What more can we say? W
e're so in love with Makayla and a MONTH has already gone by! The picture here is of Week 1 at home. Her eyes say it all,"Who are these people?" Makayla has had so many visitors from family to friends, she finally has a vision of who has been waiting for her. Makayla has also been actively TRAVELING across town! Some people may think we're crazy driving our little one around at such an early age, but she has no complaint and has been a good sport about it. One place that she is becoming very familiar with is her mommy's favorite spot, TARGET. Daddy's not a big fan of Target, but he's happy that a new designated shopping buddy for mommy is in the works :)
This picture was tough for daddy to swallow because it was one photo he did not shoot; he had gone back to work :( He has been back to work for the past 3 weeks and it is still NOT easy for him to leave his family behind. We are grateful Grandma Sandi took some time off from work during this tough transition. Grandma was with mommy when
Makayla had her first 'tummy time' in this photo. Although her head is resting on the boppy (Samoan neck roll), she can already lift it up on her own and tries to grab things around her! We heard that not many babies can do these things at this age, but apparently Makayla can. She is such a strong and tough little baby. We can also sense that she is because we do NOT mess with her during chow time! She will throw 'boxing combinations' like Manny Pacquiao to your FACE! Daddy had to learn that the hard way! Feedings are 'clock work' happening every 3 hours with TEAM MASE set for each round.
Our next appointment for Makayla is in May. Until then, she has been good 'health wise' according to her past doctor visits. Makayla is constantly changing as the days pass, our only hope is that the days don't go by TOO fast.
We love it when she 'smiles' but we are thrown off about it because mommy read that at this age, smiles mean "poo poo" time! Lol! We forget if Makayla had to poop during this photo in Week 3, but we'll take this as a 'happy' smile and will be using it for her birth announcement. Mommy reads to Makayla during the daytime and daddy sings to her to sleep at night. We both help with baths, feedings and diaper duties. This has been our routine and Makayla has been cooperative for the most part. We'll see how long this routine lasts because of course, it's known they are meant to break.
Alright guys, thanks for checking in with us! Although it has been a lot of work raising Makayla, we wouldn't trade it in for anything in the world! We're in love all over again. More updates coming to you all soon!
-The Mase Family
Parenting Literature:
Books mommy's reading?
*Revised and Updated ON BECOMING BABY WISE by Gary Ezzo, M.A. and Robert Buchnam, M.D.
*Baby 411 by Denise Fields and Ari Brown, M.D.
Book daddy's reading?
*Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Meg Meeker, M.D.
e're so in love with Makayla and a MONTH has already gone by! The picture here is of Week 1 at home. Her eyes say it all,"Who are these people?" Makayla has had so many visitors from family to friends, she finally has a vision of who has been waiting for her. Makayla has also been actively TRAVELING across town! Some people may think we're crazy driving our little one around at such an early age, but she has no complaint and has been a good sport about it. One place that she is becoming very familiar with is her mommy's favorite spot, TARGET. Daddy's not a big fan of Target, but he's happy that a new designated shopping buddy for mommy is in the works :)
Makayla had her first 'tummy time' in this photo. Although her head is resting on the boppy (Samoan neck roll), she can already lift it up on her own and tries to grab things around her! We heard that not many babies can do these things at this age, but apparently Makayla can. She is such a strong and tough little baby. We can also sense that she is because we do NOT mess with her during chow time! She will throw 'boxing combinations' like Manny Pacquiao to your FACE! Daddy had to learn that the hard way! Feedings are 'clock work' happening every 3 hours with TEAM MASE set for each round.
We love it when she 'smiles' but we are thrown off about it because mommy read that at this age, smiles mean "poo poo" time! Lol! We forget if Makayla had to poop during this photo in Week 3, but we'll take this as a 'happy' smile and will be using it for her birth announcement. Mommy reads to Makayla during the daytime and daddy sings to her to sleep at night. We both help with baths, feedings and diaper duties. This has been our routine and Makayla has been cooperative for the most part. We'll see how long this routine lasts because of course, it's known they are meant to break.
