Monday, December 13, 2010

Mackenzie's 2nd Birthday


On the Dumbo ride for the first time ever.

Hard to believe, but my baby turned 2 December 3rd and we celebrated with two days at Disneyland!! Mackenzie had a blast! She went on a lot of rides we had never taken her on before and she loved them all. She definitely gets her adventurous streak from her Daddy because a lot of those rides I don't think I could even go on for fear of throwing up!! Daddy definitely had a busy time of it taking her on all those rides while I sat and watched and took it easy. Some of her new favorite rides include the Dumbo ride, the ladybug from Bugs Life ride, the Ferris Wheel and a car ride called Autopia. (we're not too sure if she should have even been allowed to go on that one as she might not have met the height requirement, but the guy didn't check her properly then tried to stop them as they were almost at the ride.) She also went on the Pirates of the Caribbean for the first time too, but wasn't too pleased with that one!
Of course we also had to go on her favorites. We went on It's a Small World I don't know how many times and it was cute because it was all done up for Christmas. Every time it would end we would get off the ride and have to drag her away because she would want to get right back on! It's a cute ride, but trust me you don't want to do it back to back as it's about 15 minutes of the Small World song which as you can imagine gets a little repetitive after a while. In the two days though she got to go on it quite a bit so I think she was happy enough!

Enjoying Dumbo with Daddy!

We went up Thursday and Friday and Thursday was a great day as there weren't too many people to contend with. We stayed at one of the hotels on the resort (it's called Paradise Pier) and went to a character breakfast on Friday for Mackenzie's birthday. It was cute because a character called the hotel room to wish Mackenzie a happy birthday (she wasn't too interested in talking to Goofy that morning) and they give you a badge that lets everyone know that today is your birthday. We had to take that off her after a while because as you can imagine she wasn't too comfortable with all those strangers talking to her.

On a train ride with Dad.

Disneyland is so beautiful at Christmas time as they do a great job with the decorating. It was also a little cold while we were there which made it a lot more comfortable than going during the hotter part of the year. Being as pregnant as I am I don't think I would have lasted every long had it been too hot!! The walking got a little uncomfortable for me at times, but I got to do a lot of sitting and waiting for John and Mackenzie while they were on the rides so I survived ok. After two days of it though I was ready to go home!! Of course we can't wait to go again, but I guess next time we'll have two little ones to cart around!

Saying hi to her friend Tigger!!


On the carousel with Daddy!


Turn number two or three of It's a Small World for the day!


Looking around It's a Small World her favorite ride in the whole world!!!

Since getting back from Disneyland we've been busy with everything that comes with this time of year, not to mention trying to get ourselves prepared for the baby's arrival. We have pretty much got the majority of our Christmas shopping done, now all I have to do is wrap it and hide it from little fingers who want to rip it open! John also found a buyer for the truck and hands over the keys today. We ended up selling it ourselves as we knew the dealerships were trying to rip us off. It's a great truck. It might be an older model but it has very little miles on it for it's age which is why we knew it was worth more than what they were trying to give us.

A Christmas tree in Toontown

Mackenzie is doing great and appears to be a lot more settled in her new classroom. I think she's also made the realization that I'll always come back and get her as she hasn't cried when I leave now for a while. She is busy preparing for her Christmas performance which will be this Thursday. I'm not too sure how she's going to go when she sees all those parents there, but hopefully she'll stay with her group long enough for us to get some pics.


Me and my girl.


Getting ready to drive with Daddy!

John is doing great and goes on vacation/holiday this week for the holiday season. He'll go back before New Years so the second part of the ship can have their leave, then he'll probably take more time off after that as he is entitled to paternal leave for when the baby comes. Mackenzie is totally obsessed with John at the moment and wants to be where ever he is. Sometimes the mornings can be a little tough as John is gone before she wakes up, but she is enjoying her Daddy picking her up from school. I'm actually kind of glad that she is wanting to spend so much time with her Dad as it will hopefully be a little easier on her when I'm in the hospital.

Driving all by herself!


The birthday girl with all her stash!!


Looking at her Peppa Pig from Auntie Paula


Getting into the swing of opening her gifts.


Her back pack with a doll in it from her Great Nan.

As for me I'm tired and ready to have this baby!! This pregnancy has definitely been a lot tougher than when I had Mackenzie. I've felt so many more aches and pains and the whole late diagnosis with gestational diabetes has meant for a lot of frustration. I've started weekly trips to see the doctor now and I also go to the fetal assessment unit weekly too so I'm starting to feel like the hospital is my second home! My blood sugars are good when I am good and when the doctor checked me out last week he said I was 1 to 2 cm dilated which is considered normal with second time Mums. At that appointment though my blood pressure was a little erratic so he wanted to check to make sure that I don't have preclampsia (I'm pretty sure I've spelled that wrong) which meant I had to collect my pee for an entire 24 hour period!! I wasn't too happy doing that! I handed in my huge container of pee on Friday so I imagine if there is anything wrong I should hear about it today. Fingers crossed I don't have it. I am ready for this baby to be out though that's for sure!!

Some puzzles from Mummy and Daddy


A quick break from the presents to doing some filming!!


More presents!!


...still more!


"Please!! No more!!"


Ok, Toy Story 3...I like it!!

This week will probably be another busy one for us. Like I mentioned earlier John has time off which always means getting stuff done, we have Mackenzie's Christmas performance on Thursday and on Friday John's Mum will be arriving for a vacation. So this week we'll be busy getting stuff ready for that, doing some last minute Christmas shopping and getting ready for the baby. Hopefully the next time I write on here it's to share the news of our new little girl....fingers crossed!!


Saying hi to Chip or is it Dale?


Mackenzie's new friend Eeyore.


I don't think she knew what to make of Captain Hook!


Her old pal Tigger!!


Minnie Mouse!


Being a big girl on the carousel!


Enjoying (or maybe not so much) a cupcake for her birthday!


Too tired to party Friday night!!


The castle!


The beautiful tree!!


A family shot at breakfast on our last day!


Self portrait time!!


Meeting Stitch for the first time!

1 comment:

Amanda said...

sounds like you guys had a great time! good luck for when the baby arrives.