Fun Facts

Things I don't want to forget (and another very early morning):

I started feeling the baby move in Oregon at 13-14 weeks. Much earlier this time and it's mostly a small movement/jab under my ribs on my left side. More noticable after I eat a meal. Can't feel it on the outside yet. Funny fact - I first felt Maggie move on my way home from work as we were headed to Oregon that day (same piece of heaven in Oregon) and Michael was able to feel it by the time we got home from that vacation. There's something about Oregon and baby kicks.

Christmas shopping for Maggie has begun (I scored some great deals) and her feet have grown. One foot is a size 7, the other is size 7.5 and they are narrow like our feet. She loves mary jane-style shoes and needed a new pair. The pair she chose were these :-) She's wanted to wear them daily.

Maggie enjoys when we tell her about being a big sister. She quickly named the new baby "Maggie Boy". She is also into pretend play. She has a baby named Lilac that cries if you take the bottle out of it's mouth. It's pretty realistic and something we've gotten used to. She told Michael last night that Lilac is "really getting big." She likes to carry babies around in a makeshift sling. I want to get her her own toddler sling so that we both can carry around a baby in that way come April. With her love of Charlotte's Web, she has the cutest songs memorized and swirls around with the baby or the tiny pig singing verses. She also idolizes the girl in the movie, Fern, who wears a ponytail. I haven't been able to keep her hair down much since she's seen that movie. She's always asking for a ponytail like Fern and mom, "make it high!"

I'm seeing signs of girlyness and nuturing in Maggie which is great and probably really normal for a little 2.5 year old. On the athletic side, my mom takes Maggie to gym once a week and she reported back this week that Maggie was a shining star and interested in learning new moves, like kartwheeling (which I had first showed her at home). Her new teacher was really motivated in working with Maggie and I think she's starting to really pick things up.

Cheers!