First Birthday Party

We had a wonderful party! It was truly fit for a princess. The cake was fun to make but it did take patience!

Makayla is 11 months now. We are practicing for her Princess party next month. As you can see, she was not having anything to do with the crown except maybe to chew on it. She is standing and crawling all over the house.

10 months

The fun has begun! She started crawling like lightning and standing up. She says Momma and Dada and loves to play with her toys now.

9 months

Makayla has decided she does not want a bow on her head, so it was a struggle and she won to say the least. She really has developed her own little personality now, and is starting to form opinions! It looks like her first word is Hi!

Eight Months Old!!

Makayla is now eight months old and has learned to wave bye bye! But she does it like she is knocking on a door, with a closed fist. She gets so excited when she does it. She now weighs 19 pounds and still refuses to crawl.

Seven Months!

It is so hard to believe she is 7 months old now! She has started to creep, and has two teeth in. She also laughs out loud and when she does, we all melt!

Easter and Six Months Old

We were so glad to be with Makayla on her first Easter. She was perfect in church and even went to Sunday School with us.

She turned six months old on April 10th. I was out of town so Pawpaw and Mommy took the photos. She is rolling over and just starting to try to sit up. She loves everything we offer her to eat!

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Makayla is Five Months Old

It is hard to believe that she is now five months old. She is making funny sounds and starting to giggle. She loves her mommy and just lights up when she walks into the room. She is almost 17 pounds and is really long for her age. You can see in the photos she looks much older. She went on her first plane ride this week to see her Daddy at Spring Training.

 

Nana has fallen in love with Mud Pie clothing. Everything has ruffles!!!!!

Watching Daddy at Spring Training

Watching Baby Einstein while
Mommy gets ready

Four Months

Makayla is 4 months now and the fun is really beginning. She is eating carrots and rice cereal and pretty much likes whatever we feed her. She is starting to giggle and loves her PawPaw!

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Three Months Old

Makayla turned three months old on January 10th. Her daddy wanted to be part of the picture, so we happily obliged.

She is really starting to coo and try to talk. She seems to already show some preference to her left hand which would not surprise us since Meghan is left handed. She weighs 14.5 pounds and is wearing 6 month clothes (we still squeeze her into some of the 3-6 month that she just got for Christmas). She now engages with your eyes and follows her mommy and daddy around the room when they walk by.

This was right before Christmas in her present from Nana and Pawpaw. It is an Elephant and his nose is what makes her sit up so well! We are having so much fun with her and her personality is so laid back except when you take the bottle away from her, and then look out!

Makayla Two Months

We took Makayla to her two month checkup today. She weighs almost 12 pounds! 11 lbs and 14 oz to be exact and she is 22.25 inches long. She is starting to coo and smile now.

Makayla photos December 2012

She is growing so fast it is hard to keep up with her with photos. She now weighs over 10 pounds and just starting to smile. These are 7 weeks photos. I had purchased this Christmas outfit right after I found out we were having a granddaughter. We are having so much fun, it is ridiculous!!!

Now that we have Makayla, I think the blog will now have to be about her! I am going to start posting her pictures here instead of Facebook I think. Here is her one month old picture. She has already lost her newborn look and is trying to smile at times (yes, I know the difference between that and gas!!!). We are really enjoying her, it is such a blessing to have her here with us.

When you think a fastball is coming, you gotta be ready to hit a curveball...Wow, how true is this? I think back to just a few months ago and never saw this one coming.  Rick has cancer and it has pervaded every area of our lives...it just seeps in without being invited. Rick's faith is unshakable and knows he will be healed, that this is just a process to walk through. But it is a process...chemotherapy, radiation, blood count checks, nausea meds, and pure exhaustion. He has never had to deal with something like this before and really doesn't know how to act, not feeling good enough to mow the yard or clean the garage. A process. One day at a time, literally, hanging onto the Lord and his promise.

New Journey

We are beginning a new journey today. Rick was just diagnosed with cancer. We are believing that God will heal him 100% and remove every cancer cell from his body. Please join us in this prayer. We know that God brought us here for a reason and apparently, part of that, will be to have access to MD Anderson.

Finally Settling In...

I think we are finally settling into a routine. I finally found a good dry cleaners, which was driving me crazy to pay $5 a garment when I paid $2 in Mansfield. 

Matt will be heading back for Spring Training at the end of the month so our house will be really quiet. We have loved having him here, in spite of him beating us terribly in pool. He is really good...how do you get to be good at pool I wonder?  He is looking forward to playing ball again. He has spent his time giving lessons for boys 9-12 and has really enjoyed that. We are hoping to get to Phoenix to see him during Spring Training. One blogger has ranked him 93 of the top 200 minor league Dodger players...see this link but scroll down to find #93. http://www.truebluela.com/2012/1/25/2728320/dodgers-2012-minor-league-countdown-100-91


I can't believe it has been almost 6 months since we moved here. The time has really gone by fast, especially since our family and friends have visited us! We love having you here and look forward to it, honestly. It is a blessing to us.

Christmas at the Sheltons

As I was putting up all of my trees, I realized, I won't get to spend much time with my friends and family during the holidays. That was a rude awakening! I guess I never really thought about it this summer when I knew we were moving. Christmas is the best time to be with my friends, not about gifts, just spending time and laughing and relaxing. The Lord has blessed me with incredible friends, and I miss them greatly. They are some of my best gifts in life!

I took a few photos of the house for those of you that asked...I bought a 12 foot Christmas tree and had fun decorating it, but found out, we need a new ladder. :-)