Valentines

We had a great valentines day. First we went to Sushi 101 since I have been craving it since the day I found out I was pregnant, so I finally got to go and it was very delicious. Then we took Hailey to Sports connection so she could play in the inflatable area, she had a blast and it wasn't too crowded. 

Other than that we haven't been up to much lately just hanging out with the girls and watching Mackenzie grow and change. She is starting to stay awake more and she loves to smile, to see a baby smile is one of the sweetest sites in the world. Hailey still loves her little sister and loves to hug and kiss her, she also likes helping with tummy time and tries to show Mackenzie how to lift her head and roll over.  Hailey has been a good helper with bath time as well. Here are just a few pictures from the past week. The last two pictures are of Hailey with her pigtails, she will only leave them in for about 30 minutes but at least she lets me put them in for a few pictures. 

3 weeks

It is hard to believe that it has been 3 weeks already. The time is going by so fast. Last week was my first week with both girls by myself. We are adjusting better than we thought we would and both girls are doing great.

We had more snow on Wednesday and Hailey was so excited. We got out to play for a little bit but the driveway was icy so she fell a few times and that was all it took and she was done. Hailey is still loving school and I am loving having a few hours twice a week to spend with Mackenzie and get some housework done.  These are just a few random pictures from this past week. I will post more soon, I don't know if you noticed but I am posting this at 2:oo am because Mackenzie is wide awake. 

Sisters

Here are similar pictures of Hailey and Mackenzie. The first picture is of Mackenzie and the bottom one is Hailey. 

First Photo Shoot

We had OTL (one true light photography, otlphotography.com) come and take pictures of Mackenzie. She did great and she even had her eyes open (she sleeps almost all day so I was afraid it wasn't going to happen). Hailey even got in some of the photos but she was so excited that Ethan (her little crush) was at the house we couldn't get her to sit still long enough. I love how the pictures turned out and I love OTL Photography.

Snow

So when we brought Mackenzie home from the hospital it was snowing. This is the first time Hailey has ever really seen snow. She was very excited about the snow but she informed us that "it isn't a frosty snow".  So when we got home Brian took her out to play. They threw snowballs and made little snowmen that Hailey knocked down with her bat. She even tasted the snow and said it was cold.  They didn't stay out long but they had a blast while they were out.  

One week

It is hard to believe that it has been a whole week already. It has been a great week. Hailey is loving being a big sister and is curious about everything and every noise Mackenzie makes. Mackenzie likes to sleep a lot but fortunately (and so unlike her big sister) she likes to sleep anywhere. She actually sleeps in her bassinet so that makes it easy for night feedings. We are having a problem with her falling asleep during her feeding and not getting enough but other than that everything is going great. 

Brian took all this past week off and my mom will be here all this week. It has been so nice having all this help. Between Brian's parents and my parents Hailey hasn't been lacking any attention. I know it will be a whole new story when all my help is gone and I am alone with two kids, but as for now I am taking advantage of the help and trying to nap or just relax whenever possible. 

Hi my name is Mackenzie

Hello! Mackenzie Paige Schleicher entered the world at 10:32p on 1.18.09. She weighs 71bs 1oz and is 20 inches in lenth. Mommy and Mackezie are doing great and big sister Hailey is already a big helps. Thank you to everyone for your prayers, what a wonderful blessing on our lives.

Brian