Mom's Clothes

I've been meaning to put this sweater on Marlee for awhile now.  It was mine when I was little.  Somebody made it, but we don't know who it was. ;)

She makes this face a lot these days.  This is her fascinated expression

And you gotta love a baby giggle!

Thanksgiving 2012

Marlee's friend Peyton was in town from Kentucky so she came by to play.  Marlee spent the entire time watching and mimicking Peyton.  They are moving back to Fayetteville soon and we are so excited!

 We had Thanksgiving lunch at Jami's house.  Here is Miss Marlee Mae playing in the driveway.

 I just love it when she squats...makes me just want to give her 1,000 kisses.

 Her Ma got a stroller out of her car and as soon as she spotted it, she took off and crawled in 

 She loves stroller rides with her Ma

We ate Thanksgiving dinner at Memaw & Papaw's house.  Marlee always wants to rock on the little rocker as soon as she gets there...standing up backwards, of course.

Sweet thing was tired from such a big afternoon.  She has become quite attached to her monkey lately

Hanging out with Brad & Jessica

And with Josie....I still haven't gotten a good picture of these two.

Later that weekend we got all bundled up and went outside to play with an old mini Volkswagen that Ma & Pa had in storage.

I loved how cute she was all bundled up. :)

Easy Like Sunday Morning (and Afternoon)

Here is my pretty baby before church Sunday morning (we're having a hard time keeping the bow in her hair these days)

We went to the park that afternoon and strolled around, played on the swings, and went down the slide for the first time.  I think Marlee had a pretty good time.

Movin' on up!

We have been busy at the Grady house trying to get everything together for Marlee's first Birthday party, while Marlee has been busy learning all kinds of new skills.  Marlee has got this walking thing down pat and has also learned how to clap.  This video shows a little bit of each.

She has also learned how to stand up all by herself (without pulling up on anything).  She learned how to do this last night and surprised herself.  Then she kept doing it over and over while giggling and panting.  It cracks me up that once she learns a new skill, she practices so hard that she gets out of breath.  

Lunch with Dad

Marlee and I drove up to Rogers to eat lunch with James on Wednesday.  This little girl only ate a few bites of her grilled cheese, but loved the gogurt that came with her meal.  She also loved the attention she got from the old ladies playing cards at the table next to us.  She got to walk around the parking lot after lunch with her Dada and thought she was hot stuff.

11 Months Old

Here is my sweet baby girl at eleven months old....

 It is harder than ever to get a good picture of her because she would rather be doing other things, but gosh, I just love her to pieces!

Still wearing 9-12 month clothes and size 3 diaper.

SO close to walking and so proud of herself.  She walked 13 steps last night!!!

Still sleeping 11 hours at night, from 8:00pm to 7:00am and has started taking two naps a day at 10:00 and 2:00...usually ranging from one hour to two hours.  Although, she did take a three hour nap the other day and we were beside ourselves.  It's good to have a good napper, but her naps change like the wind, so we'll see.

Still drinks 6oz every four hours/four times a day and still LOVES fruit...all fruit.  She even grunted when I put bananas in my shopping cart this week because she wanted to eat a banana right then and there.  She doesn't love much of anything else.  The only other foods she enjoys are cheese pizza, grilled cheese, cheese quesadilla, plain cheese...pretty much anything cheese (just like her Momma)...and turkey lunch meat, hot dogs, and peas & carrots.  That's it.

Into pointing.  She points at everything.

LOVES to read.  We read Goodnight Moon and I Love You Through and Through every night and then we pray.  Our prayer is still really short and she is getting more accustomed to it.  We read Jungle and Where is Baby's Belly Button throughout the day.  She will grab one of these books and point and talk and then grunt, wanting us to read it to her.  She is so attentive and then will grunt when it is over because she wants to read it again...and again.  We have them memorized.  I have tried to throw other books into the mix, but she isn't interested.

Loves to get in the refrigerator.  If the door is open, she darts that way.

Has narrowed her lovies down to her monkey blanket.  It is by far her favorite.  She grabs the corner and sucks her thumb when it is time to go down for a nap or bedtime.  If she sees a lovie during playtime, she will grab it, suck her thumb for a minute, and then move on.

LOVES bathtime.  She stands by the tub when I am running her water and screams.  Once in the tub, her favorite toys are the shampoo bottle and the washcloth.  Go figure.

Still loves to dance and swing her head.  Especially to the Elmo's at Memaw's house.

I can't believe my baby girl is almost a year old!!  It has been the best year of my life and I am enjoying my extra time with her during the day.  She is awesome.

Halloween

We went over to Drew and Alissa's house for Halloween so we could pull Marlee and Cooper around their neighborhood in the wagon.  Cooper loved the wagon...Marlee not so much.  She is still so little that she has to be strapped in.  And she wasn't a fan of being strapped in.  So, we carried her from house to house.

She's got her game face on

And this is how Marlee's first date went down...

"Hi there pretty ladybug...let me give you a hand" 

 "I like your costume, Marlee.  I like your costume, too, Cooper."

 "Check out my wagon over there" 

 "Do you want to ride in it with me?"

"Mom!  Cooper asked me out on a date in his wagon!!"

  And off they went...

 with his and her sippy cups

  The first stop

Checking out her loot (aka Mommy's loot)