Nine Months

9 Months

• This has been such a fun month. Quite stats on your nine month appointment: weight 20lbs (71%) and length 28 inches (70%) so you dropped a bit on the charts but you probably will just hit a growth spurt again here soon. 
• Eating: you love everything! I don't think I have given you anything that you haven't liked. You will eat tomatoes for dinner and spicy curry. Your finger coordination is coming along so now you can feed yourself pretty well. Whatever doesn't end up in your mouth, Mowgli just cleans up after you. 
• Moving: we have been working on crawling with you. You are at the pre-crawling stage. You can get into crawling position and then rock back and forth. Since the wood floor with easier to slide around on, you slide yourself over to the movies and will pull them out everywhere. I actually like the mischief you are getting into (for now at least).
• Social-you are getting even more sillier. You love playing peek-a-boo, where you hold the blanket up to your face and pull it up and down while we say boo. When I sing Five Little Monkeys, you will shake your head back and forth while I sing. 
• This month we celebrated Thanksgiving at Auntie Catherine's house. You loved all the food. We went to Arches and Goblin Valley. You were a good sport for being in the carrier the whole time. We stayed at a hotel and the pool was fun. The water in the pool was too cold and the hot tub was too hot, so we had to had to just put our legs in the water but you still had funny splashing around. 
• Christmas is around the corner. While we were setting up the tree, you managed to roll under the tree and started pulling down the branches. Well, you have gotten into the presents several times since, but the tree hasn't fallen down yet so I call that I win.

Eight Months

8 Months

• I just now noticed that you were wearing this same outfit in last months photo. Well it is a cute one on you I guess.
• You have two teeth! The kids have been so excited for you to get these. They will stick their fingers in your mouth to feel, even when I say not to, and then it was taking so long that we stopped extra. Well, on our rode trip to Cedar City to see the Temple Open House, I saw them, and both were there. Maggie kept calling you her "two tooth baby sister". Sam now thinks that you can eat anything because you have teeth.
• Eating! You are loving it. I started giving you more table food and boy, you go to town on it. I have given you bits of dairy here and there and so far no reaction, so I have slowly been added a bit of it. That makes giving you table food so much easier, as so much of what I cook has a bit of butter or cheese in it. Often, I will take a bit of our food (chicken and rice) and mix it into your homemade baby veggies. The banana muffins are also a huge hit.
• You are rolling all over and getting so close to crawling. The other day, you were just rolling back and forth across the whole rug just because it was fun to roll.
• You and Mowgli still love each other. We were playing fetch/tug-a-war with him and it got you to laugh so hard.You are really fascinated by his tag and tonight, you grabbed him by the ears and started sucking on his nose. I stopped that one pretty fast.
• You are super chilled as always. You love going on hikes or walks in the stroller, just looking at all the stuff around you. I bring you with me when I volunteer in Maggie's class and all the kids think you are so cute. You are so good to just hang out in the stroller while I work with the other kids.
• You got your first cold this month. You haven't made a big deal about it, but you can see it in your eyes. Your eyes are just glazed over. Snot and drool are everywhere, and naps have been shorter. It looks like you are finally getting over it.
• You are continuing to stand against the couch, though it is not your favorite thing, nor are you great at it. You tend to grab something and then slowly tip over to the side.
• We let you cry it out officially this month. So if you wake up before 6:30 am, I don't get you. It took a few weeks for you to stop waking up around 3, not that you needed to feed anyways at the time, it was just a habit for you to stir at that time. Now, you sleep straight through.

7 months

7 Months

• One really exciting thing this month is that you are rolling all over the place, both frontwards and backwards. Mix this with your "handsiness", you are all over and into everything. The kids were playing chess and you made your way over there and knocked down all their pieces. They still think it is funny (thank goodness) and calls you "Monster Millie".  You are rolling around in your crib, grabbing the baby monitor and playing with the cord.
• We have been starting to give you more food, specifically allergenic food. We have tried peanut butter, strawberries, and eggs. You are not a super fan of table food. You really love the smooth texture of store bought baby food. 
• You are super loud. We have found you make up around 11pm, just making the motor boat sounds and then going staight back to sleep. During church, you never cry, just screech the whole time, to the point where it was hard to hear the kids answer questions. Also, you will wake me up with your kicking. 
• Your personality is showing more. You are really ticklish, you smile a lot, tease others by grabbing their hair and feet.
• You really enjoy sitting in the exercisaucer, banging the buttons to make the music play, drooling all over the place. 
• Everything goes in your mouth. EVERYTHING. 
• You are saying mama, not in connection with me, but I feel like it is because you will say it when you are crying and then you will stop crying when I hold you. You just like me.

