I get this feeling every time I come on to post and say that Maren is a month older. It's a feeling of amazment and awe, but also a weird feeling of saddness! (Is this normal?) Lee and I drove past St. Lukes Women and Children's Center last night and a eery feeling of deja vu passed over me again, even though I have been past it so many times over the past year. The difference now is that the weather is again changing and the season is so like last year. Also, today around 10 am, Maren was hungry and getting tired and during her bottle she started dosing. I fought this strong urge to just hold her for her nap because she was so comfortable and it reminded me of when she was tiny and would just dose off for EACH bottle. (Ugh, *tear*).
Alright. Off the sob story. Here's the reality - MAREN IS 10 MONTHS TODAY! She is an amazingly sweet tempered little girl who seems to have new tricks each day. She weighs around 18 pounds now, and her feet have grown and the 0-6 month Robeez will soon need to be retired! :) Her newest tricks that I can think of are pulling to standing, waving hi and bye, blowing kisses, pointing (and it appears using this as a method to scold Izzy for barking!), holding her bottle, giving kisses when asked, clapping, and throwing or pushing away an item when she doesn't want it. Of course, she only shows us these tricks when SHE wants to. She loves playing with books and other toys, removing blocks from a box or books from a shelf. That's all I can think of right now!
Vicki
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Oh my. (*tear*)
Love, Grandma K
Don't worry, I cried the whole time I put Kate's newborn clothes into storage!
I know exactly what you mean with the sadness. Ben is getting so big and no matter how many times I go to Mercy, I get a little teary. I just have to keep reminding myself that each stage is wonderful during those moments :) Maren looks gorgeous. I hope she and Ben can hang out some time! And yes, he has definitely surpassed her in weight...he's such a chunker!
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