I have a feeling that I have many days in my future of taking her a la costume to public places of all sorts. It's so fun having a girl!
Friday, January 7, 2011
100% Girl
Maggie insisted on wearing this today. Well, I take that back. She originally wanted to wear it on her arm as a bracelet. I thought that once I put it on her the "right" way she would still insist on taking it off and putting it on her arm, but she walked around and played like this all morning! The vest and boots really top things off I think.
I have a feeling that I have many days in my future of taking her a la costume to public places of all sorts. It's so fun having a girl!
I have a feeling that I have many days in my future of taking her a la costume to public places of all sorts. It's so fun having a girl!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
C'est Bon!
Here is a picture of Maggie reading to herself in French this morning.
Not really...but doesn't she look so grown up?
Not really...but doesn't she look so grown up?
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Risky Business
At the doctor today...she wanted to walk around sooo bad!
On a side note, she is in the 90% on height and 30% on weight...may she always be so blessed!
Hiking
While the weather mostly dictated our activities over Christmas (as in we were inside most of the time), we did take a fun hike as a WHOLE family on Christmas Eve.
The stroller was out because of the deep snow, and we don't have a carrier big enough for her anymore, so Maggie mostly rode on dad's shoulders or was passed off from person to person.
Eating snow - such a novelty!
Such a Maggie face. She's always so serious in all of her pictures...I love this one because she gives this look all the time!
The whole fam...a rare occasion! Even though I did not manage to get one picture of our little family, I'm so glad I took the time to snap this one! It kills me that it's underexposed. Stupid manual mode...I don't think I'll ever get the hang of it!
Uncle Paul
Auntie Kirstin...by far one of Maggie's favorite people over the week. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for her husband.
Bop-bop
This was taken over Christmas - watching TV with Grandpa (which most of the time comes out like "Bop-bop"). I wish that her outfit showed better - it's a velour track suit from her Grammy that makes her look like an old man on his way to the gym. Haha. Sooo cute!
Fifteen-ish Months
Wow. What a FUN age this is. Maggie continues to explode with personality and charm as we watch her develop into a little person before our eyes.
Walking and talking pretty much sum up what we're up to these days. Her ability to communicate and understand things is blowing me away. Over Christmas when we were playing with the toy "kitchen" at Gary's folks', she lifted up the plastic spoon to her mouth and said "Mmmm." She also has taken up to pointing with her index finger at everything. One morning as we were sitting in the real kitchen she pointed at me and said "Mama!" As we all erupted into laughter and cheered, she peeked her head around the corner and pointed at Gary and said "Dada!"
It's little things like this every day that just make my day.
I love when she kisses her animals/babies or has them kiss each other. I love when she offers one of them whatever she is eating. I love the look of pride that she gets when she knows she's done something good or impressive, followed by a subsequent round of applause for herself. (Speaking of which - she also has learned to clap the right way instead of one hand on top of the other) I love that when she and I are together she is constantly asking for her dad, and vice versa when she's with him.
She LOVES the bath. She gets almost giddy even at the mention of it, and can hardly stand herself as she watches the tub fill. It is always enjoyed (by all participants), and almost always a sure form of bribery...even more than cookies or toys. Associated with the bath, she also loves to eat the bubbles and drink the water. (I kind of wince as a parent reading this, but trust me, we've tried...and she's FAST.) There could be worse things, I suppose.
She is having the worst hair these days. It's like when you're growing your hair out between two lengths and it just looks terrible and awkward for awhile, except that she's still mostly bald, so it's just plain ridiculous all of the time. I tried putting a bow in the other day just to tame back some of the long, scraggly ones on top, and I was quickly informed that it looked absurd. Most of the time we think she looks like Dwight from The Office. Awful!
Post-nap one day I found her looking like this. The picture really doesn't do it justice.
With our friend Kelly at lunch over Christmas. This is evidence A of the Dwight 'Do...all matted down and parted in the middle.
She knows almost all of the animal noises now, even if she can't say the actual names of the animals. My favorite is the pig, where she sniffs very heavily and quickly through her nose as if to snort. I also love the monster, where she makes a kissing noise (derived from when Gary used to do the "Kiss Monster" with her).
I'm sure I've left so much out. She is literally changing every day.
She continues to love babies and goes crazy every time she sees one. I am hoping that this lasts at least a few more months for when her brother arrives...she will be beside herself! (Friday the 7th will puts us at just three months out! Eek!!)
