Milestones
- Says 'Dog' very clearly and EVERY animal is a dog
- Kissed Miles after being told to (melt my heart)
- Mal makes smacking noises when lips when eating pretend food and says 'yum' l
- She says 'thank you' and in correct context
- She rubs her hands together when you tell her to wash her hands
- She is a rock star in the tub and looks up when you tell her you are going to pour water on her and she sits back down when you tell her to
- Mallory is a professional waver
- Mal learns how to walk backwards and twirl around
- Goes down playground slide first time by herself
- First tailgate (see Aggie post for additional pictures)
- Points to eyes, noes and ears
- Claps for herself after she does something she is proud of
- Pacifier FREE except for nights and naps!!! This was daddy's doing :)
- She slam dunks into her basketball goal and pumps her fist saying 'hoo-hoo' after
- Diva girl always wants her jelly shoes on
- Loves sitting on big couch with mom and dad
- Does a head stand thing with feet on floor and no arms :)
- First trip to Schliterbahn Galveston
- She holds up one finger when you ask her how old she is
- Says 'ruff ruff' when you ask her what dog says
- First lacrosse game
This girl is amazing at trying anything you put in her mouth! If she doesn't like it she will either swallow it and refuses the next bite or she will politely dig it out of her mouth and hand it back to you :) Her favorite is still ANYTHING sweet! Some of her other favorites are: yogurt drinks, peanut butter, fruit snacks, goldfish, Cheerios and of course her milk! She gets water in her sippy cup through out most the day and (gulp) still gets an 8 oz bottle at night We know that habit was suppose to be kicked at one year- but she loves it and I LOVE giving them their bottles :)
Sleeping
Mallory and I will always relate on the level that we LOVE and cherish our sleep :) First this little lady loves her crib. We have tried to spend the night away from home a couple times and she can not sleep in a pack n play. The main reason is she loves to hang on to her bumper :) It is adorable!!! She sleeps on her tummy scrunched up like a bug and then has one arm straight in the arm to hold on to it. She is pretty good about going down around 8:30 every night and then it is a complete guess at what time she will get up in he morning- it ranges between 7 and 9. One of my most favorite times with her is for the first 30 minutes when she wakes up in the morning. All she wants to do is sit in my lap or be held :) We also have lots of family mornings in bed and she will just lay in my underneath my arm sucking on her paci staring at me :) Jeff loves to get morning snuggles in too, but in the morning Mal strictly wants her mama! She is starting to get a lot more consistent with her nap schedule which is great! She is now going down around 12:30 and will take a 2-3 hour nap (I never thought this day would come!) If something makes noise and wakes her and she is still sleepy she will hit this little fish tank in her crib that soothes her back to sleep. However if the little lady wakes up in the middle of the night and we try to let her cry it out she gets mad!! Her favorite thing to do is chunk her paci across the room- little stinker! And don't even get me started on how cute she looks in her big girl pjs ;)
Playtime
Playtime goes full speed all day from morning to night and I LOVE it! We spend hours upon hours in our dining room converted to a playroom. I can't nail down what her favorite toy might be because she picks up and plays with a new one every couple minutes!! One of her 'go to' is her books! She will grab a book and come plop herself down in my lap or she will go sit in her circus tent and turn the pages as she reads it to herself. She is funny because when we are out in public she will let other people hold her and is not clingy to me but when we are in the playroom she wants me by her side the whole time- which is A OK with me :) She also loves her baby dolls and pushing them around in a stroller. However one of her favorite toys is pushing her own stroller. Some evenings we will take the babies for a walk down the street (or at the mall when it is too hot) and we let each of the babies push their own umbrella strollers- it is a hoot to watch! She loves loves loves her time outside! We would go to the pool at least 3 days a week and she would either sit in her float like a big girl and let us push her around or she would play on the step. Her favorite time to go to the pool is when all the big kids were there so she could watch them :) We also taught her how to sit on the edge of the pool and jump in- she waits until we count to 3 and it is so precious! She also loves playing in the baby pool in the back yard, swinging on the swings in the backyard, playing on the play ground in the back yard, being pushed around in her little red tikes car in the driveway, being pulled in the wagon, digging in the front flower beds and really going anywhere her little legs can take her. Now that the weather has gotten a little cooler we LOVE going to the park! Mallory is a jungle gym machine!! The girl has no fear about going down the big slides by herself and just repeatedly goes up the stairs and down the slide- you have to drag her away! She is extremely coordinated and can hoist herself up over very large steps and can successfully walk up and down all sorts of ramps and uneven surfaces with no problems! How can I forget.... This girl loves to dance!!! She clenches her fists and shakes them up and down ANYTIME she hears music!!! Totally adorable!!!!!! She also knows how to point to her ears, eyes and nose :) She also is getting quite a little vocabulary. She on a very regular basis says dog, hi, dada, bubbles, thank you, no and lots and lots of babble :) But what she is definitely a professional at is giving kisses!!!! She blows kisses to every car that drives by our house, anybody at the grocery store and really just anyone that will look at her :) She also gives kisses with a big 'mwah' sound to every little doll or stuff animal she touches. She also gives her mama the best kisses! I want to NEVER forget these days :)
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