Strawberries, Bananas, & Razzberries

Before any of you even think it: yes, I know that I've misspelled "raspberries".  That's because razzberries are Maggies new favorite thing that she picked up at the end of last week. :)  But before I get into that, let's play a bit of detailed catch-up:

I neglected to mention in my last post that Maggie has been sleeping in her crib for about 4 weeks now.  The only issues we have at night are getting up to put the binky back in her mouth once she stirs in the realization that it's no longer in her mouth (it's nothing distressing, just some wimpers.)  She contently, and with eyes closed, takes the binky back, and settles back in sleepy baby position for the night.  So, with the binky as the only night issue, we consider ourselves very - no - extremely lucky to not only have a baby that sleeps through the night, but also lucky that our baby that sleeps through the night to the tune of about 10 hours average sleep time!  Most mornings during the week, I actually have to go in & wake her up to get her all changed & ready for the day prior to her morning nursing.  She's such a happy, beautiful baby; she always greets me with a smile, and more recently, some razzberries. :) 

Now back to the razzberries!  Maggie has begun to explore the noises her mouth can make, and she's excelling in that endeavor.  Just the other night, she woke up at about 1AM, which is unusual for her, and instead of crying for us, she just started blowing razzberries while she waited for us to notice.  As much as I tried to re-plug her with the pacifier, which is what she usually wakes up for at night, she didn't want it.  So, we brought in the "heavy artillery", and after some food, she was back to sawing Z's again.  Waking up to those noises that night was quite fun if I do say so myself. 

Going back to work full time for Annie has been tough on us, only because we realize that we really only have 4-5 hours to spend with Maggie during the day:  Usually about an hour and a half in the morning & about two and a half hours in the evening.  We make the most of it though, and Maggie definitely doesn't forget us.  Her eyes light up when we come to pick her up from daycare. 

Now for the photos :)

Maggie is ready to watch Daddy play soccer.

"I'm so close to staying up on my own.  Thank goodness for my stabilizing 'traction control'."

"Smiling is my favorite thi...oh, look a fan!"

"Daddy, you woke me up too early!"

Who can resist this cute pouty face?