Maggie's Eyes...

Well, we survived our first surgical experience. I think it was much harder for Greg and I than for Maggie! Friday was a very long day, but Maggie came out of her eye muscle surgery very well. Now we just wait for the swelling to go down and hope that she does not need another!

We woke her up at 5:20 a.m. on Friday because she had to be done eating by 6:00 a.m. The surgery was not scheduled until 2:00 p.m., so we knew the day would be long. But I have to say that all our worries about how she would do were unnecessary now that we look back. She actually even took a 2 hour nap from 10-12 and then we headed to the hospital. Our good friend Michele was working at Children's on Friday, so she kept us company while we waited for them to take her to surgery. The surgery lasted about an hour and she was back in our room sleeping for a good 45 minutes after. She woke up pretty fussy and upset, but Saturday morning she seemed almost back to normal. Her eyes are pretty red, but she is doing a great job of not rubbing them. We go back to see the doctor on Thursday and then the waiting game begins. Hopefully in a month or two we will notice her not turning her head as much. We feel greatly blessed by all the thoughts and prayers!

Feeling good on the sleepy medicine before surgery





Sweet girl after surgery

Leaves, leaves, and more leaves...

We have a very small front yard and a very large tree that now has no leaves on it. Maggie thoroughly enjoys playing in them. She even let me snap some pictures today! On another note, Maggie has her eye muscle surgery tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. I think the most difficult part will be not letting her eat after 6:00 a.m.....it's going to be a long day. I'll update more tomorrow evening!

Happy Halloween!!

We had a great Halloween weekend. On Friday, we went to Greg's office and Maggie wore her costume for about FIVE minutes total, but she did have fun running around Daddy's office like a wild woman. Friday night we did Trunk or Treat at church. Maggie was a little frightened of some of the adults dressed up in wigs, but she warmed up to the idea of wearing her chicken costume. Saturday morning began with breakfast with some good friends and then Trick-or-Treating on Saturday night. She really got the hang of it by the end and kept asking for "more trick or treat." Sadly enough, she has been introduced to the world of candy and is asking for it constantly. I think it is time to hide it!
Enjoying her starburst at Daddy's office

Still eating her starburst

Little Chicken ready for Trunk or Treat

Maggie with her friends Camille, Wes and Joel

My cute little chicken and cute husband too!

A few things on my mind....

First of all, here are a few pictures I took of my sweet, sweet girl in the leaves. We have (had) the most beautiful tree in our front yard. In a matter of two days, I look out now and it appears that winter is upon us because there are no leaves left! We haven't had a chance to rake because it literally has rained here every stinking day it seems for weeks!




Greg and I were just talking the other day about how much fun it is to be around Maggie right now. We feel like we can finally have a conversation with her! She is putting lots of words together and pretty much repeating everything we say. She is still curious and inquisitive and loves reading books and watching "Dora." She seems to understand about the new baby that will be here in four short months. We had our 20 week ultra sound this week, and she was enthralled about how that baby got on the t.v. screen! Everything looked good, but baby Cook wasn't quite cooperating, so my doctor didn't get to see everything she wanted. Looks like I'll get another u/s next month to double check the heart and a few other things! I've just been trying to wrap my head around having 2 kids. Life is sure to throw us a few more curve balls come March!

Pumpkin Patch

Last Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch. Maggie had such a blast. She loved just sitting on the pumpkins. We got some great shots of her...she is growing up so fast!






And just for fun, here is what Maggie looked like LAST year at the pumpkin patch...what a difference a year makes!

We did it!

This past weekend I walked my 2nd half marathon in Evansville. Seeing as I am now a little over 18 weeks pregnant and seeing as how the long training walks seemed "easy," this half marathon was MUCH more difficult than the one I did 2 1/2 years ago in St. Louis. About mile 9, my legs, feet and hips were screaming...not to mention that I was definitely feeling pregnant. All that said, we did great! We finished the race in 3 hours 28 minutes and 7 seconds, and we had quite a few bathroom stops, so I consider it a success! The best part was seeing Maggie and Greg at the finish along with spending time with my mom, sister, sister-in-law, and my great friend Rachel. I figure it took me longer to walk this race than it did for me to drive to Evansville from St. Louis!! I know we were "just walkers," but I'm here to tell you that it is hard to walk 13.1 miles!!! Here are a few pictures:

My singing fool...

I think Maggie is taking after me in more ways than one. She LOVES to sing--can't tell yet, but I think she is going to have my voice seeing as that no matter where you are in our house, you can hear her whether she be singing or screaming or talking. I slept in the basement the other night...pregnancy is getting the best of my sleeping, so in order to allow Greg some peace, I moved down to the basement suite. I could HEAR Maggie all the way down there and she was up in HER room. Like I said, she LOVES to sing. She is learning some songs too. So, here is her blog debut of "The Wheels on the Bus." I have to prompt her as you can see, but she loves singing the sounds.