Having a snack in the shade.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Busting summer wide open…
It’s been about a week and a half since Molly turned 13 months old and I am finally finding a few minutes to do a round up of what’s been happening in our world! The days are flying by and we continue to bust open every day of summer at a feverish pace. We spend every moment we can outside and have been spending lots of time at the beach. We have also been doing some gardening and my flower gardens are now starting to resemble something other than a weed festival. Molly is a great help with her own shovel and bucket and she has taken on a new hobby of playing with the garden hose. At the end of the day she is soaking wet and covered in mud…and loving every minute of it.
No new teeth to report. We’re still holding at 12. We have had a bit of a dip in the weight department, with Molly now clocking in at 17.8 pounds (down from 19.4). I did weigh her again two days later and she was 18.2…who knows?!?! This puts her in the 1st percentile for weight, meaning 99% of babies her age are bigger than her and 1% are smaller. Perhaps we can send out a worldwide invitation for that infamous 1% and we can have a party. Just a thought.
Molly continues to love jibber jabbing and has stepped up her walking to running. Sometimes her feet go to fast for her body and she takes a tumble. I have been saying “bing, bang, boom” when this happens and the other day she fell down and she turned and looked at me and said “bing, bing, bing.” This made me laugh out loud.
Molly continues to love balls and playing with other kids. She spends a lot of time with her cousins Lindsay and Emily and when I ask her if she wants to go visit either of them, she goes and gets her hat and heads to the door. It is quite incredible how she understands almost everything I say these days. I can ask her to do something, like get me her dolly, and she quickly motors over and picks her up and takes her over to me. Astonishing really how such a little person can know what I am talking about…what happened to my little baby?!?!?
A new fascination has emerged over the last few weeks. Molly absolutely loves belly buttons….hers, mine, Emily’s, stranger’s. I especially find it amusing when she gets herself into a contortion trying to poke at her own belly button.
This week we are going to Upper Clements Park, which is an amusement and wildlife park, just about 1.5 hours from here. We are going with Auntie Julie, Lindsay, Auntie Karen and Emily and we are going to spend the night in a cottage. Should be fun. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we will get a few hours sleep with all those wound up kids in one cottage.
I am pleased to report that Molly is now sleeping in her crib. Some may chuckle because this is probably the age when one should be transitioning their child to a toddler bed and I am just getting Molly into her crib. Whatever. Molly slept in our bed for her entire first year, except for about three months (age three to six months) when she slept in a bassinette. She now sleeps in her crib and I can honestly say that I miss her. I enjoyed every single second that she snuggled up next to me in bed. Let’s just say that she doesn’t have to fuss too much before I snatch her up and bring her in bed with me. She does sleep great though…lately she’s been going to bed between 8:30 and 9:30 and sleeping till 8:15 am. I feel like a giddy schoolgirl when I roll over and the clock says after 8 am!!!
Well I think that’s all for now. Molly and I will be doing some travelling in the next few weeks (Halifax, Cape Breton, etc.) and I am sure there will be lots of pictures taken on our adventures. Stay tuned.
Chow for now…
Alayne and Molly
No new teeth to report. We’re still holding at 12. We have had a bit of a dip in the weight department, with Molly now clocking in at 17.8 pounds (down from 19.4). I did weigh her again two days later and she was 18.2…who knows?!?! This puts her in the 1st percentile for weight, meaning 99% of babies her age are bigger than her and 1% are smaller. Perhaps we can send out a worldwide invitation for that infamous 1% and we can have a party. Just a thought.
Molly continues to love jibber jabbing and has stepped up her walking to running. Sometimes her feet go to fast for her body and she takes a tumble. I have been saying “bing, bang, boom” when this happens and the other day she fell down and she turned and looked at me and said “bing, bing, bing.” This made me laugh out loud.
Molly continues to love balls and playing with other kids. She spends a lot of time with her cousins Lindsay and Emily and when I ask her if she wants to go visit either of them, she goes and gets her hat and heads to the door. It is quite incredible how she understands almost everything I say these days. I can ask her to do something, like get me her dolly, and she quickly motors over and picks her up and takes her over to me. Astonishing really how such a little person can know what I am talking about…what happened to my little baby?!?!?
A new fascination has emerged over the last few weeks. Molly absolutely loves belly buttons….hers, mine, Emily’s, stranger’s. I especially find it amusing when she gets herself into a contortion trying to poke at her own belly button.
This week we are going to Upper Clements Park, which is an amusement and wildlife park, just about 1.5 hours from here. We are going with Auntie Julie, Lindsay, Auntie Karen and Emily and we are going to spend the night in a cottage. Should be fun. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we will get a few hours sleep with all those wound up kids in one cottage.
I am pleased to report that Molly is now sleeping in her crib. Some may chuckle because this is probably the age when one should be transitioning their child to a toddler bed and I am just getting Molly into her crib. Whatever. Molly slept in our bed for her entire first year, except for about three months (age three to six months) when she slept in a bassinette. She now sleeps in her crib and I can honestly say that I miss her. I enjoyed every single second that she snuggled up next to me in bed. Let’s just say that she doesn’t have to fuss too much before I snatch her up and bring her in bed with me. She does sleep great though…lately she’s been going to bed between 8:30 and 9:30 and sleeping till 8:15 am. I feel like a giddy schoolgirl when I roll over and the clock says after 8 am!!!
Well I think that’s all for now. Molly and I will be doing some travelling in the next few weeks (Halifax, Cape Breton, etc.) and I am sure there will be lots of pictures taken on our adventures. Stay tuned.
Chow for now…
Alayne and Molly
