Lenexa BBQ

This weekend was the Lenexa BBQ and despite the EXTREMELY hot temperatures, we still had a great time! We even placed 14th out of 188 teams in sausage. Maggie only spent a couple hours out at the park on Friday before grandma took her back to her house to cool down, but she lasted the entire afternoon on Saturday. We were really cautious to make sure she drank a lot of water, stayed in the shade, etc. and she did fabulously!!

She even managed to sqeeze in a little power nap!

Posing for a group photo

Troy and Beth's Wedding

This past weekend we drove to Liberal (about a 6 hour trip) for our friend Troy's wedding. We left Thursday evening and got back yesterday. It was great to get together and see some of our friends we don't get to see very often. Maggie did really well the whole trip, too. She didn't really nap because she didn't want to miss any of the action, but she slept every night the whole night through! Congratulations to Troy and Beth!!

Maggie vs. the Booster Seat

We went out to dinner tonight and Maggie sat in a booster seat. I've never really felt too secure about these and tonight proved why. She was moving around, the booster seat slipped out from under her, and she fell face first onto the ground. The redness didn't show up at first because she was crying so hard that her whole face turned red, but after a few minutes you could definitely see it. Poor baby! Of course Rob and I felt absolutely terrible, too. We'll see if it looks better or worse after a few days!

This Week in Review

Another week has just flown by!! Maggie continues to absolutely love her swimming time!

Friday, Maggie and I had lunch with Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs and met up later with Grandma and Grandpa Smith, Aunt Jen, and Nathan. After we met up with them, we did a little shopping, walked around the Overland Park Arboretum (which was beautiful), and headed to dinner, too.

Saturday, Rob's family came down here for lunch. Then, Grandma Smith, Maggie and I went for a drive around town (a little nap time for Maggie). Grandma, Grandpa, Maggie and I decided to take a walk since it was so nice out. Afterwards, we went to church and had dinner at Pizza Hut so we could see Rob for a little while.

Tonight, Maggie will get to spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs while I go out to dinner with some friends.

This coming week isn't really going to slow down either! Maggie will still have swimming lessons each morning and we will leave this weekend for Liberal, Kansas for Troy and Beth's wedding.

Swim Lessons: Day 2

Maggie didn't get to swim in the big pool today for swimming lessons because it started raining. As soon as she figured it out, she pointed at the pool, said "Swim, please. Swim, please.", and started to cry. So, I told her when we got home, we would swim in her inflatable pool. I even filled it with a little water! She seemed okay with it after that (see photo below for evidence)!!

Step 1: Dunk head/hair in the water

Step 2: Drain water from head/hair

Step 3: Lick dripping water from head/hair

A Watched Pot Never Boils

Here's a photo of Maggie cooking in her kitchen, apron and all!

First Swim Lesson

Here's a photo of the swim pro ready to go!!

Maggie had her first swim lesson today and did pretty well despite how cold it was. Of course it was cooler today, and is supposed to be the rest of this week! At first, she wouldn't let me put her down in the water, not even her feet. After only a few minutes, she was playing/walking around on her own though. We only stayed in the water for 15 minutes because it was too cold. As long as your body was in the water, you were fine, but once any part came out, it was really chilly. Maggie's arms/hands started turning purple, so we were out immediately!

Another Weekend Bites the Dust

This weekend we had 3 of Rob's friends in town for a bachelor party for one of them. Needless to say, after I cleaned and got the house ready, I recleaned today after they left!! Maggie didn't want to miss any of the fun yesterday, so she decided not to take a nap (despite all my attempts) which made her pretty cranky and whiny the whole day. She took pity on me today and took a 2 1/2 hour nap though and was in a good mood all day, too!!

Tomorrow is Maggie's first day of swimming lessons. I will be in the water with her. From what I understand, it's pretty much just about getting her used to the water. She is soooo excited to wear her new swimsuit, too!!

Reading with Grandpa

As I've said before, reading is one of Maggie's favorite things to do. In fact, she would be fine if we read to her all day!! Here's a photo of her and Grandpa Jacobs tonight sharing a story.

Donkeys and Kung Fu Panda

I know, strange title, but the video should explain! Sorry it's sideways. I couldn't edit it to rotate it.

We taught Maggie what a donkey says after she saw, and heard, Grandma Smith's miniature donkeys this weekend. The karate chopping started when Grandpa Jacobs showed her how. :) Notice Kung Fu Panda is on in the background, too.

Maggie's Doctor's Appt.

Well, last time Maggie was okay in the doctor's office as long as we were in the waiting room. This time she wouldn't even let me put her down while we were there and she immediately started crying when the nurse came to get us. Luckily, the shots were very quick! It was kind of funny though because she was crying the whole time, but as soon as I pointed out to her that they put Bugs Bunny band-aids on her legs, it was like nothing at all had just happened!! On the plus side, Maggie is completely caught up on all her immunizations now and won't have to have anymore until kindergarten!!!!

I asked her pediatrician whether she wanted Maggie to continue drinking whole milk and Carnation Instant Breakfast and she said yes. We kind of figured she would want her to just to give Maggie some added calories/fat and help her put on more weight. So, her doctor told me to keep her on both for another 6 months and then we can switch over to 2% milk and we won't have to add the Carnation Instant Breakfast as often.