Back to work

So I was called back to work for a few more weeks, staying until the end of April, which is kind of nice. Today I found out the date of my c-section and I'm happy to say that the new MacKay baby will be born on August 4/08. It's quite a relief to know this time when the baby is going to come instead of playing the long and tiresome waiting game and seeing the due date come and go like it did with Brayden.

We are having some difficulty choosing names for the baby this time, and I've started up a group on facebook to get suggestions from friends and family. The group is called "Help name the new member of the MacKay family" for anyone who would like to join and leave a name suggestion.

This past weekend Brayden had his very first haircut. He still doesn't have much hair, but the hair he had was getting quite long around his ears and neck, so we got a bit of a trim. Now he doesn't looks so shaggy.

Last day of work.

YAY!!! After today, all my time will be spent with my handsome, brilliant, son. And a bit of time in the evenings with my just as handsome and brilliant husband. Oh and waiting for this new baby to come along.

Pregnancy is going ok, I've lost some more weight. I wish it could be this easy other times. Brayden has taken to pointing to his own belly and saying baby. I'm trying to get him out of this, but I think I am just confusing him.

Easter took place this past weekend, and the Easter Bunny was good to my boy. Probably too good. Enjoy the pictures.....

Half way there!

So now I am 20 weeks pregnant, half way there. I had my ultrasound yesterday. It went well, but unlike my ultrasound with Brayden, I have no hint to the sex of this new baby.
Brayden isn't doing too much new these days. Besides new words all the time. This boy never stops talking, not sure who he inherited that from!!
This weekend is Easter and we are really looking forward to the Easter Bunny visiting and leaving lots of surprises for Brayden.

And finally some pictures

Digging into the birthday cake.
Birthday cake...construction site.
Christmas Morning '07
Halloween '07
First time skating!

Here are the promised pictures. One from Christmas, his birthday, skating and halloween.

Tomorrow is my 2nd prenatal appointment for this pregnancy. Last week was just blood work and the such. I'm hoping to hear the new MacKay baby's heartbeat tomorrow.

Getting back into it.

So it has been way to long since I updated this blog. August!! Just about 5 whole months!! So much has happened in that time. I returned to work, Brayden turned 1, we had Christmas, I found another new job, and the biggest happening, we are having another baby! The new addition to the MacKay family will be arriving around August 8, 2008.
We are very, very excited!! Well, not so much Brayden, as he doesn't understand what is going on. I am at work now and don't have any pictures to post with me, but in the next few days hope to have birthday and Christmas pictures put up.
I would also like to congratulate Laura, Marko, and Sean Peric on their new addition Emma-Lyn. lauraperic.blogspot.com

Why so long?

I didn't realize that it had been so long since I did a new post! Almost a whole month ago!

We have been up to quite a bit, parades, beach, pools, play dates, plowing match, and Mike had a week's vacation in there.

Mike mostly took the vacation so we could get the rest of the renovations done around the house, since we put the mini home up for sale a couple of weeks ago. No calls yet, but I hope someone is interested soon because it would be so nice to be in a new home by Christmas.

Brayden is growing like a bad weed and doesn't sit still for two minutes anymore. He is standing on his own for a few seconds at a time, he has 8 teeth, (4 on top, 4 on bottom), he is eating anything we will give him, he especially loves blueberries, and he is doing great at drinking from a sippy cup. Oh, and he is getting some more hair. Finally. It's hard for me to believe how fast time has been going by and that he is 9 months old already. He is trying to mimick what we say all the time, he knows what the cow says (moo), he says hi, mom, dada, and hums along to some songs, he is so smart!

So that is about it for now, for the bragging at least! We are heading out to the beach later on today to enjoy the last few days of summer before the weather turns colder.

Brayden's Family

This past Sunday we went to Mike's family reunion down in White Sands. I met quite a few relatives that I hadn't met before. It was a nice time. Brayden also got to meet a lot of family members. It gave me an opportunity to get a picture of Brayden, Mike, Mike's dad Wayde, and his mom, Maisie. 4 Generations.

Yesterday we had some much needed rain, and Brayden and I spent most of the day just lounging around the house playing with his toys. My flower garden definitley looks much healthier since the rain.

Introducing...SUMMER!!

Finally, summertime has arrived on PEI, and bringing with it, HOT weather. Thankfully my parents gave us one of their air conditioners this summer and we are fairing out not too badly. I've also had Brayden in his pool a few times. He loves the water and has such a great time splashing and giggling, it is so cute! I also found out last week at the beach that he LOVES to eat mud!

This weekend is Mike's family reunion, so I will be meeting quite a few people that I haven't met before and everyone will get to meet Brayden.

We have been keeping pretty quiet so that is all I have to say for now :)

Oh almost forgot, I took Brayden to Georgetown this week for a tour of the Bluenose II while it was docked there. For a little guy who doesn't know much about boats, he was impressed!

