A day in the city

Jeff & I took Makenzie into Manhattan for the first time today! I have been limited to Queens for the last 2 months so it was nice going into the city! Let me tell ya, it's not too fun bringing a baby on the subway!! She slept through the noisy ride but we went home during rush hour and if anyone has every been on a Queens bound train at 5:30 in the afternoon you know there is no extra room for a baby stroller! Since the subway is underground we had to carry her stroller & car seat up never ending stairs! I have been wanting to go into the city but I've had to wait until Jeff was able to help with the baby. While I was pregnant I noticed many women with babies on the subway so I thought I'd be able to take Makenzie on a train by myself but I was wrong! I don't know how those women managed to carry their baby & a heavy diaper bag and push a stroller onto a crowed train then up a million flights of stairs (esp when no one would ever think to give you a seat on the train-even if they see you struggling with a baby!).
But anyway...it was a nice day. I went by my job and introduced Makenzie to my coworkers! Everyone loved her! We also stopped by where we both use to work (where we met!) and introduced her to everyone there too! Jeff's cousin Betty works in the city so she left her office for a few minutes to say hi to Makenzie! We spent the rest of the day in Central Park! Here are some pics....

Radio City
Central Park

I was very surprised to see this little guy just roaming around the park!

It was a perfect fall day

All smiles
Betty & Makenzie

Happy to be home after a long day...

2 months old!

Makenzie is 2 months old today! She has just recently found her hands and they are always in her mouth! Most of the time she misses her mouth the first couple tries and ends up scratching her little face! She has also started to sleep through the night! I know this probably wont last too long but for the past 3 nights she has slept from 10pm to 7:30 am!! I'll enjoy the extra sleep while it lasts! :)

All ready for bed...

Feel better Daddy!

My tired & grumpy little baby...

Jeff has been sick for the last couple days so it seems like I have had Makenzie glued to my hip! Last night she would not let me put her down and my arms were exhausted! I put her in the Baby Bjorn and had to walk her around the apartment until she fell asleep...I wanted to sit down to read blogs but I had to stay in motion to keep the princess happy. After what seemed like hours she finally fell asleep. It's hard to tackle her "fussy hours" by myself!

During the day she is a different baby...so happy & smiley!

(I know my eyes are closed-I just like the pic of Makenzie!)

Happy Birthday Sophia Hope!!

Today is my niece's 3rd birthday!! I wish I was there to celebrate with the family! (Hopefully by her 4th b-day I'll be upstate!) I can't believe Sophie's already 3! I remember getting the phone call early in the morning that my sister was in labor with her! Happy Birthday Sophia Hope!!

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Our forgotten baby

Our forgotten baby…

Everyone says that once you have a baby the dog is forgotten about…well its true! Poor Mika use to be our baby, we would take her for long walks, take her to the doggie park, buy her toys and bones and let her sleep in our room. Mika’s place in the family def has changed! Jeff has been doing a great job for taking her for short walks in the mornings but I haven’t walked her in months! I wait until her bladder is about to burst then I take her to our backyard that is literally the size of a small bathroom and that’s only if I know she can’t hold it until Jeff comes home. I don’t remember the last time Mika has gone to any park and mind you we live in walking distance from at least 4 parks! I feel bad saying this but we have even forgotten to feed her a couple times! I use to buy her toys and bones when I would go shopping now I don’t even remember the last time I shopped in the pet section. Now that Makenzie’s bassinet is in our bedroom Mika has found her bed further & further away from our room!

I believe Mika knew this was coming b/c when I was about 6 months pregnant she saw a chance to escape and she took it. One night Jeff took her for a walk and while he was cleaning her paws she ran out the door and never looked back! It was a pouring out that night and she did not have a collar on so we assumed she was gone forever! Although she is one of the nicest dogs I have ever met a lot of people are scared of her being a Pitbull so I knew not many people would try to approach her! About an hour later Jeff found her…later that night she seemed upset I’m not sure if it’s because she was in trouble for running away or she was upset that her one chance to escape had failed!

Now Mika is use to having Makenzie with us. She gets scared when Makenzie cries and she hides behind the futon or in her cage! I never once was nervous about Mika being aggressive towards the baby although people felt the need to tell me horror stories about Pitbulls & babies! I am more scared of her biting her toys than Makenzie. So far we have had only 2 casualties…she has chewed one of Makenzie’s bows (luckily I had 2 otherwise her toys & dirty bed would have been packed and she would have been kicked to the curb!) and she also chewed a hanging toy that goes on the baby’s swing! I think she is finally use to her place in our family now as “our dog” and not our baby anymore! I just hope she’s not planning on another escape! If I notice her belongings packed up I might get a little nervous!

1st time away from the baby....

On Saturday Jeff & I left Makenzie for the first time! We had a wedding to go to in Long Island so Jeff's mom & sister Kathy came from NJ to babysit! It was hard to leave her but it was nice knowing she was in good hands! We came home to a sleeping baby, a tired dog (they brought their dog to keep Mika busy!) and a clean apartment!! Not too bad!! Thanks Tia Kathy & Abuela!! Makenzie had a great time!

Jeff & I had a fun time at the wedding! This was our first outing as parents so it was a little weird not having Makenzie with us! I also had my first drink in about 11 months! 1st a glass of wine than my favorite Vodka & Diet coke! I felt very old b/c by 11:00 pm I was ready for bed while everyone else was on the dance floor! Luckily Makenzie let me sleep in the next morning...after only 3 drinks I had a headache the next day! Man, things have changed since college!
I wanted to put Makenzie in a pretty brown dress that my sister bought her and take cute family pics before the wedding but unfortunately I didn't realize how long it takes to get ready for a wedding with a baby!

I thought this pic was cute until I noticed the spit up coming out of Makenzie's mouth!

Look at those chubby cheeks!

Mommy's girl!