And So It Begins...

One day last week when I picked up Maggie from daycare, one of her teachers informed me that Maggie had been getting hungry and fussy about one hour prior to her scheduled lunch and afternoon feedings. Being the working mom that I am, I quickly responded that maybe she was just tired and having trouble going to sleep as I thought there was no way that she could be hungry after eating only 2 hours prior. I was thinking there is no way that Maggie's daycare teachers could know something about Maggie that I don't. So, I adjusted her schedule a little and we went about our week. Fastforward to Sunday night. I had gone to Target about 6 pm and Andy was keeping an eye on Maggie. My cell phone rang around 7 and Andy proceeded to inform me that Maggie was indeed hungry an hour and a half before her bedtime bottle.

Were Maggie's teachers right? Maggie has been getting hungry before her scheduled feedings!!!! So, the time has come for Maggie to begin solid foods, or what they call solid foods for babies- rice cereal. To a normal person, this would in no way be solid food, but for someone who has had all of her meals out of a bottle for the past 18 weeks, rice cereal on a spoon is solid food.

We gave her the first spoonful of cereal last night when we got home from work and daycare and considering she was tired and hungry, it went pretty well and she was in bed at 7:30. She slept until 6:45 this morning, so no upset tummy from the new addition to Maggie's menu. Everything has gone well today and she is fast asleep as I type.

Of course, there are pictures of the first solid food feeding below. I'm sure they will only get more interesting as the foods only get more colorful from here.

Katie

Weekend of Birthdays

It was a weekend of birthdays in the Kennedy household this weekend. Maggie celebrated her 4 month birthday on Saturday (pictures below) and Andy cooked dinner for me on Saturday as a late birthday celebration for me (I turned 26 on Thursday). We had a yummy chocolate cake and I was given a gift card to go get a pedicure at a local spa.

Not too much else has gone on this weekend. We went to Atlanta's newest home furnishing store, IKEA, on Friday night. Two words can describe IKEA- organized chaos. It's bigger than three Super Walmarts combined, but their prices are really low so it's worth managing the crowds.

Maggie has started making preparations for her first trip to the beach. Maggie is going to Destin in two weeks and she wanted to try on some of her beach attire. She thinks she looks cool in her Baby Banz!

Have a good start of the work week!

Katie

Maggie and Mommy

Well it's been a quiet week around the Kennedy house this week. As you know, Andy has been working in Savannah this week. He's had a very busy week and is anxious to come home tomorrow. Maggie, Jack Pete and I are also anxious for him to get home. It's been quiet around here this week.

I went in to wake Maggie up this morning and found her sucking her thumb for the first time. She found her hands about 3-4 weeks ago but had usually tried fitting her entire fist in her mouth. I guess it was too much effort to try that in the middle of the night last night, so her thumb found its way in her mouth. So, of course I took a picture.

That's about all that is going on with us right now. Maggie will celebrate her 4 month birthday on Saturday so I'm sure there will be more pictures over the weekend.

Katie

Weekend in Mississippi

Let me preface today's post with this. This is my first time posting to our family website. Andy is out of town in Savannah this week and I wanted to post before we started getting phone calls about updating the website. So, here goes...

We loaded up the car on Friday, and set off for north MS. The occasion was Andy's 10-year high school reunion. The reunion began with a picnic for the families on Saturday mid-morning and concluded (well, officially) with dinner at a restaurant in Tupelo. We were having such a good time that we all decided to go bowling. It has been years since Andy and I have been bowling and we had a great time.

Maggie enjoyed herself at the picnic, and it wasn't too hot. Maggie spent the rest of Saturday showing off her new talents of talking and rolling onto her side to her family. She and cousin Anna even had some pictures taken together that evening (as soon as those pictures come in, we will be sure to post one).

We headed back to Atlanta (aka- Maggieland) Sunday morning and Andy flew to Savannah last night. So, that's all for now. Enjoy the pictures from the weekend.

On a side note unrelated to the weekend- Maggie is no longer the youngest baby in the baby room at daycare. She has two new friends, Joel and Grace who have both been there less than one week. She told me today that she has been showing them the ropes. However, she said that she is not telling them her secret on how to get the teachers to hold you. It's simple- no one is cuter than her!

Katie

Pictures are early this week!

We're posting a little early this week. We're going to Blue Springs this weekend for my 10 year class reunion on Saturday. I'm sure we'll have some pictures from the event next week.

