Week 23

Hard to believe we are already this far! She will be here before we know it! 

Weight: 7lbs. Those cookies Grace and I have been cooking are definitely making their appearance.
Sleep: This week has not been bad at all. I have just been more tired this week than normal, but we have been quite busy this week.
Miss Anything: A good old sandwich with sandwich meat on it! I am so tired of trying to eat salad and leftovers for lunch. I just want to make a sandwich!
Cravings: This week I have to say pizza! I have wanted to eat pizza just for about every meal. Thankfully we did have it one night and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Looking forward: Finishing my last exam tonight for this semester! I can not wait to have this exam behind me! I am sooooo ready for a break from school! This semester has really overwhelmed me and drained all my energy and joy.

Check out David Michael at 23 weeks here.

Grace's Parade


Grace was in her first parade over the weekend!! She was the cutest little reindeer I have ever seen! Grace's dance studio was participating in the Christmas parade, all the little girls looked so cute with their little tutus on!


I got to walk the parade with her watching her wave to all the people! She had so much fun, but I think was a little overwhelmed by all the people staring at her!


Love being this little girls momma!

Grace's First Race!!!

So proud of my little running girl! Ever since Micheal's marathon back in July, Grace has been asking to run in a race like her daddy. Of course there were stipulations... she wanted to get a "necklace" aka a medal, a shirt and some food. Well we found her a one mile race to run with her daddy. Michael and Grace ran the YMCA reindeer run.




Grace ran the entire mile without stopping! She finished just under 14 minutes. I could not be more proud of my running girl!


Of course the race was made even better when she received free chic fil a for finishing!


Unfortunately the race did not pass out medals to those who just finished, you had to win in order to receive a medal, thankfully her mommy won her age group two years ago and had a medal to give her. However, this meant her daddy needed to win his age group in the 5K to get a medal for her next year... Her daddy came through for her! Now next year she will have a medal when she finishes!

Can't wait to see this girl grow up into a running girl!

Registry for Baby #3


Thankfully for Emma we don't need nearly as much as we did for Grace or David Michael. There are a few things though that we will purchase that will make life easier.

Here is the link for my registry or at babylist.com. I found a website that is awesome! You find things on the internet and it finds different stores that sell the item and lists the prices, this way you and your friends can find the cheapest place to purchase the item. This is also really convenient because a lot of our family is out of town and might not have a baby store near by, but they can order the item via the internet, or maybe the item is located at a store near them and they can go and pick it up!

Here is the link to my registry-  http://babyli.st/katie-mckenzie

22 Weeks

We have made it to month 6!!! I have been starting to feel more movement here recently too! Feeling Emma move is the best part of being pregnant! I love to know that she is growing and moving!

Weight: +4.5 lbs. I defintely feel that we are both growing! My clothes are definitely tighter and other than a few big sweat shirts and seat pants it is maternity clothes from here on out.
Sleep: So much better this week with Michael back! David Michael even slept till 6:30am one morning!
Miss Anything: Walking up the stairs without getting out of breath. This is the first time I have lived with stairs while pregnant. Huge adjustment and definitely makes me feel completely out of shape.
Cravings: This week definitely anything liquid: water, soda, and juice.
Looking Forward: Christmas! Our house is slowly being transformed by the holiday season! Love being a mom during the holidays, they are so much better with kids! Even though our Christmas tree is barricaded from a certain little one year old, it still makes the season bright!

You can check out David Michael at 22 weeks here.

David Michael's 1st Birthday Party

Since David Micheal's actual birthday was on Thanksgiving Day this year, I decided that we would have his party the weekend before. I don't want his birthday to get lost during the Thanksgiving holiday. We still kept it small with only inviting family this time. We were thankful that a lot of our family was able to come! (Thanks for coming: Grandma, Dan, Uncle Justin, Aunt Jessica, Cousin Luke, Cousin Aveley, Grandmommy, Aunt Callie, Aunt Momo, Aunt Meme, and Aunt Rara.) 

His party was Nautical themed. I hate that I did not take pictures of it all (mom fail!). Thanks to Aunt Rara for taking the ones we do have!





This little boy really loved opening up his presents! He knew just want to do!




 David Michael was not a big fan of the cake at all! I think it was more because his hands got sticky before he even tasted it.


David Michael received a bike from his Gandmommy and Papa and he absolutely loves it! He can't quite ride it by himself yet, but he loves to climb on and off of it by himself.

I used this link to print off some free banners and place cards for all the fun food. We ate catch of the day (goldfish), seaweed dip (spinach dip), sailboats (cantaloupe), blueberry croissant casserole (buried treasure), baked apples in the crockpot (pirates booty), and then for lunch we had vegetable soup with crackers (one of David Micheal's favorite foods).

We also used David Michael's birthday to reveal the gender of our new addition. We told our family the once he smashed his cake they would know the gender. Well... since he didn't want to eat his cake we had to ask for some help from his big sister. 



Everyone now knows that Emma Faith will be joining our family sometime in the spring. We are overjoyed to add another little girl to our family!

We had a wonderful time celebrating David Michael! We are so thankful he is in our family and could not imagine life without him! Even though the beginning of his life was not the easiest, he now fills our house with joy and laughter!
Hi! I'm Katie. Wife to Michael. Mom to Grace, David Michael & Emma. Christ Follower. Runner. Stay at home mommy.



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