Walking and talking pretty much sum up what we're up to these days. Her ability to communicate and understand things is blowing me away. Over Christmas when we were playing with the toy "kitchen" at Gary's folks', she lifted up the plastic spoon to her mouth and said "Mmmm." She also has taken up to pointing with her index finger at everything. One morning as we were sitting in the real kitchen she pointed at me and said "Mama!" As we all erupted into laughter and cheered, she peeked her head around the corner and pointed at Gary and said "Dada!"
It's little things like this every day that just make my day.
I love when she kisses her animals/babies or has them kiss each other. I love when she offers one of them whatever she is eating. I love the look of pride that she gets when she knows she's done something good or impressive, followed by a subsequent round of applause for herself. (Speaking of which - she also has learned to clap the right way instead of one hand on top of the other) I love that when she and I are together she is constantly asking for her dad, and vice versa when she's with him.
She LOVES the bath. She gets almost giddy even at the mention of it, and can hardly stand herself as she watches the tub fill. It is always enjoyed (by all participants), and almost always a sure form of bribery...even more than cookies or toys. Associated with the bath, she also loves to eat the bubbles and drink the water. (I kind of wince as a parent reading this, but trust me, we've tried...and she's FAST.) There could be worse things, I suppose.
She is having the worst hair these days. It's like when you're growing your hair out between two lengths and it just looks terrible and awkward for awhile, except that she's still mostly bald, so it's just plain ridiculous all of the time. I tried putting a bow in the other day just to tame back some of the long, scraggly ones on top, and I was quickly informed that it looked absurd. Most of the time we think she looks like Dwight from The Office. Awful!
Post-nap one day I found her looking like this. The picture really doesn't do it justice.
With our friend Kelly at lunch over Christmas. This is evidence A of the Dwight 'Do...all matted down and parted in the middle.She knows almost all of the animal noises now, even if she can't say the actual names of the animals. My favorite is the pig, where she sniffs very heavily and quickly through her nose as if to snort. I also love the monster, where she makes a kissing noise (derived from when Gary used to do the "Kiss Monster" with her).
I'm sure I've left so much out. She is literally changing every day.
She continues to love babies and goes crazy every time she sees one. I am hoping that this lasts at least a few more months for when her brother arrives...she will be beside herself! (Friday the 7th will puts us at just three months out! Eek!!)
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Momcation
So you may be wondering where we've been.
The answer is enjoying sleeping in until 8:30, cooking without worrying about the meat thermometer going in someone's eye, walking around without an extra 25 pounds on my hip, taking two-hour afternoon naps, having more than myself to depend on during middle-of-the-night meltdowns, shopping without entertaining, etc.
It's true. I've been on a glorious MOMCATION. Otherwise known as nearly two weeks at my in-laws. When I think about it too hard I start to feel guilty, but then I consider what life will be like in just three short months and I just enjoy it and soak it all in. I also remember how awesome it must be for those who don't get to see Maggie very often to spend so much time with her. (It's been three months since her grandmother saw her!)
My lack of posting has not been due to being overly busy, obviously. Unfortunately, I forgot the camera cord at home, and I know that pics of Maggie are one of the only reasons people read my blog...so I figured it was better to just not post at all.
Now that we are home I am planning on catching up on the updates of Christmas and life in general with our little girl on the go (also a reason for the lack of pictures...she is hard to keep up with, let alone sit still!). It's been an awesome few weeks of being together. I don't think any of us are ready for "real life" to hit again next week.
As for right now...I'm off to figure out what it means to do be productive during naps again...
The answer is enjoying sleeping in until 8:30, cooking without worrying about the meat thermometer going in someone's eye, walking around without an extra 25 pounds on my hip, taking two-hour afternoon naps, having more than myself to depend on during middle-of-the-night meltdowns, shopping without entertaining, etc.
It's true. I've been on a glorious MOMCATION. Otherwise known as nearly two weeks at my in-laws. When I think about it too hard I start to feel guilty, but then I consider what life will be like in just three short months and I just enjoy it and soak it all in. I also remember how awesome it must be for those who don't get to see Maggie very often to spend so much time with her. (It's been three months since her grandmother saw her!)
My lack of posting has not been due to being overly busy, obviously. Unfortunately, I forgot the camera cord at home, and I know that pics of Maggie are one of the only reasons people read my blog...so I figured it was better to just not post at all.
Now that we are home I am planning on catching up on the updates of Christmas and life in general with our little girl on the go (also a reason for the lack of pictures...she is hard to keep up with, let alone sit still!). It's been an awesome few weeks of being together. I don't think any of us are ready for "real life" to hit again next week.
As for right now...I'm off to figure out what it means to do be productive during naps again...
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