As for Maggie, she's still growing and growing. Katie and I are amazed more and more as we are privileged to get to watch this little girl grow up. One of the pictures is a little out of focus, but we couldn't resist getting one in the dark. Just imagine that you are getting sleepy too!




Have a great rest of the week and weekend.

~Andy

Another week's end

Not much to report on this Friday night. So, we decided to let Maggie pay tribute to her grandparents. This one is for you.

Maggie goes to Reese's Birthday Party

Maggie's friend Reese Fisher turned 1 year old this weekend, and her parents celebrated with a pool party. This was Maggie's first time in (1) a swimsuit and (2) a pool. I'm not sure how she felt about either one! You'll see from the pictures that she did make it to the pool, if it was only for 3 minutes. After pool time, and right in the middle of cake-cutting, she passed out from excitement.

Happy Birthday Reese!





Maggie splashing in the pool. Okay, it was more of Katie splashing her, but you get the point. 


Reese and her smash cake. Her hat is her gift from Maggie. 


Maggie has passed out from the excitement. 


Moms, babies and babies-to-be! 


What a cutie! 


Maggie and Reese at the end of the party. 


Another shameless attempt by Maggie's father to encourage piano playing. 

Laughter, sweet laughter

Again I find myself apologizing for not posting all week. I tried, honestly I did. Katie sent me the pictures, and I attempted to post in my hotel room on their "high speed wireless" connection. It was so slow that I timed out before the photos could load. Basically I could have called everyone who reads this and described the pictures faster. So, without further delay. . .

I was in Savannah, Georgia all week with work. While I was there, Katie tells me that I missed Maggie's first laugh. It only happened once, so maybe I didn't miss too much. Now we are trying our best to make it happen again. Here are the pictures Katie sent. They don't really make sense now that I am back home, but they are cute none-the-less.

~Andy

MILESTONE

As I write this, Maggie had a first tonight. She is content watching her Baby Einstein DVD. We have several of these that we received for baby gifts. We have tried to get her to watch the DVDs on several occasions, but with no luck. Tonight she is sitting in her swing in front of the television watching BE Van Gogh. And now I see that Jack Pete is watching too.

I’m supposed to be working out of town this week in Savannah, GA. My plan was to fly out tonight. However, with the weather, I am going to be at home tonight. My flight has been pushed back to morning, so I’m getting to enjoy a rainy night inside with Katie, Maggie and Jack Pete. So far we’re just getting a lot of rain from the hurricane.

Don’t worry though; I should be able to post this week from my hotel room in Savannah.

Here are a few pictures from today.


Maggie decided to wear a party-dress to church today. I'm sure everyone will be talking about it all week! 


Look at that cute baby. 

~Andy

It's Contagious

I want to welcome some our friends to the world of blogging. Trey and Sarah Tracy who live in Madison, Mississippi right outside of Jackson have started their own blog. When we lived in Jackson we went to church with them at First Baptist Church of Jackson. Check them out.

Week of July 4th

After a week of no news, I am finally posting an update. We've been busy lately. On Saturday, Katie and I came to the realization that Maggie is very near rolling over on her own for the first time. We held our breath over the weekend, but it didn't happen. She's been under the weather with a cold, so we are sure that's the only thing holding her back.


We think she's going to be able to roll over any day now.

Another big thing in her life right now is that she is starting to use her hands. We noticed this on Saturday afternoon. I walked past the nursery and heard a strange noise. As you will see from the picture, she was playing with a toy that's attached to her crib. She did this for several minutes before losing interest.


Maggie has found her hands!!!


F*O*U*R*T*H O*F J*U*L*Y

On Sunday July 3rd, we went to church and a picnic that followed the service. Maggie was modeling her new dress that has her initials monogrammed on the front.


Maggie in her new dress.

On Sunday afternoon, lightning fried our televisions and knocked our cable modem out, so I have a good excuse for this post being late. On Monday, Maggie was sick with a cold, so we stayed around the house for the most part, except when I was out television shopping! We did find a chance to dress Maggie and Jack Pete up in their Fourth of July outfits and snap a few pictures. Jack Pete's serious looks stems from his being bribed with a piece of cheese that was just out of range of the camera. Hey, it worked!


Maggie and Jack celebrate the 4th of July.


A Festive Maggie.


If you only knew how true this could be!

BIRTHDAY GIRL

Happy 3 months Birthday!

~Andy