Just some stuff I need to get on paper before I forget.
Mals & I were walking Cooper down the street the other day and came upon a family of geese. Mallory thinks all flying animals are ducks so I asked her if she saw the mama duck…”MAMA GUCK!”. Do you see a daddy duck? “GAGA GUCK!!”. Do you see a baby duck? “BABY GUCK!!!”
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Juice is a new word. So is boot – which means foot, boat or book.
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My photography class is going OK. All I want to know is how to take professional looking …
Year: 2008
The Olden Days
Beautiful summer days like today make me miss my olden days car, circa 2000…
Report Card
How happy was I to get this daily report from Mallory’s daycare Friday? See what it says in the lower right corner?
Apparently the daycare lady was holding the baby and Mallory held the bottle for the little boy while he ate. I am so glad she is over her hair-pulling and hitting stage. :-) The daycare ladies say Mallory LOVES to help with the babies in the infant room. She will go give the babies their blankies and pacifiers, and will push the swing or the bouncy-seat to help soothe the babies.
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Mallory graduates from the infant room next …
Report Card
How happy was I to get this daily report from Mallory’s daycare Friday? See what it says in the lower right corner?
It's Cousin Time
We got to babysit Mallory’s cousin Liam today and overnight. He is 13 mos old and a total sweetheart. Mallory is soooooo not a fan of sharing, especially me. Whenever I was paying attention to Liam or holding him, she turned into a clingy, whiny mess. Oy. But I learned that if I asked for her help with Liam (changing his diaper, getting him in his jammies, etc), she turned off the whinies and was willing to help. That was pretty sweet.
After dinner tonight we went for a boat ride and Liam was trying to launch himself over the …
This is my life
I had to laugh yesterday. I was sitting in the backyard watching my daughter & my dog and realized that this is my life and it’s pretty funny. My kid was playing with her new Little Tykes car and the dog was trying his damndest to get a tennis ball out from under the deck. He turns his head & shoulders sideways and starts trying to sneak under the stairs. He never gets the ball but he does end up with a lot of cobwebs and dirt all over himself.
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My friend picked up the car for Mallory at …
Ma-noh-ney & Boat trips
I’ve been feeling bad that Mallory is such a hard name to say and was worried it would take her 5 years to be able to say it. But this morning we asked her to say “Mallory” and she said “Ma-noh-NEY”!!!
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Seems I can’t remember to bring my camera on the first boat trips of the year. Last year & this year I only have pictures from our second boat trips of the year.
What a difference a year makes!!
Last year:
This year:
And I’ll say boating with a 6.5 mo old is easier than boating with an 18.5 mo old.
Just some …
Baby Beet
New words this week:
Beet . As in “baby beet”, while holding a baby doll upside down.
What? You don’t know Mallorian? “Beet” is Mallorian for “feet”.
And “nilk” is “milk”, doncha know?
Checking
Mallory tried to go shopping this week.
R & I will have to remember that giving our daughter the checkbook and a pen will keep her quiet in a chair for about 15 minutes. That’s good stuff. Especially since my checks are free…that is cheaper than buying a coloring book!
Silly videos
Here is Mallory talking about dreams (we call them “movies in your eyes”):
EVERY SINGLE TIME we ask her about her “movies in her eyes”, she makes that funny face like she really is trying to go back and see what she dreamed about.
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And the beginning and end of this video, when she is blinking all funny – I was winking at her and she was trying to do it too. Hysterical.