today was a nice day - Maggie is sleeping for a good spell at night - though Jackson's teeth are bothering him and keeping him from a good nights sleep most nights - for the most part he is in good spirits in the day. After breakfast with Brad and quick goodbyes its off to work for him. Jackson and I spent the morning coloring (he drew a picture of me and Brad, Maggie and him that I almost want to have framed) and then playing chase outside through what is left of the snow from Christmas, in between feeding Maggie and playing with her to see how big her smiles can get I managed to get through 5 loads of laundry - clean the cupboards and vac the floors, make our room kid free and even make the bed - the point of this I am forever unsure of although I do like any other like to slip inbetween fresh made sheets and a fluffy doona. After stories J had his nap and so did Maggie - and I began to read my Christmas present from Brad - a Russian revolution novel - my favorite genre. Soon it was time to do lunch, followed by the making of oatmeal cookies and pizza dough. Some singing and guitar playing by Jackson to Alison Kraus and my day was almost at an end ...... and i do indeed think i got the biggest smiles and laughs from Maggie today. She is also starting to babble and "talk" and has the cutest girly voice!
I have not had internet for what seems like weeks, the cable guy is coming Thursday to fix everything and perhaps then I can get some more regular posts up along with some photos. Angie has been my designated Christmas photo taker and although she doesn't know it yet - is going to snap some photos of Maggie this week to capture those smiles.
I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! We did!