10 lbs 4oz!!!

Maggie got her first immunizations yesterday...OUCH! She had three shots, two in one thigh and one in the other. It was not a good time! She didn't have any bad reactions to them, except for a slight fever, and sleeping longer than normal. She slept all night last night, and has had two long naps today! Her legs don't seem to be sore, so that's good. She's had her bath, and is napping again. Her crib is very comfy! She seems to like sleeping there. She still likes taking naps in Mommy's arms, though. (Mommy likes it, too!). The doctor said that she looks great, and is in the 25% for height and weight. She's kinda small, but so are her parents. Maggie now weighs 10lbs 4oz and is 22 inches long.

I start work again next week. I will work Tues - Fri, 9-2 and Sat 10-3. That will give Maggie some special time with Daddy on Saturdays. I think I can probably handle those hours. I'm excited to be back with my co-workers, too. I've missed them!
Maggie really enjoys laying on the floor, kicking and waving her arms. I call it her "exercises". She is usually all smiles and coos when awake. What a happy little girl!

Picture Time

The music studio/guest room in the basement is complete! My mom and grandpa are just amazing. I don't know how they do it! Now, Maggie has a room all to herself! It's still a little messy, but she has her own closet (which is bigger than Mommy and Daddy's), her crib from Aunt Amy, a mattress from Aunt Jaime, bedding from Aunt Amber, a chest from Uncle Roger, closet shelving from Grandma Thomas, and the list goes on and on. She is getting along great. I'm going back to work in a couple weeks, so keep me in your prayers! It's hard for me to leave her for more than an hour, so I'm gonna have a tough time being away from her. Well here are lots of pictures from the past couple of weeks.

Growing up

Little Maggie is growing up so fast! She is awake several hours during the day now, and slept for 5 1/2 hours a few nights ago! She still only fusses when she is hungry or has a bit of gas. Other than that, she is very content! I've gotten a few more smiles from her recently. She likes kisses on the cheek and she loves to stare at our ceiling fans. I can see her little personality develop more and more each day!
We had some unfortunate news today...Grandpa and Cathy Cook's dog Casey had to be put to sleep this morning. He had developed a tumor on his spleen, which caused internal bleeding. There wasn't much they could do for him. He was loved very much by all, especially by Grandpa and Cathy. It's been very hard for them as you can imagine. Dogs are very much a part of our family as you can tell by our Penny pictures, so if you think about it, you might include Grandpa and Cathy in your prayers.

Snow days

Brian had to dig a path for his car so he could go to work today! We have about a foot of snow in our yard. Penny had lots of fun blazing a trail through it this morning. Meanwhile, Maggie and I are nice and toasty inside. She's becoming such a big girl already! She can hold her head up a little bit longer now, and she is awake more throughout the day. She's started cooing and smiling at me. She can follow things with her eyes, and has started sleeping almost 5 hours at night! We had some visitors yesterday. Kristin, Ashley, Rachel and Sam came to play with Maggie. It was a nice visit. I think they made it home before the snow got too bad. Well, I hope you all stay warm and don't get buried in snow!

Maggie's Dr. Appointment

Miss Maggie had an appointment with her Dr. today. Just a check-up. She now weighs 7lbs and 14 oz, and is 20 1/2" long! Her Dr. said she looks great! She's following her growth curves and all that good stuff. She has a birthmark developing on her forehead, but he said it will probably go away eventually. After her appointment, we took her to the Conservatory to visit everyone! Most everybody was there, and they all loved her, of course! Maggie was very good traveling everywhere. She slept the whole time I think. Then when we came home, she was wide awake for a few hours! Well, I was glad to hear that she's growing well, and that she looks good. Thanks for thinking of her!

Fun weekend

We all had a very nice weekend at the Loomis household. We had some friends visit Friday night, and on Saturday Grandma Powell came to visit. It was much warmer outside, so we took Maggie out on the town for a little bit. We went to Kaleb and Kylie's apartment (they had a water pipe burst and Brian lent them our little shop vac to suck up the water) and then we went to eat at Mario Bros Mexican Restaurant. Maggie has experienced some gas because of the spicy food...oops. Not painful gas, just a lot of toots. ;) Maggie got some good quality time with her Grandma Powell! She even gave her some smiles! I haven't gotten any awake smiles from Maggie, but Brian and Debbie have!!! I just get the sleepy or "I'm going to toot" grins.
Sunday we just lazed around the house all afternoon, and in the evening we traveled to Grandma and Grandpa Thomas' house to watch the playoff game. Maggie needed some quality Grandpa Thomas time! I sat in the back seat next to Maggie, and Penny rode in the front seat. Penny kept trying to sit on Brian's lap while he was driving. We had dinner and watched some football. Maggie ate some dinner, too, and afterwards she was awake for a couple hours! She's very alert when she's awake, and she tries to take in all her surroundings! She can't quite get her eyes to focus sometimes, so she gets a little cross-eyed. It's very cute. Penny got to play with Oscar, her favorite buddy, and she ate several chew-sticks. We finished the football game and then headed home and went to bed. Maggie slept pretty well last night. She's such a good baby!

Gotcha Grandma!

Lazin ' AroundSleeping in her bedCousin Garrett

Night owl

Little miss Maggie kept Mommy and Daddy busy last night! She was up every hour between 3 am and 6 am. Luckily all we have to do to make her happy is feed her, change her, or just hold her! She's easy to please.
Maggie got another bath yesterday, and she seemed to enjoy it! She only complained a little when we first placed her in the tub. I'm anxious to find out how much she's grown! I had to reschedule her check-up since it has been so cold this week. Too cold for tiny babies to be out and about. I can't believe she will be one month old on Monday! It's going by too fast.

Well, here are some more pictures! Tummy Time Penny and Maggie Four-legged Baby