Seen a camera?

Our digital camera has gone missing and with it the nice Sunday-afternoon photos of Grandma Janet holding a napping Maggie. Dave took said camera to take photos of Bea when he rode over to visit her in the NICU that fateful afternoon. And now he can't find it. Bounced out of panniers perhaps? Left on the rear rack by mistake? If only this bit of camera misplacement was an isolated incident. Sadly, Dave is a recidivist camera-loser, and Heidi truly wishes he would lose less costly items. Like paper plates for example. That wouldn't be so bad.

In unphotographed news, Maggie had her first visit to the pediatrician today. All systems are go: She gained three ounces in the three days she has been home, a trend we hope will continue. To tide things over, here are a couple of photos from Saturday: Dave in repose with Maggie, and Bea trying to fend off the paparazzi seeking to catch her out in the girly frock that the nurses put on her.

Been around the block

Maggie ventured forth into the neighborhood, taking advantage of the exceedingly balmy (70+ degree) weather in DC. The three of us walked over to Folger Park and then down 3rd to Garfield Park. We're pretty sure she was asleep the whole time, but it still counts as experience.

Maggie's home!

Maggie successfully made the long journey from northwest DC to southeast DC without a hitch and is now ensconced in a bassinet on Duddington Place. She still hasn't been in a state but so far seems unfazed by her lack of representation in Congress. Driving past all the memorials and monuments appears to have softened the blow. For the journey, Maggie wore another of her Grandma Janet hats and a Heidi-made fleece suit. It was hard to leave Bea in the NICU, but she has promised to grow as quickly as possible so she can make our home complete. 

Sleepover with Maggie

We spent the night with Maggie around the corner from the NICU -- training wheels in preparation for bringing her home this evening. She will remain connected to an apnea monitor for at least a couple of weeks, so the principal purpose of the overnight was to get used to responding to the device's bleating. She didn't have any episodes of either interrupted breathing or slow heart rate, but the little stick-on sensors came off her chest several times thanks to well-placed kicks to the cords by our future soccer star. When the sensors come off, a truly ear-splitting alarm is generated and must be silenced by a pouncing parent. Fortunately, we figured out how to keep the cords away from kicks after the 2am feeding, and the device was silent for the remainder of the night.

Girls in hats

Bea and Maggie are showing off their new hats made by their Grandma Janet. They both have a wee bit of room to grow, but they are working on it. Bea has been practicing jujitsu in her spare time, as seen here. Maggie's little hands are more directed toward pacifier control. 

Maggie yawns at the car-seat challenge

Maggie passed both her audiology test and the vaunted car-seat challenge today. As shown here, she considered the challenge to be a yawner. Maggie is also shown voguing in her mother's arms. And since Bea needs to make an appearance, here she is snoozing in her dad's arms. 

Maggie the unroustable

Already preparing for her surly teenage years, Maggie waved off all attempts to roust her from slumber. She was considerably more sociable once changed and fed -- here she practices puckering in apparent mimicry of her adoring mother's kisses.