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Makenzie's christmas and new year !

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Makenzie had a wonderful christmas and Santa was very good to her. I guess she was a good little girl last year. Santa brought Makenzie a Cozy Coupe Car, which she will get in and out of a million times. And, it did not take her long to want to stand up in her car and lean out the window. Now when you ask What does a car say? Makenzie says "Beee Beee" for Beep Beep. She also got an Elmo kitchen and a baby piano which are two of her favorite toys now. As you can tell in the photo below, you can play a piano much better if you hang your toungue out. On christmas morning I put the Santa hat on Makenzie, hoping for at least 1 photo with it on, but she must have felt festive because she left it on through all of the present opening.

We also got to spend 4 days at christmas with Alex (makenzie's cousin) and Brad (my brother). I do not know if I would say they played together really, but it was a lot of fun to see them together and let them get to know each other a little more. Everything that Alex tried to play with Makenzie wanted to play to, so at one point Alex put a gate around Makenzie so she could not touch his toys anymore. Then they got to take a bath together and Alex had gotten a little boys shaving kit, and he thought the best part about it was to put shaving cream in Kenzie's hair. Luckily, she did not mind.

After christmas, Makenzie started running a fever on Tuesday, and even with Tylenol and Motrin it would not break. We took her to the doctor on Wednesday morning and they said she just has a little cold. By 5pm that night, Makenzie's temperature was up to 105.8, so we went to Childrens urgent care. The doctors there examined her and could not find anything physically/noticably wrong. They then ordered a Urine test, and Makenzie had to have a baby catheter inserted. She did cry but held really still and was such a big girl. That came back normal, so they then ordered a chest x-ray, and by this time she was sick of being poked at, but again held very still. The x-ray also came back normal. So at this point they sent us home, also stating that it is just a virus. They said she is just a baby who runs high fevers and does not react to Tylenol well. So needless to say, the next couple of days/night were tough. New Years Eve, I think we were all asleep by 9:15. On Monday, the 4th, Makenzie was still not better, and back to the doctor she went. This time, she was diagnosed with double ear infections and strep throat. The last week has been a little rough but now, Makenzie is on an antobiotic and is feeling much better (and Mommy and Daddy).

Here are a couple more photos from christmas time.

Makenzie, getting a ride from her her Great Grammy. Grammy is lookin' good for 95 years old.

Christmas Eve at Mimi's house !

This is Makenzie's new fav thing to do....sit on the heat vent while it blows.

I just love this face...

Alexander and Makenzie...

Sportin' pigtails courtesy of Aunt Amy...the ponytail on top is getting a little too long.

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Makenzie absolutely loves music. She has two main moves. First she jams/bounces to fast songs or if it is a slow song she moves her head back and forth. It is too funny. She also will mimic the mouth movements on a couple of songs. In the video she is singing Old MacDonald, pay attention to the E-I-E-I-O.

2009-12-22T18:35:00.000-08:00

So December has been extremely busy, so Makenzie's blog has not been updated in awhile. Better late than never. Makenzie is super excited about Santa coming, and I am sure he knows just what she wants since I think she has seen him about 7 times. When asked what Santa says, Makenzie says "BoBoBo". She is very fascinated with Santa's beard and now anyone who has a full beard is Santa according to her.

Here are a few of her christmas photos, I wish I could post them all. Enjoy !!

Halloween Costume Contest WINNER...

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Here a chick, There a chick, Everywhere a Chick, chick

Thank You to Everyone who voted for Miss Makenzie!

1st Santa of the season !

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This is the same Santa we took Makenzie to last year @ Learning Express. Last year she slept the entire time. This year we were positive she was going to scream. Makenzie just kind of looked at him with a "Who are you?" look on her face. No screaming !

I think Dasher, Dancer, Comet, and Rudolph kind of took her attention off of Mr. Claus.

And "The Suzi" goes to.....

2009-11-10T10:24:00.000-08:00

Monday Night we went to the 5th annual Suzi Bass Awards. "The Suzi's" are Atlanta's version of the Tony Awards.

For those of you who don't know, Suzi Bass was Cameron's mother who passed away from Melanoma on May 17th, 2002 at the age of 52. Suzi was a very well known actress around Georgia. She played in some very exciting movies and television shows such as Fried Green Tomatoes, Chill Factor, My Cousin Vinny, Traveling Man, In the Heat of the night, and Sweet Home Alabama. The Suzi Bass Awards are an excellent way to honor her.

