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I got up on Friday with Mom and was excited when Nana was there to greet me.  Nana and I “cooked egg” for breakfast and I had a few bites of cream of wheat to go with it.  We went to the park and Nana even brought bread to feed the pigeons.   It was a fun trip, including a visit to the dog run.  When we got back home, I finished my cream of wheat, ate a banana, and tried to take a nap at 10, but when I hadn’t slept by11, Nana rescued me and we played downstairs.

After eating a so-so lunch, I finally took a nap around 1:15.  I woke up at 3:30 and played upstairs with Mom and read a lot of books together.  We went to the park and played football (without Dad!) and watched kids play baseball and fly kites.  At 6:30 Rachel came and Mom and Dad went out on a date.

On Saturday, Dad and I went to the grocery store, like usual.  We had lunch at Nana’s and Grandpa’s.  I usually love Indian food, but I wasn’t too interested in eating today.  We went straight from Nana’s and Grandpa’s to my 18-month doctor’s appointment.  It went soooo well!  I totally impressed my doctor and could do everything I was supposed to. 

I’m now 90th percentile for height and weight, while still at 95% for head circumference! 

A couple fun stories:

• When it was time for my throat exam, Dr. Freeman asked Dad to bear hug me with one arm and hold my forehead with the other.  I was, of course, unhappy with that and protested.  Then Mom very calmly asked, “Maggie, can you please open your mouth so she can look in your mouth?” And I calmly looked at Dr. Freeman and opened my mouth really big!
• Then when Dr. Freeman was deciding which vaccines to give me, she almost accidentally gave me the vaccine for 2-year-olds because I acted so much older than my age!

I got a few shots, but the Elmo stickers more than made up for it.  Then Mom and Dad took me out to ice cream (and actually shared with me!) to celebrate my good check-up!

The highlight of my day on Monday was spending almost two hours at the park with Nana in the morning.  I was also psyched when Nana shared her cheese sandwich with me at lunch time!

Tuesday morning was good.  I said “bye” to Mom when she dropped me off at school.  My teachers called me a “social butterfly” because I greeted all my friends and handed out lots of hugs!  I was in a great mood and playing with Elmo when Mom came to pick me up at school.  Dinner was tough and Mom gave me a time out when I threw blackberries (the food, not the phone) on the floor.

On Wednesday morning I was in a great mood and was excited to see Nana when she got here.  I had a good breakfast and spent a long time at the park with Nana.  Today Nana brought some bread with us — I thought it was for a snack, but instead it was to feed the pigeons!  I was so excited! When we got back, she set up a little water park for me — and even put my swim suit on me!  We had a great time and ended with some book reading before lunch.  I had a really good lunch and even got to taste a new Syrian delicacy that Nana was eating (freekeh) — I really loved it!

We had a great time after luinch with more playing.  Around 5:00, Rachel came over and we had more fun.  I think Rachel’s going to be spending more late afternoons here, so I’m looking forward to that.  I totally refused to eat dinner (even the berries!), but had  a pretty smooth bed-time.

Thursday morning was good.  Mom let me have a pre-school snack (half a banana and milk) before we hopped in the car.  I was happy to see Mimi and had another great day.  Today my teachers called me a “burst of energy” after seeing me dance to the music and handing out hugs like they were going out of style.  When Mom got here we had a meeting with director of the school — apparently Mom doesn’t think corndogs are a great meal for toddlers.  On the way home we did a lot of singing, including all of my favorites like ABCs, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, and Elmo’s Song.  I wasn’t too hungry for dinner, but at least I ate some break, milk, and aples.

I went to sleep with Rubber Ducky, because my real duck was in my backpack, down in the closet!

Last year I was recovering from my worst weekend ever!

I woke up with Dad on Sunday and I could tell it was a late night for everyone!  But of course, I was ready to go.  I cooked an egg for breakfast (well, with some help from Dad).  Mom woke up and then Hurt and Marty did too.  The five of us went to the park and Hurt and Marty got a sense for what it’s like to hang out with a zillion parents and their kids running around the park! 

After we played for a while and I took a nap, it was time for my nap.  When I got up it was time for brunch.  The first place we tried was too busy so we went back to the Old Oak Tap.  Three of the four of them ordered Chilaquiles, which just seems like breakfast nachos to me. Since Mom and Dad didn’t break any food for me, I actually got to eat some.  YUM!

Then Mom, Hurt, and I came back home while Dad and Marty went to run some errands.  Mom did a somersault and read somewhere that two-year-olds can do them.  So Dad got the idea that I should get a head start and start practicing!  I did one with a lot of help, but never got the hang of it myself.

Later on I got to help Dad cook dinner (fish — now a Sunday night tradition at our house!) and I loved it.

A year ago I was on my 7th Poop Watch!

I woke up on Saturday morning and Dad and I went to the grocery store, as usual.  When we got home, Mom’s and Dad’s friend Jess Hurt (I just call her “Hurt”) was visiting.  She was so much fun to play with!  A few hours later, Dad went and picked up their friend Marty from the airport.  All five of us hung out together — Marty and Hurt were especially interested in seeing all of my new tricks.

The big excitement for the day was going to Millenium Park.  My favorite part was the Crown Fountain, which I played in for quite a while with lots and lots of other kids (and their parents).  I also  really like the Bean, where I got to see my reflection!

Right before I went to sleep, Grandpa came over to be on “Maggie Duty” while Mom, Dad, Hurt, and Marty went to the U2 concert.  It was good to see him; I decided to be nice to him and stay asleep the entire time!

