I hate to admit it, but my kid might be bad luck for the Wolverines. She went to the Rose Bowl, and UM lost. Went to Appalachain State game, UM lost. And then she went to the Oregon game last weekend – she lasted the whole game and I was proud that we stayed until the end, even though we lost again (after the game, Mike Hart said: “I think the fans who stayed until the end of the game and weren’t booing, those are the real Michigan fans and the fans I care about.”)
So, she may be bad luck, …
Category: Mallory
Mobile Mallory, the sequel
She is walking. Well, walking between her mom & dad who are crazily cheering her along, but she is taking steps. This is so exciting yet so frightening!! I don’t know if it actually qualifies as her “walking” but I’m putting September 9 down in the baby book :-)
Stinker
Mallory helped me do a little redecorating yesterday. To be honest, I’m a little suprised I was able to keep those pictures on the window sill for this long.
she is looking to see that all of the pictures are down…
and then tries to put them back!
Ten
The pumpkin is 10 months old this week. One of my friends is pregnant with twins and asked me what the hardest part is, do I miss the days of it just being Rick, Cooper & me, and when does it finally become real that you’re having a baby.
I told her the hardest part was in the beginning, not having any fricking clue what the problem is when she was crying. Is it because she’s tired/hungry/wet/gassy/colicky? I also have a hard time being the primary caregiver due to Rick’s work schedule; I think getting married later and being an older …
A couple of pictures
I am a little late posting these pictures of Mallory’s first date with Kyle from last week. Kyle is 13-mos old and a total charmer. He & Mallory enjoyed appetizers of blueberries & goldfish, and a main dish of chicken pasta. They were so cute at dinner :-) These pictures are after they did a little post-dinner shopping.
And here are some pictures from the pre- & postgame tailgate on Saturday:
With daddy on his pre-game golfcart (I must point out that this child loves any steering wheel she can get her hands on!)
Trying to get Miss Mallory asleep…somewhere in …
"How was your weekend?"
Really? People are *really* asking me this question? Are you kidding me? Michigan lost to a division 2 school and people really think I had a good weekend?
I don’t normally care about the outcomes of the game – I enjoy the atmosphere, the band and spending time with my friends tailgating and a win on Saturday afternoons in the fall is icing on the cake. Of course I want Michigan to win every game but this loss hurts more than any other that I can remember. Yes, even more than losing to OSU the day after Bo died last fall. …
Fire up! It's Saturday!
First football game this afternoon!! The car is all packed, jello shots are ready and now I’m just waiting for Mallory to wake up.
I woke up extra early so that I wouldn’t forget anything so since I have a few minutes (I think) before MC wakes up, I’ll share some of Mallory’s latest tricks: She is getting BEYOND independent. If I’m walking with her holding her little hands in my fingers and I try to change her direction towards where I want her to go, she shrieks in protest and sits down. And she is obsessed with having her sippy cup …
Boat Girls
Rick & I had a rare date night last night and we joined some friends for dinner in Dexter. Cheri & I enjoyed two-too-many Cosmoplitans but we had a really fun time. Cheri’s husband works with Rick and they live out our way – we are all counting the days that their Mallory can babysit our Mallory so it will be easier for us all to go out!
Here are some pictures from what was probably our last afternoon boat cruise of the summer. We had an absolutely beautiful Sunday afternoon so we took full advantage! What a difference two years …
A Bulldozer AND a Bully?
Picked Mallory up from school today – she was in the front row of the quad stroller by herself and her friend Allison was in the back row all by herself. Mallory is usually on her own in the front row but I’ve never thought anything about it but today I asked the daycare lady if she always sits by herself. The daycare lady said she has to put Mallory by herself in the front because she pulls hair. I am HORRIFIED!
Gotta go do some research on how to stop this behavior. Yikes.
Time to post
Looking at my August posting history, I have been pretty consistent with a Monday-Thursday posting pattern. But last night Mallory & I ventured into Ann Arbor for Rick’s hockey game so I missed my normal posting night. I should have had my camera with me at Rick’s game because the picture of Mallory belly up to boards, banging on the glass whenever anyone skated by, was priceless. Rick even scored a goal (not a common occurrence) and after some prompting from me, Mallory clapped for dad’s goal. It was so cute.
Not much to report this week, but I wish I …