6 Months

6 Months

• It was my goal to help you roll over this help. You could physically do but, but like your big sister at this age, were just lazy and didn't want to. I finally found "it", the thing that motivated you enough to do it. Maggie made a bead bracelet for a birthday party. It may not have been the safest thing for you to go for, but you rolled over 5 times in one night to get that bracelet. I still haven't gotten you to roll from tummy to back. I have found you once or twice on your tummy in the crib though.
• You are the drool master. I had to go to the store and buy you these bandanna bibs so it is a bit cuter for you to wear them. It really helps to save your face from getting soaked. No teeth yet.
• I am trying to give you as much homemade baby food as possible because I want you to get use to the texture. At first, you were disgusted at the fact that I gave you chunky peas, but you are getting the hang of it. I feel bad, I gave you homemade tomato soup thinking it has so much fresh tomatoes in it, it would be good for you. It did have a bit of dairy. You loved it though. That night, you woke up to a huge blow out of diarrhea. Well, we will wait on dairy again.
• You are also getting so handsy. We had to give you your own chair at the table because every time I put in you in the bumbo on the table, you would grab all the cups and plates and make a big mess.
• You are getting so loud when you want to be. 
• At your doctors appointment, you weighed 18 lbs 11 oz (83rd) and 27 3/4 in (97th) long. You are our big, beautiful girl and we love how there is more to love of you.

Five Months

5 Months

• We started baby food with you. You were horrible at it at the beginning. Every time I tried to feed you, you would stick your tongue out. Plus, I just don't think you liked rice cereal. After a few unsuccessful weeks, I went to the store and got baby oatmeal and some veggies. Now we are talking. We seem to like those and we are getting better at eating. We have tried sweet potatoes (classic one to start with), green beans, squash, peas, and carrots. I have to say though that you are a incredibly messy eater. I am having to bust out the full body plastic bib to save me from scrubbing outfits each time.
• I think you are following your sister's footsteps in being a lazy tummy timer. I have been better at having you do tummy time or even just laying you done on a blanket vs the bouncer or exercisaucer. Most babies will naturally learn how to roll over. Not you though. I need to be better at practice it with you everyday. That is my goal for you this next month.
• You have never really been too thrilled about water, but lately you have been kicking and splashing a bit more during bath time and then when we took you to Willard Bay where the water is really warm, you actually seemed to enjoy it. Maybe you take after your Grandpa Price and just hate cold water. 
• At night when you get tired, you also get really giggly. I can get the best laughs out of you right before bed. You love getting kisses on your neck and you are pretty ticklish under your arms.
• Maggie and Sam still adore you. They each have been wanting to hold you and feed you a bit more. It is nice that I can lay you down and Maggie can feed you if I have to quickly get us ready to go somewhere. Maggie also loves reading you books and I find Sam singing made up songs to help you be happy. 
• We took the older two kids to Lagoon and had you stay all day at Aunt Laura and Uncle Tommy's. They loved have you and said you were great.
• The two people who love you so much surprisingly are your cousins Caleb and Owen. They think you are the cutest thing in the whole world. When they come over, they constantly ask where you are (you will be sleeping) and when you are awake, they will keep running back to you, asking if you missed them while they were away for a whole 2 minutes. It is so cute. You really have a way to melting other's hearts.
• I love you so much. I can't believe that you are only 5 months. That seems so young, but I feel like it was forever ago that you were born. I tell the other kids this and now I am telling you this: YOU CAN'T GET ANY BIGGER. Stay my baby forever.

