Eight Months

My goodness, two-thirds of a year. My not-so-little baby Maggie! She's becoming more vocal, showing that, although she's sweet, she's not going to be a pushover. She's enjoying a lot more foods, still sleeping about 12 hours straight at night, and loving being in the front carrier. She has six teeth, and the front top two are absolutely gargantuan. I still can't believe how lucky I am to have her. She takes my breath away.

Giving "Nummies"

Jack and Kate spend a lot of time watching me, or waiting for me to, feed Maggie. We call it "nummies." And when she's finished with one side and about to switch to the other, we do a fun trick called the "switcheroo." The big kids are not quite sure how nummies works, but Kate sure likes to imitate. Most mornings, after Maggie's been fed, Kate borrows the Boppy to give nummies to Pinky, or Bubba, or any of her other dozens of animal friends. It's one of the sweetest things I've seen on earth.


And, of course, hugs are always in order:


Demonstrating the switcheroo:

Some more recent pictures

My big crawler:



Jack took these next two:



A big box is always great for make-believe games:

Jack and the shadow

In honor of Groundhog Day this week, Jack studied shadows at school. They also took some really cool pictures.

Loves

Found a fun idea for Valentine's Day at this blog post. It's always fun to record kids' answers for posterity.

Jack:

For breakafast, I love... pancakes.

For lunch, I love… a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

For dinner, I love…macaroni and cheese.

For snack, I love…fruit snacks.

To drink, I love…milk.

To read, I love…the library book that's upstairs in my bunk bed.

To watch, I love…Cars 2.

To play, I love…my remote control truck.

Kate:

For breakfast, I love… I like oatmeal.

For lunch, I love…I don't love peanut butter and jelly.

For dinner, I love…umm... oatmeal.

For snack, I love…cherries.

To drink, I love…apple juice.

To read, I love…The Big Wolf and the Little Wolf book.

To watch, I love…a show.

To play, I love…toys.

Seven months... and first teeth!

Let's see... Miss Maggie is past the seven month mark now. She's been crawling for a couple weeks and has three teeth: one big chomper on top and two on bottom. She usually sleeps 12-14 hours straight at night (which is heavenly for me!) and loves solid food: cereal, applesauce, sweet potatoes, and Mum-Mums. She is super-independent but also loves to be entertained by big brother and sister. When she gets excited, she kicks her legs and takes several deep, quick breaths. Oh, and she's pulling herself up to stand in her crib! Definitely growing up way too fast.

Centennial Parade

Yesterday, New Mexico celebrated 100 years of statehood. Today, a parade in downtown Las Cruces. Parades are much more fun with little kids. Jack and Kate were both dancing maniacs! And even Maggie enjoyed it... although the picture of her shows differently.

Half a year

Maggie is six months old today! She is pretty much sitting up on her own and loves being able to grab from a pile of toys in front of her. She still gives great smiles to strangers, and she cracks up at the antics of her siblings. I carry her around in the front carrier whenever we run errands, and she likes to kick her legs as if she wants to GOOO!!! She just started sleeping through the night again--up to twelve hours at a time! Hooray! Oh yes, and she has two precious little teeth. Already. Remembering the picture I had posted on Facebook of Kate on her six-month birthday just over two years ago, I dressed Maggie in the same shirt that Kate wore this morning, and then took pictures of her in the same chair. We always think Maggie looks like Jack, but here you can definitely see the sisterly resemblance!

Jumping, jumping...

The last gummy pictures

Maggie laughing at Jack

Feeling around in Maggie's mouth the other day, I noticed a little tooth protruding! My other kids didn't get their first teeth until they were seven or eight months, so it was kind of a surprise. As soon as we got home that day, I grabbed the camera and took a few shots of Maggie and her gummy smile. I still feel nostalgic at all her "firsts." This, for example, is the last first tooth. Crazy!