I am positive that most everyone there was wondering why we had a 1 year old at the awards, since she was the only child there. Toward the end of the ceremony they did announce Miss Makenzie and she got to go on stage, then it all made a little bit more sense. Makenzie looked adorable and behaved wonderfully during the entire awards ceremony, that was about 2.5 hours long. She clapped and laughed when everyone else did and just thought that was the most hilarious thing ever. There were a couple of singing performances and she jammed thru them all. Jammed=bouncing, clapping, and laughing. I do have to say that she really does have pretty good rhythm.

I honestly can say I never thought she would make it 45 mins, and we all are soooooo proud of her (including the ones who were sitting by us in the audience).

This is Kenny Leon, he was one of the first winners of a Suzi Bass award !

This smile says it all at how much fun Miss Makenzie was having ! Mommy absolutely loves this photo.

Taking a look at the program.

These were some of Suzi's best friends. Alan, Karen, and Susan.

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We need your help in voting for Makenzie for best halloween costume.

Last weekend we drove to downtown Atlanta for a costume contest w/ a photographer that I absolutely love. Maybe a little extreme for a costume contest, but well worth it if we win, and Mimi (my mom) would be sooo happy since she is the one who handmade Makenzie's costume. All of the photos are now on their website and we need YOUR help. The child who has the most comments/votes will win some great prizes including a photo shoot, which will mean great pictures fo all of you!

Please go to http://www.jamesadamhill.com/ and vote for the little chicken (Makenzie). Her photo is on the second page. There are some other great costumes to look at as well.

Please vote soon, we dont have much time. Forward to any of your friends to vote as well.
Thanks so much. We appreciate it !

Hope everyone is doing well.

Alicia and Kenzie !

Spaghetti !

2009-11-02T19:53:00.000-08:00

So, I just have to share some spaghetti fun with everyone. Makenzie absolutely loves some spaghetti ! Put a bowl in front of her and she goes to town. It is too funny to watch her eat because she slurps them in (you will see in the video). And, since spaghetti is a little slippery, there is always quite a bit that ends up in her lap. But if you just take the highchair tray off, she will spend another 10-15 mins eating off of her tummy and lap.
Here are a couple of photos and a quick video.

Cutest little chicken ever !

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Pumpkin Picking !

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At the end of the hayride to pick your pumpkins is a little petting zoo. Makenzie got to see her first real cow. There also were some baby pigs, sheep, roosters, and a really stinky turkey.

Apple Pickin'

2009-10-12T19:10:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we went to Mercier's Apple Farm in Ellijay, GA. Every Saturday in September is U-pick day. We could not have asked for a more gorgeous day. It was the weekend after the flood so the ground was still a little soggy in some places. We got about 15-20 pounds of apples, and they are by far the best apples I have ever had. Honestly, I had no idea there were that many different types of apples. Makenzie had a blast, her favorite part was the she got to taste one of every kind of apple that we picked. Since that weekend, we have spent every Sunday making apples recipes. We had so much fun and would definently recommend it to everyone.

Makenzie's 1st birthday party !!

2009-10-12T18:29:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all our wonderful family and friends who helped celebrate Makenzie's 1st birthday. Makenzie has had soo much fun playing with all of her toys that she received. Here are a couple of photos from her party.

Makenzie got to wear the strawberry dress that I wore at my first birthday party !

Kenz did not get enough cake and icing, she is eating it off of the wrapper too.

I absolutely love this face !!!

Gift Time !

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Makenzie's 1st birthday pics !!!

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(To play video, press play(triangle) button on bottom left)

Amazing, Makenzie is 10 months old already! Still just a little thing, at her last doctor appt she was 16 pounds. This month she has had her first cold and her first eye infection. So needless to say the past couple weeks have been fun, especially when she cries every two hours through the night. And Makenzie got her first tooth! Finally!

Earlier this month Makenzie did get to meet the Bass side of the family. We went to Tims Ford State Park in Tennessee for the family reunion and picnic. It was a very busy two days but we had a blast seeing everyone.

As you all know, Kenzie absolutely refuses to crawl. You can put her on her knees, leave her for 10 minutes, come back and she is still in the same spot. So, we are skipping the crawling, and she is off to walking. She wants to walk everywhere. Very exciting !! In her video above, she just got new shoes and she is not so sure about them. Hopefully she will get a little better in the next couple of days.

Check out my new pierced ears !!

My new favorite...powdered sugar doughnuts !!!

Makenzie's 9 month photos !!

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Mommy's Little Beach Bum !!!

