I love stairs

Maddy was in the basement with me tonight and she made her way over to the stairs. She looked back to make sure I was coming and started to climb. She got up to the top and saw the was door shut. She grunted as if to tell me to open it. I laughed and pushed open the door.

She climbed the rest of the way to the top and stopped on the rug with the dogs. She turned around in about a minute and started climbing the second set of stairs up the top floor.  She climbed all the way to the top and smiled. I think she was happy she got upstairs.

Sleep over again

Tonight, I tucked Reagan in bed and said "go to sleep". I knew she wouldn't, but we are trying to get her to learn to settle down and go to sleep. I went back into her room a little while later and she was packing her overnight bag. She was packing for my parents house.

"I'm packing for Mimi and Papaw's house," she announced as she proceeded to put her toy car in the bag. I said "not tonight" and continued to put her back into bed.

I giggled that she wanted to go hang out with my parents again. She loved her time with them. I think it gave her a way to feel special - just her and them. It made me smile.

BIg girl shoes

Maddy got big girl shoes today. I took Reagan to Stride Rite tonight and asked for them to size Maddy too. They took me right to the early walker area. These shoes were adorable. We picked her up a pair of these shoes and she seemed very happy with them. She didn't seem to kick them off at all. My little girl is getting bigger. :)

Getting Bigger

Today, I figured out that Reagan is getting BIG! I can't stand it. She's wearing a size 4 (perfect fit) and a size 11 shoe. Um, yea. I figured out during our shoe shopping trip that she LOVES sparkles. I'm not sure that a big surprise, but she just lit up when she had the blinky shoes on. Too cute. Then she wanted to wear her princess shoes out the door. So she had on this pink skirt, white shirt and silver princess shoes. :) Love her.

Maddy and sleep

Last night, Maddy got up at 2am and didn't get back into her bed until 530 am. Ugh. I laid on the couch to listen just in case she settled down. She didn't. I went upstairs armed with a bottle. She was soaked through her diaper. So we changed that and then I gave her a bottle. Then, of course, she wanted nothing to do with bed. I held her for a while. After about an hour of her dozing in and out, she woke up and wanted another bottle.

So at 330 am, she drank another bottle. Wow! All of it. Again, she didn't sleep well. Every time I moved to put her in bed, she woke up. Needless to say, I held her til about 530 am. At that point, I was so tired, I wasn't too worried if she woke up on me. I needed to go to bed.

I let her sleep in til 730 am. I was thankful for the 2 hours of sleep.

Wonder if she is growing?

First sleep over

Tonight, Reagan is sleeping over at my parents house. We went down early this evening and had pizza with them and took off when Maddy started to get tired. I have to say, it is really weird not have her at home. I miss putting her to bed. I like snuggling with her. Oh well. I hope she has a great time with them. It will be a great experience for her. My little girl is growing up.

Daily pictures

I think I've given up trying to get both a standard daily standing and face shot for Maddy. For the past few weeks, I can't get her to stay still on the couch. So instead of having the two girls to compare on the couch, I'll have to figure it out. I am still getting her face and body shots, but just in very different places in our home and lighting. Oh well. It will still be awesome to have that daily view into her first year.