Maelee was certainly
on the move in her 19th month as our little girl has become quite the busy body (hmm, I wonder where she could get that from...), and of course, we have the pictures to
prove it. Even though it is quite a task to get her to stay still for any period of
time! Only her beloved books and the lap of a loved one seem to keep
her in one place for longer than a few minutes, or her new found interest in YouTube, thanks to the Twinkle Twinkle and ABC song from Nana & Pop-Pop's ipad...
There were even a few "firsts" this month, in terms of movement, too! She started to climb the stairs at the playground and go down the slide all on her own and I think was more than ready to do so without mommy's help. Her little gym class that we've been going to may have had a hand in her new found physical feats as she's much more into climbing and tumbling now than before. Watch out!
Other fun developments from November include learning colors and counting! The counting is hysterical. At first, she regularly skipped four, now she'll alternate from going from 1 through the mid-teens, to getting all the way up to 20 with only about half being recognizable numbers. It's pretty cute, though.
And our absolute favorite is her singing. She loves to belt out Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and the ABC song and is desperately working on the Taxi Taxi song from our music class (yes, she's a city girl!) and B-I-N-G-O. One of these days, we'll get a video up of it.
There were even a few "firsts" this month, in terms of movement, too! She started to climb the stairs at the playground and go down the slide all on her own and I think was more than ready to do so without mommy's help. Her little gym class that we've been going to may have had a hand in her new found physical feats as she's much more into climbing and tumbling now than before. Watch out!
Other fun developments from November include learning colors and counting! The counting is hysterical. At first, she regularly skipped four, now she'll alternate from going from 1 through the mid-teens, to getting all the way up to 20 with only about half being recognizable numbers. It's pretty cute, though.
And our absolute favorite is her singing. She loves to belt out Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and the ABC song and is desperately working on the Taxi Taxi song from our music class (yes, she's a city girl!) and B-I-N-G-O. One of these days, we'll get a video up of it.
The highlight from the month though was our almost 2 week long visit to VA to help out after Nana's surgery and our Thanksgiving in DE. Maelee loves the attention from her Nana & Pop-Pop! She particularly enjoyed sitting on the couch next to Nana pointing out different objects from her big crayon books and watching the music videos, of course; and she loved tumbling around on the big bed next to Pop-Pop and watching the airplanes with him from their roof. Oh, and for some reason, running up and down the hallways of their condominium building is just the most fun thing E V E R!
During our visit, we also had the very special treat of seeing more dear family over Thanksgiving, spent in DE. While Maelee still gives Too-Dad the raised eyebrow, our visits with him & Mary Catherine (aka "Nart"), along with everyone else, are very treasured times for us. And there was the added bonus of seeing cousin Caleb (Becky's cousin, Niel, and his wife, Kristin's son), who is only 4 1/2 months older. They are quite the pair. Still not exactly at the stage of playing together, but the shots we have of the two of them by each other are too cute. Just scroll to the bottom for those!
But first, here's a sampling of Maelee on the move in November, starting in NY:
During our visit, we also had the very special treat of seeing more dear family over Thanksgiving, spent in DE. While Maelee still gives Too-Dad the raised eyebrow, our visits with him & Mary Catherine (aka "Nart"), along with everyone else, are very treasured times for us. And there was the added bonus of seeing cousin Caleb (Becky's cousin, Niel, and his wife, Kristin's son), who is only 4 1/2 months older. They are quite the pair. Still not exactly at the stage of playing together, but the shots we have of the two of them by each other are too cute. Just scroll to the bottom for those!
But first, here's a sampling of Maelee on the move in November, starting in NY:
Our little dancer
Climbing into her bin of stuffed animals
Enjoying one of our favorite neighborhood playgrounds, Ruppert Park:
And time with daddy in the City's playground, Central Park:
In VA:
Fun with Nana at a girl's lunch :)
Fun with Pop-Pop
With her stroller
And walking Gracie :)
And here's a slideshow of more pics from November in NYC and VA:
Onto a very special Thanksgiving Day!
SO thankful to be able to spend it with our Too-daddy!!!
Quite the feast!!!
(but sadly, yes, Maelee's favorite was string cheese... sigh)
Fun with Caleb!
Pretty much identical expressions :)
And I LOVE these piano shots...
Especially this last one- look at those profiles! Can you tell they're related? :)
Slideshow of more Thanksgiving pics:
And finally, enjoying the tree at the National Harbor after hearing my Uncle Bill's choral group perform (to which Maelee had her own little dance party):
We're excited to celebrate the season of our Savior's birth for the second time with our little girl. Early wishes for a very merry Christmas time to all!!!
