Summers in South Carolina

As Maggie and I get ready to head back to Wisconsin tomorrow, John is working on getting together his new baseball team, (hence the title). John was offered a head coaching job for a summer college league in North Carolina. No, I didn't make a mistake. The league is a North Carolina league, but John's team, the Pageland Red Roosters, is actually located in the very northern part of South Carolina. (Approximately 1 hour from Charlotte, and 3 hours from the beach). John's extremely excited for the opportunity (which just kind of fell into his lap), but a little stressed, because now he has to hurry up and find players and assistant coaches on top of everything else he has going on. We aren't sure yet if Maggie and I will be going with him, it depends on how much money they raise in their spring fundraiser. If there is enough money to get us an apartment, we'll go, if not, we'll be spending most of the summer in Wisconsin and John will be living with a host family. So, that's our exciting news for the month.

Now, for the important stuff. Maggie is getting so big. When I tried to measure and weigh her, she was 28 inches and 18 lbs. We won't get another official measurement until her 1 year check up. The doctor was happy with what he saw at 6 months and said we could skip 9 months. She's getting better and better and standing and sitting down. We still have about one accident a day, but Maggie's balance is much better, so she's getting more daring. She's walking down the furniture and goes from one piece of furniture to another. Her personality continues to grow, too, along with her stubborn screaming fits. I'm sure everyone will get a taste of that over Christmas, be prepared. Not much else to report; here are your pictures...

Maggie loves to feed herself. Her favorite, at the moment, is egg yolks.

Going along with her stubborn streak, when Maggie sees something she wants she goes for it.

EVERYTHING goes straight into her mouth. Do you know how hard it is to wrap Christmas presents with an inquisitive 7 month old?
Our little cocoon baby. Gotta bundle up against that Nebraska wind.

Maggie is so smart. She's already reading at a 10 month level.


Grandpa would be so proud. She's already a fan of Jack.