BACK TO MISSISSIPPI, BACK TO WORK…

It is August, which means we are back in Mississippi preparing for a new semester. It was certainly difficult to leave the cool comfortable Minnesota clime and return to the wilting heat and humidity of the south. Even more difficult is the thought of leaving our precious little girl in day care!

As you can see from the pictures, we had a wonderful time in Minnesota while Dave had a very productive field season. It was wonderful to spend time with my folks and my brother, and so fun to see them all interact with Margot. Though we didn’t get a chance to get up to the cabin, we got some fishing in and replaced “dock time” with as much “deck time” as we could in between rain showers.

Margot has a lot more time awake now, which meant we had a little bit more crankiness on the southbound ride than we did on the northbound. We had to deal with screaming fits from West Memphis all the way to Starkville, which was the last 4 hours of our three day journey. I discovered that I am much better at tuning that kind of screaming out than Dave is.

We spent our first night on the road at Betsy and Ishtiaq’s home in the Twin Cities. It was a relaxing evening. They have a beautiful, comfortable home. We even saw a spotted fawn in their back yard! The second night we stayed about an hour north of St. Louis. By the third night we were home. So good to sleep in our own bed!

Margot has made the switch from the co-sleeper to her crib without any problems. She is even sleeping through the night most nights. She has been such a good baby.

This week we had her two month appointment. She is 12.5 lbs and 23 ½ inches in length. That is the 90th percentile for both weight and length! She was a champ with her immunizations too. We didn’t even have to deal with a fever.

Classes start tomorrow for all of us. Dave has to teach two classes this semester and is on a M, W, F routine. I will be teaching two sections of the geology lab, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and little Margot will be attending infant day care at the Methodist church. None of us are looking forward to her being in day care…well, I can’t really speak for Margot. She will probably love the break from her parents. We’ll keep you posted on how that goes.

That is all for now. Wishing everyone a good fall (I can’t believe it is fall already!) and we’ll update again soon!

Love,
Amy Dave and Margot

(This is a post I wrote in MN, but was never able to publish)

Hi everyone!

Even though we are still in Minnesota I decided to try to update the blog because we have just had so many great photo opportunities since we arrived AND Margot seems to be growing like a weed! Every day she is longer, heavier and more alert than the day before. She is smiling more than ever and it is so fun to see what makes that cute little smile brighten her face. Sometimes it’s music, sometimes it is a kiss on the cheek or a zerbert on the belly.

There have been a lot of firsts for Margot on this trip…
* First road trip.
* First meeting of Grandpa Norman, Uncle Adam and a host of other “Aunts and Uncles” from the North Shore.
* First time to be consistently dressed in girly, pink clothing.
* First visit to Cascade Beach.
* First fishing trip.
* First time to say goodbye to Dad as he leaves for a trip.
* First time listening to Tres Amigos (Adam, Bump and Jeff)
* First of MANY complete diaper blow-outs.

I will try to write a more in depth update when we return to Mississippi but until then, here is a slew of pictures to enjoy! Hope everyone is well!

Amy, Dave, Margot and Solana