Chatty Abby

So proud of herself!

Riding her tricycle

Mallory is *******THIS******* close to being able to ride her tricycle (her feet just barely reach both pedals). She can push the pedals around a couple times and then loses momentum, the wheel turns, etc. And of course, she doesn't want HELP, but she's very proud of herself (and we are too) when she gets it to move.

The basket might be her favorite part.

Determination

We have (at least) two kinds of determination around this house:

The "itty-bitty-super-cute-lift-my-little-head" kind

AND

The "I'm-a-big-girl-I-can-do-it-myself" kindI built the big "cube" for the base.
She did the rest.
Color coordination and all.
She was very clear about how it should look.

Point taken.
No help from Mom.

Both kinds of determination make me smile.
The latter makes me a little sad, but also proud.
Independence is good, right?

The Life

A new booster seat, a "boo" popsicle, a Dora cup filled with "wa-er" and Little Einsteins on the big screen...

What more could a girl ask for?

Seriously...

Every night around the same time Mallory goes (read: runs) to the pantry and picks out a snack. It's usually pretzels or goldfish crackers. One night a box of cinnamon toast crunch was on the bottom of the pantry so she opened the box, sat down IN the pantry and helped herself. Ok then. From here she proceeds to the chair and will sit down for a snack. Mind you, this is all of her own doing. The first couple times she did it I laughed out loud because she's like watching a silent film ... interpretation is required.

I'm finished, Momma. Here's my bowl.

Can someone please tell me when my baby got so big??

Peanut Butter & Jelly

Mallory must wonder why I insist on taking pictures of her when she's eating. The truth is she fascinates me. The older she gets the more she makes me smile ... this day she made me smile when she ate a pb & j big girl style.