North Carolina

Maggie Grace went on her first road trip over this past weekend. We loaded up the babe and the dog and off we went to visit family in North Carolina. We set out Friday morning much too early for Ben, needless to say he was a bit grouchy. We got to Grandpa Paul's, changed clothes, and off to La Tea Dah's for lunch with our cousins. Melissa, Kyle and Jackie had flown in that morning all the way from Delaware to meet Maggie Grace. We missed BJ, he couldn't make it because he had a wedding to attend. We also really missed Lonnie, who was off at camp learning to fly. He actually got to solo his own plane last weekend! We had a great time at the tea room catching up and introducing Maggie Grace to everyone. Then we headed off to The Haven to go visit Mom Mom. It was very sad to see her as she's not doing great but she seemed to love Maggie Grace and even held her for a bit.

The next day we all met up and went for a nice leisurely lunch. It was so much fun just sitting around enjoying each other's company. Next we took our cousins on a tour of downtown Charlotte ending the tour at a beautiful park. The heat didn't seem to bother Maggie Grace much, she, Ben and Grandpa Paul found a nice tree to nap under. Later that night our cousins, Susan and I met up for a nice dinner of southern favorites and enjoyed telling stories and laughing.

Sunday was another incredibly busy day. At about noon we headed to the lake for a day with the Powells. Maggie Grace was going to meet her great uncle Tex and great aunt Marilyn as well as her cousins Mike and Sharon. Maggie Grace loved being held by her uncle Tex. We had so much fun hanging out, telling stories and doing a lot of laughing. It was an absolute blast!

Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and so did the weekend. Late Sunday evening we packed up the car and headed back to Atlanta. We had such a great time and are so lucky to have such great relatives.

Surprise Visit

Last night we had a wonderful surprise, Debbie got to spend the night with us! Debbie and Stephen had a terrible time making it home from Philadelphia to Memphis. In a last ditch effort to make it home they decided to split up. Very long story short Debbie ended up with a short lay-over in Atlanta. The silver lining in the whole escapade is grandmother and granddaughter got some much needed cuddle time.

She's Feeling Better

As the title states Maggie Grace is feeling a lot better. She's wanting to eat again, but she's still spitting up a lot more than usual. She's back to her sleep schedule, except she didn't wake for her midnight feeding. Hopefully she's knocked that feeding off. At the doctor yesterday she weighed 10lbs 1oz so she's getting to the right weight to start sleeping through the night.

She went to the doctor with me this morning and the doctor who delivered her got to see her. Our doctor is so sweet she gave Maggie Grace a silver spoon. Maggie Grace fell asleep in the car so I decided to run an errand while I was out. We headed to Target to get her some new onesies since she's out grown her newborn onesies!

Announcement Picture

Maggie Grace is a good sport. She hasn't been feeling great the past few days but I wanted to get a picture of her to use as an announcement photo. We snapped a couple of pictures and have one we will probably use, but this one is my favorite.

I ended up taking her to the doctor b/c she just wasn't eating and the doctor gave us some instructions to follow. We will see what happens. Luckily she hasn't been extremely fussy. She spends a lot of time chilling in the BabyHawk doing chores with me and sleeping.

Right now one of her favorite activities is standing, the higher the better. Maybe I've found the person to go skydiving with me!

July Trip to Wynne

Maggie Grace and I headed to Wynne while Ben went to work. We had a great time, we got to stay and visit for five days. She got to see her great-grandparents, her grandparents, aunts and uncle and her cousin Sol.
On Saturday night Neall, Becca, and I went to a dinner party and left Sol and Maggie Grace with Stephen and Debbie. Sol is incredibly interested in Maggie Grace and wouldn't let her be. Stephen and Debbie finally had to put them in seperate rooms. It is so cute watching Sol try to get to Maggie Grace.
Sunday was a big day we went to church and afterward to Becca and Neall's for lunch and cake to celebrate Poppy's Birthday. Then it was back to Stephen and Debbie's for Maggie Grace's big coming out party. She slept through most of the get together but it was great fun introducing her to all our Wynne friends.

Maggie Grace's First Plane Ride

Last week Maggie Grace took her first plane ride to go visit her grandparents in Arkansas. She was an absolute doll on the plane. She was wide awake the whole flight and seemed to love every minute of it.