Four Months

4 Months

• We finally figured out your allergy issues. I tried going diary free and soy free but it still didn't clear up. I took you to the doctor and we decided to try soy formula and then pump. Well the soy formula worked right away. Obiviously it was something I was eating but we couldn't figure it out, so I have stopped nursing all and all and you have done great with the bottle.
• Grandma came out this month for a few days to help me make the drive to Oregon. She loved being able to feed you. Honestly, I don't know if I fed you much while Grandma was with us. You were great on the trip. In Oregon, everyone was shocked with how big you are. You are a bit bigger than Sonora (who is 7 months). 
• I have been practicing rolling over with you a lot lately and you are so close to rolling over from your back to your belly. 
• Your laugh is coming out a bit more each day. You like being tickled and just making smiling faces at you.
• You don't like water or swimming much. Each time I take you, you cry once you get wet. 
• Your doctor apt stats: 17 lbs (90th percentile) and 27 inches?? (80th percentile). You have had to pull out the 9 month clothes you are so big.
• We also celebrated this month by having you try rice cereal. You still stick out your tongue a lot, but you didn't not like it. 

Three Months

3 Months

• Well this last month has been great for you, but a bit of a challenge for me. We are still going dairy free. You are not fussy (though you never were) and you are sleeping amazing, but you still have bloody diapers. Your dad keeps telling me to wait longer, but he is the one the doesn't have to read every label and skip 99% of desserts. I have known a lot of substitutes, but still it is not the same. 
• Let's talk about this amazing sleeping. The week I stopped dairy, you started going to bed around 7:30-8:00pm, sleeping until 5-6 am, feed for 20 minutes, and then sleep until 9am. It is so lovely. I can get all ready for the day before you even wake up so that way when you wake up, we are ready to play.
• Your smiling has come out a lot more. I love seeing your dimples. You are just so beautiful when you smile, I have to tell you that at least 30 times a day. Your laugh is even coming through a bit, just a little, "hee-hee". Your dad can get you to laugh by saying, "P.U. sticky feet."
• The bottle is not your favorite. I don't get it, we give you a bottle once a day and you still are not loving it. If I sing you "A Child's Prayer" and have pumped milk in there, then you do okay. But heaven help us with formula. I have tired three times giving you the dairy free formula and you scream bloody murder. What is worse is that you remember that bad experience with the bottle so it takes you a couple of days to warm back up to using the bottle. My supply is doing great now, but I always worry about the future.
• If I leave you alone on your back, you have figured out how to push off your feet and scout along on your back. You are our first child that seems to want to move-though you despise tummy time as much as the others.
• Your all time favorite thing is your bouncer. You are so good at grabbing the hanging toys already. Pretty much anything that you can grab, you will grab it and hold on for dear life. I will lay you on the grass, and it is the same story. I took off the car seat cover so you can play with the hanging toys, and you are so content in the car-though you end up staying up when you should be sleeping.
• I just love you so much, and I am so happy that you are part of our family. 

Baby Blessing

We blessed you on Sunday, May 21, 2017. You were blessed by your father. Those in the circle were Chris Shippen, Joe Pavia, Tommy Matthews, Matt Ware, Mark Matthews, and Joey Price. Here are the words of your blessing

Our Father in Heaven. We’re grateful for the chance we have today to bring this infant in our arms to give her a name and a blessing.The name that we give her in Millie Avon Matthews. Millie, at this time we give you a blessing, this is a special thing in your life, a day that give you a glimpse into what your future roles will be in this world. We bless you with strength. We bless you with the Spirit. We bless you with a firm testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the power of the atonement, of the goodness of the world. We bless you with the light of Christ and to be a light in the increasingly darkening world, to those around you to be an example. Your strength will allow others to see the goodness in the world, to come unto Christ, and inspire people to be their best. We bless you with the testimony and the knowledge that some of the greatest works that you will do in this life with be being a mother and raising a righteous family. We bless you with kindness and charity so that those around you will feel the love of Christ. These things we bless you Millie Today, we do so in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

We had everyone over afterwards for a luncheon of a sandwich bar with chips, salads, fruit, pop, and cookies and brownies. I worked so hard getting the yard perfect, only for it to be a cold, rainy morning. Everyone was good sports about being inside. About 30 minutes before everyone left, the sun came out.

The dress that you were blessed in is very special. The lace flowers on the dress and the lace on the bonnet came from your Grandma Matthews's wedding dress. She took that extra, fancy lace off right after she was married so the dress could be her temple dress. All the flowers that are on the dress were hand embroidered by your Grandma Price. I showed her the lace, and she made all those flowers to make the daisy feel of the lace. I was the one to make the dress for you. The funny part about it though is that since we had to bless you later due to schedules and you being the fatty that you are, I couldn't button the dress up all the way. I am grateful that we had Great Grandma Schwabadissen's blanket to cover it up.

