Wicked Winter

Seriously?  More snow?  Spring cannot come fast enough!  I can totally see how the ancient dinosaurs went extinct - it was probably a winter just like this one:

Yes, we're those neighbors who haven't taken down our
Christmas decorations all the way yet... might need to wait
until spring for these guys!

This week we went to the orthopedist to check on Maggie's feet, and also the pediatrician for her 15 month checkup (a couple weeks early).  Her feet are doing great, though the doctor recommended that we start putting her braces on/off for each nap and at nighttime.  It was a lot easier just leaving them on for 16 hours straight, but she'll have more time to practice standing and walking with her braces off during awake time.

Changing baby's diaper
(refusing to let me put her pants on)

Maggie is now 26 lb, 7oz and 32.5 inches tall!  That puts her in the 90th percentile for weight (down from 98th) and 98th percentile for height (same as before).  Everything else looks very normal, and she met most of the milestones for her age.  We just need to continue to work with her on walking.  Though I usually get anxious if Maggie hasn't met a milestone, I'm really not worried about this one.  I can see that she will get there in her own sweet time.

I'm a big girl now!

Valentines Day was awesome!  Maggie got a bunch of valentines (thanks!) and some sweets that I taste-tested for her.  She went to bed pretty early, so Jamie and I spent the entire night watching "24" - we are addicted to this show.  It's pathetic, but it was a great night!

Happy V-Day!  I got shot with a vaccine
instead of Cupid's arrow - lame!

Yesterday was Uncle Jason's 25th birthday, so we went over to celebrate!  Maggie showed some interest in all the presents, but did not seem to mind that they weren't for her (not to mention that Aunt Amy had a cute valentine present for her).

So wait... these aren't for me/?

Happy Birthday, Uncle Jason!

Playing with Grandpa

Maggie is even more into dancing than before, and Grandma has shown her how to stomp her feet.  She sort of looks like a horse, it's pretty cute.

Maggie really hates having her nose sucked out, but she really loves playing the with apparatus.  She will literally spend 10 minutes in silence connecting and disconnecting the tube:

End of bath time:

We love going up and down the stairs - she likes to slide down on her belly as fast as possible: