Reading Books

Maggie had her 9 month checkup on Monday and after a great nap she decided it was a perfect time to take out all of her books. She loves to empty her bin of board books and casts them aside with emphasis. The dogs have learned to keep clear! But when it comes to the paper books, she's very gentle and I wanted to capture this fun time. At this appointment she weighed in at 17 lbs. 5.5 oz. (50%), grew to 27.5" (50%) and has a head circumference of 17-3/16" (40%). She also had her flu shot along with both of us.

This weekend Maggie and I were in Colorado visiting Lisa, Mark, Markie, Jack & Kate. Kate turned 1 on Friday, September 11th and we had a fun special day for her that ended with pizza at Woody's in Golden and some delicious ice cream from a local shop. On Sunday, Kate had wonderful birthday party for all of her local cousins and neighbors. What a lucky girl! Maggie had a great time playing with her cousins and enjoying climbing up Lisa's carpeted stairs, over and over again.

To add to her dining repertoire, she had turkey, Cherios, whole wheat bread, and a little bit of pizza crust. Sleeping during the visit was not her strong-suit, but as soon as we were back home, Maggie is sleeping much better. Our pediatrician is gently reminding me not to feed her during the night. So on Monday night we soothed her in her crib when she woke at 1:30, but I fed her at 4:15 as it was 12 hours from her last feeding. Last night she went to bed at 8 and didn't get up until 4:30. The progress is great, but I must admit I woke up at 3:45 and was awake until 5:15. Thank you doggies. :) Enjoy the video!

Catching Up

Today is Jeff's birthday. He's so excited to be a dad. :)

Must be better about posting! I've just past the half-way mark last Wednesday and had my 20 week ultrasound. Everything is progressing just perfectly. I never experienced any morning sickness, trouble sleeping, heartburn, etc. Oh how nice this will be if this easiness continues! Up until last week, I had felt the tell tale flutters that our baby is moving around, but just at just about 20 weeks, I could feel more of a kick. I tried to get Jeff to feel it, but of course, the Bean wasn't up for performing. I suppose the defiance starts early!

We've mapped out the baby's room, but haven't really moved any heavy pieces around. We put the my desk/sewing table into the office with the other desk to make room for the crib. We also bought a glider for the nursery. I think I might like that more than the baby will like it!

It's so hot in Texas; we almost broke a record yesterday from 1924. We hit 105, but the record was 106. Today is also supposed to reach 105.

I've not really had any food aversions or cravings yet either. I'm not generally a sweets person, more savory, but I've been more open to little treats from time to time. And I really enjoyed having a virgin bloody Mary, but I've always liked tomato juice.

That's it for now. I'll commit to posting more regularly my thoughts and pics. Enjoy!