The other night, Maggie was uncharacteristically fussy. She whined. And whined. And whined. AND WHINED. (I thought I was going to throw her out the window, honestly.) We finally got her to go to sleep, and the next morning, she was fine. I was playing with her after her feeding, and as usual, Maggie was putting EVERYTHING in her mouth. She grabbed my fingers and started chewing on them, and suddenly she bit me! I thought, "What the heck IS that in your mouth?" Well, Peanut is cutting her first tooth! No wonder she was so fussy the night before!
This afternoon, Maggie and I went to my friend Beth's baby shower. Our hostess, Eileen, has a wonderful in-ground pool in the back yard, so Peanut got to put on her bathing suit and go swimming for the first time! She had a great time splashing and she even tried to paddle (with only one arm, but whatever...). She really seemed to love it! Eileen's family has a yellow lab that looks really similar to Ben, and Maggie just loved her! She watched Lizzie and kept saying "Da Da Da Da". All of a sudden, Maggie said "DOG-GIE"! I looked at Eileen, who was with us in the pool, and said "Did you just hear what I think I heard???" I wasn't convinced. Maybe it was just a fluke?
When I got home this evening, Maggie was so excited to see Ben. Again, "Da Da Da Da" as she watched Ben in the kitchen. So I said "Maggie, watch Mommy. Like this: DOG-GIE". Maggie smiled, giggled, and said clear as day "DOG-GIE"!! And she has kept saying it all evening. It's the sweetest thing I've ever heard. Her little voice. I imagine what it will be like to hear her say "Mommy" or "I love you". I'm tearing up just thinking about it. How far we've come from this time last year!!!
So here are the pictures from this afternoon's fun. (And, despite losing 33 pounds since late February, I am mortified that I'm posting pictures of ME in a bathing suit!):
Maggie getting her dinner feeding through the GTube. It's healing nicely:
"Yay for Pool Parties!" with my dear friend Emily:
Isn't her bathing suit just the sweetest thing?:
The first dip:
Michael Phelps, eat your heart out!
Playing with my good friend, Mary, and her daughter, Avery:
Mommy & Maggie:
Maggie playing with the guest of honor, Beth (and Lucy, who's due to arrive in August):
2 comments:
I have been writing comments, but they are not all getting on-?not sure why..that's ok..just want you to know that I check on Peanut all the time, and these last photos are incredible-she is soooo beautiful, like her mom-you are one fantastic mommy (with an incredible writing talent)...Miracle Maggie is getting our prayers daily, and I know she will continue to be a talented, talkative, fun little girl, who will give you lots of "I love you" comments her entire life!!
Yay Magoo on her first toofer!! The g-tube looks great. You guys look so relaxed in the pool....I'm having some pool envy over here...:/
Sara, you look awesome in the bathing suit. Did you do the NICU stress diet? That one didn't work for me...I gained about 15lbs...gah.
Thanks for the comment on B's blog. She's just a limp noodle today but no more puking, thank god.
As always, hugs for you two!
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