannot wait to take Mikayla back when she is older. Although she is young, she really enjoyed the different lights and sounds.

 

Waiting for the aquatic show to start.

 

 

 

Showing the audience how they train the dolphins.

 

 

Aquatic Show

 

She LOVED it!

 

They had a stingray interaction where you could go touch the sting rays.

 

Patiently waiting while mommy, daddy and grandma touch the sting rays.

 

John touched them first. When I saw his hand made it out alive and unstung, I went for it.

 

They felt like the bottom of a lake- slimy.

 

 

Me "petting" one.

 

Daddy & Mikayla in the jellyfish area.

Dolphins. I have never seen a real live dolphin in my life, so I thought It was really cool. I was OBSESSED with dolphins growing up.

 

Beluga Wales.

 

 

more of the dolphins

 

I really could have stayed there for hours watching them.

After we finished up at the Shedd, we decided to go down to the Navy Pier for a little while. Last year John and I rode on the Ferris wheel and so we wanted to do it again this year.

While on our trip, a certain little lady started holding her bottle up by herself! She still needs a little extra support, but for the most part can do it on her own.

 

It was super foggy when we were there, but we still had lots of fun!

Day 3 vacation-Family Reunion

The third day that we were in Ohio there was a family reunion.

 

 

 

Mikayla's great-aunt

another great aun

Mikayla went swinging for the first time and LOVED it! She got mad at John when he pulled her out of the swing.

 

She doesn't look happy, but she really did love it!

Meeting her Great-Great Grandma for the first time.

 

 

 

She was able to fly down from Florida to come to the reunion. It was such an amazing experience to have Mikayla meet her great-great grandma. Apparently that is not a very common occurrence.

 

 

 

another great-aunt

 

 

Her cousin Jason

Her great-uncle Mike.

 

Her cousin Amanda.

 

everyone on my husbands side had a wonderful time meeting her. It was so great to see them all fight over her and love on her! :)

The other cool thing was that there was FIVE generations there. Great-Great Grandma, Great-Grandpa, Grandma, Dad and Mikayla. we made sure to get lots of pictures of that!