Learning the Keyboard

Last weekend we went to my parent's house for dinner. Maggie showed off her musical skills and we all watched. She loved this little keyboard! She is still the happiest baby, she smiles and laughs all the time. Only when she is hungry or tired does she get grumpy, and then, watch out! Magnolia is starting to become more mobile, she scoots backwards on her hands and knees. It won't be long before she is into everything!

Punkin hunting

Last weekend we went to the South 47 Farm to go through the Corn Maze and find some pumpkins to carve for Halloween. We had Grandpa Nelson and Uncle Brad and Aunt Andrea with us to help us through the corn maze and find the perfect pumpkin. Maggie wore her jack o lantern sweatshirt, and had some awesome photo ops on our outing. Here she is among the pumpkins, with her Grandpa and her face in a scarecrow.

Sitting up

See, Magnolia doesn't spend all her time in her high chair. She likes to sit and play in the living room, too.

Apples, rejected!

Maggie was not too excited about the applesauce. The first day she only ate two bites, but she is getting used to it and last night she ate it up! I then made her some bananas, which she wasn't too sure about. I am making her food ahead of time and freezing it in ice cube trays. When it is dinnertime, we just warm a cube!

Squash time

So Maggie had her first solid food last week. I made her some yummy pureed squash, she was not too sure at first what to do with all that texture and different taste, it sure is different than 'shirt milk'. But now she is really into meal time. The last picture of Hal feeding her while videotaping is pretty typical mealtime around here, including the dog trying to get a bite. He is going to be so happy when she starts on cheerios. She loves him so much, I am sure she will sneak him as many as she can. She gets so excited when she sees him. She laughs and squeals and her arms reach out. He just likes to taste her. Tonight I made some applesause. We will see how she likes it. But who doesn't like applesause? Oh, yes, Magnolia has found her toes. She always wants to have them in her hands or mouth, even in the high chair. Yummy yummy toes.

New Maggie Pics

Here are some pictures of Maggie in her exersaucer last week. She has such a good time! She laughs and laughs. Notice the 'drool bib' I swore I would never put her in a bib just for drool, I just don't like the way they look. But I cannot keep up with it, so I gave in. This is not the first time I disagree with Maggie's fashion choices I am sure!

Magnolia's Room

I thought I would post some pics of Magnolia's room for those who have not seen it. I think it may be my favorite room in the house. I had such a fun time putting it all together!

Baby Group

Here is a picture Allison took at our baby group two weeks ago. Maggie is the baby in the denim dress! We hang with some pretty cute babies! Clockwise from Maggie is Ryder, Jaxon, Oscar, Ella, Nora, and Katie. We have really enjoyed our group get togethers. It is really nice to meet other moms and babies Maggie's age.

Sippy cup

Maggie and I had a very busy day today, one of the things we did was go to a class about starting solid food. Maggie is letting us know that she is ready for this she is very interested in mealtime sitting in her high chair every night when we eat dinner. This week we will start food! She has been practicing with her sippy cup and some water, as you can see.

Zoo!

We took Maggie to the Woodland Park Zoo last week with Shellie and Eli. She slept most of the time, until we got to the elephants. Still, she did not seem too impressed, until we reached the farm animals. That girl loves her chickens! and cows and sheep and goats and pigs.

Our summer vacation!

So these pictures take a long time to post. I am going to keep adding a few as often as I can. Here is Maggie camping in her fleece suit, the new high chair, and us at the M's game.