A new discovery

Yesterday Margaret learned how to flush the toilet. Daddy told me about the new milestone. :) Luckily she is too little to reach the handle on her own!

Reading is Fundamental

Joanna provided the photo and the title and all I did was share it. Awesome!

Mama!

Amidst much babbling, Margaret did say "mama" several times last night while looking at me!

9 Month Stats

Height: 27 1/4 inches -- 40th percentile
Weight: 16 pounds, 5 ounces -- 10th percentile
Head: 17 1/2 inches -- 50th percentile (aka ideal)

She is down on her weight and so although we are not going to force feed her we are all going to try to offer her more food, and specifically 3 real meals a day plus milk and snacks.

Meg is Moving Fast

Last night Julian sat on the floor with me and we let Margaret take a few steps between us. She was definitely loving it. Julian got up and let Mark help me for a bit and she kept going! She got up to about 2 steps at a time. She was also doing better at balancing before she started walking. And when she got tired she would balance and then squat down and sit on the floor. She was laughing and smiling and just generally loving life. It was wonderful!

Margaret is on the move!

Last night, on her 9 month birthday, Margaret stood by herself, and then lifted up one foot and took one tiny baby step forward! And then she fell. But she still took one tiny little step (towards me) and that delights me! When she stands by herself and balances for a moment she gets very excited and laughs and laughs.

She is also VERY fast at her scooting/crawling. And she can make it up the 2 steps from the living room to the kitchen. And after she gets up the two steps she turns around and gives me a giant grin. She is so proud of herself!

She is pulling up all the time on everything! She's cruising around. She's sitting down. She's not letting anything stop her!

9 Month Meg!

Here is Margaret having fun at MyGym! This is also a picture of her AFTER I cut her bangs. :)

Cheers Baby

When Shawn went to Boston she got Margaret this little onesie. On the front it has the Cheers logo, in pink, with the word "baby" underneath. On the back it says "I don't even know my name." It is pretty difficult to get a picture of the back of Margaret since she is a little poser like her brother, but I did manage to get this picture to photo document Shawn's gift. Thanks Shawn!

Meg at the Wedding

Hanging out after the rehersal.

With her Grandad at the wedding reception. Margaret spent a lot of time with Grandad and his brother's at the wedding.

Dress from Judy

Thanks to Mom's friend Judy for the beautiful dress for Margaret. Turns out purple was THE color of choice for the wedding. The groom's mother, the bride's mother, the bride's step mother, and Margaret's mother were all in purple!

More MyGym

Here is Margaret at MyGym. She's wearing the little pink onesie from Mary. And you can just barely see her brown velvet pants with the pink and brown polka dot trim. What a happy girl!