Cherub Choir February 19, 2012

 

 

Mena's Cherub Choir sang in church on February 19th.  During the 9 am service, Mena stood nicely and looked all over the church.  At the 10:30 service, Mena sang and did some actions!!  We were so proud of her!  She has a lot of fun in this choir.

Puck

 

Puck, like all guinea pigs, goes potty wherever he is at.  I always hold him on a towel on my lap.  Mena went to the kitchen, got a washrag, and declared, "I hold Puck now."

Maggie's Pony Tail and 15 Months Old

Maggie's hair is now long enough that it is starting to get into her eyes.  I can pull the top up into a ponytail that curls all cute on top of her head!  Here she had climbed onto the step stool in the master bathroom like she's seen Mena do each morning.

Maggie has 2 new teeth.  Her left lower molar was visible on February 6th and her left upper molar was visible on February 29th.  She's also gained the new skill of climbing onto the couch.  On February 26th, I turned around and there she was up on the couch and no one was around her.  She grinned at me so proud!

On February 24th, Maggie had her 15 month check up.  She was 32 inches tall (90%), 25 pounds 6 ounces (90-95%), and her head was 18 inches (98%).  She's continuing to be our little giant :)  She's as healthy as can be with no concerns!

Painting Valentines

I found a craft idea on-line for Mena to make valentines for her grandparents. Mena happily painted 5 cards while I helped Maggie paint one. The first picture shows Maggie touching it on her own. The second picture I helped her smear it around. The third picture she seems to be pondering what I just did. The fourth picture she decides to do it some more on her own. She got both hands involved. The last picture of Maggie shows when she realized she couldn't get the paint off her hands. I washed her up and then she was just fine.

Getting Supper Ready

I had a lasagna in the oven and went to take a shower. The girls got hungry while I was in the shower; I could hear Maggie screaming for food. When I came out, Mena declared, "I getting supper ready, Mom." She had emptied the lower shelves on the refrigerator door and had lined everything up on the counter. Anyone for condiments tonight?  Mena's mouth looks funny because she was so dramatically saying "cheese." That girl can't smile normal any more!!!

Dinner Party

On January 28th, Karen, Brian, and Haley came to our house for dinner and games. While the adults played "In a Pickle," the girls played dress up. Haley and Mena are only 6 months apart in age and had a lot of fun playing together.

Piggy Tails and Big Girl Undies

Mena was so excited when I put her hair up in piggy tails for the first time. I'm letting it stay a little bit longer than before so we can do this now. She insisted that I take a picture of each ponytail so you could clearly see each side in the picture!!

Mena has also entered a new big girl phase of life; as of February 3rd, she's wearing undies 24 hours a day.  She has a few accidents and we have to remind her to go potty, but overall she's doing awesome!  She's learning to go in by herself and do everything alone so sometimes we don't even have to help her!  We are so proud of our little/big girl!