ONE YEAR OLD!!!

I can't believe little Maggie Grace is a year old already!!! I must say this past year was the best of my life so far!!! I look forward to new milestones as Maggie learns to walk, talk, and do all that other "big girl" stuff.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Maggie has been doing great! She's not walking independently yet, but I don't imagine it will be much longer. She has grown her first two teeth, and we think she's working on some top teeth. Soon she'll be chomping away. She loves to dance, sing and clap, and is just a silly silly girl. It's hard to believe she'll be a year old in less than a month!!! I love her so much!

Cute photos

Maggie has her first tooth now, and is working on the next one! She had a rough patch after that first tooth popped through because we decided it was time to take the pacifier away. She didn't use it much anyway, but her sleepy time routine was different without it. In spite of sore gums, and a few fussy moments, she has been quite the trooper with this whole teething thing!!! Her favorite thing to do now is to "cruise" from couch to couch. I think she'll be walking soon enough!

Goofy Girl

Maggie loves the camera!

Has it really been over a month???

Well, what a month it has been! This little girl sits up all by herself, and can crawl! Not up on her hands and knees yet, but she sort of "inch-worms" or "army crawls" her way all over the room. She is so smart, too. She loves trying to figure out how things work, and she even gets frustrated when she can't make her toys do what she wants them to do!!!
At her last visit to the doctor, she was in the 25th percentile for weight, but she had jumped up to the 90% for height! She's getting tall.
Maggie loves playing outside, looking at the trees and nature, and she also loves dogs. Nothing gets her giggling like watching a dog play. She has the sweetest little laugh, and almost always has a smile on her face. What a blessing she is! I never realized how much joy a baby can give to EVERYONE!!! People in the store, people at restaurants, people wherever we go always end up smiling when they see little Maggie. I guess her smile is contagious. Get ready to smile!

Cutie pie

Maggie just keeps getting cuter!!! She is so much fun. I just love being her Mommy!!!

6 months...That's half a year!!!

Well, this little one just keeps growing, no matter how I tell her to stay little. But each month just brings new fun little developments. Maggie likes to roll from one end of a room to the other...her favorite mode of transportation. She also loves playing "airplane" where she's on her tummy and flaps her arms and kicks her legs. We're still waiting on those little teeth to pop through. Maggie is quite skilled at grabbing things and putting them straight into her mouth. I had to retire her swing last week. She kept trying to roll over while sitting in it. Her bouncy seat is still a favorite, though. She's eating like a champ! Fruits are still a little sour for her, so she's not a fan of those yet. Sweet potatoes, peas, and her cereal are her favorites. She just finished TWO bowls of cereal. Yeah, I know!
I just want to take a minute to say how much we appreciate everyone who has helped us with Maggie at one point or another. We are so fortunate to have so many people willing to take care of her if we ever need them to, and we have had so much given to us! It has made things SO easy for us, and gotten rid of a lot of potential headaches. Maggie has never been sick, except for after shots, and I feel that is mostly due to the GREAT care of Grandmas, Grandpas, Great Grandmas and Grandpas, Aunts, Uncles, and so on down the line. We are so grateful to all of you for the love you've shown to Maggie and to us. I can't express how much it means!
Here are some pics and videos!