Oh Christmas Tree!

Dear Our Little Reindeer,

The day after Thanksgiving may be your Mommy’s favorite day of the year because it’s the day we get our Christmas tree. You’ll find this out next year, but with your Mommy, selecting the perfect Christmas tree is very important and Daddy must hold up and shake a minimum of five (and sometimes ten) trees before we are allowed to select one. When we arrived home with the perfect tree, you became fascinated as we decorated the tree with all of the lights.  Your eyes got big as we lit the tree for the first time. One of your favorite past times these days is staring at any light that we put in front of you.  We sat you in front of the tree and let you watch the lights blink on your first Christmas tree as Mommy and Daddy decorated it with our special ornaments. We have collected ornaments from vacations and special events and enjoy remembering the fun times each year when we hang them on the tree. This year we have an extra special ornament, “McKenzie’s 1^st Christmas”. We look forward to creating many holiday traditions with you.  

Love,

  The Crazy Tree People

1 Month Old

First Halloween

Dear Little Zebra,

For your first Halloween you were dressed as the cutest little pink zebra...the cute pumpkin costume I bought when I was pregnant was still way too big so you wore your zebra outfit and looked just as precious. We went to two or three houses with the Bellus family and then headed home. Trick or Treating is still a little exhausting for mom and McKenzie as you were just 3 ½ weeks old.  A couple days before Halloween, we went the pumpkin patch at our church and took a few pictures with the pumpkins and scarecrow. You are smaller than the pumpkins!

Love,

    The Witch and the Pillow :)

Welcome Home

Dear Angel,

At the speed your Daddy was driving it's amazing we ever made it home! We left the hospital on Monday the 11th and headed home with you. It was a little strange that they were going to let us take this itty bitty baby out of the hospital and home with us. Mom dressed you up in a special smocked dress that Grandma bought you to go home in, it was a little big, but you looked so pretty. As they wheeled us out we passed a hospital tour group and I remember being so proud that you are ours.

It was neat to bring you outside for the first time and show you the world. We drove home, then Daddy took your carseat around the house and showed you all the new toys we had for you.

We are so happy to have you home.

Love,
  Mom and Dad

Dear MCKENZIE JUNE GERMANY

Dear McKenzie,

YOUR HERE AND WE ARE SO IN LOVE WITH YOU! You will always be our little nugget, but now you are officially McKenzie June Germany! We keep looking at you and smiling, we can't believe you are here and that you are ours! Everyone keeps commenting on how alert you are and how much hair you have! You are our beautiful perfect angel!

Love,
  Mom and Dad

Baby Belly

Dear BIG Nugget,

This is one of many sacrafices your Mommy will make for you. I am publishing pictures of you in my belly! Here you are at the different stages of baby belly.

Love,

   A very pregnant Mama

Where are you??

Dear Baby Girl, where are you?? Your daddy and I are so excited to meet you, but your taking your time arriving. We expected you September 30th, and now it's October and there are no signs of you coming. Not even a good contraction (I have been 1cm dilated for weeks). For months I have been envisioning the phone call to your Daddy saying "it's time", but it looks like you have a different plan. The last week I have walked up hills for miles, gone shopping to put finishing touches on your nursery and even "caddied" a round of golf for your father to encourage you to move things along.. but nothing has happened. We are scheduled to go to the hospital on Oct 6th and then you will arrive on the 7th if all goes well. I'm so excited to finally hold you. Hurry up!

Daddy and I had a wonderful week waiting for you. We went out to lunches, went on long walks and talked a lot about you! Here are some funny pictures of Mommy, waddling around at 40+ weeks pregnant.