Top Family Activities

Our Recent Top Fun Family Activities:
1. Bath Time!
Taelyn has discovered the thrill of bath time and now likes to move around the tub as if she is swimming. Throw in a rubber ducky, and it's pretty cute!

2. Singing
Sarah's favorite song: "Lullaby" by the Dixie Chicks
Justin's favorite song: any great Irish jig (with a dance included, of course)
Taelyn's favorite song: she's currently working on composing her own song that consists of quite a few high pitched "hah" sounds

3. Watching MSU during March Madness
Taelyn especially likes her own MSU gear and now knows all the Spartan cheers.

One Month - Taelyn is such a big girl!

It's hard to believe that Taelyn is already one month old! After her one-month doctor's appointment, I discovered how much she really has grown since her birth, and it is amazing how fast it has gone by. Taelyn is now 9 lbs, 21 inches, and has a head circumference of 14 inches (at birth she was 7, 19, and 13 respectively). She is in the average range for all three categories, but what is surprising is how much she has grown in the last four weeks. The doctor said most babies gain about 15 grams a day, and Taelyn has averaged 45 grams a day. Now she is such a big girl!

Welcome to the World, Taelyn Mackay!

It all started at around 5:30pm on Valentine's Day. Contractions were getting a little stronger, and before I knew it, they were only 3-5 minutes apart for several hours. It was time to head to the hospital in Hong Kong. 18 hours later, after lots of coaching from Justin and our friend, Darcy, and lots of pain, our beautiful baby girl entered in to this world. Since then, she has learned to adapt to a new environment, moved from Hong Kong to China with her new passport and visa, lost her umbilical stump, and has made a few successful attempts at rolling to her side. I know we are biased, but Justin and I think she is adorable and perfect!

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Pre-Baby Family

Although Justin and I are eager and ready for our new baby to arrive, I am not sure how our cats will handle the change. They are in need of lots of daily attention, and they are certainly getting it these days. Some days, they seem so desperate for our attention that we find them in the craziest places: under the bed sheets, within the shoe rack, and in a full laundry basket. The biggest question to come, though, is whether Ralph and Snowball will be willing to give up their newest bed... the baby's car seat. We will have to see how they react in just 5 short weeks!

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