She is so proud of her new skill walking and now throws in some dancing moves, and you will most likely see her wiggling to Madisyn's singing. Maelynn's recent independence has also brought on some lovely little tantrums over very random things. Example: today I put a dress on her and she was fine. Then about five minutes later she was flopping on the ground, rolling around making a fuss. Her tantrums never last more than 2-3 minutes because I ignore them and walk away so she doesn't have an audience. After she was finished she came over to me, pulled her dress up over her head and said "up." I can only guess she wanted the dress off. Instead I asked if she wanted to go bye bye and she shook her head yes and then brought me one of my shoes and one of hers.
She has learned so much over the past year. She can understand us if we ask her to get the ball, her shoes, or her cup. She knows it's diaper time and most days will lay down for you (or some days take off running). She can help take her clothes off when it's bath time and is learning to rub soap on her tummy. She loves to help with laundry and her favorite buddy is our dog Kody. Maelynn now tries to ride her like a little horse and loves to give and receive kisses from her. She even tries to share her sippy cup with Kody, whether the dog likes it or not.
Maelynn's vocabulary is growing each day. Her newest thing is "Uh Oh" and "Ooh ooh ah ah" like a monkey. We are currently working on the word "please" since she is now saying "thank you" for everything.
Yesterday she took interest in a snail and thought it funny to watch it shrink every time she touched it. She also kept tasting a leaf and every time she tasted it would make a funny face until she decided to throw it. Every morning she helps Daddy take Kody out for a walk. I was in the room making the bed up while Maelynn was messing around with the pillows on the ground and out she pulls a pine cone! A little treasure she found on her walk and proceeded to hide for safe keeping.
Mother Nature has decided to bless little Maelynn this morning with a very tender set of gums. How appropriate that today she is cutting her bottom one year molars. It is a nice confirmation to me that she is right on track; however for Maelynn is a tough part of growing up.
Thank you Lord for allowing us this time with your precious gifts. We are so very thankful to be able to watch these amazing angels grow up.
Maelynn's birthday dinner was at The Old Spaghetti Factory. Madisyn picked it and insisted it was Maelynn's favorite. We all know it's actually Madisyn's favorite restaurant though. LOL. Maelynn was even sung to and yes.......I cried.
Maelynn's birthday was nice. She was so beautiful in her pink dress and she was a total angel the entire day. She hammed it up and was affectionate with everyone while showing off her adorable dimples. Maelynn enjoyed playing with her monkey cake but preferred eating a cupcake more. She also had no interest in opening her gifts and was more interested in opening the Gerber Graduate snacks she received as gifts.
Thank you to everyone who celebrated Maelynn's special day.
Update on Madilynn: My OB appointment went well yesterday. I weighed in at 137. So far a 22 pound weight gain. Blood pressure was 106/63; surprising to me with how much stress this move has been causing. Baby is doing well and I'm measuring right on track. I will be 27 weeks this Wednesday and it's just flying by! Most days I forget I'm pregnant because I'm so busy. That is until I'm laying down for the night and then Madilynn goes crazy, clamoring for attention and kicking me pretty hard. Unfortunately I have had little time to dote on this pregnancy. There was a lot of belly rubbing and talking to Madisyn and Maelynn while pregnant but this time around we're really just more excited to have Madilynn here with us so we can get into the new groove of a family of five! WOW!
