Up. Down. Up. Down. That’s Maggie’s story lately. In the Down category, she has decided she absolutely hates hates hates riding in her car seat. Hates it. I think it’s much to passive for her. She gets bored after two minutes and then starts squirming around which makes the straps cut into her. And she doesn’t do well just being bored. There was a lot of car riding this week: into Boston Wednesday for her 6-month check up (she’s healthy and quite petite); into Boston on Thursday for a urine sample analysis (she’s had smelly pee, which checks out just fine); around town errands on Friday; out of town errands on Saturday; into Boston for church Sunday. And we survived.
The Up category includes her first days at school. Okay. Not really school. But Gymboree classes. We went for music class on Thursday (thank you Montana Collinses!), and because of a summer promotional, we also get to go to play class on Wednesday and Friday for free! We did a lot of singing and dancing and clapping and smiling at other babies (she’s the cutest one, of course). My favorite activity is baby soccer, where the parent uses baby’s body to hit the beach balls back and forth. Live foos ball! Maggie’s a little bewildered so far, but it’s all very repetitive, so I think she’ll get into the routine of the fun stuff. And maybe we’ll make some friends too.
At least she’s still a good sleeper. She’s latched onto her bedtime routine with eagerness and lets us know if 8:00 has come without us noticing. And maybe some of this crankypuss behavior has to do with incoming teeth. Which means that it’ll pass soon, right?
Magrilless 
Teeth are not a lot of fun..I expect her to be quite strong willed, but she is so exceptional
all things considered, we will all vote 100% to keep her and love her, and enjoy her. We are going to Helena tomorrow, early afternoon, with our dear daughter taking care of all details. She, another of the strong willed is so good to us and so good at what she does. We are looking forward to seeing our kids and kids kids. You would really like Maxine. She would have been happy to nurse her boys a long long time. It is not true that a nursing mother will not conceive while doing so. Not true. But they have done a good job with their two. and will be hard for M. to see Sean leave home.
Knowing her, she will not be happy to see him go, but is smart enough to know that it must happen. Well you guys, we love you, too and keep the Blog coming M and B4
Bill and Pat's bedtime for years…….was eight o'clock. i think if Bill didn't have friends that bedded down much later he might have thought 8 o'cock was the national, official, even the united we stand bedtime. almost embarrising now to think of it how long we told the boys 8 was 'bed time'
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gosh what a perfect picture too