Just a few things...

My baby girl is quickly becoming a chatty toddler... and I love it. A few things that I don't want to forget...

* Her two word sentences are quickly becoming three and four word sentences. She has started saying "Thank you, Mom" when I give her something she asks for... although I would prefer Mommy, I'll take it. ;)

* When it's time to get in her crib to nap or for the night, she asks for "one more book, please" to prolong the inevitable.

* When she wants more, she says "nother one, please." "More please."

*She is repeating everything. And I do mean everything. Our neighbor came to check on Bailey yesterday and on her way out said, "see ya!" to Macey... so Macey said, clear as if she said it every day, "see ya!"

Pepper doesn't really love Macey yet... Macey likes to say "eye" and tries to touch his eye ball...

* Her level of understanding and comprehension are amazing. One example... we were headed to the park to meet Ben and his mommy so I said, let's go play with Ben, do you remember Ben? And Macey said, "Yes, and Charlie." Ben and Charlie are her cousins and I had no idea that she remembered to associate the two together. Another example... I told Macey to get her swim suit so we could go to the pool today. She responded with, "Buddy Ben" since he was the last person we went to the pool with. One more thing I can remember... When we were going to the splash pad this week, I told Macey we were going to the water park to play with Nicholas. Before I could continue to list her group of friends that would be there, she quickly added, "Nichlas, Spencer, Miles" while shaking her head up and down. This one amazes me because I had only said "play group" once that morning and she associated both Spencer and Miles with play group.  

* Macey loves to sing. Her favorites are Twinkle Twinkle, ABC and Happy Birthday. Last night after dinner, Macey said "Happy Day, Sing." So we asked who she wanted to sing to and she said "Nichlas" (the "o" isn't there yet). So we started singing and she jumped in with "Boo Boo!" We were rolling as we finished singing Happy Birthday to Boo Boo. (Boo Boo is the pet name our friends gave their son, Nicholas. Macey picked up on it at dinner the other night and now loves to call him Boo Boo.)

This is what we do everyday... "Park! Swing! Slide! Playground!" :)

Older things I wrote down that I need to document to remember...

May 2011 :
* Pointing and saying "no no" to Sam when he has her toys in his mouth
* "no no dada" and "bye bye dada" ... Putting words together.
* Blows on hot food and says "hot hot"
* Gives hugs when you say "hug"
* If you mention breakfast or hungry etc, she says "eat eat"

May 23 2011 - 15 months
* Turns the music on on her Baby Einstein book and fridge toy, then dances.
* Claps and spins in a circle

16 and 17 months
* It is amazing to watch her level of comprehension grow. I say, "let's walk to the car" and she now adds what I used to say, "like big girl" as she heads for the door, shaking her head up and down of course.
* She recognizeds ABC and knows M A C, but not E Y yet.
*She says "head" when she is going under something and needs to watch her head. She also says "fingers" if she is near a cabinet and her fingers could get caught. All things she has heard us say for so long, that now she is telling us, here is where I can get hurt.
* Says "Doe row row" when she doesn't know what to say or what an object is

Cousins Swim Date

 

When Macey and I woke up from our naps today, we decided to make a quick trip down to Newnan to swim with Colby, Christian and Papa. Jenny and John are only in town for the weekend so we wanted to spend as much time as possible with them before they go back to Hendersonville. Macey also just learned how to go under water (I’ve been to chicken to try it before now) last night when we were swimming with Buddy Ben and his mommy. Macey loved it and is showing that she is a fearless little girl! So it was nice to have another opportunity to let her practice before pools start closing for the winter. 

 

 

They had so much catching up to do!

Well, Macey had a lot to say... ;)

 She was very skittish at first but warmed up and loved playing with everyone. After she got comfortable in the water, I took off her float and we bounced and went “under.” She kept asking to go “under” over and over again. I can’t believe I waited so long to bounce and dunk her; she loves it!

One... Two...

Three! (Although I look like I'm drowning her, I'm really just concentrating on
barely putting her head under water... Deep concentration.)

All smiles!

Splash Pad Fun!

We met some friends at the Splash Pad this morning and Macey loved it. She loves to play in the water and it is so much fun watching her run around laughing. It's only open a few more weeks and I plan on taking Macey several more times. :) For only two bucks, it's a great activity!





We also met Maggie and her mommy, Amy, at another Splash Pad this past Friday. I couldn't get any pictures of the two girls together, but I did take a little video of Macey running around... Jimmy and I can't stop laughing when we watch her little toddler run.

