Thursday, September 11, 2008
Our Summer
has flown by!! oh my gosh. i can't believe labor day has come and gone, and that we're feeling the fall weather. we've been busy with work (mom) and learning so many new things (me). i had my first trip to the zoo with aunt jen and uncle shawn in july. i got to pet a deer and i had a good time imitating the bear shaking his head. i spent some time with the dadichs in their pool. it was a rough start to the water play but now i love it. i also like playing with my cousins on their "pirate ship" swing set. i have fun swinging, but my favorite is the slide. my mom got me a little swing and slide set for our backyard and i can go down the slide all by myself. it's small enough that we can even bring it in the house when the weather gets cold :)
i had fun at my birthday party. and i hope everyone else did too. i got alot of great toys and books and puzzles and clothes. the cake was delish!! the bummer was that i had my very first ear infection so i wasn't feeling all that well.
but since i turned the big o-n-e alot has changed. I CAN WALK NOW!! and it's great. i am everywhere, into everything and i want to do it all by myself. the dog and the dog food are not safe from me. our current record is 21 pieces of dog food in my mouth at one time. the cats are smart, they stay on the other side of the gate at the basement steps. but i keep trying to coax them to come out with my binky and lots of "meow"s. it's only a matter of time cats. only a matter of time.
grandma and grandpa have taken me to 3 different fairs this summer. i love the fair. the food. the rides. the animals. they are my favorite :) i talk to them all in their own language (moo, baa, bak bak, and cock-a-doodle-doo) and i'm not afraid to pet them either. i'm definelty turning into an animal lover!
hope you enjoy the pictures. i'll be busy next week moving into the todder room at daycare. see ya babies! i'm a big girl now!
love - MARLEY
i had fun at my birthday party. and i hope everyone else did too. i got alot of great toys and books and puzzles and clothes. the cake was delish!! the bummer was that i had my very first ear infection so i wasn't feeling all that well.
but since i turned the big o-n-e alot has changed. I CAN WALK NOW!! and it's great. i am everywhere, into everything and i want to do it all by myself. the dog and the dog food are not safe from me. our current record is 21 pieces of dog food in my mouth at one time. the cats are smart, they stay on the other side of the gate at the basement steps. but i keep trying to coax them to come out with my binky and lots of "meow"s. it's only a matter of time cats. only a matter of time.
grandma and grandpa have taken me to 3 different fairs this summer. i love the fair. the food. the rides. the animals. they are my favorite :) i talk to them all in their own language (moo, baa, bak bak, and cock-a-doodle-doo) and i'm not afraid to pet them either. i'm definelty turning into an animal lover!
hope you enjoy the pictures. i'll be busy next week moving into the todder room at daycare. see ya babies! i'm a big girl now!
love - MARLEY
Friday, July 4, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
i have not forgotten
about you, dear blog reader friends. it's just been crazy. all aspects of life have been crazy. it's now 10:30pm and i'm just getting time to sit down and have a minute. of course, there are a zillion things that need to be done. anyone feel like folding laundry or unloading a dishwasher for me? come on! you know you want to!!
marley has been changing every day. in little ways and in big ways. she's a crawling maniac, constantly on the move. and fast too! and she can climb up the steps. the entire flight. which she loves to do. i've got gates sitting here waiting for me to figure out how to install. she really likes her hippo push toy and is now walking behind it like a big girl. she's stood by herself a couple of times, but falls pretty quickly. so we aren't quite walking, but probably by the end of summer.
and her mouth moves just as much as her legs do :) she loves music and dances along. she has also figured out how to "sing" to herself. she does her rocking/dancing and then vocalizes along in this high-pitched sing-songy voice. she loves to play "peek a boo" and "so big". she blows kisses, and gives hugs and kisses. she waves hi and bye, and can say both. she says "mom" now, very clearly. and has used "papa" for her grandpa. "da" is for the peyton, and "ka" is for the cat. she also produces a great "s" sound and can clearly say "ass". i am so proud! she signs "more" and "milk", and is getting very interested in watching the sign language stuff. we found some old school sesame street you tube videos and she's so intrigued by them. especially "ladybug picnic".
marley has also developed quite a temper. she understands "no" very well, but has begun to sass back a little. she's also been known to slap at people when she's mad.
i'm starting to introduce milk. she got ahold of aidan's sippy cup of chocolate milk one day and drank the whole thing. no problems after, so i figured why not give it a try. i think she'll go easily to whole milk completely, but i think we're going to have some problems giving up the bottle. i bought a straw cup to try with her. she can drink well from a straw, so i'm hoping that that works a little better than a regular sippy cup as far as replacing the bottle. wish me luck!
we had our first vacation. we went to north carolina for marley's cousin kate's 1st birthday. it was so much fun. kate and marley played very nicely together, and seemed to really enjoy each other's company. it was a long trip back, just the 2 of us. and i've had some trouble putting marley to bed at night since we came back too. she got used to sharing a room with mommy I guess. oh well. i guess before i know it i'll be begging her to cuddle with me!!
i'll try to get some recent pictures loaded this weekend! enjoy the heat :)
marley has been changing every day. in little ways and in big ways. she's a crawling maniac, constantly on the move. and fast too! and she can climb up the steps. the entire flight. which she loves to do. i've got gates sitting here waiting for me to figure out how to install. she really likes her hippo push toy and is now walking behind it like a big girl. she's stood by herself a couple of times, but falls pretty quickly. so we aren't quite walking, but probably by the end of summer.
and her mouth moves just as much as her legs do :) she loves music and dances along. she has also figured out how to "sing" to herself. she does her rocking/dancing and then vocalizes along in this high-pitched sing-songy voice. she loves to play "peek a boo" and "so big". she blows kisses, and gives hugs and kisses. she waves hi and bye, and can say both. she says "mom" now, very clearly. and has used "papa" for her grandpa. "da" is for the peyton, and "ka" is for the cat. she also produces a great "s" sound and can clearly say "ass". i am so proud! she signs "more" and "milk", and is getting very interested in watching the sign language stuff. we found some old school sesame street you tube videos and she's so intrigued by them. especially "ladybug picnic".
marley has also developed quite a temper. she understands "no" very well, but has begun to sass back a little. she's also been known to slap at people when she's mad.
i'm starting to introduce milk. she got ahold of aidan's sippy cup of chocolate milk one day and drank the whole thing. no problems after, so i figured why not give it a try. i think she'll go easily to whole milk completely, but i think we're going to have some problems giving up the bottle. i bought a straw cup to try with her. she can drink well from a straw, so i'm hoping that that works a little better than a regular sippy cup as far as replacing the bottle. wish me luck!
we had our first vacation. we went to north carolina for marley's cousin kate's 1st birthday. it was so much fun. kate and marley played very nicely together, and seemed to really enjoy each other's company. it was a long trip back, just the 2 of us. and i've had some trouble putting marley to bed at night since we came back too. she got used to sharing a room with mommy I guess. oh well. i guess before i know it i'll be begging her to cuddle with me!!
i'll try to get some recent pictures loaded this weekend! enjoy the heat :)
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