Too early? She has all the positioning right, but has no idea she is only playing with the Finder. How quickly they learn from us.

This is Megan’s crazy obsession – brushing her teeth. I think she really just likes to climb up on the stool and see herself in the mirror. Then while she is up there, she thinks, “hey, this is that drawer that sister always opens and gets cool stuff from. Let me try this.” So, if the bathroom door is open, it is a guarantee that Megan will be brushing her teeth at some point.

You would think the poor child doesn’t have any of her own toys to play with, or she is just getting an early start at housekeeping. Megan is a goof these days. From climbing on everything, using everything as shoes, trying on everyone’s shoes, walking backwards, to just being cute. She is silly, but I guess we still love her.

Megan’s new thing is chasing this ball (orange) around the kitchen. She will throw it (drop it) and it rolls. She follows it saying “ooohh.” She is still pretty laid back. Oh! Did I forget to mention she is walking? I was making a video and then I never finished it and well, now she has been doing it so long, it wasn’t worth mentioning. But she is walking everywhere, started right after her birthday. For the most part she takes all of sister’s pestering, picking up, pushing down, toy stealing interactions. But one day, she will get her back.

We flew to Houston to celebrate Megan’s birthday. We wanted all her friends and family to be able to share in this special day with us. We decorated and baked and iced to get ready, and everything was great. Megan’s cake was delicious. I made Alyssa’s first cake, so I felt it only fair to do the same for Megan. Oma baked the cake, Nana made the icing and I decorated. It was a great team effort! Megan enjoyed her cake and ate every bite that her friend Dawson didn’t take from her. However, she would not use her hands. Not sure why, but dove in face first for each bite. Thank you to those who drove a little farther to celebrate with us. It felt like planning a small wedding or something…I am glad to be back home with nothing but Halloween costumes on my plate. And maybe the living room, dining and office curtains.

It is true. At least the calendar says so. I am amazed each day as I look at my girls and realize how big they are getting. I mean Alyssa looks like a 10 yr old to me in her Gap, Stretch-flare jeans. And then I watch her walk into school all by herself and she looks so little. Megan has grown up too. She can stand like a champ and cruise around the furniture, but has only taken one or two steps. She can “oooooh” at anything and say “ma-ma” and “da-da”, but doesn’t have much desire to talk either. So while I cannot believe she is actually one year old, in some ways she is still my baby. She likes to explore a lot more than her sister and does a good job entertaining herself. Not so much with toys, but that is okay. She has begun some separation anxiety and likes to ride on my hip most of the time. She has started drinking better out of the cup and has been eating all table foods for awhile. And I regret to say that her party will not be her first taste of sweets.

She loves her sister. She loves to swing. She loves to crawl in and out of places, especially cabinets. She loves to get next to my bookshelf and look at me and shake her head “no”. She smiles, but does not giggle much. She does this thing where she sucks air in and makes this squeaking noise instead. She kicks her legs when she is excited, like when Daddy comes home. She is wonderful. Thank you Lord for this year with our daughter. Thank you for blessing our lives with another child of yours. Grant us many more years to enjoy these gifts.

Happy 1st Birthday
(Megaty Meg, Megster, Meggie, Meg Meg) Megan

A Year of Photos

Megan has a new video.

Just a cute picture of our girl, things are getting fun!