Every night my mother-in-law goes walking with her neighbor. Maggie took an exceptionally late nap today, so it was decided that she should go with on the walk tonight, too.
Having dinner alone with Gary was only about ten million times better than I thought it would be. It was amazing to have a conversation that consisted of more than, "Do you want more [blank]?" "Do you want more water?" "More?" "MORE??" "What DO you want?" "DON'T YOU THROW THAT ON THE FLOOR!!"
Granted, I love having dinner together as a family. I love how our meals our filled with laughter at the funny things Maggie does.
Sometimes it's just nice to remember how to talk to each other.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Labor Day Weekend
We had a fabulous Labor Day weekend, made even better by the fact that my sister-in-law and her husband were here! It was a full, FULL weekend...marked with a wedding open house to celebrate the Happy Couple, the Cleveland Air Show and the Joffrey Ballet.
The Air Show was particularly fun and memorable. Maggie surprisingly kept her earphones on without a fight, and even fell asleep during the Blue Angels - the loudest part of the show!
This post is direct evidence that I need to be a little more intentional about my documenting...considering that I don't have pictures of anyone BUT Maggie. Hm.
The Air Show was particularly fun and memorable. Maggie surprisingly kept her earphones on without a fight, and even fell asleep during the Blue Angels - the loudest part of the show!
This post is direct evidence that I need to be a little more intentional about my documenting...considering that I don't have pictures of anyone BUT Maggie. Hm.
Eleven Months
Considering we are only about a WEEK away from Maggie's birthday, I figured I should probably post her 11 month pictures/update.
This has been a weird couple of months for our family. We continue to split our time between Chicago and Cleveland in order to maximize our time together as a family while also maintaining our life (and our house) in Chicago. It's been neat in some ways to go back and forth since the grandparents in the respective areas notice SO MANY changes in Maggie even when we've only been gone for a week or two. And it's true! She's changing so much.
She continues to be more and more mobile. She's not walking yet, but continues to come up with creative ways to get from place to place.
Her comprehension is going through the roof. We are suddenly realizing that she understands a LOT of what we say. It's been really fun to start to communicate with her verbally. And frustrating when we know that she is deliberately ignoring us. :) She has several "tricks" that she will do for us - "so big," "shimmy shake" (looks like she's shaking her head no), and is getting better at waving.
Opening and closing things continues to be a favorite thing to do, and can be almost guaranteed to amuse her.
She is also showing a sudden interest in books - even handing them to us to read to her (and she'll actually listen!), and can occupy her almost longer than any toy on our long car trips in the car.
She still loves dogs, and has also started showing extreme interest in babies - baby dolls, pictures of babies in books, babies we see when we're out and about, etc. I have no idea where that came from. Guess it is just part of being a girl.
I anticipate the next couple of months will be full of landmark changes - walking, talking and molars. Oh, and hopefully moving.
This has been a weird couple of months for our family. We continue to split our time between Chicago and Cleveland in order to maximize our time together as a family while also maintaining our life (and our house) in Chicago. It's been neat in some ways to go back and forth since the grandparents in the respective areas notice SO MANY changes in Maggie even when we've only been gone for a week or two. And it's true! She's changing so much.
She continues to be more and more mobile. She's not walking yet, but continues to come up with creative ways to get from place to place.
Her comprehension is going through the roof. We are suddenly realizing that she understands a LOT of what we say. It's been really fun to start to communicate with her verbally. And frustrating when we know that she is deliberately ignoring us. :) She has several "tricks" that she will do for us - "so big," "shimmy shake" (looks like she's shaking her head no), and is getting better at waving.
Opening and closing things continues to be a favorite thing to do, and can be almost guaranteed to amuse her.
She is also showing a sudden interest in books - even handing them to us to read to her (and she'll actually listen!), and can occupy her almost longer than any toy on our long car trips in the car.
