Sitting and Rasberries

We have been really busy with our great friends in town. Big news around our house... Maggie has learned to sit up all on her own! We are really excited about that, but mom is more excited about her sleeping through the night. So, we are well rested and ready (I think) for the next stage... crawling.

Out on a date...

Enjoying a night out on the 'town' with Matt & Jamie.

The Attack

Maggie has no idea that the kissing monster is just behind her and poised for an attack.
Here he comes! Maggie yelling like a dinosaur... her new favorite sound.

Matt & Jamie babysitting

Maggie getting ready for lunch

She gets really excited about her lunch. Notice the green bowl in the lower left hand corner of the first picture... that is the bowl heading towards her.

Day trip to Ely

Matt & Jamie in front of the cathedral

The Baughs are here!

Matt & Jamie came for a short visit to England. Here they are trying to get out of the phone booth and below, John & Matt solving the problems of the world.

Laughing with Mom

Having fun on the floor!

Exploring her world

Can you tell we love this little girl?

Night at the pub...

We dragged our friend Renee and her little dog Oscar to the pub with us on Sunday. It was fun to sit by the fire on a cold night and introduce Maggie to the ways of village life.

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Yes, we took the baby to the bar...

... but we had to celebrate promotion night with the 'boys'! Maggie just chillin' at the Mess.

It's raining!!

Needless to say, the British winter is in full swing. Here we are looking out the window at the trees swaying in the wind.

5 Months Old!

Little Maggie is 5 months old! Hard to believe! She is a very happy baby... laughing and smiling all the time. Luckily the crying spells are getting shorter and shorter as her sleep at night is getting longer (up to 9 hours finally)! She is rolling her way across the room and slowly her little knees are coming under her tummy getting ready to crawl. We just can not believe how lucky we are to have a healthly little baby girl.

Smiling girl

As you can see from the shiny chin, there is ton of drool happening at our house! If this is an indicator of teeth coming in... I sure hope it happens before we get on the airplane in a few weeks.

Winter Walk

The news this morning said that this is the most depressing day of the year. Well, if the weather is any indication, I would say that they are right. Rainy and cold. At least we have Maggie to cheer us up! Here she is ready for our morning walk... all bundled up. She loves her new hot pink hat from MaryLou!

Little Cutie

Getting her ear scratched. She looks so happy!

Castle Acre

Out and about in Norfolk. We took a Sunday drive in the countryside and stopped at a cute little village. After tea and scones we headed out for a walk to see the castle and the priory.

New favorite activity

...pulling Mom's hair. She looks so determined!!

Time to start eating!

Maggie has started playing around with some rice cereal. So far, no issues here! She loves it!

4 months old

Maggie had her 4 month Dr. appt last week. She was 16 pounds 2 ounces and 68 inches long. Yes, I said inches. I think that the nurse meant cm... but she plotted her as 68 inches and did not notice any problem. Just thought that Maggie was long and lean!! Maggie is now taller than her mom!

She reached some milestones this week. The biggest one is now rolling back to front. She is also moving around like crazy. She will be on her playmat, I will leave the room and when I come back, I swear she is facing the other direction! I am not ready for her to move yet!

Dance time

John dances with Maggie every night before bath time. Her current favorite song is 'Somewhere beyond the sea' to get her ready for the Capitola house, and Daddy's favorite 'Don't fence me in'. Here are a few of her action shots.

Cake

Look at their expressions!

Happy Birthday John!

John & Maggie opening presents

Tummy Time

Bugs bugs everywhere!

To all you new moms out there... Maggie got the best toy for Christmas. They are bugs attached to socks! Sounds silly, but they really entertain her. They are made by Lamaze just in case you are interested. They also have velcro bracelets that have bugs on them. Perfect for the car... she can not throw them out of her car seat. Thank you Baba!

Happy New Year 2008!

Happy New Year to you! We had a really quiet night. We put Maggie to bed at 7, as usual. Then mommy took a nap (yes, on NYE!) and woke up just in time to watch the clock strike midnight at Big Ben. The typical night you might expect when you have a 4 month old. Babysitters are hard to come by on New Years Eve!

We could not have asked for a better 2007. We had a wonderful year with lots of great trips, visits with family, and the newest addition to our lives. As I sit here typing this, little Maggie is laughing and smiling at her silly Daddy. So cute!

Heres to a wonderful 2008!