Meg's Fancy Alaskan Slippers

Dave Luer sent Margaret some fantastic slippers from Alaska. I finally got a few photos of her wearing them. I think she liked them. They are warm, soft, and fancy!

Margaret's skirt rode up a little yesterday when she was playing... :) And I totally love that her tights have little ballerina shoes woven into the fabric. My little princess!

My Little Ladybug Girl

Here Margaret shows off her ladybug dress and black and red striped tights...

And I guess it must have worn her out since she fell asleep on the way to NannyJo's house! She's also showing off the new scottie dog jacket Granny got for her when we visited Lynchburg.

Pinwheel Sweater

I saw this pattern and loved it. I had Mark pick out the yarn colors. The sweater is made as a circle, starting in the middle. The arms are placed so that the sweater can be worn with the arms near the top of the sweater, for a toddler, or with the arms near the bottom of the sweater for a smaller baby. The longer part of the sweater then becomes a shawl collar.

This is the pinwheel sweater in toddler mode -- very long.

This is Margaret, trying out a fashion model pose while wearing the sweater in toddler mode.

And this is the sweater in baby mode.

I finished the sweater, except for sewing in the ends, many months ago. But it took until a couple of weeks ago for me to actually take the time to sew in the ends and make the sweater wearable!

Happy Meg is Happy

Thanks to Granny and Grandpa for the dress. Thanks to Jen and Princess Sophia for the tights. And thanks to NannyJo for the picture!

1 Year Check Up

17 pounds 14 ounces put her back on the charts at 10th percentile for weight. A good gain over the 11 month weigh in! So is also now cleared to start drinking whole milk. She can continue her high fat diet and should be feeding herself everything she wants to eat. I think I'm going to continue to feed her the yogurt and oatmeal, in the interests of the laundry...

She's also up 2.5 inches to 29.75 inches long and her head circumference is still perfect at the 50th percentile.

Yay Margaret!

Happy Birthday Meggie!

Margaret got to go to MyGym on her birthday. Lucky baby girl! Initially she does not look so sure... Perhaps she is wondering where her special car is and why everyone is not focused around her. If only every day could be like your birthday party at MyGym!

Singing and Dancing to Barry Manilow's Mandy

What? It's my birthday? How can this be?