Mealtime adventures

Mealtimes are becoming more like entertainment for Maggie these days. She's easily distracted by everything from the beagles to her feet to the hummingbirds outside the kitchen window. And this morning after she finished her breakfast, she decided that there might be just a little more flavor left on the spoon so she grabbed it from me.

Colors 101

Here are some cute pictures of Maggie learning her colors. Who knew blue was so tasty?

Maggie's first tooth!

Maggie cut her first tooth this week! She screamed bloody murder (which she never does, so I knew something was up) for about 30 minutes on Monday morning, so I was expecting a tooth to pop up shortly thereafter. She's been happy since then, but sure enough, on Wednesday morning I felt the sharp edge of her first tooth poking through. You can barely see it in these pictures.
-Heather

Squash, carrots, zucchini, oh my!!

Maggie is now 6 months old and over the last couple of weeks we've been introducing her to "solid" food. For the first couple of days she thought we were trying to poison her, but now she's starting to enjoy these new meals. So far, she's tried rice cereal, applesauce, bananas, carrots, peaches, zucchini, and yellow squash. Thanks to our awesome BabyCook from Will's aunt Kathy (thanks so much Kathy!!), I've been making homemade purees. Surprisingly, her favorites so far have been the zucchini and carrots (maybe we'll have one of those kids that loves her veggies).
-Heather


"Wait a minute...this isn't ice cream!!"


"Nope, no carrots here...haven't seen them! Maybe the beagles ate them."

A busy day at the office

Maggie's been putting in long hours at the office these days...so many e-mails to read, so many important business meetings to attend.


Luckily, she managed to find some time in her busy schedule to "pencil in" some quilt time with her buddy Eli.

Good job Snoop!

One of Maggie's favorite activities is to watch Snoopy jump up in the air and catch things. It doesn't matter if it's tennis balls or popcorn, it makes her laugh every time (as long as you say "good job Snoop" afterwards). Here's a video of her having a good 'ol time.
-Heather

Unexpected trip to Rome...

It is with great sadness that I post that my grandfather on my mother's side passed last week. I will always remember him as the model of patience, stability and good ol' common sense that I aspire to someday resemble. Among other things, he taught me that no task was too small or too large to do yourself. He will be missed by all of us.

On a lighter note, Maggie was on hand to brighten the mood and she did a wonderful job. She let everyone hold her without fuss and was full of smiles. Here are a few pictures of Maggie with her Great Grandmother Margaret and her cousins John and Joseph.

-Will