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Tractor Was Barry’s First Word….

We went to visit G & G Miller last weekend to eat an early Thanksgiving dinner and celebrate Barry’s grandparent’s 64th wedding anniversary.

Greg was puttering about with his tractor, so we took Maggie to check it out and she was fascinated by the big wheels and bright colors!

I’m not sure what she loved more – being on the tractor with Greg or mugging for the camera.

Or maybe she loved having her grandpa hold her so she could play with all the gadgets the tractor had to offer.

**Editor’s Note: Sydney is afraid of the tractor after having a ride on it a few weeks ago. Perhaps one day she’ll warm up to it, but it isn’t looking like that day will be anytime soon.

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Stand in the Place Where You Live

Maggie’s preferred hobby lately is to stand and she is getting better at pulling herself up on things that are at the perfect height. Her balance amazes me because now she can just hold on to one index finger and stand.

Just today I counted to 30 as she stood with no support. I know that crawling is necessary, but I think this girl isn’t going to be crawling for long since she loves standing so passionately.We’re working on crawling, but it always ends with her standing on her feet, rocking back and forth.

We read about 99 books today and chewed on every toy that we’ve got. Maggie also seemed to be dressed in her Cranky Pants today, which is strange because I swear that I put a super cute dress on that girl! I think the Littlest Hooligan is about to sprout a couple more teeth. I can’t see them or feel them, but based on her behavior these past couple days I’m going to be shocked if they don’t show up sooner than later.

This has got to be the the most mommiest post I’ve done in a while.

Sorry.

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Five Days of Friends

The stars aligned this week and Maggie was able to meet up with a different buddy each day. It became very apparent at each of these meetings that Maggie really enjoys grabbing her friends and their colorful clothes.

MONDAY:

Connor came over to play on Monday and he was super sweet to Baby Maggie, as he calls her. Lots of Peek-a-Boo and piles of toys. Connor loves Maggie, but I think he might love Sydney more.

TUESDAY:

Uncle Izak came over and played for a few hours. Maggie enjoyed sitting on his chest and grabbing at his nose. Izak also got to see Maggie try her first banana, yummy!

WEDNESDAY:

Will showed up on Wednesday with monkey shoes on and took Maggie on a lunch date to The Red Twig. Turns out their mothers talk a lot.

THURSDAY:

Thursday united the Thomas, Caroline and Maggie trio. Maggie and Thomas seemed like giants compared to Caroline. At one point Thomas and Maggie fell asleep and Caroline had finally woken up.  Maggie enjoyed taking Thomas’ toys and Thomas enjoyed being grumpy about it.

FRIDAY:

Friday brought Peyton in A-Town at Midge’s. Judging by this picture you’d think that Maggie was exhausted by going to so many get-togethers, but quite the contrary. She was a little gem with Peyton and loved getting into Midge’s measuring cups.