Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Independence

Maegan's new phrase is "I'll do it!" She wants to comb her own hair, brush her own teeth, buckle her own booster seat, and put the lid back on the water bottle herself. Her mom is letting her try and then helping her finish in most cases.

The weather is turning cooler here and she has of course grown out of most of the long pants she owns, and her old jacket barely zips over her belly. We went shopping and bought mostly size 4T, with footed pj's in 3T. The pants are too long, but I'm sure we won't have to roll them up for too much longer.

It has been raining for a couple of days and Maegan enjoyed wearing her pink boots to day care. She loved putting on her jacket and didn't want to take it off when she arrived at Tami's house for the day.

Mae's vocabulary is rapidly expanding. She knows a lot of animals and the noises they make (dog, cat, cow, chicken, horse, sheep, lion, and I think there are several I'm forgetting). She can sometimes count to three (and then say "blastoff!"), and she's learning her colors. Her favorite is blue and she wanted the blue "pony" in her hair the other day.

During our recent trips to Iowa and Arizona, we announced to our families that Maegan will become a big sister in April. She loves babies, but I don't think she understands the situation yet.

We had an early birthday party for Maegan in Phoenix. She was able to blow out her candles after just one or two attempts. She enjoyed the cake and her favorite--ICE CREAM!

Maegan had a blast in Aunt Marcia's pool. Here she is jumping in with Grandma's help. She was very brave and didn't mind if her face went under water. She jumped over and over and over again!

Grandpa gave Maegan a little red Jeep like his.

Maegan enjoyed riding in Grandpa's Jeep with the top and windows off. Grandma had to hold her hat on and she's all shiny with sunscreen. A mosquito bit her on the eyelid and her eye was red and swollen almost the whole time we were in Phoenix.

Daddy's girl