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?

A month's worth of photos

For your viewing pleasure, here is a month's worth of pictures. :)

St. Patty's Day at Aunt Heather's & Uncle Burch's

Chillin on the sofa

Maggie mid-talk...she says "Oooo"

Annie's first gin martini since the baby :)

toys-check.  blankie-check. mushrooms & red pepper?  Do I even know what that is?

Maggie was trying out her high chair....and then she fell asleep!

Easter Egg Hunt at the Johnstons! Maggie was holding her own bag:)

Sleepy Maggie

Vising with her Great Grandaddy

Breakfast with Gigi...Maggie's milk is in the water warming up:)

Quite possibly the first family photo with us all dressed up. :)

Full family photo(minus Chris & Jen).  Hey!  Down in front!

Maggie's gifts from Aunt Mary....headbands and a doggie dressed as a bunny:) She was so excited...she had to nap!

Hanging out with Aunt Jilly is exhasting...another nap was in order:)

Cute little bunny! (This photo in no way indicates what Maggie wants to do later in life.)

Maggie is testing out her new bouncy seat.  She fits nicely however she is unable to bounce yet so she is perfecting the art of sitting in it!

Holy Geez where has the time gone??

To all you Maggie fans out there, I'm sorry that I haven't posted anything new in the last 4 weeks.  To sum up, work is busy; Maggie has started growing a second head if we don't get her to sleep by 8, which means that the first 2 hours home from work are feeding, bathing, & rocking Maggie to sleep, followed by Annie & I making & eating dinner before we have to go to bed; Annie started her new job this week, so the bed times have gotten even earlier; and spring is finally here, which means that there is more work to do around the new house that didn't need to be completed prior to now. 

I promise, I'll get a proper post & photos up this weekend. 

Cheers all.
Peter the slacker.

Yes, Jill, I'm a slacker...

As my sister so notably pointed out in my last entry, it's been a while since I have posted to the blog.  The weekends have been busy, but I have had some time to post during the weeknights.  So, I guess there are no excuses.  Sorry to all of those that were looking for a new entry...and here it is!

Tummy time proved to show signs of dexterity...although she couldn't quite figure out how to complete the roll once she got on her side.

Annie had to do some consoling after the discovery at tummy time.

Cute Maggie!

Saturday night(March 6) was spent at my parents' house.  It wasn't an ordinary day either; my grandfather was celebrating his 91st birthday!  My Uncle Tim and his wife and kids came down and spent the night at the house.  In all, we there were 9 family members spending the night, including the 3 of us.  This was also Mag-pie's first overnight visit!

Cousin Natalie holding Maggie.

Great grandma holding Maggie.

After a busy weekend, Maggie felt that it would be best to hang out in the kitchen for a bit on Monday.

Last week also brought a new feature to Maggie's repertoire: mimicking sounds of Mommy & Daddy.  I was making noises with her in my lap, and she figured it out!  She makes the cutest little face when she says, "Ooooo." 

Mag-pie was exhausted after displaying her new talent!

Wednesday, Uncle Chris came to town for the first time since Maggie was born.  Living in Canada tends to make it difficult for him to visit often, and, boy, had Maggie changed!

Uncle Chris & Maggie with her classic "deer in the headlights" pose.

Wednesday night brought more time in the Bumbo chair...

...and Daddy & Maggie in a binky tug-of-war face-off.  Maggie beat me with her cuteness.

Thursday was a day of rest for Maggie...except that we went over to Grandma & Grandad's again for the second overnight trip ever!  Maggie slept very well. 

Chris's wife, Jen, got in to town on Thursday.  They both took turns giving Maggie a bottle on Friday, which worked great.  That bodes well for daycare.

Daddy & Maggie hanging out on the sofa.

The outfit seen here is 30 years old.  That's right! I once wore the same outfit!  Crazy!

Saturday, we took Jen and Chris for a ride downtown.  We had lunch and drove around before coming back home.  They thought this was the last day they were going to see Maggie until August.  But we ended up seeing them one last time during the weekend...

We had a brief tummy time before we headed to Gigi & Granddad's for dinner...

Maggie lounged in a chair that Mommy once sat in.

Sunday was a special day for the church I grew up in; it was the 45th anniversary.  So, we dolled Maggie up and headed out to join the family for the celebration.  (the gratuitous half-naked me - don't worry I am wearing pants in this photo - is given to you for no extra charge.)

Family photo!....

This is what it would have looked like if Jill was there!

After a long weekend, it's Monday...Maggie sleeps :)