My Little Girl

One of the perks of Jason's job is that when he has to go out of town, we often times get to come with him. It is so much fun exploring with our little family and watching Margaret Mary take everything in. Driving through Tallahasse, we stopped by some local gardens and let Margaret Mary "walk" around (keep in mind, these pics were taken a few days before she took her first steps). We discovered that Margaret Mary LOVES anything water: water fountains, streams, lakes, etc. She goes crazy, starts screaming and will throw a fit if she can't put her little hands in the water and play. I wonder if she will stay that way as she grows up. We are a little worried because she doesn't seem to have a healthy fear (by that I mean, ANY FEAR) of the water. During bath time, she sticks her face in the water and tries to blow bubbles. At the beach, she tries to pull you further and deeper into the water...

In the Garden with Margaret Mary

These pics are from a few weeks ago but I thought they turned out too cute not to post. MM loves spending time in the garden: squatting, looking at and picking flowers, pushing and collecting things in her wagon, playing in the dirt, eating the dirt, watching Papa work... Our garden is really blooming and is such a peaceful place to hang out. Thanks Jason for your vision, hard work and excellent ant killing skills. :)

MM with her Nose in a Book!

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My daughter loves to look at books, esp in her car seat! She holds the books right up next to her face and laughs and talks to them; so cute!

MM and her Little Red Wagon

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Our First Glimpses of Baby Craig #2

Last week, Jason, Margaret Mary and I went in for my five month ultrasound. We were so excited as we had not seen our baby yet on ultrasound. (Because MM came after our battle with infertility, we had an ultrasound at 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, 20 weeks, etc.) The experience was very disappointing. When the ultrasound tech called my name in the waiting room, she looked really nervous and seemed to be scolding the receptionist. She explained to us that kids under 10 aren't allowed to go back, and that no one on staff was allowed to watch our daughter; aka, Jason had to stay in the waiting room with Margaret Mary while I went back by myself. Jason and I were frustrated, but I went in by myself and had a very impersonal experience with the ultrasound technician. "Here is the kidney, check, here is the hand, check." There was no awing over my babies fingers or toes or sweet exchanges between Jason and I as we got the first glimpse of our baby. The ultrasound tech allowed Jason and Margaret Mary to come in the last five minutes of the ultrasound, but it wasn't the same. She gave us a disk of the images and sent us home.

When we got home, I popped in the disk to discover the HORRIBLE quality of the ultrasound photos. They are very grainy and there are NO good pics of the baby's profile (the classic ultrasound shot). We have GREAT shots of MM in my womb via ultrasound photos, so it makes the experience all the more frustrating!

Among all the frustration and chaos, one sweet thing did happen. Margaret Mary, when she came in with Jason, started waving to the image of our baby on the ultrasound monitor, and right as she did this, the baby lifted up his/her hand and "waved" back. Jason and I pray daily that our little babies will be good friends and so it was very sweet to see this little exchange between them. Margaret Mary has really taken to baby Alyssa (Eryn's baby) and loves to watch her, grab/scratch her hand, and help burb her (aka, hit her back). She found a babydoll the other day at a friends house and started hugging it and swaying back and forth; I thought by heart was going to burst out of my chest! Margaret Mary is going to be such a sweet and loving big sister!


(Baby waving to MM!)