My Baby is Turning One!

Well a little over a week ago Makana said Mama for the first time THEN yesterday she took her first step! She will be one a week from tomorrow and it makes me sad! It seems like it was just yesterday that we brought her home... She is our little princess and we will be celebrating this amazing little girl on Saturday. I thank God everyday for my beautiful, healthy little girl who by His Grace has made our lives and the lives of everyone she encounters so much better.

I LOVE YOU MAKANA ANN! May God bless your special day and the many more to come!
Love, Mommy.

The beach or a nap...

SO she did great on the way down here yesterday! She rode in her car seat for about 4 hours straight with no fussing! She slept good last night and we got up this morning to get ready to go to the beach. She was happy and awake until we got there... We were going to take pictures and let MAW test out the sand and the water... Well she sat in the sand for about 5 minutes with Ja Ja (Jackie) and was fine until we put her hand in it... Then we stood her at the edge where the waves were breaking so she good test the water and she literally crawled up Ja Ja's legs... Then she preceded to cry and so I gave her a juice bottle and she went to sleep, but then we decided it was time to come back to the hotel and let her take a nap. So we took her out in the water and rinsed the sand off at which point she was fine... We came back anyway so now MAW and Saba are taking a nap and in about an hour we will get ready to go to the wedding... So no we did not take pictures and in the video I got of her on the beach she is crying... I guess we can try again tonight and tomorrow before we head back....Next time we'll choose the NAP!

Update

Quick Update! MAW slept in her own bed that first night and has slept there every night since! She still sleeps comfortably from 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the only difference? Mommy and Daddy get to sleep comfortably too! She is crawling, pulling up and talking even more. She even stood up by HERSELF for about a minute last week! Before we know it she'll be walking!
She'll be nine months old tomorrow and I look at her today and can't believe that so much time has gone by. She is becoming more and more independent and I'm not ready for my little baby to grow up!