Maegan at 6 months: What a happy girl!
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
1/2 Birthday
Today Maegan turned 6 months old! This will be the last picture posted of her in her bouncy seat, as she is too squirmy and keeps trying to reach everything around her, which results in her hanging out of it. (See picture.) We'll have to figure out a new location for our monthly pictures.
We were able to make the drive to Iowa to visit Matthew's family over the Easter weekend and had lots of fun. Even though Maegan had a bad cold (runny nose, fever, and a horrible cough), she was happy most of the time. She especially liked her cousin, Jaidyn, and Grandma and Grandpa Wiese (at least, she had the biggest smiles for them). Uncle Aaron and Aunt Jackie got some good video of her trying to drink from a glass.
On another note, I should make an update about our decision in January to sell our house and move into town. After having our house on the market for about a month, we decided to stay. The economic benefits and reduced commute time just weren't as significant as we thought they might be, and besides, we really like this house!
We were able to make the drive to Iowa to visit Matthew's family over the Easter weekend and had lots of fun. Even though Maegan had a bad cold (runny nose, fever, and a horrible cough), she was happy most of the time. She especially liked her cousin, Jaidyn, and Grandma and Grandpa Wiese (at least, she had the biggest smiles for them). Uncle Aaron and Aunt Jackie got some good video of her trying to drink from a glass.
On another note, I should make an update about our decision in January to sell our house and move into town. After having our house on the market for about a month, we decided to stay. The economic benefits and reduced commute time just weren't as significant as we thought they might be, and besides, we really like this house!
Monday, March 07, 2005
What's new?
Once the rolling over started, it hasn't stopped. She loves to roll back and forth from front to back, and can't be expected to stay put any more. Looks like we'll have to begin baby-proofing soon. The other day, I put her in the living room, walked out for a minute, and thought I had lost her when I came back--she was almost under the couch!
We had fun feeding her rice cereal for the first time this weekend. She seemed to like it. We'll probably feed it to her only on weekends and mostly for fun for another week or two, as there just isn't time for that big production on a week night right now, and she doesn't need it (nutritionally). She is down to two nursing sessions per day now (first and last feedings of the day, at 6:20 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.). All other feedings are formula. Soon, we'll go to one nursing session per day, with a goal to wean from the breast by 6 months. At that point, we'll be more purposeful about feeding solids, per the doctor's recommendation.
Maegan is ticklish under her arms! And she has discovered that faces are fun to touch (and grab, and pinch). Dad's chin is especially fun to touch, since it is prickly.
We had fun feeding her rice cereal for the first time this weekend. She seemed to like it. We'll probably feed it to her only on weekends and mostly for fun for another week or two, as there just isn't time for that big production on a week night right now, and she doesn't need it (nutritionally). She is down to two nursing sessions per day now (first and last feedings of the day, at 6:20 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.). All other feedings are formula. Soon, we'll go to one nursing session per day, with a goal to wean from the breast by 6 months. At that point, we'll be more purposeful about feeding solids, per the doctor's recommendation.
Maegan is ticklish under her arms! And she has discovered that faces are fun to touch (and grab, and pinch). Dad's chin is especially fun to touch, since it is prickly.
