Update

We had a wonderful first Thanksgiving! We spent the day with a friend of ours and there were lots of kids there that Maceo loved watching. The little girls just made his face light up. Maceo also did not seem to mind being around 10 other adults and 4 other screaming kids, in fact he took two naps and didn't cry at all (except when getting up from a nap!) Once I get pictures I will post them here.

So the time has come for me to go back to work! This coming Wednesday is my first day back and I am both terribly sad and trying to remember that work is good for me.Anyway, I am going to attempt to post on here with new thoughts and pictures on Tuesday nights. We shall see if I am successful!

Maceo is doing great, everyday I feel that he has a new coo or a new cry. Last night while we were trying to put him to sleep he made a cry that I had never heard before, deep in his throat more of a moaning sound. Sometimes I have to laugh just because I am so delighted to hear him express himself. Lately he has been fighting sleep and Opie and I have resorted to lots of new ways to try to get him to sleep. We are rocking, jiggling, spinning, shimming, patting, swinging, and two stepping him to sleep. Once he is down he sleeps pretty good, in fact he has been asleep for about an hour an half now! I am writing this and listening to him making grunting noises while he sleeps. Our child is not a quiet one!

We also think he may be "pre-teething" he has been drooling and trying to put his gums on anything that gets close to his mouth. While in the past I thought he was trying to find his thumb, I now think that he is just trying to find some relief for his sore gums. I am going to get him a teething ring today!

Maceo is also starting to have chubby thighs! They are super cute and fun to squeeze as he giggles! While going to work and being away from him and from Opie will be hard, coming home will be wonderful! -Grace