Reading

We've been spending some of our family 'awake time' reading children's books to Maggie. Carey and I both love to read and consider books to be at the forefront of learning and knowledge.
There are lots of good stories that keep all of us quite entertained. Like this one:

THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL

There was a little girl, and she had a little curl

Right in the middle of her forehead;

When she was good, she was very, very good,

But when she was bad, she was horrid.

Nice, huh? These books aren't filled with fluff and kittens like I expected. They get right to the action and don't mince words concerning the desired moral. I won't tell you the story of "Teddy's thoughts on alcohol and drugs."

...especially because this shot of our bookcase was taken before I could prep the frame (oops!):

And here are some gratuitous shots of our lovely daughter for all of you since I've been so lax in posting this last week:

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had loads of fun celebrating Valentine's Day (which lasted all weekend) with a playgroup brunch at our friends Tim, Poppy and Colm's house (along with many other little ones and their respective parents) and Mom and Pop's return to the world date night. Gina graciously watched Maggie as Carey and I went out for drinks and dessert in the Old Port's Chocolate Bar. Yummm!!! We hope everyone had an equally fine weekend.

the moby

Here's our newest tool in the arsenal: the Moby wrap. Five yards of Jersey Knit (or similar) fabric cut down the middle lengthwise. We each got one from one piece of fabric. Comfortable and cozy and awesome!
This wrap offers many versatile arrangements. At our disposal are the options to face Maggie in like when Velcro man trampolines into the wall...or face her out like a Baby Bjorn...or kinda sideways like...or many more we'll learn, I'm sure.

Wearing the little one is full of advantages and creates untold depths of trust and bonding. We love all our slings and use them all off and on throughout the day. Maggie loves them, too!

Happy Sunday!

We had a fun filled day today and it started out making new friends at a brunch hosted by Jess and Ruby Taylor....

Then we went for a walk because it was so beautiful outside (you'd think we were going for a walk in Antarctica by the way we dressed Maggie though). Maggie's Aunt Amanda made her the very adorable gnome pompom hat, which you can check out more photos of on soulemama.com in the "baby gnomes" post. Thanks for keeping her warm and cute Amanda!!

After all that, it was time for a family nap. Hope your Sunday was as great as ours!!

playgroup

Our first official playgroup, a spin-off of the birthroots class we have been taking right along. It has been great for Carey to share and receive stories with all the other moms. We can't say enough about the value of these classes, the wide range of knowledge we have been exposed to and the friends we've made.

These kids (I know, I know...a kid is a baby goat. I can't help it) have some pretty cool names: starting at Maggie (center bottom) and going clockwise: Clara, Ethan, Kell, Jackson, Asher, Colm, and Mannix. Missing from the photo is Penelope.