Maggie 9-Months

On April 11th Maggie turned 9 months old! We had her 9-month appointment today and it went very well, especially because shots were not involved.  Maggie is 28 1/2 inches long (90%), 21 pounds (90%), and her head is 45 cm (75-90%).  Dr. Jiwa says her head is nice and big so it must be full of brains! She is still working on fighting off that cold/stomach bug but is getting better everyday.  The doctor saw some fluid in one of her ears so she gave us some ear drops to help with any pain. 

Maggie has been up to a lot this past month:

• She pulls herself up on everything! The girl loves to stand!
• This makes it a thousand times harder to put her to bed.  We always put her to bed awake, but now she pulls herself up to standing right away.  For about a week she didn't know how to sit back down, but luckily she does now.  Thank goodness for video monitors so we can see what she is up to and if she really needs help or not!
• She crawls very quickly across the room.
• She likes when we walk with her
• She is very aware of strangers and even cries sometimes if they talk to her
• She is busy!  She never sits still - the second she wakes up she is on the go
• She still loves routine and is NOT happy if you break it.  Her days pretty much go like this:
• 7/7:30 wake up, eat breakfast (solids and a bottle)
• 9-10:30 nap
• 11:00 lunch time (food and a bottle)
• 1:00-2:30 nap
• 3:00 snack time, bottle and snack (crackers or puffs)
• 5:30/6:00 dinner (food and a bottle)
• 6:30/7:00 bedtime
• She is a little flexible with naps, but the times when she eats are non-negotiable
• She stayed overnight with us in Glenwood for Easter, and then last weekend stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Newcomb while we were in Duluth.
• Craig and Maggie are going to the Dells with Matt, Carrie and Ava (Craig's sister, brother-in-law, and niece) next week. I'm sad I won't be able to get away from work to see Maggie have all sorts of fun in the water!
• She understands 'no' pretty well
• Today she has been having fun with her tongue - sticking it out and wiggling it around
• She is in size 6-9 months clothes still

Easter 2012

Maggie had a great first Easter.  Well maybe not as she was sickly, but she smiled through it:) We were up at the farm Saturday through Lunch on Sunday.  Hope you like pictures...

Her cousin Gunnar just loves her. He tries to hold her and help her stand up. Here they are together:

The Easter Bunny came to Glenwood:

Cousin Ava also likes Maggie. Here they are Easter morning:

After church it was time for an easter egg hunt. Maggie "found" a purple egg to match her dress. She is now $0.35 richer!

Maggie and Mama:

April!

We have had a busy busy April so far!  I was gone all last week to Colorado and California so Craig was a single dad Monday-Thursday.  Saturday we packed up and headed to Glenwood to celebrate Easter and came back Sunday. Craig and I both took today off to try and get some things checked off our to-do list, but ended up being sick (including Maggie)! 

Here's how we all felt today:

Here she is slightly happier:

I'll have a 9-month post and Easter post coming up, but for now Maggie would like to wish everyone a happy rest of April!

March Interview

Maggie has a lot to say about it being March and turning 8 months old.  She gets a little emotional through parts of it, but it ends on a happy note.

Army Girl

Craig says that Maggie does the Army low crawl/sniper crawl...check it out for yourself!

It's not the most efficient method, but it gets her where she needs to go!

March!

It's March Maggie!

Maggie turned 8 months old on Sunday and it has been a fun month!

-She can get to where she wants to go (video coming)
-She has laughed out loud finally! (another video coming)
-She is a chatty girl
-She loves to copy you, whether it's slapping your hand on the table, making noises or moving your head
-She loves to look at things from all angles so she is always checking things out with her head cocked to the side
-She has a bottle at 7, 11, 3, and 6 and eat solids at each time as well
-She is very good at picking up her puffs of cheerios and putting them in her mouth
-She feeds herself a bottle
-She isn't completely self sufficient yet- we have to change her diaper
-She has been sick this month.  The poor thing just got over a bad cold and then about 3 days later came down with another one...cough, runny nose, and fever included!
-There were a few nights when she was sick that she had a rough time falling asleep, but she has continued with her great sleeping habits!
-She saw her reflection in the glass in the fireplace and loves to giggle and chat at it
-She sat in a high chair when we were out to eat on Saturday night and had the best time!
-We have had a lot of fun with her this month! She is at such a fun age!

Keeping Up

Maggie recently learned that sometimes in life things move way to fast and you just can't keep up, but you have to keep holding on: