So, onto this past month's happenings!!! Working backwards, I'll start off with the big 12 Month Photo Shoot since we only got a few quick snapshots of those in the previous posts. Of course, we had to continue with the ladybug theme for this one (although, that's probably gonna be it with ladybug photo shoots for a while!), so we put our little bug in this specially made tutu by a friend's sister:
The apple was the only thing that got her to stay still- ha! We also got these adorable bloomers monogrammed and had to take some shots in that:
And here's a slideshow of more shots from the 12th Month Photo Shoot:
Opening the Easter basket and playing with the little chicky, courtesy of Nana & Pop-Pop
Celebrating Teegan's 1st Birthday!
Celebrating Giovanna's 1st Birthday (in the cute, purple skirt in the background) with Blake
(Playing pretend "telephone")
Enjoying a wonderful Mother's Day brunch
Having a "ball" with daddy and his new present!
Sporting another onesie from Japan, courtesy of Uncle Dan!
Another sweet shot of the daddy/daughter duo!
And some more pics from the 13th Month in this slideshow:
Aside from lots of fun shindigs, one of the biggest happenings of this past month was Maelee's ever expanding "chatter." In addition to her favorites of apple, clock, Nana & Pop-Pop (which she almost always says together and says almost all the time!), Dada & Mama (even though "mama" trails the other three miserably... sigh), up, and kitty, she added cheese, hi, eye (there is a difference!), baby, beep-beep (what a car does, of course!), car, and ball. Some of them "only a mother" could decipher (kitty and cheese), or know the difference (Pop-Pop, baby, and beep-beep could confuse many a bystander!). :) It's adorable, though, and we love watching her try new words!
Just days after her 1st birthday, we also discovered that she was starting to make animal sounds and point to different features on her face. Apparently she was actually taking some things in with the dozens of books she hands us to read to her each day! (I promise we have not been trying to "quiz" her, or even teach her, on this!!!) My mom first noticed her pointing to her mouth when reading a "Where's baby's belly button?" book, and after picking her up from the church nursery one morning, we were told she was "roaring" like a tiger. It's too cute. (Admittedly, after we discovered these cute, little abilities, we did show her where other features were and the sounds that other animals make. Just being honest!) She gets so giddy with it- too adorable!
She is still as delicate as ever with her cruising and as soon as she realizes she's standing on her own, she quickly sits back down or grabs something to hold. She sure gets around though and has turned into quite the speed-crawler, and quite the busy body. Diaper changes are near impossible anymore...
Maelee will almost be 13 1/2 by the time I've gotten around to this post, so I'll save the more recent "cruising" breakthroughs for the 14th month post, but, no, she has not taken those first steps yet! She just may be like her mommy... (who didn't walk until 15 months old!)
It's been another fun month. We're looking forward to summertime in the city with a one year old!
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