Adventures of Macie

Macie has had an eventful medical week. On Monday, she hit her head on the hardwood floor. She was complaining that her head hurt, and then she threw up a few hours later. After chatting with the nurse, Jeff took her to the ER to get checked out. They decided they should do a CAT scan to be safe. She checked out just fine and other than loosing a bunch of sleep she seemed fine on Tuesday.

But, Wednesday, she threw up again a few minutes after she woke up. She had not eaten, so I kind of thought it was just drainage. While we were at the beach, she had a runny nose and had complained about her head hurting even before she hit it. As the day went on she was lethargic and did not want to do much. She took a nap on the couch and was still puny when she woke up. I decide to take her to the doctor to make sure all was well. It turns out she has strep throat. I had thought she might, but I looked in her throat. Her tonsils were big and red, but they did not have any white spots. This is the third time in about 6 months she has had strep. I have a feeling we will be getting her tonsils out before she goes to Kindergarten. (It is very hard to tell she is sick because she really does not act like she is very sick.)

She had to stay home from school today. For most of day, she has been incredible. She has played nicely by herself and been very sweet. It makes me wonder how long she has been sick. Here is another picture of her at the beach.

A sneak peek..

We have been at the beach for a week. We had an incredible week with awesome weather. September is the time to go. Here are some pictures I took of the kids one morning bright and early.
There are not as many of Ellie since she can not sit alone. It makes getting pictures in the sand a little more challenging. But, I was pleased with what I got trying to get 3 kids to cooperate! (I found sponge curlers at the CVS while we were there. Macie had to have her hair curled the night before.)

C and E

Lots of people think Ellie looks just like Carson. I have yet to get a good picture of the two of them together. So, I gave up and I am posting these. What do you think?

I can see it most in the first and last-even though Ellie is not happy in #3.

And just because this picture is so darn sweet, I am including it too. But, I also want to know if you like the first of second one better of these two.

Soccer part 2

We have now entered the world of two children playing sports. Macie started her first season of soccer on Saturday. I was not planning to sign her up, but they are having a league in our neighborhood. It is just one hour on Saturday morning. Jeff and Brad are coaching like they did for the boys. So, we are again spending Saturdays at the soccer field. I think Macie might end up liking it better than Carson. Here are some pictures of the cutest little player.

Walking down the sidewalk to the field. I don't know if you can see how big the ball looks over her left shoulder.
Getting a hug from coach daddy after one her own team mates stole the ball from her causing her to start sobbing.
You can not tell by all the parents of the field, but this is during the game. She is actually touching the ball. It took Carson a couple season before he got this close to the ball in a game.
The last two are of practice before the game. I just think she is adorable!

Click here to see some pictures of Carson's first game. It was just about 3 years ago to the day! He is on a year round swim team this year, so we don't have to be in 2 places at once very often. His first meet isn't until October 16th.

Five Months

Sweet Ellie is 5 months today. Knowing that I don't plan to have another baby makes me think how quickly the time is going. The last month has flown past us.
I love this stage with Ellie. She has found her toes and loves to stick them in her mouth. She loves to chew on anything she can get into her hands. You can see her two front teeth under her gums, but they are taking their sweet time pushing through. She is still a good sleeper most of the time, but she has had a few rough nights lately. I am not sure what the problem has been, but it makes me very thankful for the nights when she sleeps well.

If we are home, she will take good naps. You can tell by her little whine that she is ready to go down for a nap. Lots of times if you cradle her and bounce for about 2 seconds her eyes will already be closed when you lie her down. Other times, she will cry for a few minutes and need her pacifier. Then there are some times when I will cradle her and rock her and just enjoy the times of her being a baby. I know she will not fit in my arms like this for much longer.

The next big event for her is starting food. We are going to be gone for a bit, so I decided to wait until we come home. She is wanting to nurse a lot during the day and watches everyone else eat, so I think she is probably ready. I might wait a few more weeks just because it adds something else to work into her day.

We don't have a doctors appointment, so we have to go with me weighing her at home. Our scale has her at about 13 pounds. I think she looks really big and then I see other babies close to her age. She seems like she is long and lean like her brother (Although Carson was over 13 pounds at 2 months!).

I thought you would enjoy a few of the funny pictures I got today. She is already trying to move and get into things.


Here are the links to see how she has grown...
4 months
3 months
2 months
1 month
newborn

Fall is coming

Today it feels like Fall. Jeff took Carson and Macie to our neighbors football game. We woke up to cool temperatures this morning. I have the windows open enjoying the breeze. I don't get to open the windows often. Our family room is 2 stories up over the basement. It worries me that Macie will push the screens out and fall. So, it is rare that I get to have the windows open. (I am not an overly caution mom, I just know Macie. She likes to stand in the windows and the screens are not going to hold her in.) To top it off both FSU and UGA start their season today. We have a birthday party in a few hours. It just feels like it is going to be awesome day!

(The pictures do not go with the post, but I think it is funny to see why I don't get to post family pictures)

Funny story

Macie loves the show Max and Ruby. I have always had an issue with the fact that there are no parents on the show. There is a family picture hanging in the living room that implies they might actually live with adults.
Macie just told me she wished she were on Max and Ruby. She said "Then I can be their mommy." Apparently, she has noticed they don't have parents too.

Her first week of school seems to have gone well. She likes her class even though she does not have any of her good friends in there. But, she does not tell me what is happening in class. I think she makes up about 90% of what she tells me about her day. On top of that she goes through carpool, so I am really in the dark about what is going on everyday. But, I LOVE her teacher. I know she is in good hands for the 12 hours a week she is away from me.