First Camping Trip

This weekend we took Brayden on his first camping trip. We weren't really roughing it, my parents have a camper that they keep at the St. Peters campground during the summer months. But we had a good time all the same. Except for the mosquitos. Who ever has a good time with them? Brayden slept quite well considering the strange place and the heat.

I also took him to the parade in Georgetown for Georgetown days on Saturday morning. He had a great time waving to everyone. Today we went mini golfing at the Seal Cove campground, which was also a good time.

We are definitly enjoying the good weather we have been having the last few days and plan to keep enjoying it as long as we can!

Brayden is crawling faster than ever now and is also "cruising" around furniture. There is not stopping this little guy.

Even more teeth

Brayden's two front teeth finally came through. And now the ones on either side of them are coming too. It still could be a while before we see them, but the gums are swollen up now. I hope that these ones aren't as rough as the last two. Brayden finally got rid of the runny nose and stuffiness this past Monday. And my sweet little boy is back. In fact, he is even sweeter because now he is giving kisses and hugs.

The crawling is getting faster and faster, sometimes I think he is in a race. He is also pulling up on everything and walking around the furniture. I think once he learns to not take giant steps, he will be walking not too long after that. So here are the bruises, bumps and falls that everyone warned be about!

Brayden will be 8 months old this coming Sunday, July 15th. I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again, where has the time gone?

That's it for now, except, BIG Congratulations to Marko, Laura, and Sean Peric on the upcoming new addition to their family! Laura has a blog with sweet pictures of her little guy Sean, and you can have a look at www.lauraperic.blogspot.com.

More teeth

We've seen them coming for a while now, but Brayden's two front teeth finally broke through. And I do believe there is another bottom one on the way, but I could be wrong. All I know is my happy all the time baby is gone and is replaced by one minute happy, the next minute screaming in my face runny nosed monster! I have attributed the runny nose to the teeth coming, but it is still no fun.

We took Brayden to the Canada Day parade in Cardigan this past Sunday, and he slept through most of it, all of the fire trucks went by with their sirens, but he just kept snoring, then a dirt bike went by and scared him awake. We also went to the parade in Murray Harbour on Monday and planned on going to the fireworks that evening (where I had planned on getting some good pictures of Brayden and fireworks) but he was CRANKY and we came home and put him to bed.

Last week we also spent a day at the beach with my sister Sue and the two kids she babysits, Francis and Grace. We had a great time. Today we are heading to Kings Castle to enjoy some nice weather before a few days of rain.

Brayden is crawling everywhere, and he has gotten fast! He is also pulling himself up very well at the couch. Before he decides its worth his time to come up, he peeks to see if there is anything to grab first. It's pretty funny, especially if you catch him with the phone dialing up a number. He gets pretty angry when he is interrupted.

Playing with friends

Brayden loves to play with other kids and babies. Well play might be the wrong word, um wrestle may be a better one. He is at the stage where he wants to pull hair, pinch, bite, etc, and whoever he can get ahold of they are getting it. We went over to our friend's Cory and Amanda's the other night, their daughter Addison is a week younger than Brayden and they are equally rough. Except Addison has hair and Brayden doesn't. But they usually have a pretty good time together, stealing toys, giggling and just having fun.

Also this week, Brayden started crawling. Look out world! I bought him a blue ball the other day from the Superstore, and we would roll it across the floor and he would get on his hands and knees and try to get it, and finally on Wednesday he went across the livingroom, and he hasn't stopped yet. He wants to master the kitchen, but to his dismay, today I dug out the baby gate and put it up. Next will be walking I guess, there's no stopping him now!

Growing up

Last Friday, Brayden turned 7 months old. He is growing up so fast. He is learning new things everyday and trying so many new foods. He loves toast, sweet potatoes, watermelon, apples, bananas, and peas to name a few. And he loves to feed himself. He's still working on crawling, and he can go a little bit, and can also pull himself up to standing when he is holding onto my hands or arms.

Yesterday was Father's Day, and Brayden and I got his daddy a new sheft system for the building, new shorts, a new shirt and a gadget for the satellite radio to be mounted to the dash of our car instead of the winshield where it keeps falling down. We went out to breakfast with both our families to the new restaurant in Murray River, The Finnan Haddie. It was pretty good.

Then we all went up to Mike's parents' house for some yummy ice cream cake. Here I got a few pictures of Brayden riding his bike and with his grandparents.

Silly Boy

Sometimes after supper, I give Brayden a baby mum-mum cookie. He really likes them, and it is something big enough that he can't shove it all in his mouth, and it melts quickly. Today was one of those days that I gave one to him. I turned away for a minute to check on the spaghetti sauce I was making, when I turned back to Brayden, he had most of the cookie stogged in between his chin and his chest. So funny I had to get a picture to share.

Also today, Brayden said "hi dada". He has been babbling on and on with dada, and gaga, sometimes it sounds like he says hi, but today it was a definite hi dada.