Happy half-birthday to me!  To celebrate my birthday I slept in quite a bit.  Dad was home to wake me up and Nana came by before I even got started with breakfast.  I got to “cook egg” with Dad.  As soon as Nana and I finished breakfast, we went to the park.  What are we going to do when it’s cold outside!??  We did something new today: we took some food with us and had our morning snack at the park.  It was really fun.  I woke up from my nap in a greta mood but didn’t have a great lunch.

Mom came home early as she always does on Fridays.  Dad had a few meetings in the afternoon but after he was done working he played with us, too!

I woke up on extra-early (5:35) Tuesday morning, but I was in a great mood.  We got ready for school and I was really excited to take my backpack with me!  I was the frist kid to arrive at school and gave Mom a quick kiss goodbye.  At school, I was especially talkative today, especially making a point to say all my friends’ names!  We had this crazy thing called “corndogs” for lunch.  I don’t think Dad would be too happy!

As soon as I saw Mom coming to pick me up, I started saying “bye-bye” to everyone.  I helped Miss Shayna pick up blocks and put them away.  I put on my backpack and walked out to the car with Mom.  Mom and I sang all the way home.  I ate a great dinner (including 12 raspberries!), colored, took a bath, read two books, and was in bed by 7:30!

Wednesday was a great day with Nana.  I woke up in a good mood and of course was wearing my backpack when Nana got here.  I ate a big breakfast and then we headed out to the park.    We were the only people there for about an hour (the other kids are sleepy-heads!?).  It was nice to have the other kids around. After playing with them a bit, Nana and I went to see the dogs before heading home.  The rest of the day went really well, including a nice long nap, another trip outside, and an unscheduled bath.

I woke up on Thursday very talkative.  I have Mom a big hug goodbye when she dropped me off.  My teachers again commented on how much I talk — I think they’re trying to send me a message!  My teachers also asked my parents if I could be part of some kind of study.  No idea what that means, but hey, that’s cool!

I was pretty fussy on the way home.  I think I’ve got another tooth coming in (at least that explains some of the drool!).  I didn’t eat much and went to bed a bit early.

I didn’t realize that today was a holiday, so I was really surprised when Dad came to get me out of my crib.  After I changed, we went downstairs to play.  Since we were trying to be extra quiet so as not to wake Mom up, we went down to the office and listened to an Elmo song.  I was sitting at Mom’s desk when Elmo came on.  I got so excited that I started flailing my arms and my head until – WHACK! – I slammed my head right into the edge of the desk!

Oh man, that hurt really bad.  I cried instantly.  Dad held me and kissed me a million times but it didn’t help (much).  He took me upstairs and got an ice pack and then had to restrain me while he applied it to my head.  Needless to say, Mom didn’t stay asleep for long!  She came downstairs and was really worried about me.  She held me while Dad held the ice pack.  I look good in purple, no?

I barely got through breakfast and I was in some pain for the rest of the morning, but mostly I was back to normal pretty quickly.  Mom and Dad spent the day moving their stuff back into the room after getting it painted (yes, they chose that color green!).  We played hide and seek and I helped clean off a few shelves.  Finally Mom and I took naps after lunch and Dad went to the grocery store (I skipped this week’s trip due to my injury!).

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful.  We all had dinner together and then it was bed time!

A year ago I was spitting up like crazy.

I got up on Sunday at Aunt Sarah’s and had another really fun day.  Everyone was really busy agian, but I spent a bunch of time with everyone.  Just like at home, I really like “helping” — yesterday it was with Aunt Sarah’s pond; today it was with the TV mount and the floors.

I’ve been getting to spend a lot of quality time with Grandma Droste, which has been great.  After dinner, Mom and Dad packed me up into our car and we headed home.  I fell asleep pretty quickly and the next thing I knew Mom was carrying me up the stairs and putting me to bed in my crib.

A year ago I had my first solid food — can you believe it!?

Aunt Sarah just bought a new house and we were helping her move in!Everyone was really busy today, but I got to hang out with everyone.  I especially got a lot of time in out in Aunt Sarah’s really big yard.

As you can see, they also put me to work:

Wednesday morning was another day at home.  Lots of TLC from Nana and I ended up feeling much better.  By dinner time, I was totally counting to ten:

On Thursday I was up with Mom (and Dad!).  We got ready and headed out to school.  I said good-bye to Mom without much fanfare.  I had another really good day at school.  Porter (the kid who shoved me to the ground on my first day at school!) is back from his summer vacation.  Traffic was terrible on the way home — we even got stuck (or “cuck”) behind a train. 

Grandpa Yagan joined us for dinner and then we played Legos until bedtime:

My room is a total mess because Mom and Dad are painting their room and moved all their stuff into my closet and onto my floor!

Friday morning was just pure chaos.  I got up really early with Dad.  I helped him cook breakfast (an egg!) and then I had spinach-oatmeal-O’s cereal.  Nana got over to house and we went right outside to play.  The painters were back to our house today so it was really loud and crazy.  I was also on a strange schedule — I skipped my morning nap.  In fact, by 1:00 I still hadn’t slept!  As soon as the painters left (a little after 2:00), Mom, Dad, and I hopped in to our car and we drove to Aunt Sarah’s in Lexington!

Around 7:00 we tried to stop for dinner.  First we tried Cracker Barrel, but the wait was 20 minutes.  Then we tried Bob Evans, and there was a wait just to find out the wait!  Finally we stopped at Steak & Shake — which made me think of great-grandpa Harris!  A couple hours later I barely woke up as Mom moved me from my carseat to my makeshift bed in the play yard.

A year ago, it was getting cold!