We get this a lot. When Mallory was little-little I thought she was ALL Rick – the round face, dark eyes. Then I think she went through a phase where she looked like me – since her cheeks were getting Sammie-sized. And we get some random “she looks just like your dad (ie – my dad, Mallory’s grandpa)!” comments, which are interesting…must be the lack of hair and big tummy? Just kidding grandpa…
But seriously – looking back at our baby pictures, I think I see more of me in her now than Rick. She still has Rick’s eyes but the …
Category: Mallory
Spring Cleaning
I had a relaxing family-free sick day today; Rick & Mallory got home late this afternoon after hanging out at the softball game. When they got home, Rick wanted to do some spring cleaning in the yard and I begged him to keep Mallory with him. I was feeling a little better at this point but not well enough to listen to “mamamamamama” and “upupupupupupupupup” non-stop. But I was feeling well enough to try to do a little cleaning inside ~ when I was putting clothes away in Mallory’s room, this is what I saw outside her window:
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Look at the bright side
My sweet baby is sick. She threw up today for the first & second time in her short 16.9 mos of life. This is mildly irritating for a few reasons: 1) I’m missing our big monthly mandatory staff meeting at work for the second month in a row; 2) I have used a lot of sick time in one four-week period; and 3 ) we are supposed to go to the Wings-Blue Jackets game tonight.
But the bright sides are these: 1) I’m missing our big monthly mandatory staff meeting at work for the second month in a row; 2) I …
My mom knows French!!
Today is my birthday…
I love having my birthday on April Fool’s day…it seems like I get the most random birthday emails from the most random people…usually along the lines of “how could I forget your birthday…it’s the day of fools!”, etc, etc.
We went to dinner last night at Outback (fancy, schmancy) since we weren’t going to have time to go to a nice dinner tonight because of Rick’s insane work schedule. We usually try to take advantage of the “buy one, get one free on your birthday” meals at the fancy restaurants downtown, or at least hit the ones that …
Wow…three posts in one day
I know I’ve posted a similar picture, but these pictures have corresponding video. Mallory tossed her big Easter ball into the bathtub and went in headfirst to try to get it out:
And here is the best part…watch her head when I ask her if she needs help:
Big shoes
Mallory is obsessed with shoes. I think most kids go through this phase so it’s nothing unique to our pumpkin-head but I still find it hysterical to see her constantly want to put shoes on, especially when they are her little flip-flops that we need to jam over her fat little feet and only stay on for about three steps before she steps out of them. So I guess she thought she’d try a bigger pair of flip-flops:
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We had an incident on the escalator at my work yesterday in her old pedipeds and they got a little chewed …
Steal from the rich…give to the poor
Punky-Poo-Loo has a new nickname: Robin Hood. She will go into the coin jar in our closet, grab as many coins as she can (somehow it ends up being mostly quarters?) and will then go down to her room to put the coins in her piggy bank. She probably “makes” about a dollar a day. Smart girl.
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Ok – I love snow. Really, I really do. But for crying out loud – can it stop? We are supposed to get 1-4 inches tonight. I am done-done-done with the snow.
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I big-fat-puffy-heart it when my kid goes …
March 26, 2008
Notice Mallory’s boo-boo from her wipe-out in Gigi’s driveway on Easter. Poor kid has more scars…
Kisses & hugs for dad & mom
Knuckles – Biggie taught Mallory how to “punch it out”. She is now completely obsessed with giving knuckles to everyone – including the dog.
And a final funny picture:
MORE-PLEASE-EAT
Last night after we cleaned up after dinner, I cut myself a piece of Turtle Pie (leftover dessert from Easter dinner). I asked Mallory if she wanted some…we got her into her booster and she started pointing & grunting. I told her to use her words and tell mama what she wanted.
In rapid fire succession she signed “MORE-PLEASE-EAT”.
‘Atta girl.
Proof
Just in case anyone doubted that Mallory was on TV this week…here she is over Hitchcock’s right shoulder. :-)