What a Personality

First, I apologize for not having new photos - we've been incredibly busy trying to get our house ready to place on the market, but there are two posts with lots of photos after this one. We'll get some more photos and update more regularly later in the week.

Maggie is such a ham these days. She had a great lazy late Friday afternoon with her new friend Haley and her buddy Jacob. She played and played with them. The sand box and the water table were a big hit. And, Jacob parents and Haley's parents treated us to a yummy dinner. We had the best time - but we think Maggie had the most fun. She slept late the next morning and then took a 3 hour nap - which enabled me to stain and seal the deck!

More updates are below and we'll post again later in the week.

9 Month Digits

Maggie's 9 month check up went well and the best news of the trip - no shots. That's always a wonderful bonus. She did get a finger prick though because it is customary to test for lead poisoning and iron levels at this visit. Maggie wasn't much a fan of the finger prick but took it in stride. She spent the remainder of the visit and a good portion of the rest of the day trying to get the bright blue band-aid off of her finger. Speaking of blue, the big news of the visit was that Dr. Laughlin informed us that he thinks Maggie's eyes are indeed "blue." He said to us "those blue eyes are going to stick." I am still not so sure, but Dr. Laughlin is convinced that "the recessive gene made it all the way to little Miss Maggie.". These blue eyes had to have come from Grandpa Tom because she didn't get them from me or her father.

Dr. Laughlin was really pleased with Maggie's growth and her eating habits. Apparently, Maggie is way ahead on the eating solid phase and a little low on her formula intake. He said this was normal with a baby that would eat so much solid food. So, we've upped her formula intake slightly and she still goes for her solids really well. She LOVES these things called Wagon Wheels by Gerber. We LOVE these things because they were the trick to getting her to finally eat with her hands. She bagan holding her bottle after we returned from Texas and then about a week later, she started picking up those wagon wheels. Pretty much, she will hand feed herself most anything now. She often grabs the spoon and puts it in her mouth. She does this a ton actually and at first, it's great - but then, it gets everywhere. But, she is definitely catching on.

Here are the 9 month digits:

Weight: 20 lbs 4 ounces

Height: 28 1/2 inches

Head: Really round (can't remember exactly)

This puts Maggie in the 75th percentile on weight and height and 95th percentile for the roundness of her head.

We'll see Dr. Laughlin again around July for Maggie's 12 month checkup. For some reason, Maggie's checkups fall about 3-4 weeks after her actual age. The pediatrician's office assures me this is just scheduling because they are always so booked. But, we really like Dr. Laughlin so we don't mind too much.

Long Time No Blogging

Hello everyone! We've been out of blogging for awhile and we apologize. We have added several updates to catch you up on all things Miloch.

We travelled to Texas for Easter and had a great trip. My mom was recovering from her hospital stay, and it was nice to see and relax with everyone. Aunt Kelle, Nana, and the Easter bunny put together a great basket for Maggie. She enjoyed playing with it, especially the eggs.

We also visited Aunt Kelle in Austin and Grandpa Tom taught Maggie how to climb stairs. Thankfully, Maggie has not realized that she has stairs here in Bloomington to climb. She's mostly content crawling around and shutting doors and walking behind her Little Tykes Gym. She's not walking on her own yet, but it might be soon. She pulls herself up all over the place and pushes a few of her toys around by using them to balance and walking behind them.

She and Angus continue to have a ball together - he gets more attention from Maggie than anyone else. He also manages to scam more food from Maggie than anyone else too.

Enjoy the photos from Easter. Maggie met Uncle Adrian, cousin Matt, and had playtime with Blane.