Operation No Paci

Tonight was night one without the pacifier. Meghan doesn't use the pacifier in the daytime, only at night. But, she is very attached to it when she is sleepy. She calls it her bite. Tonight when I put her in her crib we had a little conversation that went like this...

Meghan: Bite?

Me: The pacifier went bye bye because you are a big girl and you don't need it any more.

Meghan: Bite bye bye.

Me: Yes, it went bye bye.

Meghan: Dada. bite?

Me: No, Dada doesn't have your pacifier.

Meghan: Wock (aka, rock)

So, I rocked her to sleep. I tried leaving her in her crib to fall asleep on her own. She was talking to herself in an incredibly loud voice, and then started crying. At least she didn't try to climb out of the crib tonight. We'll see how it goes. Hopefully she doesn't wake up too much.

Tonight Meghan was helping me. This picture looks a little suspicious. Is she playing with the cable box?

Nope, she was dusting behind it. She actually dusted the entire cabinet on her own and then tried to sweep the kitchen. Such a helpful little girl.

Yesterday we went to a playdate. Meghan was enjoying the swing but for some reason she ducked the entire time she was on it.

Fighting Nap Time

This is what happens when you refuse to nap. You find a pacifier hiding in your toys and fall asleep on the floor.

Corn and Makeup

Meghan tried some corn on the cob tonight. The look on her face says it all. She didn't like it one bit.

Yesterday in the 30 seconds it took to rinse my hair Meghan got into my concealer stick and colored on the toilet seat with it. (I have no idea why this picture won't turn the right direction.)

She also colored all over her face with it.

Facing Forward

I haven't been keeping up with the blog lately. Life has been pretty busy. I'm trying to get back on it.

We turned Meghan's car seat around yesterday. She gets to face forward now. I was going to keep her rear facing until she was two but this heat is too much. The poor thing would end up covered in sweat whenever we went anywhere because the air took so long to get to her. She is much happier now and smells better because she isn't drenched in sweat. She was a little confused at first but I think she really likes being able to see what's going on.

Grapes are Fun

Meghan was eating some grapes after dinner tonight when she discover that she could put her thumb inside of them. She was so proud of her accomplishment she had to leave it there for everyone to see.

Shampoo and Cat Scratches

To continue with the "I can do it" stage Meghan shampooed her own hair tonight. She actually did a great job. I put the shampoo in her hand and she rubbed it in.

I finally got smart and put Meghan's books in a basket instead of on the shelf. When they are on the shelf she pulls them all down repeatedly. It's much easier to clean up this way. Yesterday Meghan decided to empty the basket and get in. She then made me give her every single book back to put on top of herself. She got mad when we ran out of room.

You can hardly see it in this picture but Meghan got a cat scratch on her face yesterday. I am really surprised it took 20 months for the cat to scratch her. That cat puts up with so much from her and never reacts. Yesterday Meghan tried to pick Millie up. She got her about 6 inches off the ground and when Millie tried to get away Meghan got a little scratch.

Puzzles

Meghan loves doing puzzles and she is quite good at them. This one is geometric shapes. She spent about an hour tonight doing this puzzle no less than 30 times. Then she found a hand and finger puzzle. It was a little too hard for her but she was able to get most of the pieces in place. I see gifted and talented classes in our future...

"I'll do it!"

Meghan is going through an independent phase right now. She wants to do everything herself. Today it was unlocking the door, buckling her carseat (which she can't do), pushing the cart instead of sitting in it, and brushing her own teeth. I love to see her learning new things and wanting to do things on her own, but sometimes it is exhausting.

Meghan's Apps

Meghan has her own app page on my phone. She can even unlock the phone and get to her page. When she is finished with one app she exits and chooses another. Is she extraordinarily intelligent or just a product of a technology generation? Kevin says she's intelligent.

Texas Weather

I went outside tonight to take a picture of a cool cloud formation. It was so humid my camera lens fogged up. This was the result.

After I got the lens to defog, the cool cloud formation was gone. At least we got to see some blue sky. These tropical storms are making it way too humid. I hate humidity.

Two For One

This one is for yesterday: Meghan and I had an appointment at two. I asked her to get her shoes and she puts her hands up as if to say "I don't know". The only other shoes she has that fit are a pair of sandals that we wear to the pool; they currently have a spaghetti stain on them. These shoes actually matched her outfit. After 15 minutes of searching for them I gave up. How could I loose a pair of shoes in a tiny apartment? Well, today I went to get a pair of my shoes and guess what I found? Meghan's shoes inside mine. It seems someone was a little sneaky and hid her shoes.

Airplane! Meghan loves to fly on my feet in the air. Today apparently Baby wanted to do the same thing. It was really cute because Meghan was saying "Weee" the whole time. It is really interesting to see her act out things with her Baby. She has really gotten into dramatic play lately.

Playing with Millie. It really is amazing that she has never been scratched or bitten by the cat.

20 Months

This post is for Meghan's 20 month Birthday. I got to have a Mom's Night Out with my playgroup last night so I got home too late to post it. Kevin brought Meghan home a cookie. Can you guess what color sprinkles were on it?

The best invention...

...the little car that goes on the front of a shopping cart. Grocery shopping has become a challenge for us. Meghan does not want to sit in the seat of the cart or the open part. She wants to push the cart and doesn't want you to help her. Kroger has these cute little mini shopping carts but Meghan isn't quite big enough. In comes the shopping cart with the car. I don't know why I never thought about using one of these before. Today when we went to the store there was one of these carts at the front of the store. Meghan went running to it and climbed right in. Ahh, shopping bliss. Do you know how nice it is to actually be able to shop without wrestling a toddler the whole time?

Too Big

Meghan doesn't quite understand that she is too big for the doll stroller.

Meghan's First Pedicure

Please excuse my pajamas and bed head. I was doing my nails this morning when Meghan decided she wanted hers done to. I really didn't think she would hold still long enough but she did. I laid her down on a pillow and she put her feet on my lap and let me paint her toes.

The final product. I think they look pretty cute, so does Meghan.

Happy Fourth of July!

My 250th Post!

Meghan has taken to copying our actions, as well as our words. She lays on the carpet and rests her head on her hands. It is the cutest thing!

Even she knows she's cute. Try to ignore the pizza on her face.

I wasn't able to do a post for yesterday because Kevin and I finally got a night away. Meghan enjoyed playing with Grandma and Grandpa. Her big achievement was going down the big slide at the park today.

Playing Games

Meghan still likes to climb into things. She dumps everything out of her toy bins and then climbs in. Getting out wasn't quite as easy, she got stuck.

Playing with Grandpa.