Exersaucer!

Margaret is living it up now, with an exersaucer at NannyJo's house AND one at home. Woo hoo!

She STANDS!!!

My sweet tiny little baby girl stood all by herself for about 3 seconds this morning! Wow!

Meg at MyGym

Photos and hair styling by NannyJo!
Adorable outfit selected by Mommy.
Background provided by MyGym.

Oh she is so fabulous!

Let me just take a moment and pose for you....

Foods...

Margaret is an eating champion. She's been trying lots of new foods and then eating lots of them.

Last night for dinner she had oatmeal, peas, sweet potatoes, peaches, and apples. She ate some avocado during the day with Mark. I have been making baby food for her, for the most part, much like I did with Max. It is quick and easy and cheap and I know exactly what is in her food. Because we have some travel coming up in the future I did buy some store food for her and I have been trying her on some store food for things that Max didn't really care for after the first few tries (mango, for example). I don't want to try her on new foods while we are out of town and I need the portability and shelf-stability of store-bought food.

Her full list of foods includes:
oatmeal/rice cereals
apples
pears
nectarines
peaches
papaya (her favorite)
green beans (store bought)
peas
sweet potatoes
carrots
avocado
mango (store bought)

This weekend I am going to cook her some plums and some butternut squash. And I'll be checking the store to see what else looks like a tasty treat for her.

I bought some turkey for her but she (and I) thought it was gross and would have nothing to do with it. I got 3 little tiny cans of it because the doctor said to get her onto protein before her next check up (in a month) but so far no real luck with that.

Our doctor also said that she could eat cheerioes, etc as soon as she was able to put them into her mouth by herself. It seems far too easy to say that you can put cheerioes on her tray and when she eats them herself she is ready to eat them, but I decided to blindly trust the doctor. And last night she put a cheerio in her mouth and did not then proceed to choke. I think she swallowed it. We will keep trying with the cheerioes.

Margaret's First Haircut

After hearing many complaints about Margaret's Mullet, I took action...

Here she is in all of her mullet-y splendor...

Getting ready... Thanks to Caroline for the tiny little rubber band!

And the "after" picture. I think she looks cute with her pixie haircut. :)

Friends and Family (Julie and Russ)

Margaret with Uncle Russ. Happy girl!

Margaret on the beach with Daddy. Thanks to Tammi for the cute little onesie with hearts. Perfect for a beach wedding.

Margaret learning about walking on sand.

Margaret with Daddy on the beach, after walking at the edge of the water and getting her feet (and pants) a little wet. She was not exactly a fan of the ocean getting her feet wet. Note Daddy's "blackberry" on his hip. Froggy seems to have enjoyed his trip to the beach as well, although he did not get wet or sandy!

And we'll end with an Extreme Cute Closeup!

Elephant onesie from Tammi who sent about a million gifts to lucky Margaret!

In which Margaret attends Angie's Bridal Shower

Margaret posing with Angie, even though she had had a very long day of partying it up at the shower!

Margaret and NannyJo!

Too bad NannyJo just doesn't like Margaret at all... :)

Margaret took a nap during the opening of gifts. I happen to think she is absolutely beautiful in this picture. Not that I would be in the slightest bit biased. Super thanks to Lori Woo for the beautiful outfit for Margaret. It was so easy (being just a super fancy onesie) and yet so light and floating and pink and girly and wonderful.

Margaret is paying close attention during the festivities (before taking the above photo-documented nap).

She was exhausted after all the celebrations and took a nap the whole way home!

But once she got home she was revitalized enough to play with Max in the play kitchen.