A Day in the Life

Mary learned how to open the cabinet with the sheet pans and cutting boards.

Eighteen Months

Mary turned eighteen months last Sunday. It is a joy and delight to watch her continue to change and grow.

Mary loves sorting, stacking, and nesting all kinds of things. She has a set of cups that nest inside one another and also stack on top of one another, and they are one of her favorite toys.

She loves being involved around the house whether it’s helping Daddy take off and put away his shoes or making tea. She recently started telling Daddy when it’s time to eat.  

She continues to love books and reading, particularly things with lots of pages.

Mary loves singing, dancing, and listening to music. We got a song book from her Music Together class, and she often pulls it out and asks us to sing the songs on the different pages.

She’s a good eater and likes a variety of foods and playing with a variety of foods. Her appetite often impresses us for someone so small.

Mary knows a number of body parts and likes pointing them out.  

She has four words – mama, dada, (ba)nana, and amen – but also signs eat/food, drink, more, up, sleep, and milk; waves hello and goodbye; and hums all done or all gone. She also likes to moo like a cow and roar like a tiger.  

Happy year and a half to our sweet, fun little girl.

The Grandparents Visit

Dave and Gayle came up to visit over Veterans Day weekend. We enjoyed good times together around the house and adventures out and about around Eugene. On Friday, that included meeting Joshua for lunch between classes and stopping by the farm stand for some fresh produce. Mary got to get a baby pumpkin.

Photo: Gayle

After lunch on Saturday, we all spent a couple of hours working in the yard together. It was a beautiful day and great to be outside. Mary loved playing in the leaves and exploring the backyard.

Photo: Gayle

We got a ton of stuff done with all of us working together and the yards look so much better. It was satisfying.

Grandma brought some fall decorations that she and Mary had fun playing with and sorting.

There were also a few other projects around the house, all of which were quite fascinating to Mary.

It's always lovely to see Dave and Gayle, but things have been busy and crazy for us this fall, so it was an especially welcomed visit and chance to relax a little.