Sunday, October 23, 2005

Almost walking!


Maegan became more bold this week with taking steps. She is now willing to take 3-4 steps from one location to another without crawling in between. I wouldn't say she is officially walking yet, but she's very close! I found some clothes today that were given to us that will almost fit her, and the poncho was with them. It fits her perfectly, but all she wants to do is pull the yarns out of the pom-pom. We got a few cute pictures of her wearing it. Enjoy!

Looking awfully grown up in this picture. Check out those curls! Note that the pom-pom in her left hand was missing a few pieces of yarn by the time we took the poncho off.

Maegan is wearing her mom's old poncho!

Tuesday, October 04, 2005


Maegan with her friends Anna and Emma at the GR Zoo. Can't you see the mischief in her eyes?

Here are the kiddos in the bike trailer. Maegan loved it, and Kyria hated it. I think Kyria was being squished. Note Maegan's belly hanging out of her shirt. :)

Maegan with her friend Kyria in the bicycle trailer. Yes, that is Kyria's pacifier...Maegan stole it and started chewing on it. We have another picture where the entire thing is in her mouth!

Mae climbed all the way up the stairs and came down safely all by herself. You can tell she is on the way down in the picture because her sleeves are pulled over her hands and her pant legs are creeping up from coming down backwards on her tummy.

Happy Birthday, Maegan!

Check out the pictures for highlights from this month. What else has changed in the last month?

-Maegan has 7 teeth now, working on #8. There aren't many pictures of her in existence where she has a dry chin. When reviewing pictures to decide which to post on the blog, I found at least two where there was a string of drool hanging from her mouth. :) I think the front of her shirt is wet in most of the pictures, too. When will it end??

-Maegan has discovered that it is fun to open cupboard doors. Now that we have safety latches on them, she enjoys pulling them open as far as the latches will go (about an inch and a half) and then banging them shut. Open, shut, open, shut, open, shut--loudly. This is her first 'no-no'. Because the lazy susan corner cupboard doesn't have a latch, this is her other 'no-no'. Yesterday she managed to open it and take out a container of her veggie puffs (like cereal but sweet potato flavored star shapes), open the container and feed herself some!

-Maegan frequently stands up from a sitting/squatting position, often holding on to one or 2 toys. She will stand there for a few moments and then sit down again. We have seen her take an isolated step a couple of times, but she isn't officially walking yet.

-Her car seat now faces forward instead of the rear of the car. Her favorite game in the car is for me to turn around quickly and look at her and then quickly turn my head back to the front. It makes her giggle and squeal. :)

-Maegan is getting very good at waving bye-bye. She is also trying out new babbling sounds and seems to want to talk quite badly.

-She can now steer her walk-behind toy. Seemingly overnight she figured it out and is now able to push it all around the house without getting stuck against the walls/furniture.

Maegan enjoying spaghetti on her birthday

Maegan climbed up into this chair all by herself! And she would have come down on her head had I not been there to catch her.