Monday, February 16, 2009

Playing outside

Mary Elizabeth is walking all over everywhere. Playing inside gets boring quickly, so if the weather is nice we head outdoors. ME loves to talk to the kitties and play with Molly. Her other favorite pasttime is picking up things she finds on the ground. Walking up a gravel driveway is very time consuming when you stop to examine every other rock!

First Haircut

Mary Elizabeth got her first haircut on Tuesday Feb. 10. Her bangs were down about the middle of her nose and she wouldn't leave a barrette in all day, so a trim was in order. I went prepared with goldfish and Polka Dot puppy. ME sat in my lap, enjoyed the goldfish and Ms Kathy trimmed her bangs. ME was a superstar! She didn't fuss and only wiggled when hair clippings were on her nose. We tried to take pictures, but in typical ME fashion smiling for a camera is nearly impossible! I thought this photo of her and Kathy was too cute.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Walking!

Mary Elizabeth has been cruising for quite awhile, but taking a step on her own has been difficult. She would take a couple of steps then sit down. Today when I picked her up from school the teacher said she had walked right across the room today all on her own to get a toy she wanted! I was eager to see if she would do it again when we got home. She walked all on her own several times after we got home. She is unsteady and somewhat tentative, but she is being brave and trying. She is growing up so fast!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

One Year Milestones

It is amazing to see how much Mary Elizabeth has changed in the past year. When I think back to trying to get her to drink just 2 oz of formula before she would fall asleep during those first few feedings at the hospital and now she downs 8 oz of whole milk from a sippy cup! ME loves to walk now, but she still insists on holding atleast one finger from a grownup helper. She has taken a few steps on her own, but once she realizes that she is on her own she sits down. Baby food is a thing of the past. Applesauce and yogurt are the closest things to baby food that she still eats. Meat and carbs are her favorites. Any new food has to be closely examined, sometimes this means chewing it for awhile then removing it from her mouth to study then putting it back in or tossing it on the floor. ME refers to most things in one syllable sounds. Mike is "da" baby, bear and Blue are all "ba". She can make a "ruff ruff" sound when asked what a puppy says. She also knows things have names. She will point to or get certain toys when asked. Her 1-year-old checkup had her at 29 lbs and 32 inches. She is still wearing 24months-3T clothes depending on the brand. Tomorrow is an exciting day at school, ME is moving to the Toddler I room. This room seems to have more of a schedule as far as gym, music and art which I think will be good. I am looking forward to what the next year holds in store for us!