Little Bee

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FINALLY we get it right!!

Go Obama-how freakin' exciting is this??!!!! We had a great time watching the numbers roll in last night over at my MIL's house- ate dinner and drank, celebrating Obama's win..The only downer of the night was the damn kid that kept stealing her Obama signs out of her front yard (she lives in McCain country) but even that was a little funny as we tried to catch him in the act....
I know that it will be a long process- but after the endless campaigning, war, and heartbreak of our current economy- we finally have something to look forward to!

Gotcha!!! Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!////!!!!!!!!!

Check out MJ's first Halloween- we have 2 costumes thanks to Grandma Ollie's garage sale skills.. I think she was a much happier ladybug than princess!

120 Days of (no sleep til' Brooklyn) Maggie Jo

Wow. What a crazy month. We moved to a new house, (yes again!!) and now that we have Maggie our "stuff " seemed to have multiplied exponentially- and we already had a bunch of stuff... It wasn't too bad though, moving across town (versus across the country)and allowed us some extra time, although I am not sure if that was good or bad as we seemed to let it drag out a bit. Thank goodness for Amiel's folks helping us out. I am not sure but I think we might have given up that first moving day if they hadn't shown up to keep Maggie occupied! But we are here now still with a ton to unpack-picking at it slowly. It all sits in the garage and I spent my time pretending that it is not there until my much more ambitious husband comes home from work.

Our little baby girl is getting big and is very, very cute. She is incredibly active now and "moves" constantly-we call her the wiggle worm. She babbles all the time, smiles a ton, giggles when tickled, is turning over (sometimes) and can "spin" around if laying on her back. She also loves to stand when held and has been enjoying time in her Johnny Jumper. She has also seemingly decided that sleeping is for wussies, and even though we have spent time trying to convince her Mom and Dad are definitely wussies, she doesn't seem to care. Once upon a time in an alternate universe, (that I still am hopeful to return to), she would take naps and was even sleeping through the night, usually waking only once in the early morning. But that was apparently not meant to last. Amiel and I have never been as tired as we are right now in this minute. We both pretty much have a bedtime of 8:00 and are fearful every time our heads hit the pillow of the dreaded nightwakings that are occuring regularly now. Hopefully, by next month this will have worked itself out. I don't know. Actually I'm sleeping right now while I type this post.

90 Days of Maggie

You may be wondering where my 3 month post is- yes it is late... I did manage to do her 3 month video on time though which is good..we have been videoing her on her monthly birthdays, just little tidbits on what she is doing etc..hopefully we will be able to get one year on one disc. So Maggzilla is weighing in at roughly 12.5 lbs, has upped her diaper size to #2's and is wearing 3-6 month old clothes. She really smiles at us alot now and can hold her head up pretty well. I think that she is getting her two top teeth as her gums are bumpy and swollen and she drools and chews on everything. We have also had some pretty grumpy days on and off with lots of crying and minimal napping, so it seems to fit. 3 months seems a little young for teeth, but I read it isn't that unusual..my aunt says her daughter teethed at 3 1/2 months or so. She has a johnny jumper that she likes alot, not much jumping but she stands in it and plays with toys. Her smarty pants dad figured out we can swing her in it too since she is still small and she falls asleep in it- pretty cute. It is fun to see her learning things everyday, one day she starts doing something that she wasn't the day before, it is pretty amazing to watch...Here is her discovery of Baby Einstein. I hadn't intended for her to even be interested in it, but she so is!

Maggie Jo's First Camping Trip!

Yes we went camping with a 2 1/2 month old- big deal. You should have heard people when we asked them if they take their kids camping- most of them said no way, not to do it until they are 3-4 years old!! Whatever. We like a challenge! It wasn't as easy as it used to be, we had more stuff than ever before, but it was far from impossible... The only bad thing was that it got a little colder than we anticipated, but Maggie slept with me on my cot, so she was fine. Amiel got some rock climbing in with his buddies and all the girls (Amy, Maggie, Sheila, Nelli!!) hung out at camp, or went hiking. Next summer will be even better I am sure...