Friday, August 28, 2009

The Thinker


Maggie, Nana, Papa, and I went to the Roots Festival here in Paola for a little bit tonight. She really liked walking around, checking out all the booths, and listening to the music. I took this photo of her when we were sitting and eating. It was too cute to let the moment pass without a snapshot!



Sunday, August 23, 2009

Maggie...lately

I realized I hadn't updated about what Maggie's up to these days for quite awhile and that it was time again!

She's been able to count to 10 for a few months now. She also knows her colors. She's singing more and more, too. She'll actually join in, and even initiate, singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", her ABC's, and other songs. She absolutely loves playing with other kids. She is really good about approaching them to play. Maggie thinks nothing of walking up to another child and talking to them. (I'm not going to say who she gets this trait from, but anyone who knows her namesake should know the answer to that one!!) She can put on/take off any clothing item on her own. She is all about taking care of her babies. She loves to jump, play hide-and-seek, dance, read, play outside, swim, swing, clean, and so much more. Potty training is going really well. She's been averaging only one wet diaper a day (other than waking up in the morning and waking up from her nap). She loves to sit on the potty and loves to give high fives when she goes. She's even woken up from a couple naps and been dry, too! This girl can recognize any restaurant just from the sign, but is especially fond of Pizza Hut for some reason. :) Her favorite commercial is the Dell commercial that sings the Lollipop song. She stops whatever she's doing when that commercial comes on so she can start singing the song. She loves anything Barney, Mickey/Minnie Mouse, and Pooh.

Well, that's all I can think of right now, but I'm sure I'll think of more!

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Birthday Party!!

Maggie was invited to a birthday party today. It was at a gymnastics/tumbling place and she had the best time!! Luckily some of the older girls at the party took Maggie under their wing and helped her out with some of the things. She was so worn out, she took a 3 hour nap this afternoon! Here are some photos from the party.



Happy Birthday to the Cole girls: Aly, Maggie and Greta!

Friday, August 14, 2009

Busy, Busy, Busy

It's been pretty crazy here this week since I went back to work! It's definitely going to take some getting used to again, too. It's so hard to say good-bye to Maggie every morning especially when she wakes up to see me dressed and ready for work and says "mommy school?" because she wants to go with me.

Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs have started watching Mag again this week, too. She had a pretty fun-filled day today. They went to Louisburg Cider Mill and had cider donuts and cantelope. Then, they went to Miola Lake, played at the beach, and in the water. After they got home, Maggie even got a wagon ride! Needless to say, both mommy and Maggie are tired after their busy days!

Monday, August 10, 2009

Mmmm....watermelon

Here's a picture of Maggie with a mouthful of watermelon at dinner tonight!

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Maggie shopping

Maggie and I spent the day with Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs today. She even went grocery shopping in their pantry!! Here's a pic of the shopper in action!


Wednesday, August 5, 2009

MRI results

The hospital already called with Maggie's MRI results and said everything looks normal!! We don't have to take her back for 6 months for her regular ultrasound checkup now. Thank you for all your prayers, they truly worked once again!

MRI

Well, we are home and Maggie is finally asleep!

They ended up sticking her 3 times (once in the hand and twice in the foot) to get the IV started for the sedation. Maggie was not too happy either! It was kind of funny though once they gave her the medicine, she almost immediately relaxed. Her head started to droop and her legs just hung there. Plus, when they were getting ready to take her back, she began to giggle and laugh. It was so cute and great to leave her on that note.

The MRI took forever! They told us about an hour, but it took about 2. Needless to say, Rob and I were getting pretty anxious. The nurse said everything went fine and that Maggie did really well. In fact, she said they had a hard time getting Maggie to stop talking once they took her back!! She was pretty chatty when we got to see her in the recovery room, too. After about 15 minutes though, she got pretty cranky. She fell asleep in the car, but woke up fussy as soon as we got home. I finally got her calmed down and she is asleep in her bed. The nurses said that's the best thing for her right now, to just let her sleep it off.

We don't have any results yet, but they said someone will call us by Friday. We'll keep you posted.

Thanks for your prayers!

Monday, August 3, 2009

Cardiology Appt.

We had Maggie's cardiology appt. today. We haven't seen this doctor for a year! Her cardiologist said the ultrasound on her heart showed that everything is normal. We don't have to go back for another checkup for 2 years now!!! We'll keep you posted on how Wednesday's MRI goes and what the results show.