Maureen Markelz (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} momarkelz) wrote,@ 2008-06-27 22:20:00 |
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A Year Already
The Goose's birthday has come to an end, and I think it's safe to say she had a grand time. We had a little early birthday celebration in Chicago with the McNulty clan on Saturday. Then we had a few friends over here in Boston on her actual birthday as well. She tackled both cakes with might, but seemed pretty oblivious to the whole gift-opening deal. She sure likes the toys once they are opened, though.
She's THIS CLOSE to walking - can walk when you are holding only one hand, and makes attempts to go solo throughout the day. Her favorite things to do are tackling people - mainly her sister, singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider", and dancing feverishly to the theme song of any TV show that comes on. (Her favorites being the opening tracks to "The Little Einsteins" and "Go Diego Go". All around, she's just SO HAPPY which makes her wonderful to be around every day.
Hannah is a riot these days. Her language skills are going through the roof, and she surprises us with phrases that do not sound like they come from a three year old. Yesterday, when I cut her peanut butter sandwich in a manner that was unsatisfactory, she said, "Look, mama. This is open, and this is folded. I don't want it folded. So you just think about that." I'm not even kidding. But with the reprimands come moments of over-the-top cuteness - like reminding me frequently that we are "best friends". And tonight, when I told her to go to sleep, she said she was just going to lie there and "think about growing up." Okay there, Hannah. But not too fast.
The Goose's birthday has come to an end, and I think it's safe to say she had a grand time. We had a little early birthday celebration in Chicago with the McNulty clan on Saturday. Then we had a few friends over here in Boston on her actual birthday as well. She tackled both cakes with might, but seemed pretty oblivious to the whole gift-opening deal. She sure likes the toys once they are opened, though.
She's THIS CLOSE to walking - can walk when you are holding only one hand, and makes attempts to go solo throughout the day. Her favorite things to do are tackling people - mainly her sister, singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider", and dancing feverishly to the theme song of any TV show that comes on. (Her favorites being the opening tracks to "The Little Einsteins" and "Go Diego Go". All around, she's just SO HAPPY which makes her wonderful to be around every day.
Hannah is a riot these days. Her language skills are going through the roof, and she surprises us with phrases that do not sound like they come from a three year old. Yesterday, when I cut her peanut butter sandwich in a manner that was unsatisfactory, she said, "Look, mama. This is open, and this is folded. I don't want it folded. So you just think about that." I'm not even kidding. But with the reprimands come moments of over-the-top cuteness - like reminding me frequently that we are "best friends". And tonight, when I told her to go to sleep, she said she was just going to lie there and "think about growing up." Okay there, Hannah. But not too fast.
