For the Love.....of a lot of things: April 2012

So I have let life get in the way again, ahh it is bound to happen from time to time. We have had a pretty exciting past few weeks! Lucky #7 tooth has cut through and now we are working on # 8. Oh the joys of teething. We had a wonderful Easter, in which Mary Eloise went to an Easter egg hunt with her best pal Vivian (www.rollingwiththeroneys.blogspot.com) and got an egg. She also ate her first chocolate chip cookie and LOVED it! She met the Easter bunny and studie d him pretty well. I also bought her first pair of shoes- they are littile pink with white polka-dot Mary Janes. ME adored them when I tried them on her feet, so they came home with us. ME can pull up to stand very well now and grabs onto people, she tries the dog, but Millie won't allow that; she pulls up to tables and on her activity table, but her favorite thing is to pull up on and stand behind and push around is a large diaper box. She is too interested in what is on the front of her push behind car and stroller that she won't stand behind them (she also is a bit taller than them and has to lean down to grab the handles). The diaper box is just right, and I think if she had a little old lady walker with some tennis balls on the bottom, she just may push that around. We also went to mommy and me Boot Vivian and her mommy, Allison. We had a fun time and ME was worn out from crawling around chasing me and the other babies and mommy was worn out from the amazing workout (www.mommyandmetime.com.) ME's Aunt Pammy and cousin Julianna also came to visit and we had a fun few days of playing and going to visit our grandparents. Julianna was showing my grandparents how she can color and ME just cozied next to her to watch, so sweet. Julianna loves ME so much and is always asking to come down to visit her baby cousin and Aunt Nise :).

As far as some other favorites are concerned, trying new foods is always something we're up for. As I said earlier she had her first chocolate chip cookie. She is also eating more solids. Feeding herself is very important to her and she does not care to be fed pureed baby food. With 7 teeth I guess I can't say I blame her. She loves cooked vegetables, sweet potato fries, green beans and butter peas seem to be some of her favorites. She also loves a grilled cheese sandwich or a cheese and chicken quesadilla. After reading my friend Ali's blog (www.thegarretsaregrowing.blogspot.com)
(her son Fitz just had his cleft palate repaired) and seeing that he loved popsicles, ME got her first one and she loved it! Subsequently she also tried a push pop and loved it too! Last Saturday, we went to St Elias Lebanese food festival. It is one of mine and Jason's favorite events that we eagerly anticipate each year and we were excited to share the tastes, sights, and sounds with ME. She tried falafel and liked it, but she LOVED the pita bread and hummus.

We are loving spring and all the outside time it has afforded us, not like the winter was harsh (for which I am thankful) but it is so nice to see everything blooming. It is really fun to watch ME grow and her personality develop and begin to play and do new things each day. Just this month she has mastered standing and waving bye -bye. She can also sign "All Done" when finished eating and occasionally will sign "Eat".