Mallory is trying so hard to stand up and to crawl. Just this past week she started to pull herself over her feet from a sitting position to being on her tummy. She tries to kick a little but ends up scooting backwards and then rolls over to her back. And she will try to pull herself up on anything she can get her hands on – a bucket of toys, her parents, and – when he is close enough – the dog. Here is a video of her trying oh so hard to get to her feet, while a …
Year: 2007
Sign her up!
We have had a busy week; Rick was gone for a work trip so MC & I held down the fort. She was pretty good all week – and had a couple of firsts.
One is clapping — she has done this before but always with a toy in her hand so I always thought she was just trying to transfer the toy from one hand to the other and kept missing. But Thursday night she full on was clapping. She doesn’t move her left arm though, it stays pinned to her side, and she has to keep checking her alignment, …
Visit with Aunt Molly & Amanda
Mal-Star & I headed west Saturday to visit Mol-Star & Manda-Star for a wonderful brunch prepared by Molly’s folks. We had a great time just spending time with good friends – we did a little swimming, a little sunning, and a lot of chatting. Mallory was adorable as usual, she sat and played by herself for a bit so that we could eat. When it was her turn, she actually got some waffles and bananas and egg yolks. (It is so fun giving her “real” food – it will make life so much easier when I don’t have to pack cereal …
Swim Mama!!
Mallory is no longer a lake virgin, we had her in the lake and she LOVED it. I was afraid it was going to be a little chilly but she took right to it, like a fish to water. We stayed where it was shallow enough for her to stand up (with my help) ~ she just bounced and danced and probably would have stayed there all night if not for my back getting sore!! Rick was throwing the ball for Cooper so we had that entertainment swimming by as well.
I told Rick that next summer we’ll be dealing with …
King Cooper and Princess Mallory
Rough life for King Cooper & Princess Mallory of Portage, eh?
Friends
I got scolded today because it has been 6 days since the last entry on Mallory’s blog. Oopsie.
Anyway, we had a nice Memorial Day weekend. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t super great for us to enjoy the outdoors all weekend but it got decent enough to be able to spend some nice quality time with family & friends. Here is Mallory & her friend Alli enjoying the shade in the 50 SPF baby tent, sharing toys. So cute!
Nothing too fancy to report from Mallory’s end. She still loves to stand up holding on to whatever, and has even tried to pull herself …
It's gotta be the cheeks
I have said all along that Mallory looks just like her dad – she has his dark eyes and his perfectly round head, but looking back at baby pictures, maybe she looks a little like me? Here are pics of Rick, Mallory & me. You be the judge.
Boat Trip
Mallory went on her second ever boat trip tonight! She started to really get into watching the water float by and we had our first boat cruise diaper change (which is pretty tough on a rocking boat). Can’t wait for more fun boat days!
I will say this – – boating with a 6.5 mo old is not as relaxing as it is without a baby, that’s for sure.
Fun Art
I had a plan (maybe a dumb-new mom mistake-mess making plan?) to make some belated Mother’s Day art for Mallory’s grandmas. After seeing that she did a handprint at school for my Mother’s Day gift, I thought it would be fun to try it at home. I picked up some washable fingerpaints and stripped Mallory down to her diaper. As you can see from the picture, she is apparently a lefty (which will make #10 happy). Other good news is that the label on the fingerpaints didn’t lie – it was very easy to clean up. Phew.
Another weekend of Michigan …
Good Sharer
This kid cracks me up. Mallory’s new thing (well one of a few new things) is that she wants me to have her pacifier. She will pick it up and shove it in my mouth. And then start laughing. Remove pacifier and repeat. Over and over.
Another newish thing – if she’s sitting on the floor near me, she lunges and grabs at me until she can start crawling up me. I have mixed emotions about the day she will run and collapse into my arms because I am the only one she wants (the mixed emotions part comes in because …