Daycare Discovery Day

Today was Maeve's discovery day at her daycare. We went for 3 hours this morning and Mom hung out for 2 hours and then ran errands for an hour so that Maeve's teachers could try and feed her and put her down for a nap. Mom was shocked to find out that she took all 2 ounces from the bottle without a problem and took a 30 minute nap in the crib. Mom was relieved! Now if Grandma Jan and Grandma Brigid can have that easy of a time when they watch Maeve for the month of February! Mom and Dad are very happy with the daycare so far. There will be plenty of posts to come about that, but I thought I would share a picture of her infant room, Maeve in her crib, and Maeve in her infant chair. She seemed to love it and has been taking long naps since leaving daycare.

Visiting the Greats

Yesterday and today, Maeve got to visit with Great Aunt Terry and Great Grandma Joanne. She had a great time cooing and showing off her cute smile. Terry even shoveled the sidewalk since Eric is still out of town. What a treat! Flossy (Great Grandma Joanne's dog) was also very interested in the creature in the carseat. She was very interested in Maeve's every move. We had a nice time visiting and even saw Grandma Jan and cousin Elizabeth Wittenborg. Maeve enjoyed spending time with the Greats!

The Last Week

This is my last week of maternity leave and probably Eric's last week of a week-long vacation without us :) Eric is in Utah skiing for his annual boy's trip leaving Kate and Maeve alone. We all have a little bit of cabin fever so we've had to stay busy. We've been productive during the week with our last yoga class, mall walking with Eric's cousin Carrie, get-togethers with the new mom's group, visits from Kate's college roommate, Theresa, and a trip to the Vet with Sadie. Kate tries to make it through each night without breaking down since Maeve is still getting over her first cold and has been sleeping in the rock-and-play in our room. This doesn't allow for any peaceful sleep. Even the dog is tired of it and slept downstairs last night. Don't worry, Kate lets Eric know what he's missing (see the flowers and the bear in the picture from Eric).

Marco Island, Florida

Here are some pictures from our trip to Florida this past week. Maeve did great on the airplane as dad mentioned in the last post. Vacation sure does change when you have a 2 month old. There wasn't too much relaxing in the sun in between feedings, naps, and diaper changes but Grandma Jan and her friend Kate were very helpful and allowed mom to relax a bit. We went for lots of walks on the beach together and went shopping at the outlets on a cloudy day. Maeve also enjoyed dinner out to 3 restaurants. She fussed a lot the last night (as we now know why - she was getting a cold) so Grandma and Mom took turns walking around the restaurant to let the other person eat. It was great to see the Gulf of Mexico. We'll be heading to the Atlantic in May and should plan a trip to the Pacific this year too so Maeve can see it all (and not remember it!) before she turns 1.

Travels

Hi everyone!
Long time no post!  Maeve had her 1st successful trip on the airplane earlier this week!  On Saturday Maeve and Mom flew to Florida to spend some time with Eric's Mom in Marco Island!  While it wasn't 80 and sunny every day, it certainly was warmer than what it has been lately in MN!  (For all of you who live in the South and are reading this, yes, we are still alive and functioning up here despite the mercury struggling to reach positive digits.  Just bundle up and git 'r done!  My wife would tell you differently that the cold is manageable!)

Maeve survived her 1st plane trip both ways perfectly!  Not bad for being 9 weeks old!  Both Mom and Dad did encounter a bit of a cold last week, and without surprise, I think we passed just a small cold onto Maeve!  Maeve and Mom had their 1st trip to the Dr yesterday for a sick checkup and the Dr gave us some suggestions to she would stop crying through feedings and wake us up numerous times in the evening.  We've already noticed an improvement in just the 24 hours since the visit!  She slept for over 5 hours last night without waking us up, and thats by far the longest stretch she's gone thus far.  Dad even managed to have another good bottle feeding tonight with no fussing and over 4 ounces - Maeve was clearly hungry after not eating much the past few days with her minor cold.  They make this really cool device now called the NoseFrida - take a look at it here: http://www.fridababy.com/shop/nosefrida/  I know it seems odd and somewhat gross, but let me tell you, this device works!  Just a quick fix for Maeve before eating and then the girl is able to get her food down and keep it down versus fighting this cold she has!

Dad and his Dad along with some other guys are off to Utah for their annual ski trip today.  Dad will be gone a whole week this year, so lets hope Maeve is nice to Mommy and keeps her good company.  He's done the same trip with the same guys for quite a few years now.  There will be 7 of them this year all out in the Park City area - snow conditions are light though and temps have been very mild out there - mid 40's.  Should bring for some nice "Springlike" skiing.

Mom is nearing the end of her maternity leave too - she heads back to Medtronic in the beginning of February - my how time flies!  Thats about all for now, Dad has to finish getting ready for work!

I'm sure Maeve and Mom will post some more in the coming days - especially some pictures of that 1st big plane ride for Maeve!  Thanks for everyone's support with getting this off and running!

Dad

Maeve's 2 month check-up

I thought it would be great to update you all on Maeve's stats as she grows to be a big, healthy girl!
At her 3 week appt on 12/4:
Height: 21" (75%)
Weight: 8 lbs. 8 oz. (50%)
Head size: 37.5cm (90%)

Today's appt (now 2 months old!):
Height: 24" (98%)
Weight: 11 lbs. 11 oz. (50-75%)
Head size: 39.5cm (75-90%)

She had 3 shots today and she screamed but is napping now! She received a clean bill of health so we are all happy about that.

A project done

Mom got a project done during her maternity leave! Hooray! Here's a link to a book of cards, e-mails, and texts that Kate and Maeve received for showers and after she was born. Take a look at it! Thank you all for your well wishes.

http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/baby/maeve-s-book-of-cards-e-mails-and-texts-10184211?vk=GisgVIf42X