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Jul 13, 2011
3 CommentsWordless Wednesday
I took this on Tuesday to remind myself to really see Mackenzie, to be fully present in our day-to-day, and to delight in each moment with her. These baby days go by far too...
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Jul 12, 2011
No CommentsSweet Saturday
(Can’t see the video at the top of this post? Click here. It’s of Chris and Mackenzie. Holy cute.) This past Saturday was so much fun. So full of beautiful memories. We made ebelskivers with dark chocolate for breakfast, played at the pool with Mackenzie, shopped for groceries, and then Chris made the best salmon...
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Jul 07, 2011
9 CommentsPaci Free
Last Saturday at Mackenzie’s nine-month checkup, her pediatrician recommended that we wean her from her pacifier immediately. She said that we have a window right now, and if we miss it, we might end up with a two- or three-year-old who still needs her paci. I have no idea if this is true. A few...
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Jul 01, 2011
2 CommentsMackenzie Now {Nine Months}
Mackenzie has changed so much in the last month. She engages with us, plays with us, talks to us. I’m starting to see a little girl when I look at her, and not just my sweet baby. Mackenzie seems to get more active by the day. No crawling (yet!), but she is obsessed with her...
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Jun 30, 2011
4 CommentsBefore and Behind
When Mackenzie was six months old, we established a bed time routine with her that includes reading a Bible story, talking about the story, and praying together. For the last few nights, we’ve been reading about Jesus’ death and resurrection. Baby Bible stories are written to be incredibly brief, but Chris and I have kind...
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Jun 28, 2011
4 CommentsBare Bottomed Baby
As Mackenzie grows, our cloth diapering adventures continue. I rarely (ever? never?) post pictures of Mackenzie without her diaper and some clothes on for privacy reasons. In fact, we’re pretty modest in general, and she is nearly always fully clothed, even at home. But today deserved – nay, required an exception. Mackenzie has been really...
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Jun 26, 2011
No Comments{You Capture} Water
I haven’t posted for You Capture in quite a while, and I feel the urge to post something… different? more creative? here tonight. It’s been such a stressful week, and I want to post something just for fun. Nothing has been more fun lately than watching Mackenzie’s personality really develop. She loves to play. In...
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Jun 22, 2011
No CommentsReprise
I’m rocking Mackenzie back to sleep and thinking about the day. This photo is from this morning. She was making goofy squinty-eyed-big-grin faces at me, but I couldn’t quite get a good picture. My silly girl. I am so thankful to everyone for the response to my post yesterday about our homeless house-guests. It was...
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Jun 21, 2011
4 CommentsHomeless Houseguests
Helping the homeless seems like such a pure and innocent idea. It seems easy. Chris has always had a heart for homeless ministry, and until this week, helping them has been easy. A dollar to a Contributor distributor, a meal snd a gift card for a couple on the corner, donated creative services to help...
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Jun 18, 2011
5 CommentsAtlanta Trip Recap
Our trip to Atlanta last weekend was really fun, in spite of us all having the Worst Summer Cold Ever. So much has happened this week, though, that I’m just now posting a little recap. We got into Atlanta around midnight on Friday and went straight to bed. The next morning we were up early,...