She still loves dogs, and has also started showing extreme interest in babies - baby dolls, pictures of babies in books, babies we see when we're out and about, etc. I have no idea where that came from. Guess it is just part of being a girl.
I anticipate the next couple of months will be full of landmark changes - walking, talking and molars. Oh, and hopefully moving.
Friday, August 27, 2010
The Day in Pictures
I wouldn't say this is quite as dramatic as the last time I posted a Day in Pictures, but these are some of the things that are keeping me (and Maggie) busy lately.
I wouldn't say that Maggie is naughty, but she definitely has a mischievous side to her. Lately this side has been coming out a lot more. For example, most of these pictures were taken just today. And I should say that I did NOT do anything to set these up. I found her in all of these situations.
Desperate for something to throw to her in the backseat on our way home, but running low on toys in the diaper bag, I gave Maggie this granola bar to play with. SEALED. When we got home, I found it peeled open just like this. (How did she do that???) But instead of finding her with chocolate smeared all over her face like you would expect, she was gingerly picking off tiny pieces with her thumb and forefinger. I was laughing too hard to scold her. Well, guess she's had her first chocolate now.
Again, I say that I did NOT put her in this position. I turned around to throw something away, and here she was. This girl is FAST.
Caught in the act.
Maggie continues to LOVE doors. Today she figured out how to shut mine. After a few minutes stranded in the hall, I convinced her to let me back in the room.
Giving herself a kiss. Naturally.
Today she decided that it was way cooler to stand in the cart than sit facing me. I wish I had a picture of her after this as we were walking through the store - she was standing like she was at the helm of a ship, waving to everyone we passed.
Thirty minutes before Gary was due to get home, I went into the kitchen to start cleaning up from Maggie's dinner. Hearing the ever-so-susupicious sound of NOTHING, I raced into the room to find this. She was literally laying on the floor propped up on one arm making a pile of wipes as fast as she could on top of herself. We immediately left for a walk.
And this is life lately.
I wouldn't say that Maggie is naughty, but she definitely has a mischievous side to her. Lately this side has been coming out a lot more. For example, most of these pictures were taken just today. And I should say that I did NOT do anything to set these up. I found her in all of these situations.
Desperate for something to throw to her in the backseat on our way home, but running low on toys in the diaper bag, I gave Maggie this granola bar to play with. SEALED. When we got home, I found it peeled open just like this. (How did she do that???) But instead of finding her with chocolate smeared all over her face like you would expect, she was gingerly picking off tiny pieces with her thumb and forefinger. I was laughing too hard to scold her. Well, guess she's had her first chocolate now.
Again, I say that I did NOT put her in this position. I turned around to throw something away, and here she was. This girl is FAST.
Caught in the act.
Maggie continues to LOVE doors. Today she figured out how to shut mine. After a few minutes stranded in the hall, I convinced her to let me back in the room.
Giving herself a kiss. Naturally.
Today she decided that it was way cooler to stand in the cart than sit facing me. I wish I had a picture of her after this as we were walking through the store - she was standing like she was at the helm of a ship, waving to everyone we passed.
Thirty minutes before Gary was due to get home, I went into the kitchen to start cleaning up from Maggie's dinner. Hearing the ever-so-susupicious sound of NOTHING, I raced into the room to find this. She was literally laying on the floor propped up on one arm making a pile of wipes as fast as she could on top of herself. We immediately left for a walk.
And this is life lately.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Ode to a Garden, Part II
I was loading some pictures from my camera onto my computer this afternoon and came across the BEST PART of the Ode, and I forgot to include it in the previous post!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Ode to a Garden
This is for my mother-in-law, who was a bit miffed that I failed to mention in Maggie's 10-month post that the beautiful purple hydrangea in the picture was from her garden.
Needing some more photography practice, I decided to take advantage of the gorgeous evening light one night last week to capture some shots from around the yard...because really, the hydrangeas are just the beginning...
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