we're committed to our playdates.

the baby and I have been traveling across Texas together! our goal was to end up in Lubbock to visit Aunt Bethy and Eleanor (and Uncle Jer... he got home before we left!), but along the way we got to stop off coming and going to see Marmee and PawPaw and Uncle Kevin, Aunt Linda, and Mo. it was really a great trip - Magz couldn't have traveled better, really, and I think breaking up the travel days really helped both of us. here are some photos taken on the trip:

Beth participated in a craft fair on Saturday... she sold lots of cards!!

see how pretty they are?? tell your friends!

on the way to the pumpkin patch...

stopping off to go to church with the fam in Abilene and hang out awhile before heading to Hico for the night...

the best thing about this trip, other than seeing our dear friends and family, was getting to spend some time just 'being' with my baby. when I'm home, there are always chores to do, work to do, whatever - I really treasured this time to just hang out and enjoy her.

go go, travelin' baby!!

more to say, but it's time to put this girl down for a nap and turn my attention to the laundry and vacuum cleaner. happy tuesday, all!

-m.y.

four months today!

four whole months. wow. what's new:

*ROLLING OVER FROM BACK TO FRONT . very exciting! I think one of my favorite memories will be her rolling over that night at church, and a little crowd of our church family cheering around her. we haven't figured out how to roll back yet, but it's a good, solid start. she also pushes up on her arms well and somehow manage to scoot around a little.

*because of the rolling over, Magz is sleeping on her stomach some and really seems to like it... she's able to put herself to sleep easier and I think she sleeps sounder.
*drooling a lot and trying to a) grab things so she can b) finagle them to her mouth to gum & taste them.

*more and more 'talking', playing, and real laughing.

*she's really getting so much stronger - Magz has always had a strong neck, and she's able to hold her head and upper body up really well.

*she's so much more aware of what's going on around her.

*we're still mainly breastfeeding on-demand with the occasional bottle to supplement or take care of business while mama's at work.

*sleep is a funny thing. not funny like ha-ha, more like a mystical, comic conundrum. we were sleeping longer stretches and have reverted to shorter ones the past week or two. oh well - last night we had a 4 hr and then a 5.5 hour stretch, which is better than it's been, so I'm just chalking it up to changes and growth spurts and a full moon and who-knows-what.

*still standing like a champ. I'm going to go ahead and add bouncing, too - during our playdate yesterday at the Moh's house, we got to try an exersaucer. observe:


she LOVED it. seriously. she'll probably have one of her own by the end of the weekend. thanks for hosting us, sweet friends!! we had such a good time and we love the photos!

and here are photos from today. four months. gosh.

much love and happy weekend.

p.s. marmee, watch your mailbox Monday. :)

-m.y.

photos from the weekend...

first off, we're about to outgrow these killer, adorable pjs:

I know. the little pandas on the feet send the whole thing over the edge.

now that Magz is rolling over, she's loving holding herself up and kicking around. I know she'll be mobile before we know it. gack!

we went to the Renaissance Festival with the Franks and had a really good time. observe a few of the snapshots I got:

turkey leg!

margaretann at the beginning of the day. bring it.

tee-hee. jesters.

pretzels and a knight!

pretzels and more knights!

scary:

taking it all in:

I love the surreal quality of the weird tall men:

wild. and yes, this man had breasts. please, we saw it all out there.

this was a sweet scene I observed while discreetly feeding the baby on a nearby bench. a somewhat crusty-looking man was lounging under this tree, and then he was pounced upon by two adorable little girls:

surfing on daddy's tummy:

face painting = white hot. that's my hat-hair btw, don't judge.

happy with auntie tricia:

bellydancers!

Franks!

Bellz!

by day's end, we had one pooped baby on our hands.

and since we obviously have a soft spot for photographing delicious sleeping babies around here, this was a deep, deep, long Sunday nap, the kind you wake up from flushed and grumpy:

I had the thought to write my to-do list for the week - or at least my goal list - but just thinking about it makes me yawn. oh well. :)

-m.y.

it's friday! get your funky milestone on...

have a good weekend, everyone!






-m.y.