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First beach trip

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Makenzie is 8 1/2 months old now. She is getting sooo BIG ! She is about 15.5 pounds now, not sure how tall but we go for her 9 month check up in about 2 weeks. Makenzie said “Mama” first about 3 weeks ago (thanks to daddy working with her), and has been followed by “dada”, “baba”, “mo” for more, and “dapa” (we think this is Papa). Makenzie has got waving Hi and Bye down pat, she waves to everything now, especially in the mornings. Makenzie also loves to play peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake. And she especially loves her walker. She is all over the place in it. Over this next weekend, we are going to work on "baby proofing" the house. Let the fun begin !!

Makenzie just got to go on her very 1st road trip to Panama City Beach (thank you to Aunt Cindy and Uncle Wally who let us use the condo). Mimi and Papa came along too! The condo has a wall that is all mirrors, and Kenz thought this was the greatest thing ever and loved to give the baby in the mirror a love (sorry Cindy for all of the little finger prints and slobber).

Makenzie had a blast at the beach and the pool. Of course, you would never know it, because we could not get a smiling picture the entire 4 days at the beach, she was just too busy taking it all in. Makenzie did get hit by a wave and it knocked her over, but she just sat back up, licked her lips, and kept on playing. At the pool, everytime she got in without a float she would kick and kick and kick. She looked like a little frog. The first night at the pool, Mimi got to take Makenzie underwater for the first time, she was a little nervous (Mimi, not Makenzie). Makenzie did great! By the end of the 4 days she knew what was coming when you counted to 3 and would hold her breath. She is going to be a little fish!

Here are some of the 451 pictures we took at the beach, enjoy!!

Sorry, it has been sooooo long since the last post, we will try to do better !

Makenzie's Easter

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Happy Easter Everyone!

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My Lucky Charm !!

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Makenzie got a new Johnny Jumpup

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I dont know if you can tell or not, but her tongue is out in almost all of these.

Makenzie and Great Grammy!

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Can you believe she is 93??

Makenzie's Valentine's Photos

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Steelers Girl !

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I am ready for the Super Bowl !

Here we go Steelers! Here we go !

Thanks to Aunt Cindy and Uncle Wally for my 1st Steelers Tee !!!

4 months old!

2009-01-29T19:34:00.000-08:00

I am 4 months old now !! Last Friday I had my check up and got more shots. I did a lot better this time though. I weighed in at 11lbs 3 ozs and I am 24 inches long. I smile, laugh, and coo all the time. I am still a wonderful sleeper I sleep about 10 to 11 hours at night.

Papa's little kentucky girl.

This has got to be the cutest little bum ever...

Check out my snow bunny outfit I got...If only it would ever snow is Georgia !

As of New Year's eve, I am eating real food now. I started rice cereal, as you can see by the first bite below, I was not so sure about it. I have been on fruits for about a week now, so far I love Bananas and applesauce. I am not a big fan of peaches, they are a little too sour for me. As you can see below, Mom let me feed myself, which did not go over so well. I had cereal everywhere.

December 2008

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Here are a few pictures from December. Makenzie is growing so fast. She goes for her 4 month check up (and more dreaded shots) on the 23rd so we will update then. But we just wanted to show some recent pics.

Makenzie with cousin Alexander ! They had alot of fun together while he was in town !!

Check out my socks...aren't they just toooooo cute !!

On Christmas Eve, we (me, mom, and mimi) surprised Amy, Amber, Kaylee, and Grammy ! I also got to help decorate cookies to leave out for Santa Claus !

Here are a few pictures from Christmas morning.

Look at all of my loot ! I got lots of new toys to play with !

Look at my 1st couch that my Mimi bought for me...its a Kitty !
That was alot of excitement for one day !

2008-12-01T18:55:00.000-08:00

Well I am 10 weeks old now and getting soooo big. I went for my 2 month check up and shots. I am 9lbs 3ozs and 21 inches long now. I did pretty well during my 5 shots, I cried but not for very long. That evening I began to not feel so good and started crying and just could not stop, thank goodness my Mimi and Papa only live a mile away. The doctor said that I look like a perfectly healthy baby. Also my results on my hip ultrasound said that everything looked normal, HOORAY !!!

The next week, my cousin Alex came to visit and boy did we have a busy weekend planned, but we had so much fun. Mimi and Papa took us to Pirate land, which is Alex's favorite. We also went and had our christmas photos together.

I also had my first Thanksgiving and my Granny (my Dad's grandmother) got to meet me. And you can see me holding my first wishbone...

Then I got to go and meet Santa and his Reindeer.

And last here are some random pics from the last couple weeks....