I took pictures of just you a few days before, knowing the day of would be crazy. The day of, I had one of the aunts take pictures of the whole family. But either of us noticed that there was no card in the camera. I didn't know if I should cry or laugh. Cry because we missed them (we are trying to redo them) or laugh because actually your dad forgot to say "by the power of the Melchizedek Priesthood" so we tecchnically have to rebless you in a few weeks. I think our dad just has to do the first part and it will be in the bishop's office. So although is was your blessing day, it really wasn't. We really do love you and are so happy that you chose our family.

Two Months

Two Months

• We just got back from your doctor's appointment. You are 23 inches long (71%) and 13lbs 12 oz  (92%). Let's just say that you are big. We also talked about how there has been some blood in your diaper so I am going to have to cut out milk from my diet. It wouldn't be so bad except for three things: I have a ton of pumped milk that I can't use until maybe you are 6-9 months old-maybe, most of the meals in the freezer that I prepped has cheese in it, and CHOCOLATE!!!! Once I realized that chocolate has milk in it, I almost cried. I am asking around to other milks to see how strict they had to be with it. Other than that, you are super healthy.
• Speaking of my cute fatty, you might not fit into your blessing dress. The sleeves barely slip on and your neckroll goes over the dress. And we still have two weeks to go. You need to go on a diet or something. 
• You started this month super stone face. It took so much energy to get you to smile. I was seriously concern there for a while. Now, I wouldn't call you a smiley baby but it is easier to get a little grin out of you. And those few times that you really pop a big one, your dimples come out and it is so cute. 
• You have cooed a few times which is adorable,
• You are starting to really like your bouncer. You kick a ton in it and try to grab the toys. I will also lay you on a blanket in the grass and you love reaching out and grabbing the long pieces of grass. 
• You dropped down to one feeding at night!!!! I love it. I feel like I don't have to nap myself anymore. You go down for the night around 8-9pm, wake up around 4 to eat, then you wake up anytime between 6:30-7:30. If it is earlier, I can feed you and you will be down for another hour or two. But if it is closer to 7:30, than you are up for the morning. I survived!!!!
• The kids really love you. Sam will ask me to see what you are wearing, then say, "Oh, she looks so cute." Maggie takes it upon herself to make you happy anytime you are crying while laying down. She is pretty good too. She will sing to you and play toys with you.

One Month

1 Month

• This month has gone by fast. I would say that I can't remember what life was like before you, but my body completely remembers a solid night sleep. However, you are worth waking up twice for. You have been such a sweet, mellow, "easy" baby. You sleep a ton during the day and a ton at night, so I can't complain. When you are awake, you are very calm and rarely cry.
• You have been a great eater, which shows. You are getting quite chubby. Your double chin is coming in lovely. I just hope you don't outgrow your summer clothes before summer has even started. 
• You tend to be a wake for two hours during the day and then crash for six hours. I will have to wake you up to eat and then you pass out again. At night, you fall asleep for the night around 8:30-9pm. I will feed you a bottle around 10:30. You wake up around 1-2am, then again around 4am and then you will be up for the day around 6:30-7am. Each time you wake up, it takes me about 25 minutes to feed you, change you, and get you back to bed. In the morning, your dad will bring you into bed, where I will feed you and we snuggle for a while before the crew wakes up.
• The kids have taken to you so well. Maggie loves to pick out your outfit, sing you songs, and read you books. She also likes to tell me what you are saying, interpreting your babbling. Sam is in charge of throwing away dirty diapers and he keeps wanting to pick out your eye boogers even though I try to stop him. I was expecting Sam to act out when you were born, but he hasn't yet. He really loves you.

Birth Story

Birth Story

Well, you didn't want to come on your own, so on Monday March 6, we went in for an induction. We were scheduled for 8 am, which I liked because I was able to take a shower, do my hair and make up, and eat a light breakfast with the kids. When we got there, I was starting at 4 cm. By noon, I was 5 cm, and by 1pm I was at 5 1/2 cm. They had the pitocin all the way up and I still wasn't really feeling the contractions. Since it was taking a long time, your dad checked on one of his OB patients and went to lunch meeting to sign up for assignments. My water did break on its own which was the first for me. I thought it would gush out, but it was not as exciting as I thought it would be. Around 2 pm, The contractions were starting to kick in. I was having to breathe through them. I turned towards our dad and said that I don't want to have to put in the work to do this contractions, so we called the anesthesiologist. The contractions were really picking up. It helped knowing that there was going to be an end to them. By the time the epidural kicked in, it was 2:45 and I was ready to push. So pretty much I did all the dilation on my own. Your dad was a great coach and was so supportive during it. I was able to get in the "zone" during that time. We did one push and rested for a while. Dr. Beverly came in. I did two more pushes and you were out. Easy. Your dad caught you. It was a bit strange for him to be on that side of me with scrubs on. He enjoyed it, but it wasn't this amazing experience the other doctors had talked it up to be. He enjoyed being just the dad a bit more. They gave you to me but you were so "cheesy". I didn't even realized this, but I guess I said, "gross, gross, clean her up!" They cleaned you up and brought you back to me. I am always surprise to see you guys the first time. You were a good mix of Maggie and Sam, and boy did you have a lot of long dark hair.

It took us a long time to figure out a name for you. I wanted Eleanor and your dad wanted Charlotte. When he left to go home to sleep, he mentioned Millie again. I told him I would have a serious talk with you that night. I looked at you, and I knew. It was as if you told me your name was Millie. I wonder if you played with Grandma Schwabadissen while you waited to come here. If you have half of her spunk, you are going to be one pretty cool girl.

Sam and Maggie came up to visit you. Since Sam was still sick, he had to wear a mask. You "brought" gifts for them. Maggie got a princess sticker book and Sam got a mini train launcher. Maggie was smitten by you and wanted to give you lots of kisses. Sam thought you were cool, but then got distracted by all the buttons on the bed. It was a little much having them there.

That night was great for you, but rough for me. I bled a lot and they couldn't get in under control. They had to give my several shots and other medicines. One medicine had horrible side effects where I couldn't stop shaking and got really nauseous. I called your dad in the middle of the night to come back over. I was crying. All I wanted was for him to hold me. Dr. Beverly came in after midnight and had to scrap some massive clots out. After that, it all settled down. Between all of that, I only got three hours of sleep that night. I was so tired.

The next day was pretty chilled. You had to do all the newborn screening and blood work. We watched Food Network together and called some of my siblings. Your dad had the morning off, so he held you while I was able to nap for a bit. When 24 hours came around, they asked if I wanted to stay another night. I said no, I just wanted to sleep in my own bed. I loved spending that time cuddling with you and loving you. We are so happy that you joined our family. You have been so sweet and calm. You didn't even cry when they took your blood for testing. We are excited to see you grow up and show us a bit more of who you are. We love you Millie.

39 Weeks

39 Weeks

Well, I am still 3 cm dilated and 80% efface. I am having contractions at night, but nothing that is going to pop a baby out. Your dad is on nights this week so every night he texts me asking, "any rumbling?" He is so giddy for you to come. The kids got sick this week so part of me wants you to come just so we can meet you and I can be done with pregnancy, but then again I don't want to bring you home to sick kids, you I am okay waiting. Grandma comes in on Saturday, so that will be nice to have her here. We have an induction day for Monday. I asked Dr. Beverly if I was being too controlling, and he assured be that we are very favorable for an induction and it makes complete sense with having a husband in residency. I guess will have to wait and see what comes.

38 Weeks

38 Weeks

I went to the doctors this week. We are starting to go every week, which makes it feel real. But then again, when you only have 2 weeks, I sure hope that it is really real. At my appointment, Dr. Beverly asked how far along I think I am. I guessed, maybe  1 cm. Well, I am at 3 cm and 70% efface. I am not getting my hopes up too high, because I was like this for three weeks with Maggie. I am completely ready for you to come. Your baby blessing dress is finished (I am wanting to do the bonnet when you are born so I can measure it on you), I got white noise and a space heater. The freezer is pretty full. I guess I could add a few more things in the freezer and keep deep cleaning the house. So here's to a fast few weeks.

37 Weeks

37 Weeks

So I have had a few people ask me about birth plans. I had one with Maggie and everything went opposite of it, so I was really disappointed. With Sam, I didn't have one and I didn't have any expectations to disappoint, so it went well. Here is my birth plan for you: do not rip. That's it. Now here is my ideal, so please listen up because I really would love this. Your dad is coming off nights on Saturday the 4th, so he will come home at lunch time and take a big nap. Grandma flys in that afternoon, so me and the kids will pick her up. When we get back, I am wanting to start contractions, but just small ones. This will give Grandma time to settle in, we can help put the kids to bed, and then around 9, contractions will be close enough to go to the hospital. I don't want my water to break so that we can have a slow labor to I can all the antibiotics in for the group B and then you slowly make your way down and not rip. Then sometime early in the morning, you will be born. Your dad has Sunday off and most of Monday off, so he can enjoy the whole thing. I doubt it will naturally happen that way, I might just get induced, but if you want to naturally come on that time table, I would be so happy.

36 Weeks

36 Weeks

Well, you know how it is embarrassing to pee our pants? Well it is even worst when you don't realize that you peed your pants and you go to the hospital thinking your water broke. We went on our last family date before you are born. We took the kids to kangaroo zoo, a big warehouse filled with inflatable slides and bounce houses. Your dad and I were too big to go on anything, so I would sit on the edge so I could take photos and cheer on. Well, when Sam was going down the big slide, all of a sudden, I sat on something wet. I went to the bathroom and it was only wet on my bum part. After talking to your dad about it, he told him that I better go in (though I didn't want to). We went through the drive through at In-n-Out and your dad dropped me off at the hospital. I insisted that he stay with Maggie and Sam since it is probably nothing. Sure enough, i had just peed. I felt super embarrassed. It didn't help that all the nurses knew your dad and he had to go in that night. The nurses were all, "it happens to everyone." Let's just hope that it doesn't do it again.

35 Weeks

35 Weeks

Well, your dad finished the worst month of this whole residency and now it is mostly smooth sailing from here. Now that he isn't so busy, he is really excited to see you in a few weeks. Whenever he delivered a baby, he would think about you. Maggie and Sam were sick this weekend and their cough has lingered for every, it seems. I am hoping that all the sickness is over so they can be all healthy when you come.

34 Weeks

Week 34

Well, nesting is in full blown. I invited some of the kids' friends over in the afternoon so I could deep clean and I took down the office and set up most of your room. I am really excited with how it is turning out. I had everything yellow and blue, but I changed it to pink/blush and ivory so if in the future you and Maggie need to share a room, the pinks can blend together.

Also went to the doctors this week. We had to switch doctors to Dr. Beverly since our other one is leaving for California. He is okay, I think I like him. Very personable, which I like. I am measuring small but it was nice to have an ultrasound in the room, so he measured you and you are measuring right on track and the fluids look good. During the ultrasound, we saw you sticking your tongue out and moving your eyes around. It was so cool, though creepy at the same time.

33 Weeks

Week 33

So we have had a ton of snow this year. With your dad working crazy hours, so if I want to go anywhere with Maggie and Sam (like church for example), it leaves me to shovel the driveway. This last evening, I was so tired and sore in my lower back. What the heck, I can't be this uncomfortable already. This is make a long two months. But then the next night I was fine. Dang snow. So on Sunday, when I woke up, I was so excited that it hadn't snow so we could just go straight to church. But then the snow plow came and buried the end of the driveway. I could not move that night. Monday morning comes and your dad was so sweet to wake up extra to shovel for me. But then the snow plow comes again. I give up. It took three tries, but I got up and over the hill. Maggie then told me that we should "write a sign to the snow plower to tell him not to bury our driveway again because my mom has a baby in her tummy."

32 Weeks

32 Weeks

Well, the time is ticking, and the sure fire way to tell that it is getting closer is the number of times I use the restroom. I have to go about 10-12 a day, no joke. It doesn't help that I drink over 100 oz of water. The worst is at night. I have to wake up 2-3 times. I guess this is all prepping me for you waking up to eat. Also, I am starting to clean out the office to get ready to change that room to your room. I told your dad that he has until the first of February until I set up the crib.

31 Weeks

31 Weeks

**I forgot to take a photo, sorry. But I promise that the belly is still huge.

Well Christmas is over and now is the time that I said that I would start getting ready for you. So on my list this month is finish glider/foot stool, paint changing table, and freezer meals. For Christmas, Grandma Matthews gave us this super cute outfit that we already had, so I took Maggie and Sam to the store to exchange it. It was so fun to see them get excited over you. Maggie wanted to buy everything for you-hairbands, shoes, jackets. She has good taste and you would look adorable, but probably put us in the whole with how much she wanted.