.....and taking her darling time to walk!
Meghan Reese is 16 months old and is still such a happy little baby girl. She just goes with the flow all the time and is constantly being taken along everywhere her brother and sister has to go. Which of course probably has something to do with not walking yet. Unfortunately we are always on the go and when we aren't there isn't a lot of down time practicing to walk. We run in the door from the gym swap, playgroup, school and dance and then its time for a nap and then it's up from the nap and run to get Connor off the bus and then stuck in a wagon or stroller while the kids play outside. I finally just gave up that she can't be stuck in there forever and now just let her crawl around in the driveway and let her do what she wants. She loves to play with the stroller and the tricycle and tries to pick up stones, rocks, and flowers too.
Meghan did finally take 3 steps on her own but that was on March 8th and now we are on March 16th and she hasn't tried it again. She balances herself very well and can push the car or walker ride to go toy all over the house. Meghan still loves to eat, she loves baby dolls, and still loves hiding in small spaces. She is a great sleeper and loves her baths at night too. Meghan still sucks her thumb but mostly only at night or in the car. Meghan has learned how to feed her self and drives me crazy with the mess that it creates. She loves ice cream and Pop Pop spoils her once a week with Carvel and she goes to town with her own ice cream cup and spoon.
Our great wagon rides to the bus stop with her big sister. Mara often gets out and pushes Meggie around while we are waiting for Connor. She laughs so hard at whatever it is Mara is doing. She loves her big sister so much. One of her favorite things to do is to wrestle on the ground with Mara and be tickled.
Meggie eating french fries at the park. She loves snacking on just about anything. Her favorites are baby goldfish and grapes.
Usually when Meg wakes up from her nap I let her play a bit in her crib before we get her out because 9 out of 10 times she likes to do her duties after her nap(hope you know what I mean) and she likes her privacy. I was watching her throuh the monitor and she was reading her first book and turning the pages all by her self. I could hear her talking about the pages and saying, "hi, baby" "bye baby" as she turned the pages to her first board book. She is starting to say a lot more words and loves to wave hi and bye to everybody with a great big smile.
She absolutely loves, loves, loves every baby doll and carries them everywhere we go. She gives them great big hugs and kisses and loves to snuggle her "Violet" teddy bear at night in her crib. I am so happy we have the video monitor because these sweet moments would sure be missed without it. For some reason she loves to play pretend when she is all alone in her crib.
Having a great time on the swings with her baby doll. We say "weee, there goes Meggie and baby" and if Connor is with us we sing his new favorite song that he picked up at school a few weeks ago that brings back so many memories of my days on the playground too. "Meggie and baby sitting in a tree, Kissng(we had to teach him how to spell kissing the right way and now he knows it is kissing)...ing, first comes love, then comes" He thinks it is so funny. He said all the kids say it with who your best friend is and when I said it with me and Don's name he thought it was even funnier and then asked a million questions about why I married Daddy and why we kiss and sleep in the same room and who is he going to marry and can he marry Mara and who is he going to live with when he grows up and the questions just kept going but he sure does love to sing his new song.When him and Mara laugh at the song together, Meggie jumps right in and starts cracking up too.
Meghan is out of her wagon and stroller, Horray, and why haven't I been aloowed to explore before, because this is so much fun.
Meghan was at a playdate today with Mara at Courtneys's and was obsessed with this necklace. She will defintiely be the super girly girl and I can only assume that she will be ten times more into dress up and princesses than Mara ever was. Happy 16 month birtday Meggie. Mommy, Daddy, Connor and Mara love you to pieces and can't get enough of your hugs and kisses and that super big tummy of yours.
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