Weekend update

Maeve has been a busy gal this weekend… she attended her Wiggleworms music class on Friday (we signed up to continue it through June!) and helped mommy do some grocery shopping. She tried bananas for the first time and was all smiles! Saturday we went to the Bastedos’ for brunch – Emily had her son Charlie only a couple of weeks after Maeve was born. Charlie was also a caterpillar for Halloween and had his first airplane trip to Florida too, so they have lots in common! Maeve’s friend Mia was at brunch too – some cute pictures can be found in the photo gallery.

Today the Altmans went for a stroll and stopped at Tony’s – it’s a beautiful spring day in Chicago with temperatures approaching 80! Maeve enjoyed a new perspective as she rode facing out in her big-girl stroller.

Maeve in her strollerMommy and Maeve out for a walkDaddy and Maeve at Tony’s

Measurements – 3/22/07

Weight – 14lbs. 12oz.

Length – 26 3/8″

Head – 17 3/8″

Her length and head circumference measurements put her in the 75th percentile – she is growing like a weed! Maeve was very brave for her shots and we got a great report at our six-month well-baby checkup tonight. She is right on target developmentally and her doctor was very impressed with her ability to scoot around on her back!

6 months old!

We can’t believe it but Maeve is six months old today! She and Zlatka had a great day and it was nice and warm for a walk this afternoon. Happy 1/2 birthday baby girl!

Artsy pose while playing with the ring toy

Also, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We had lots of fun celebrating at Chief O’Neill’s with Gwen and her parents this weekend. The photo gallery has been updated with all kinds of fun pictures! Check album dates to know which are most recent…

Website Snafu!

The website is mostly working, but the pictures linked to the thumbnails are corrupted. Please check out the photo gallery for pics of Maeve! She tried sweet potatoes today, so look for those funny pics in the First Foods folder soon…

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is Daddy’s birthday! We had a fun weekend of celebrating St. Patty’s Day with friends on the south side… Maeve also tried her first avocado this weekend. We have posted pictures in the photo gallery!

Daddy and Maeve

First Cereal!

Maeve has had a busy few days. We had some fun visits over the weekend, when Christi and Martin came over for dinner on Saturday, and Amy and Mia Claire came over for a play date on Sunday. Maeve got to show off her new ABCs/123s playmat!

Christi and Martin with MaeveMaeve Callahan and Mia Claire = MC2Playmat

The biggest news of the weekend is that Maeve tried cereal for the first time and did really well with it. She wasn’t exactly sure that she liked it, but it was interesting enough to go back for more!

First Cereal 

Mommy’s first day back to work!

Our wonderful nanny, Zlatka started this week in preparation for Alexandra’s first day back to work. We had a few days together to get to know each other and Maeve loves her already!

 Zlatka, our nanny

Zlatka and Maeve had a great first full day today…and Mommy enjoyed her first day back very much. It couldn’t have gone any better…Maeve slept through the night and everyone at home and work was incredibly supportive. Thank you to everyone who has helped us through this transition – we really appreciate it!