Babyhood

Twinkling blue eyes full of personality. Auburn hair in wild disarray. Sweet heart-shaped face without a hint of a fine line. Little upturned nose. Rosebud lips. Round tummy. Perfectly chubby thighs complete with rolls. Bare feet pattering across the floor. This is my darling baby.

Diaper or No Diaper?

I often let Maggie run around in just her diaper after breakfast before I find her clothes for the day. Today I was around the corner and I heard the riiip riiiiip of velcro. And soon Maggie waddles around the corner minus her cloth diaper. She was smiling so big with her new freedom. It was especially cute with her crazy bed head. I love that girl. :)

Nine Month Photo Session

All right, I know this is late but Maggie had some photos taken at the end of June that are so cute! My friend, Amber, did a great job. (Shout out to Lemon Peel Photography!) I just have to share some.

Vacation

We recently got back from vacation in northern Minnesota. The small resort been a tradition with my dad's side of the family since 1968 (and I'm not sure much has changed since then!). :) The week was filled with waterskiing (my first in 2 years since I was pregnant last summer), swimming, a bit of fishing, feeding chipmunks and ducks, running, visiting with extended family, and a more confident and adept walking Maggie.

Maggie had a great time, and I'm sure she'll have even more fun next year. I'll get some pictures up ASAP!

Putting Two and Two Together

I'm not big on letting Maggie watch a lot of TV. However, one show that Steve likes to watch with her after breakfast sometimes is "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse." It has a pretty catchy theme song, and Maggie loves dancing to it. So cute.

As a DJ, Steve is always downloading new songs, and he recently downloaded the Mickey Mouse theme song (no, he's not going to play it at the next wedding). Yesterday he started playing the song off of his computer, and Maggie immediately looks towards the TV. It's blank. She looks at Steve and then back to the TV. Hmmm... She was so confused as to why her TV song was playing, but Mickey and friends were not showing up!

Ah, sweet girl. You're adorable.

It's Official

I did it! Yesterday, I told my principal that I will not be returning next school year. I will be a stay-at-home mom. And I can't wait!

It was tough. Although my heart has always been 100% in wanting to stay home with Maggie, it took awhile until I could confidently put in my resignation. There was a part of me that wanted to be the mom that does it all. There was a part of me that wanted to be the career woman. And as hectic as it can be at times, I really do enjoy my job. Putting all that aside, there were just more reasons for me to stay at home.

I want to be there for all of Maggie's milestones. I want to be the one to help Maggie learn her ABC's. And I want to have the flexibility for other things as well, including focusing on my Shaklee business (another passion of mine).

Maybe when our kids are back in school, I'll go back. But for now, I'm going to bask in the fact that I will be a stay-at-home mama starting June 12th!

Countdown

Has it really been 4 weeks since my last post? There are 36 days left of the school year, and life will ccalm down just a little. I am SOOOOO looking forward to it.

On another note, Maggie is getting more teeth. The lower lateral incisors are coming in. She really hasn't been too fussy, and has only been getting up once a night.

I'll try to come up with a more interesting post next time! :)