Mary Clare…one year old!
A few things about Miss Priss,…My little cotton top, hazel-eyed, 19 lb. one year old baby girl!
She has never slept through the night! Not even once! She still sleeps best on Mommy’s chest.
She has three teeth. She has her two front bottom teeth and one fang, with the other fang about to pop out any day now. I swear she is a vampire…
She isn’t walking yet, but can stand on her own. She’ll also squat, stand, squat, stand, etc., but no steps yet. She has taken one or two toward me, but is a bit wobbly.
She loves sweets! She’ll also eat anything I give her, but LOVES sweets!
She still points and nods/bobs her head when she sees something she wants, but now will also add, “MOM-MOM,” which we think is her version of “MINE” or “I NEED THAT.” She also screams, “MA- MA,” when she cries. I’ve also heard, “MOMMY” a few times. One of her very first baby babbles a few months ago was Da-Da, but she doesn’t say it at all anymore, which kills Mel. He’ll grab her every afternoon now and point to himself and repeat, “Da-Da” a thousand times. Obviously, there is a definite trend with her words, “Ma Ma” seems to get her exactly what she wants, when she wants it.
She is very vocal, and babbles to McCanless all day long. She sometimes yells at her, which is funny. McCanless annoys her at times (many times) and it’s so fun to watch them interact. They laugh at each other one minute and the next they are both yelling at each other.
Mary Clare is a feisty little thing, and so impatient. She will let you know exactly when something is not suiting her. She’ll arch her little back and throw her head back in a fit.
She has also learned that if she throws something on the floor enough times, people will eventually laugh after they have picked it up 12 times. She is a little joker.
She continues to be such a happy girl and smiles at everyone. She really is a good baby, if you don’t count the sleeping through the night part!
Mel calls her Clary, McCanless calls her MC.
She still loves to plunder and get into EVERYTHING!! I don’t know what I’m going to do with her! When I give her a bag, shoe, lunch box, etc, she’ll throw it over her shoulder like a purse! When I give her a strand of beads, she knows exactly what to do with those too…over her head they go! Too funny.
We love our little one year old mess!
2 Comments
Connie Toole on July 9th, 2008
Glad to see everyone is doing well. It sounds like Emerson and Mary Clare have very similar personalities. Keeping her everyday, I know what you mean. Emerson just knocks or throws things out of her way when she is ready to move on to something else. Look forward to seeing all of you soon Connie (Emerson’s Nana)
Nonnie on July 9th, 2008
Clarie Bell, as I have a tendency to call Mary Clare visited me last night while Big Sis was making her modeling debut. I hate to tell you Kerri, but she likes Little Debbie oatmeal cakes. Pa gave us a treat last night after pizza! That’s why Nonnie is getting the look of a grandma (very round, these days! I do cook “good” food for my children and grandchildren most of the time. It was fun having one on one with our little cotton top!
Love, Nonnie