November 10th

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Today, I had a busy day. My mom started back to work today, she was ready to go back to work but she wished that she could take me with her everyday. My dad is keeping me during the day and my Papa is keeping me in between when he goes to work and my mom comes home. On Friday's I start M & M day...that means Mimi and Makenzie day...these will most likely be dedicated to shopping. Also, tonight my Papa went to see the Suzi Bass award being presented. Look at the picture below and see how fancy he looked. While Papa was gone my mom and Mimi decided to have a photo shoot. Because I was a little girl my name could not be Joe...so instead I am a cup of Makenzie ! Also I am starting to smile a lot now, and we finally got a picture of it. I go next Monday for my 2 month check up and my shots...I will let you guys know how big I am getting.

October 31st !

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My first Halloween...

And my first Pumpkin ...

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Happy Halloween ! Here is my Glow worm costume that my Mimi made for me and my outift my Aunt Amy and Uncle Brad got for me ( but I think Alex picked it out) !

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Here are some of my first professional photos...my mom wanted to ahve them done at 1 week before I changed too much !

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I got to meet my 2nd cousins on Friday ! Here are some pics...

Doctors Appointment

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On October 1st I had my 2 week check up. I weighed 6lbs 1.3 oz, I am getting to be a little chunky monkey (not really). I was the same length. All of my labs from when I was born came back normal and Dr. Greenberg said I was a very healthy baby. I still have to go for my ultrasound for my hips in November but the doctor said they feel fine. We will update you after I go.

My first real bath !

2008-10-02T17:25:00.001-07:00

Today I got to take my first real bath (my belly button is healed now)...Here are some pics.

I also got to use my new tummy time mat for the first time........

Makenzie's Arrival !

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I AM FINALLY HERE !!!!!! I arrived on September 17, 2008 !!! I weighed 5lbs 12.2 oz and was 19.5 inches long. By discharge my weight was down to 5lbs 8 oz. Mom and I are both doing great! We got to go home on Saturday the 20th, just in time for the Georgia Bulldogs game. I pretty much sleep all the time now (this will soon change). I am awake only about 3 hours a day, and that is just to eat and get changed. I probably only cry about 15 minutes a day, besides that I am a perfect baby. I went to the doctor on Monday and I had lost a little bit more weight, I am down to 5lbs 6.7oz. My doctor said I look perfectly healthy. I do have to go and have an ultrasound in six weeks to have my hips checked because I was breech.
We will try and keep updating this on a regular basis, so you know what is going on with us. If you ever want to stop by, just call us.

My 2nd 3D/4D ultrasound !

2008-07-29T17:52:00.000-07:00

We went for my 2nd 3D/4D ultrasound tonight. I cooperated a little better once I woke up and moved my hands. There are some pictures below that you can see my little face. I think I am going to look like my mom, at least I do have her fat little cheeks that she had when she was born. I am due in 10 weeks and can not wait to meet everyone ! See ya soon !

3D/4D ultrasound !

2008-07-20T14:31:00.000-07:00

OK, so we went for my 3D/4D ultrasound on Saturday. I was a little stubborn and would not cooperate at all. I held my hands and arms over my face for an hour while everyone tried to see what I look like. It was confirmed that I am a little girl! Good thing because my room is already done, and it would have looked a little silly if I were a boy. There are a couple of pics below, but it is hard to see what is what. I am yawning in one of them and the other is my side profile with my right arm in front of my face. I go back in 2 weeks to try again. Hopefully next time, I will cooperate a little better and get some better pics. We will update photos then ! Also, mom and dad worked on my room some more this weekend. There are some update pics below as well.

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On Saturday, July 19th my mom is going for her 3D/4D ultrasound. Hopefully all the pictures come out good. Keep your fingers crossed and maybe next week you will be able to see what I look like a little bit better.

I finally have a name !

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My mom and dad have decided on a name... Makenzie Elizabeth.
Hopefully I will look like a little Kenzie !

Memorial day Weekend !

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My room is painted in different colored pink stripes which is adorable and very girly. My mimi and papa came over and helped move my armoire and my rocking chair into my new room. It is all coming together great, just waiting for my dresser and my bedding to arrive. My mom put some pics up below so you can see it! Remember it is still in progress!

May 20th Doctor Appointment !

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Today was my 2nd ultrasound ! Everyone found out that I am a little baby girl !!!! The technician said that I am a feisty little thing. I was kicking and moving the entire time making it very hard to get pictures of me. I am measuring in at 10.5 inches and all looks well they say !!! My pictures are below! The top one is where they saw I am a little girl !!! In the 3rd one you can see my face, my fat little belly, and my right arm is waving to you !!