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I was excited to wake up and get to hang out with Uncle Dee-da again today!   After breakfast, all of us went to the park and were shocked to see soccer lessons for kids 18-24 months old!  That’s me!  Unfortunately, we didn’t realize that I could have just joined, so we took a brochure and went to the playground.  On our way back home, we walked by and practice was ending, so I kicked around a little bit.  I’m planning to join next week.  Can you imagine me in a soccer uniform!  I’ll look so big!

We went back home, had brunch at Janik’s, and then I took a nap.  When I got up, Mom and Dad were all dressed up and Mom got me dressed up in a salmon-colored sack-dress.  Unfortunately, it was waaaaay too big for me.  Normally, that would have been fine, excepth this wasn’t just any afternoon — we were scheduled to have a photo shoot with the Yagan side of the family! 

Everyone was calm.  We ran by Carter’s on our way to the park/lake.  We picked up a cute dress and a fancy pair of shoes.  When we got there, we met Andy and got going!  Apparently I was the focal point of the event.  Everyone kept trying to get me to smile, look here, and look there.  I hope I did well!

After it was done we went home for our weekly Sunday-night fish dinner.  I love cooking fish — and eating it!

Last year I discovered shopping.

I was fussier than usual Friday morning, which I’m blaming on my cold!  I ate very well (I love helping to cook my own breakfast) but during playtime I was not my usual self, even wanting Nana to hold me.  I finally got a much-needed nap at 11.  I woke up feeling a little better, but still a bit off my game.  It was raining, so we just stayed in.

The big event on Saturday was my friend Finn’s second birthday party!  (Sorry, Dad, our trip to the grocery store isn’t memorable anymore!)

So, I’m waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind on videos. I’m about to fix that:

I woke up in a great mood on Tuesday despite my cold.   I had O’s for my morning snack before heading to school with Mom.  I had a great day at school.  I was especially interactive and social and have totally mastered my use of the spoon.  Mom and I sang all the way home — I especially love “teapot!”  I didn’t do great with dinner, took a bath, and got to bed a bit late, at 8.

 Wednesday morning was really good.  I had a scrambled egg (“cook-eh egg-eh”) and pea-oatmeal (DAD!) for breakfast.  The roof repair people were here again today so we were a bit limited in our ability to go to the park.  We had a lot of fun!  When Mom got home, Nana and I were out on walk (I was actually walking!) and I was wearing my green boots.  I loved my pea-burger for dinner and especially the 15 raspberries that followed.  After dinner I played with my new shoews, identified all of my family members in the picture frames, and got to bed at 7:30.

I woke up in a stubborn mood on Thursday and gave Mom a hard time until I got to school and I was full of smiles.  I sang songs and danced — and that’s even before breakfast (looks like I’m a morning person!).  I was very interested in walking and playing with feathers.  I had an okay evening.  I was fussy and my runny nose just got worse.  I ate ok and totally have “two more” down as an improvement to the “one more” demand I’ve been making for weeks.

A year ago I also had a cold!

Sunday morning was going as usual, until Mom and Dad piacked me up in our car and headed to school — or at least so it seemed.  We took exactly the same route and ended up in Oak Brook, jut a few blocks away from my school.  We were meeting with two of Mom’s & Dad’s friends, Chris and Steve, at Cheesecake Factory.   We sat outside and I got to nibble on everyone’s meals. 

When we got back home, Dad had to work quite a bit, so I ended up getting to spend extra quality time with Mom.  I’ve got a bit of a runny nose, but that’s not going to slow me down.  We also continued our recent tradition of having a fish dinner on Sunday nights;  I got to “cooook ish”!

Monday morning I got up with Mom and Nana was here with me bright and early.  I had a cold but I was in a great mood.  I ate a scrambled egg and waffle along with a glass of milk and a slice of cheese.  We played inside and outside and red a bunch of books.  I ate my leftover fish  and a lot of peas for lunch.  I have really come to like the farmer/cowboy that came with the farm set I got for my birthday.  Nana even had fun giving him hugs, too!

Rachel came and 5:00 and we had a lot of fun playing together.  I was still very congested.  I talked to Dad before going to bed.

Man, I was  a big baby even a year ago!

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.