Cinderella

Sunday I took Meg to see the play Cinderella at CHS. I was so nervous about how she would behave. She really was wonderful. She even sat in her own chair and was not very restless at all, considering her age. I definitely think we are ready for a movie. She is growing up so fast.

At the end they tried to get all the little girls pictures with Cinderella but Meg was a bit overwhelmed by all the older girls so this was all I got. Sorry for the other little girl who is scratching her booty, but its my only shot.



If you look closely here you can see Meg hugging Cinderella



Meg and Lillian (her friend who joined us with her mom at the play)

Mary Clark...oops is 7 months tomorrow

At 6 months old Mary Clark was 27", 90th percentile, and 16 lbs 1 oz, 50th percentile. She also had an ear infection, the same one she had back in mid-January. I am pretty sure this is something we will struggle with and eventually have to get tubes. This is foreign to us, because Mary Clark has already had more ear infections than Meg. Mary Clark is playing so well with all of her and Meg's toys and sits up very solidly. She lights up whenever anyone is interacting with her and always babbles back. I cannot imagine that she will talk as much as Meg, but who knows. She is a more sporadic eater than Meg and often does not finish her bottle/food. But, she has liked everything we have given her. She has also been playing with the sippy cup, and is really catching on well. She has just recently become very needy in the afternoons. It is VERY hard for me to cook dinner. She is so content if you are just sitting beside her as she plays, but as soon as you get up to do something else she starts screaming her pretty little head off. The highchair right beside me in the kitchen works well for a bit. But, today I did find her chewing on a marker (luckily it was closed) that Meg thought she "needed". Yes, since it was entertaining her I even let her keep it. She is well on her way to the break through of her first tooth.

The things we do on "normal" days

Chef Boy R Meg


Climbing


Swinging sisters


Mary Clark's first time in the swing


Dr. Mc Meggie


Meg Van Gough

More Tupelo Activities

Saturday night the Knighton's came to see us and we had a great time playing outside, cooking out, and then ending the night inside. meg and Cohen both love books. This time Christy was the nice mama who was reading to them.




On Sunday morning we were supposed to go to Lily Pace's Christening brunch/birthday party. We did not make it there because after we got all dressed up and headed that way, we found out they had been sick the night before, and decided we did not need any more sickness here. So we luckily found Mimi and Pop at Cracker Barrel. Here are some pictures we took before we left. As you can see Meg was not really cooperating.

Build-A-Bear

This weekend we went to Tupelo. Ashley left us at my parents' house on Friday night and headed to Starkville to the MSU Alumni Conference. We spent Friday night helping Mimi cook and riding our tricycle on Mimi and Pop's porch. On Saturday morning, my parents took us to the mall to play on the playground, ride the carousel, and they also had a special treat for Meg. My mother took Meg to Build-A-Bear and let her build her very first bear. I have a feeling that this is only the first trip to Build-A-Bear over the next couple of years. Meg originally picked out a pink bear, but before we stuffed it and gave it life, she changed her mind and got a brown one. While we were waiting to stuff the bear, Meg picked out a little bear for Mary Clark so that little sister would not be left out. Meg was a little afraid of the stuffing machine and needed a little help stepping on the peddle. I really think that her favorite part of the whole experience was picking out the heart and putting all of her love into the bear. Once the bear was built, Mimi told Meg to pick out one outfit for her new friend. Meg only wanted to pick out panties. We ended up getting a bedtime outfit for our bear. Before we left we made our birth certificate and named our bear 'Teddy'. When Ashley was asking Meg what her bear's name was later in the day, she told her it was 'Julie'. She just told me that her bear's name was 'Jule'. Clearly the girl needs more bears to go with all of her names.

Splish Splash, now we have 2 big girls taking a bath!

Meg and Mary Clark started taking baths together right after she turned 6 months old. Meg tries to be a big helper and bathe and play with Mary Clark but her sweetness almost always ends in disaster. Luckily Mary Clark is quite a trooper. I am sure soon they will stay in there forever together.