A belated September posting

To all the Maggie fans out there who are still looking for new blog entries: I sincerely apologize.  I meant to do it the first weekend in October, and then when I forgot to do it then, I was going to do it last weekend.  But apparently I'm so flaky about remembering to keep the family & friends updated that it's now almost mid-October.  *sigh*  Sometimes I wish my office really did just put us on true furlough rather than hint at the glimmer of paying us back in the near future.  At least we all would have an extra day to get more personal work & chores done rather than holding on to the slight chance that our withheld pay will be returned to us...but I digress. 

Maggie's September brought more changes to her little world.  She's starting to work up to solid foods, which is a big deal.  She had her first cupcake sans icing this past month. She's started to show the desire to try to crawl.  She experienced her first ear infection, followed by her first reaction to medication.  She's started dancing - well, it's what we call dancing - to music.  And last, but definitely not least, she found her tongue and lips, which has resulted in hours of fun listening to noises!



The photos this month are largely from daycare.  I've been a slacker on that account as well.  So, I've mingled our few photos in with the daycare photos in chronological order (for the most part). 

Quite possibly one of my favorite photos of Mag-pie.

"These shoes look tasty."

"Yum!  Leather & shoe polish!"

"Come here!  I'm going to give you a kiss."

"Help! She's going to kiss me!"

This was Maggie's first try with non-Gerber bananas.  Needless to say, she liked it.

"My doggie is out there."

"My baby is in there."

Annie & Maggie attended a church barbecue after church one Sunday.  The balloon artists made Maggie a sweet looking rattle.

Maggie love the feel of leather on her feet.  She also looks like she is getting into some mischief in this photo.

One week in September, Marlene, Annie's former babysitter (back when she lived in Ohio as a baby) came for a visit.  Maggie was, as always, the center of attention, and she behaved like the angel she is.  She also had a lot of fun helping with dinner one night:

Maggie's helping snap the asparagus.

Maggie got a bit overzealous...she also thought she should try it for herself!

"Do I have something on my face?"

"Miss Rachael, what do you mean there's something on my face??"

The daycare center also works hand-in-hand with the VCU programs.  Two days one week, the OT/PT students came to evaluate all the little ones based on the textbook tests.  Maggie apparently wowed them with her capabilities; she always went above the expected results.

Maggie and Chloe didn't know what to think at first. So, they held hands until they were comfortable with everyone.

Maggie going beyond her immediate reach.  She was the only one to do it!

Maggie's classic turn & pose move comes in handy yet again.

This looks like a posed photo.  I think it went something like this: "Elliot, look down & away from the camera.  Maggie, look to your right, slightly away from the camera.  Perfect!"

"Grandmommy is helping me work out!  I think I'm going to skip crawling & go straight to walking."

Maggie's pointing as if to say, "Hey! Those sheep are in a Jeep!"

"Miss Rachael! I can't pose when I'm at the clincher ending!"

"Oh ok...just one pose though."

Maggie thinks that buns are the new pigtails.

Maggie took some time away from Sheep in a Jeep to give this cute pose.

Maggie's Coolio look rounded out her fantastic voyage of hair styles. 

I call this photo, "Frizzy in Sunlight."

"Whoa!  I wasn't ready for that one!"

"My daddy's on the phone again!  I'm so excited, I could just...*grunt*..."

This looks fun.  I wonder; if there are enough of these things, could I scale the mirror?"

"Never mind.  It's much more fun to stay on the floor."

"It's time to show off my skills."

"I'm going to have this crawling thing whipped in no time!"

"Ok.  Here we go.  One...two...three!!"

".....help!"

The photos below are not in order with the rest of the month.  Blogspot still doesn't work well with rearranging photos.  They just gave me the ability to post multiple photos; so, maybe they'll get to better photo editing next year...

At any rate, Maggie had her first experience with art in daycare.  She dove right in, and before long, she had basically covered the entire sheet of paper.  Believe it or not, the only place she didn't cover with paint was herself!  I think she's possibly the neatest baby we know. 

Mag-pie is anxiously awaiting her prescribed color pallette.

"Hmmm...I think i prefer the red."

"I know what I'm going to paint now, and it's brilliant!"

"A little bit more over here..."

"More paint needs to go in this corner..."

"And....Fin!  Art is fun!"

On one last note, we recently learned that Maggie's teacher, Miss Rachael, will be moving up to the "pre-toddler" room this Thursday.  This means a couple of things:  1.  I will have to take lots more photos :)  2.  Maggie will be adjusting to a new teacher for the next 3 months. & 3. Maggie will be moving up to Miss Rachael's class in January; so, the daycare photos will only be going away for a short time!  I have to say, that on behalf of everyone that reads the blog, Rachael's photos have allowed us all to see that she is truly loved and cared for at daycare, and, on top of that, she has fun too!!

Anyway, that's it for this month.  I'll try not to be a slacker about the next posting.

Cheers!

Peter