Wheels

Jimmy and Macey have been spending most evenings outside, when the sun is finally setting and the temperature is only in the low 90's. I usually continue to hibernate inside and clean up dinner, wash clothes or just sit with Bailey. Jimmy takes Macey on a walk, usually starting out in her little pink car. (She washed it on Sunday while we washed our cars, so she has wanted to show it off all week.) ;) They came home earlier this week with Macey saying "wheel, wheel!" Jimmy explained they had found some houses with pinwheels in their yards and continued by telling me they had walked a pretty far distance to find them. Macey had pushed her car and run all the way home, which was pretty impressive to us both.


The next morning, Macey woke up saying, "wheel, dada, hand, street." She repeated this and just "wheel" in an exasperated tone until I finally agreed that we could go, in the stroller, to see these amazing wheels. I was already dressed and showered and we were going to be late to playgroup... but I strapped her in her stroller and we went searching for these wheels. I called Jimmy as I was huffing it up a huge hill, in the heat that was already bringing out sweat, to thank him for causing this little journey. But her excitement was worth it...

When she saw the first wheel, which thankfully was not as far as I had expected it to be, she said "out wheel!" She was so happy to finally see her new favorite thing. She doesn't look as excited in these pictures as she was in person... ;)

Last night, I joined in on their walk and had the best time watching Macey. She was so happy to see the wheels again and also introduced me to some "princess" statues.

When we first saw the statues, she walked around and patted each one on the head saying "Hi Princess." She continued this circle until she decided to hug each princess... thankfully, I caught some of this on my phone...



When we finally convinced Macey that it was time to go, she ran all the way home, laughing. It was a perfect evening together.

Grandaddy & Pop Visit

We unfortunately missed the Dorough family reunion in Cordele this year, but we did still get to see some family! Pop and Grandaddy stopped by on their way home for a quick lunch. I love pictures of Macey with her grandparents and I'm always trying to get pictures of her with her great grandparents. I love these shots. Simple but so sweet.

Market and Popcorn

One of Macey's favorite rhymes is "This Little Piggy." We say the shorter version of "This little piggy went to the market. This little piggy went to the stayed home. This little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home." She loves it! She says "again" minus the "a" as soon as we finish. So, twice now I've busted Macey saying "market" to her Duckie. She holds his little foot and says "market. wee wee wee." and laughs hysterically. Of course, when she sees me watching her, she wants me to say it to her with her toes. We are also working on "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes" to add a little variety to our day. ;)

Another first this week was Popcorn!


When Macey woke up from her nap on Tuesday, I wanted to try something different for our snack time. Popcorn sounded good and I have a ton of it that I never remember to eat. So, we had our first bag of popcorn and she loved it!

Since I don't have any pictures of "Market," here are too many pictures of her first popcorn experience. :)

We also had jello but she was hesitant to try it. Once she finally did, she loved it! But I wasn't surprised, I mean, who doesn't love jello??

Roseola

Last week, my poor baby had a fever for three days. She was a little furnace that would only cool down with medicines every three hours. She needed to be held, cuddled, played with and sat with while she watched "street." (Sesame Street) This was unfortunately also the three days that Jimmy had a meeting in Birmingham. Thankfully my dad was off and since he was coming up to watch Macey for my doctor's appointment, he came a day early and stayed a day late. So a horrible three days was more than bearable having my dad help out.

Her fever fluctuated between 100 and 102 for the first two days. I was convinced we were just getting teeth, since Macey has six and is overdue for several more to make their appearance. Jenny's son, Christian, always ran a "high" fever when he got the more difficult teeth. Since Macey had no other symptoms of sickness, just very loose dirty diapers, I felt comfortable that I was treating her fever and that she would be feeling better soon. By Friday morning, day three of the fever, we decided we should visit the doctor before the weekend.

We saw a very nice doctor that we had not seen in the past and she suggested that we start eliminating possible sicknesses since nothing appeared to be wrong with Macey. We started with a strep test that came back negative five minutes later. Then we tried a catheter to rule out a urinary tract infection. It was an awful experience that didn't work so we moved on to a lab to have her blood drawn. Also an awful experience but thankfully they got some blood and confirmed that her blood showed everything was fine. We were both exhausted by the time we got home and laid down for naps.

Friday evening, Macey's fever was under 100 when we put her to bed. When I woke up to check her temperature at 1:30a, her fever was gone. She remained fever free but a rash started to appear on Saturday. Thankfully, mom and dad had come up to bring us dinner (and a new monitor!) and mom noticed the rash looked like Roseola. After scouring the internet, we concluded that a high fever, loose dirty diapers and a rash were all confirming signs that baby girl had Roseola.

It's nice to know that there was a reason for Macey's first fever, but we still only have six teeth. I wish Jimmy had been home to help during those three days but I'm so thankful my dad had the time off and gave up his three days to help us. It was nice to have someone help remember when I had last given her medicine, her last temperature, what we should all eat for lunch and dinner and support at the doctor and blood lab.