Teachingmommy: Happy 11months Baby Maelin!

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Happy 11months Baby Maelin!

Can you believe it??? Baby Maelin is 11 months old today! Almost a whole year old...where the heck does the time go???

We are in the midst of planning her birthday party. It's going to be at a park near our house on April 5th. If it rains or snows (which it very well might), we're moving it to a friend's house that's nearby because our house will be on the market then and having a party there while trying to keep the house clean is the last thing I want!!

She is so cute these days. Her new favorite trick is to play peek-a-boo with us (especially me while I'm driving...). She doesn't quite do it right...she puts both hands on her cheeks and grins at us while we're saying, "Where's Maelin?" then she puts both hands down and laughs... So cute.

She also really likes to walk around. She gets really mad if you don't spend enough time holding her hands so she can walk. She marches...both legs straight out and her tummy sticking out. She looooooves to walk so that's another reason we need to move...baby girl needs more room!

So happy 11months baby girl. You are the love of our lives!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Happy 11 months- doesn't seem like the time went that fast. Can't wait for the big bash!; March 6, 2008 at 10:02 PM

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