Checking In

As I watch yet another snow "shower" fall, I have never felt such a need for spring to arrive in my life! A newborn and a 2 year old stuck inside all day is not a happy place! But that being said, I have two of the sweetest babies ever... we're just running out of things to do. I mean, the vacuum is only fun for so long!

Maggie is (knock on wood) a great sleeper! Which has been a huge help to her mommy! At her 11 week check-up, she weighed 12 lbs. 3 oz (58th percentile) and was 22 3/4 in. (38th percentile). She's a little girl (Will weighed 12.1 at 6 wks)... but she's cute as a button and is kind enough to give her parents 10 hour stretches at night! I took some pics of her in an outfit of mine... I was brought home in the sweater set. I think peachy/pink is her color!

I think I've forgotten to mention her 'milestones', so I'll do that now. She started smiling around 5-6 weeks. Started 'cooing' around 8 weeks. And I believe I heard her giggle (like a half grunt/half giggle) and she rolled over from her stomach to her back both yesterday - so 12 weeks.

And Will is getting older too! His teachers at Playschool have referred to his speech as a 'language explosion'. He went from 0 to 60 in no time. He really tries to talk in sentences now - Mommy sit here... Maggie is crying - it's okay Maggie... Thacker is bad dog... Call B, call Pop - in Jackson... Meryl coming? Bringing iPod? Phone?... Hutch is best friend... Penny is girlfriend.

It's really too funny. The other day I walked into the kitchen and asked him what he was doing. He looked at me and responded with... 'eating yogurt'. And he was. He's a little boy now! Who can go to the refrigerator, pull out his milk, take a sip and then put it back!

And to go with all of the big boy stuff, we tried taking a nap in the big boy bed. It lasted 20 minutes! Don't let the photo fool you! Not sure if he woke up really confused or what. So I tried laying down with him. Then I gave up and put him in his crib. As Will would say... 'Almost... Try Again'!