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Maggie Has Another BFF

For a couple years in college I lived in a townhouse with three other girls and it was one of the best times in my life. We named our house The Palace and cemented friendships that  will last a lifetime. Nicole was the only other person in the house that stayed for both years, just as I did. There are many, many stories that could be told about that time in our lives, but the end of those stories are all the same – Nicole and I always have fun together.

She came to visit me while I was living/working in Delware/New Jersey and we went up to New York – days before September 11th. We also road tripped to California together, listening to mixed CDs that we made from our downloaded music from Naptster – way before iTunes.

Jump ahead nearly ten years and we’re both married and both have little tiny babies. Well, Nicole has a little tiny baby and I’ve got Maggie.  (As I learned yesterday at Maggie’s 6 month appointment, my child is anything but little.) We took Maggie to meet Caroline last weekend and she is such a doll with tons of hair and a tiny, perfect face!

At first Maggie was shocked that Caroline was so upset. Maggie did some stares and even tried to tug on Caroline’s shirt to comfort her. That didn’t work at all.

So, Maggie did the only thing she knew to do to make Caroline feel better: she started crying too. It was cute in a really babyish type of way.

Maggie’s big girl cries.

Caroline’s little baby cries.

I hardly remember when Maggie was that tiny and I’m sure that Nicole and Josh can hardly imagine what Caroline is going to be like in another 6 months.

Also, Josh took some fancy pictures of us and here is a bit of a teaser. As you can see I am making a really awesome face. I need to learn to stop talking when somebody is taking a photo. Other than that, I love the picture.

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6 Months

Maggie’s Sixth Month by hannah

Maggie,

You are an authentic traveller now! After logging some time in the tent over the summer, you now can say that you’ve been on an airplane; however, at this point I’m not sure that anyone would understand what you are saying!  We’ve had so much fun with you this last month, you are such a happy, happy baby.

While we were in Hawaii for two weeks you spent lots of time in the water with Grammy and everyone else that was on the trip. At one point you were swimming in the salt water pool with your parents, grandparents and great grandparents, not to mention your uncles, aunt and Chach! You were the  star of the trip and I think everyone fell a little bit more in love with you, which is hard to believe since we all adored you so much in the first place.

You have developed the habit of screaming for joy at the top of your lungs. Of course we think it is adorable, but I’m not sure about strangers that don’t know you. Our condo in Hawaii had lots of mirrors and you were content to look at yourself and scream, scream, scream! It is safe to say that everybody knew when you were awake because you’d be shrieking at yourself in the mirror.

You’ve also continued to love to stand up and are working on pulling yourself up! You aren’t really content to sit if somebody is nearby that will help you balance. We’re working on encouraging you to crawl, but I’m not sure  that you will be crawling for long since you love standing so much. At your 6 month doctor appointment they had you sit on the scale because you were trying to stand on it in the first place, obviously not wanting to lay down.

In the arms of either Papa or me is your very favorite place…even when you’re sleeping and I can honestly say that you might be starting to hate the car seat a tiny bit less. I think you may have traumatized Chach from your loud, angry screaming when we drove up to Hawi to look at the Pololu Valley.  She opted to ride in the other car on the way back to The Casa.

We love you, little girl. I hope that this next month brings as much happiness as this last one did. Having you around just keeps getting better and better…

You continue to be so loved.

Mama

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Who Needs Sleep?

There was a short, short time that our little family was on the same page with this whole sleeping thing. Sydney was happy to saw logs at the foot of our bed, Maggie dozed consistently from ten to four, and Barry and I happily accepted that.

We should have thrown a huge slumber party and thanked our lucky stars because all that has flown out the window. Our sweet little 6 month old and the Tubby Torpedo have banded together to ensure Barry and I don’t get a full night’s sleep, I just know it.

On one hand, I appreciate the stillness that the night offers, but on the other hand I LOVE how I feel waking up after a somewhat restful night of sleep. I keep telling myself that this is just a phase and there will be a time when I’ll look back and laugh.

It is hard to be grumpy in the morning when this is what we wake up to: