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Wow, today was so busy and exciting!  I woke up and like good ol’ Saturdays, Dad spent the morning with me and Mom got a chance to catch up on sleep a bit.  We played downstairs and Dad was in a particularly playful mood.  We rolled around on the floor and we did lots of “Super Maggie” games.  Dad was also cooking something on stove–which he’s definitely done before.  Then, as usual, we headed out for our walk to Starbucks.  Dad had hoped that his friend Chris would come meet us, but that was not to be.  We didn’t stick around at Starbucks as long as usual.

When we got back home, Mom’s and Dad’s friend Al was hanging out in the living room.  I hadn’t seen Al since back in NYC.  When Mom came downstairs there seemed to be a lot of commotion and excitement.  I had no idea what it was all about.  Anyway, I was getting hungry and finally Mom gave me my bottle.  But half way through, she just stopped.  What?!  Then she took me to my high chair, where I usually go when Mom & Dad eat.  Was she trying to torture me by making me watch them eat while I was still hungry?

All of a sudden Mom and Dad descend on my high chair with huge smiles, a camera, and … a bowl of rice cereal!  Solid food is so cool!  Mom gave me my first bites of food whlie Dad took dozens of pictures (and video!).  When Dad finally got the spoon, he started making all kind of train and plane sounds and hand motions to get me to open my mouth.  I even got to drink water for the first time.  I way prefer normal adult cups to baby sippy cups, but I guess I have to practice with both.

After breakfast (and post-breakfast-cleanup!), I changed, took a nap, and then we headed out for a play date with Conor!  I hadn’t seen Conor since March when he was just about the age I am now.  He’s really cool and fun.  He can crawl really well and can even balance standing up for a couple seconds.  I’m so jealous.  He taught me that remote controls are really cool to play with. After hanging out at his parent’s place, we all went for a walk at the Lincoln Park Zoo where I got to see in real life most of the animals I read about in my books!

We got home, I ate, and then Dad and I went to Dominick’s for our weekly grocery shopping trip.  By the time we got back it was getting pretty close to my bedtime.  What an exciting day!

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