Swim lessons and new teeth and crawling (Oh My!)

Despite my "fugitive in hiding" style absence from the blog for the last two months, there has been A LOT going on around here with our little lady. For the past three Mondays we have been off to the gym for baby swim lessons. We are happy to report that Mayzie loves the pool, but would probably prefer it was a little warmer. We have to get her little robe on her really quick when she gets out or her teeth start to chatter (more on the chompers later).

So far we've floated on our backs, floated on our tummies, passed her back and forth like a sack of potatoes, recited some very funny pool songs ("if you're happy and you know it get your tummy wet," you know, the classics), and even gone under water (twice). We are happy to report that all this has been tear-free and that we've seen more smiles than frowns.

I also mentioned some teeth. We're up to 3 (and a half) now! The first top tooth came in last week and the second one looks like it'll be shortly behind. Teething hasn't been super-fun, but overall not so bad this time around. All these teeth have also come with new responsibility (for all of us). First off, Mayzie is eating all kinds of new foods now. Fun things like bananas, avocado, these little rice puff things, bread, cheese, and sweet potatoes! If anyone has any fun ideas for new foods to try, let us know. Then there's the responsibility for us. We are not awesome at remembering to wipe those little chompers off, but hopefully that'll come with (not a lot) of time.

We also have a very mobile baby on our hands these days. Mayzie is crawling everywhere, trying to get into everything, and picking up a lot of dog hair as she does it. Unfortunately, dog hair isn't the only thing of Lincoln's she's picking up... she's also obsessed with his toys. It is like she has some sort of sonar on those things. Around corners, in the dark, doesn't really matter what the situation, if she can get there, she'll find one. One of my favorite things to do these days is watch her push a ball around the floor and chase it. She'll try to grab her ball, it'll roll away, she'll watch until it stops, then she'll go after it. Funny what amuses you when you have a baby.

Last, but not least, we have a bunch of snow here now! We got to take Mayzie out to sit in it on Sunday in her VERY cute little pink snowsuit from her Great Auntie Cyndi. We got some pictures, but they really don't do it justice.

And, for the one or two of you who care... here's a picture of Lincoln. (If you look close, Mayzie is in the background)

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! I'm sure I'll put some more pictures up soon, but hopefully we see most of you in person soon too.

Mayzie is one week old today!

Well, despite my doubts, we made it through our first week as a new family of four. Lacey and I are tired, Lincoln is VERY curious and wants to lick Mayzie's little face off, and Mayzie seems to be taking it all in stride.

Hmmm... what are the updates? There is so much going on in her first week of life that it is hard to keep track.

Monday night was Mayzie's first bath at home and let's just say that she was not a huge fan. She smelled so good afterwards, though, that I think we'll probably keep it up. :)

Tuesday was Mayzie's first outing (to the pediatrician) so we got her all dressed up and ventured out. The pediatrician loves her... but then again, what's not to love? She is doing very well, gaining weight, and is healthy. While we were all dressed up we decided to take our first family photo.

On Thursday we got her dressed up again, but this time we put her I heart MN shirt on that she got from her Auntie Brooke. It was very cute, but that darn thing shrunk so much when we washed it that I doubt she'll ever be able to wear it again. :(

Of course we had to take more pictures today for the big one week birthday! Mayzie got all cuddled up with Grandma, posed on her blanket, and got very upset when Mommy tried to move her headband.

Overall, the first week has been AWESOME! Now if we could just get her days and nights straightened out. :)