Maggie is 17 months old and is starting to really pick up talking! In addition, more so than I remember with Griffin, she is mimicking just about everything people do, especially when she’s watching Griffin. Tonight, however, she mimicked me after I pretended to sneeze during some after-dinner hijinks with Griffin. Too darn cute not to share!
http://youtu.be/raaplbwvVZcTag Archives: Maggie
Wet Pants: A Documentary
At breakfast this morning, Griffin was moments away from nuclear meltdown over some spilled water. Time to whip out the phone and make a movie!
Maggie Walks!
Maggie is now 13 months, and she has crossed the threshold into walking! We have been expecting this for over a month and a half now, but she has proven to us once again that she’s on her own schedule. One of the reasons we suspect she has been waiting is that she’s been getting around quite well with knee walking (which she demonstrates at the beginning of the video. She also demonstrates her use of the sign “more” in there, too), much to the delight of strangers when we’re out in public! Today, while Griffin and I were playing a game, something just clicked for her and off she went. It’s only a matter of time before she starts running to keep up with her big brother!
http://youtu.be/CgGx25Nf3lcMaggie
Time for Tea
Maggie and I just played “Tea Time” together, passing the cup back and forth and pretending to sip (or slurp) from it. Pretend games! My favorite.
Maggie Busts a Move
Maggie, my parents, and I recently flew out to Oregon to attend a dear family friend’s wedding. It was a lovely day spent in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, but Maggie was beyond tired after dinner and we thought it was time to go as the evening set in. Just as we were preparing to say our goodbyes, the music started playing and Maggie perked up. Unprompted by anyone, she started tearing it up! The video I captured unfortunately missed some of her best moves, but you’ll get the idea. Next time the crankies are coming on, I think I’ll throw on some fast tunes and get her to dance!
http://youtu.be/IyePHWCEORI
Snow Day
First snow day I’ve had since the seventies. But Griffin’s preschool was still on, so we took the kids via sled. We should all travel by sled more.
Sleds are the best way to get to preschool.
Fun!
On our way
Heading home
Maggie’s sled gathers a lot of snow
Returning to our cozy home. Note Maggie’s head barely peeking out above the snowbank.
Snow troopers.
A Minute in the Life of Maggie: 10 months
Maggie is zooming all over the place these days! What a change from the first video I took of her at one month old!
http://youtu.be/jWyXXcTF6m4Favorite Song
It’s February in Minnesota, and we’ve been having a lot of dance parties to get out our energy. Griffin’s hands-down favorite song is Say Hey by Michael Franti. He calls it the “I Love You Song” and he could listen to it all day long if I let him! He recently made up a dance called The Salt and Pepper, which involves shaking his fists up and down, “like I’m shaking salt and pepper!!” It’s pretty cute, and if it gets his energy out, I’m all for it!
http://youtu.be/dNiSUk_8Z0oMaggie even has a dance of her own, too:
http://youtu.be/hRkON3aGHu8A Minute in the Life of Maggie: 8 months
Maggie discovers the joys of the growl:
http://youtu.be/bDo8cmGLx24