Merry Christmas!

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5 + 6 + Happy Holidays!

Yes I missed Maggie's 5 month update. I must admit I just haven't been up for too much blogging lately-not to mean that there isn't anything going on- there have been happenings here in the Murphey house! So this is officially Maggie's 5 and 6 month blog, plus a little on the side.

When I last left you I think I was so sleep deprived that I thought I might need sent to the looney bin. Around 5 months Maggie started sleeping better, but then as everything in a perfect world, she got sick. Horrible cough, sneezing, snot the whole works. I am sure that many of you already know that there really isn't a whole lot that you can do for a sick baby- Tylenol, vaporizer, snot suction, that is really about it. There isn't baby cough medicine so all you can do is let them cough. With all the coughing (which is always worse at night it seems) the whole sleeping thing went out the window. In the midst of all of the sickness, we had Thanksgiving here (the photo above is Thanksgiving- Maggie is wearing cousin Aidan's bow!). I have to say though, that this was quite nice because my parents came from Kansas, and it was the first time my Mom-got to see Maggie since she was born. Maggie loved all of the attention from her Grandma Jo! So we visited with the Grandparents, and Maggie scored an early Christmas- which she loved with the paper and boxes etc. My Mom and I even got up on Black Friday at 3:30 a.m. (I wasn't sleeping anyway! LOL)and hit a few sales- snagging down $150 comforters for $25. The scene was quite funny really- I had actually never seen that many people at a store- the line went across the front of the store and snaked down the entire parking lot. It was really quite orderly though- none of the trampling ala Wal-Mart...

So two weeks of sick and Mag was better- and now at 6 months old, I can say she is sleeping! I am almost afraid to say it, because I might jinx it or might have to eat crow in my next post- but she IS sleeping- for now. In fact I can put her down awake (most of the time) and she has been falling asleep on her own- waking maybe once, maybe not, although she gets up E A R L Y -mama is not an early bird but I will take it. She has also been napping. Sooo, I guess she needed to do it all in her own good time. The one thing I really had no clue about with this whole parenting thing though was the sleeping. I just pretty much thought that at like 3 months they start sleeping through-like no biggie, and it really just doesn't work that way does it?

What else? She has been eating baby food! Rice cereal and oatmeal, (loves) banana, carrots, pears and sweet potato-but not so much on the peas just like Dad! She is also starting to locomote. Her favorite means of tranportation? Rolling. She rolls and then rolls again and then next thing we know she is 5 feet away. So I don't know if crawling will happen soon or what. As much as we want her to crawl, it is a little daunting to think about. Right now she is content to hang out at my feet while I am at the computer, or on her blanket while I do dishes and I know it will all change. Maggie loves toys of all kinds, but especially if they make music or noise- and is always busy, busy, busy at something. She has also been sitting up some- she props herself up with her hand. While most of the time she is pretty thoughtful and serious-she is very easy to smile and loves being tickled. She has become my little partner that I run errands with or shop with, and is usually pretty good in public and going in the car-knock on wood. Such a change from the little tiny baby who would scream her head off the minute she touched the carseat. She is such a beautiful little girl and our love for her is endless. I am so lucky that I get to spend my days (and nights!) with her.

Amiel is busy at work- he has been working at the Polo club equestrian center remodeling all kinds of barns, tack rooms and the like. His latest job is to convert a free standing garage to an apartment, complete with kitchen, laundry, bath etc. He enjoys the work though, and gets to do the whole thing from design to finish. I stay busy with Maggie and enjoy being home with her. I have been knitting a little, and am working on what I think might be the ugliest baby sweater that you have ever seen.

While I write this the weather here is -5 and cold is an understatement. We are staying in Denver for the holidays and will celebrate with Amiel's folks, and then friends from San Francisco. We are so thankful for this year and everything and everyone! it has brought to us.

Happy Holidays to all!