Bouncin', Bouncin', Bouncin'

Magnolia cuddling with "MY DOGGIE!"

Magnolia working on balancing on Rody to bounce and get on and off.

Developmental Update: Magnolia has really changed a lot over the last few weeks. She has become extremely independent---wanting to do just about EVERY LITTLE SINGLE THING on her own! She also picked up on that very common word among many toddlers..."NO!" Usually it comes out as, "NO MOMMY!," or "NO DADDY!" or for some reason "NO MAR-MAR!" Poor Marley just couldn't do anything right yesterday. I was kind of hoping that Magnolia wouldn't need to use this word as often as she is, considering she doesn't hear it at home or school, but it's one of those inevitable things I've learned.

Magnolia is still working on a lot of balance and control with gross motor tasks. Zac and I noticed that today her fast walk is starting to actually look like a run! She is throwing a ball overhand now, and is getting better at lifting a foot to balance then kick a ball forward. She is still very small, so climbing has been somewhat difficult. She's been working this week on finding a stool, or something else to use to assist her with climbing on the couch, bed, etc.

Chris left me the most ecstatic message last week that Magnolia crossed the "wiggly bridge" at Manitou Park all on her own. Apparently she had been working on this task for quite some time. I promised I'd take her over to watch the accomplishment myself!

Magnolia is completely into dressing and undressing herself right now. She can put on her jacket completely on her own (using the coat trick---I'll get a video of that one), she can take off socks and shoes completely independently, and she puts on pants with just a tiny bit of help. She zips and unzips her pajamas all on her own now too! She continues to ask to use the potty, and is peeing in the potty quite frequently. She always attempts to go poop on the toilet, and is very excited to wipe herself and flush.

She is enamored by other children! She loves nothing more than playing with Parker, and she still talks about her best friend Emma daily, although it's been quite awhile since Emma's mother and myself have gotten a play date arranged for them.

She loves to "vrrmmm, vrrrmm," which consists now of either riding in the car shopping carts at either Fred Meyers, Home Depot, or Albertsons, or sitting in the driver's seat of mommy or daddy's cars. She always tells me that she's driving to "Emma's house!"

She's totally on a bugsy kick (no comment), and she can't wait for baby cousin. She keeps telling Zac and I that she has a baby in her tummy too!