Mx3

Here we are on Christmas Eve in our new Pajamas!
I'm obviously not the best person at keeping in touch. If I were, I wouldn't need a blog! So I wanted to sort of catch everyone up to date on where we are seperately and collectively...


Mike- M # 1: Mike is a busy guy and pretty hard to keep track of ( that's why I had to buy a HUGE mom calendar to help me keep track of him). He works two jobs: He is a paramedic for Huron Valley Ambulance based out of Ann Arbor. He's worked there for a long time- dating back to high school. It's a great job for him because he is only obligated to work 72 hours in a quarter but can work as much as he wants. The shifts are either 12 or 24 hours long and he can self schedule. It's awesome even though it's pretty draining at times. His second job is as a registered nurse in the Trauma/Burn ICU at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He's been working there for about a year and a half and serves on several nursing committees. His days there are stressful ( as one can imagine) and he comes home physically and emotionally exhausted. He works 12 hour shifts there are well. Both jobs are awesome because, even with working shifts at both places, he is usually home with Mackenzie and me two days a week. He's trying to get his feet wet in a wood working ( " making saw dust") He is a great guitarist ( although he will deny it) and has lots of other hobbies that he rarely has time to fully delve into. On top of all that, he always finds time to help me out around the house. He LOVES being a daddy . He and Mackenzie are two peas in a pod and she adores him. You would never know that he didn't have much experience with kids before last year. I love listening to him talking to Mackenzie before bed time.


Missy-M # 2: That's me! I never know what to say about me...I'm fortunate enough to be a stay at home mommy. It's meant a lot of sacrifice for us and things get pretty tight but I wouldn't trade it for even the biggest piece of chocolate cake! To be able to see Mackenzie growing and watch the subtle changes that I might otherwise miss is probably one of life's biggest blessings. I love chasing her around to hear her squeal or read stories to her or just explore new things together. I am a big time clean freak so I spend my days cleaning and recleaning...organizing and reorganizing...vacuuming and revacuuming...you know the drill. I love to scrapbook although I get burnt out on it easily and need to take a few weeks off after I've done a big project. My " me" time comes in the form of a gym membership to SnapFitness which I absolutely LOVE. I go 6 days out of the week working out with weights and also on the cardio machines. I feel great and am losing weight at a very healthy and maintanable rate! I also like to read and just veg in front of the TV as well. I admit that I spend way too much time on line...

Mackenzie- M # 3: Well what can be said about Mackenzie? She's a one woman recking crew ( even when she's " helping" me unload and reload the dishwasher). She's full of spunk and always on the go- no time for cuddling! She's gone from this little squeeking newborn to a little toddler! Her first birthday is just around the corner- I can hardly believe it. She's quiet the chatterbox and will repeat anything she hears. Her favorite words are: hi!, daddy, mom, kitty, here, light, more, kids ( we live hear a school and she waves to the kids every morning and afternoon), no, yay, whoa, wow" and probably a few other's that I may have forgotten! We've recently weaned her off of the bottle. She was a champ and took right to a sippy cup. The last bottle to go was the " prebedtime" bottle and she had no troubles whatsoever! She loves brushing her two little teeth or maybe it's just the bubble gum flavored baby toothpaste that she likes? She's cruising around the furniture like a pro and clapping and dancing to any thing that resembles a song. She knows all the motions for "patty cake" and is learning the part of the body. So far she's only mastered nose and is working on mouth! I could go on forever. She's just pure joy to us and just when I think I couldn't love her any more, I do.


Mx3 ...When Mike and I got married, I started signing our wedding thank you's as M&M so the nickname Mx3 sort of evolved from that. As a family, we LOVE outtings...we miss the warm weather that allowed us so many nice walks to the park but have been to the museum several times this winter. We love to have people come to visit us but our favorite thing is to just be together. Cheesey, I know, but so true!

So that's a snap shot of us...