I Can't Believe She's Four Months Old!

Yep, yesterday Maggie Grace was four months old. I just can't believe it, it seems like time has just flown by. We had a pretty low key day. I went to Sunday School and church, it was the first time I went to both. I must confess, during church I was only half paying attention. She had been in the nursery for an hour and a half already. I could hear the faintest sound of a baby crying, I was hoping it wasn't mine. The nursery staff hadn't paged me yet, so far so good. When church was finally over I practically pushed everyone aside to get to the nursery, not really but that's what I wanted to do! Anyway there she was happy as a lark. The staff said she couldn't have been better, didn't make a peep. The rest of the day was spent doing Maggie Grace's favorite things; playing, eating, napping and reading.

Today was her four month doctor's check-up complete with vaccinations. She weighs 12 lbs 13 oz and is 24 inches long, she falls in the 50th percentile for both weight and height. When it came to the vaccinations Maggie Grace was a trooper, she cried for a few minutes but had calmed right down by the time we got to the car. The doctor said she looks perfect and if we wanted to we could start giving her solids, she said Maggie Grace might even sleep longer. Now, I've heard that this is pretty much a myth, but hey what do I have to lose? I figured Maggie Grace would really be into it. When Ben and I eat we put her in her Bumbo seat on the kitchen table and she is totally captivated. Well, she did okay, I'm not saying she ate like a champ, but it did go better than I imagined.

She certainly wanted to take control of the situation as can be evidenced by her holding the spoon.

This is Ben getting his photo op.

This picture is the result of us taking our eyes off of her for a split second. In a nano second she had flipped the bowl and all of it's contents on Ben, me, the floor and herself. All we could do was laugh. She certainly keeps us on our toes and a smile on our faces.

Daddy Time

This past week was simply splendid! Ben was home from work Monday afternoon through Friday, and we had a blast. Maggie Grace and Ben haven't gotten to spend this much time together since she was born, and she is a totally different being now. It was really neat for me to sit back and watch them interact. Their M.O. for the week was going for a morning walk and following that up by an afternoon nap together. They got tons of play time in and even let me sleep in one morning. Thursday and Friday I had a couple of appointments, I didn't get a single panic stricken phone call.

Here is Maggie Grace all dressed up waiting to go to church for dinner on Wednesday.

Today's Saturday which means Ben has to go back to work today. So it's me and Miss Maggie Grace. We don't have any big plans for the weekend other than to make Halloween cookies. This is a picture of Maggie Grace keeping me company while I do the dishes and start some laundry. Now that Ben's gone, the fun is over and back to work for me.

Her personality is really starting to shine through. She giggles when we play peek-a-boo and will look at me when I say her name, and boy does she love to talk. Grandpa Powell is coming to visit next week, I can't wait to see the look on his face when he sees her, she's grown so much in a month.