Maggie's New Found Love....Feeding Herself!

From viewing the pictures, you can't fully appreciate all of the grits and eggs mess or the applesauce everywhere. Let's just say that Maggie is not a pro at using her spoon, but she does not want Mommy to help her. Have I mentioned that she has a bit of an independent streak?






Other New Things:

Maggie is becoming a little girl in so many ways. She is walking (and falling) a good bit now. She still prefers a hand to hold while she is walking, but she is letting go more and more these days. In fact, today while we were visiting our friends, Abby and Meg, she walked probably 10 feet. I was so proud! The main problem is that she gets excited and goes too fast. So, I am trying to get her to slow down some and get her balance. We'll see.

Maggie loves her dolls. Many times throughout the day, she pulls them out of her chair and hands them to me... she is a great sharer, too. I make them cry, and give them back to her. She proceeds to hug her baby and pat her on the back. Too cute!

She babbles a lot, but usually only with people who are familiar to her. Not much of it makes sense to me, but I think it is particularly entertaining when she is fussing at me and says very sternly, "Ma, ma, ma, ma, ba, ba, ma, ma, ma." She doesn't say "ma ma" or "da da" a whole lot. But, my mom pointed out that Matt and I usually go to her before she has to summons us for anything. She has a very strong point there. =) She does make doggy noises frequently. She LOVES dogs. So, those of my friends who are animal lovers and know that I love animals from a far, far distance may find that pretty amusing. In the last few days, she says her own version of "Hi" when she is waving. She waves at everyone and everything. I am so glad that she is friendly.

Maggie seems to understand most of what we are saying to her. She can point to her head and her nose. She can also point to the doggy in the book, and, of course, follows it with a "woof."

At her one year check up, the doctor said that she was doing just great physically and developmentally. She is in the 96% for height and the 74% for weight. So, it looks like she is going to have my strong will and my very model-like long, slender build.=)

Ok, I guess now that you guys are going to throw up from all of my bragging and detailed outline of Maggie's accomplishments, I will bring this entry to a close. Hope all of you out there in blog world are having a good one. Talk to you soon!