Kennedy's First Haircut

Yesterday I told Kennedy that I was going to get my haircut. She said, "I want to get my haircut too!" We made her an appointment at Cookie Cutters and told her that she had to wait until I got back. As soon as I walked in the door after my cut, she came running down the stairs saying, "Now it's my turn! I'm so excited! I'm going to the beauty spa!" (I went to the spa earlier this week so that and Fancy Nancy must have given her that idea.) At the salon she got to go down the slide, choose a car to sit in (the one with the horn that she honked non-stop), a movie to watch (baby einstein) and when she was finished she got a balloon and a sucker! It was a good experience, but we decided not to keep a lock of her hair. Instead we have these great pictures to remember the event. Here are the before and after shots:

Hanging out at home

The first stage of my maternity leave is coming to an end. I go back to work part time tomorrow. All I can say is that I'm very sad about it. It's been wonderful spending this time with Macy. She is an amazing baby! Even though I'll really  miss being at home, I know she will be in good hands with her pampie and grandma Sue. And I will still get to spend plenty of time with both of my girls!  

Ice Cream

It's been feeling like summer! We walked over to Woody's for our first ice cream cone of the season - and Kennedy's first cone ever. She seemed to enjoy it, but even the baby cone was too big for her. She doesn't seem to have her mama's sweet tooth.

Flight of the Conchords

Little late getting this up... Jake and I had another date night! We took the girls to grammie and grampie's house and then went downtown to have dinner at Red Rock and to see Flight of the Conchords in concert. If you don't know these guys, they are New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo a cappella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo and stars of the HBO tv series. Check them out on youtube - Jake's favorite is "business time" and I like "foux da fa fa". The show was very entertaining, but the opening act (Dave from the show) was only so-so. We picked Macy up after it was over and Kennedy had a sleep over. It was a fun night for everyone! 

Happy Birthday Eliza and Mama

Saturday we went to a birthday party for Eliza (and for me too since we share the same birth date). We had a great BBQ lunch and made tie dye tee shirts. What a great way to celebrate.

 

Kennedy got this fancy purse and pair of sunglasses as a party favor. She loves being fancy!

Here are our finished shirts. Thanks Burtons for a great party!

Entertaining the troops

We tried Macy in the bouncy chair for the first time, and she likes it! At least for about 10 minutes at a time. The vibrations and music seem to keep her pretty happy. That gives us some extra time to do things like eat dinner or play with Kennedy. Here she is making some "beans" with play dough.   

Mother's Day

Here are some photos from celebrating with all the moms. The highlights from the day include Kennedy giving me a mani-pedi. She insisted on "I paint your toenails mama!" We had a very nice brunch at the Cottonwood Club with my family. Lots of delicious things to eat! Later we had the Nelsons over for chicken sandwiches and a trip to the farm. Thanks to our moms for all that they do for us. Grammie and Grandma Sue we love you both very much. And I love being a mom more than I could ever have imagined. Thanks Kennedy for the beautiful painted picture frame and photo of you doing a job at school!

They grow so fast

I remember before Kennedy was born people said to enjoy every minute with a new baby because it goes by so fast. It's so true. It does go by fast and you forget so much - the feeling of holding someone so tiny and how they just melt into your body, the grunts, sighs and other sounds of a little baby, the faces they make when sleeping. These are precious memories and wonderful reminders of Kennedy at this age. I do feel that I'm enjoying things more this second time around. I'm not as worried about everything and I had a much quicker recovery after this birth. It makes me sad to think how fast the time goes, but I'm also excited to watch Macy grow up. And speaking of growing up, there's nothing like having a new baby to make your 2-year-old suddenly look huge and seem so heavy! Kennedy really is a big girl now. 

Friday we had an appointment with Dr. Ormsby. Here's how Macy is growing:

Birth: 8.0 pounds and 19.5 inches

1 day: 7 pounds 10 ounces

3 days: 7 pounds 12 ounces

2 weeks: 8 pounds 8 ounces and 21.5 inches     

April showers bring May flowers

We missed the tulip festival at Thanksgiving Point this year, but here's our home version. Kennedy enjoying (and smelling) the beautiful tulips in our yard... and Macy wearing her flowers.

Sisters

Trip to the aquarium

Jake promised Kennedy a trip to the aquarium on Sunday. She's been wanting to go see the new amazon exhibit since we heard about it on the radio. We had a slow morning that started off with Kennedy joining us in bed. She's not one for snuggling, but lately we've been hearing lots of "I want mama," "mama can change my diaper" and "mama can carry me." Kennedy's also a little jealous when I'm feeding Macy and she will say "She's all done eating" or "She's not wanting the other side" or "She's not needing to burp." I try to tell her that Macy gets to decide when she wants to eat and when she's all done, but it's hard not to do my best to accommodate the other requests. I know it's tough to be a big sister. 

After a quick trip to Costco we drove out to the aquarium. Kennedy was talking the whole way about how "the quarie-web opens at 11:00" and "they have a really big snake!" We had a nice time seeing the fish and I apologize to the octopus for using the flash on the camera. I didn't read the sign until after I'd taken a few pictures. Macy slept the whole time, so we'll have to go back when she's a little older. 

Ready for a party

Kennedy was supposed to go to her first birthday party on Saturday. A boy from her school turned three and invited all the kids from the class. We don't know much about toddler party etiquette, so when an invitation says 12-3 does that mean drop off the kid for the full time, a parent needs to stay, what? Could the hosts really want total responsibility for 12 or more 2 and 3-year-olds, not all of whom are potty trained? Jake took Kennedy to Target to look for a gift, but we decided at the last minute to keep her home. She's had a runny nose for the last few days, but no fever (she does not have swine flu, but you never know what people might think). We didn't want to be the parents that send their sick kid to the party, expecting someone else to wipe her nose. Anyway, Kennedy got to keep the matchbox cars that they picked out for Max. Here she is all dressed up with nowhere to go.

Instead we had popcorn and watched some of "Finding Nemo" then we got some pizza, made brownies and played "Pig Out" (the game with the little plastic pigs that you shake to see how they land). She really seemed to like the game and didn't mind missing the party. Macy spent most of the day sleeping, as usual. She's a great baby and becoming more and more alert. She's getting out much more than Kennedy did at this age.