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cute things about my kid today


One of the first things Maggie did this morning was ruin our plans for the day by puking up her breakfast. But I’m going to overlook that, because she took a 2 1/2 hour nap this afternoon and then we played with blocks for an hour.

1. Pigtails. Her hair is getting longer and thicker, so her pigtails just keep getting cuter. And she keeps them in now without fussing with them too much, which is nice.

2. CRASH. Her new favorite word. Everything crashes: blocks when she knocks them over, books when she throws them off the shelf, her school bus when she, um, crashes it into my leg.

3. Phrases. All of a sudden, my kid talks in multi-word phrases, near sentences. When did this happen?? ‘Elmo friend!’ was one of the first (OF COURSE. DAMN THAT RED MONSTER.) (Just kidding, Elmo. I love you and how you give me the ability to write emails and cook dinner without having a short person attached to my leg.) But today she said ‘I did it!’ and squealed with delight. She was referring to when she stood her markers up on their ends like people. AND THEN SHE COUNTED THEM. Which brings me to #4…

4. ABCs and counting. She randomly launches into her ABCs while wandering the house- she sings it the whole way through, even the ‘Now I know my ABCs…’ part. And she’s been counting to 10 for a while now, off and on. Today when I asked her to count to 10, she said ‘Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen!’ She’s totally Harvard-bound. Or maybe Yale.

5. Just like her mother. This one drives Dan NUTS. He has this theory about me that if he mentions something, I’ll think it’s a dumb idea… until tomorrow when I come up with the idea, and then it’s the Best Idea Ever. So just a little while ago, given that she puked up her breakfast and I only fed her a little bit of food at lunch, I thought she might be hungry. ‘Do you want some animal crackers?’ ‘NOOOO!’ (spoken like she’s 13 and I just suggested she wear one of my shirts to school) Five minutes later: ‘AM-OOLS! AM-OOLS!’ ‘You want some animal crackers?’ ‘OKAY!’

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5 Comments


  1. the ambitious mrs

    Jan 5 at 5:06 pm

    I wish we lived close enough to get these girls together. I swear I read your blog to see what will happen with Lily next. I read things that Maggie does and think, “it will be a long time till Lily does that.” And then sure enough she does!



  2. Steph

    Jan 5 at 5:36 pm

    That’s a cute post! I love this stage. It’s so much fun – I love that she’s able to talk to me now. I love that she sings. I love that her personality is coming out. This stage, by far, is the best yet. And I’m sure you feel absolutely the same way.. :)

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  3. Melissa

    Jan 5 at 9:54 pm

    Maggie is definitely Ivy League material! She’s got that “shiny Harvard hair.” :) Such a fun age. Can’t believe she’s almost 2!!

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  4. Jen

    Jan 6 at 9:06 am

    @Melissa: I can’t believe it either. AT ALL. The other day, someone asked how old she was, and I realized that saying ‘She’s almost two’ was way easier than saying ‘21 months’. AAAAH! I think Year 2 went faster than Year 1, which I didn’t think was possible.



  5. MommyJ

    Jan 6 at 9:18 am

    Your post and your almost two year old are reminding me how much my almost two year old is not talking! :) It’s okay. He’s a fourth baby. I had a first baby that talked that much… word is subsequent kids never have as much to say… maybe cause Mom is so busy they don’t get talked to as much.

    Your girl sounds adorable. :)

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