everyday

this girl makes me smile and laugh everyday. today is her grandma's 70th birthday!

I'm not sure if i mentioned it but Marlo is a climber. In fact, she climbs on everything all the time. she has no fear. if she falls, she cries, then gets mad and tries again. i admire her determination, at the same time I'm constantly on edge. I see every bad scenario before it happens. This only increases my steadily growing collection of grey hairs.

yesterday i was fussing at her and shaking my finger. she got mad and tried to but my finger. i was shocked but it made me laugh a little. although i tried ot hide it, but still it was pretty funny.

oh, and she LOVES ice cream! she actually "screams" for ice cream, like the saying goes.

Walking, Talking... Driving?

so Marlo is talking... A LOT. yesterday she was showing me where all her body parts were. ears, eyes, teeth, nose, etc... then showed me where mine were. she also says belly button. can you believe this kid?
today she climbed up on the seat at the table and proceeded to eat her breakfast. she wants (thinks) she is big and wants to do whatever Candice and I do.

also, i taught marlo to drive. here is a picture and a video:

I suck at journals/blogs

i say I'm going to do things and i do at first, then seem to fizzle out. on journals i have always had this problem. its not that i don't have anything to write, its that i write too much. this idea makes me procrastinate and ultimately i just don't execute.

so I'm going to try and write a little each day.

Marlo is getting big. she has many words now. most she knows, but some she just mimics. she's so cute and sweet. she is sick right now but she is strong. she doesn't whine too much. she has super high temps for the past couple of days. i hope she gets better soon. i love her so much

Marlo is walking a lot now. still no more than a few steps at a time but it's pretty awesome. She is so proud of herself when she does it that she celebrates by dancing a little, ultimately throwing her off balance and she has to lower herself slowly to the ground to regain her self.

marlo said momma today. she was mad at me as i was trying to wipe the snot and food from her face. she kept turning away from me. finally, she called out "momma momma", like "help momma get this maniac out of my face" lol.

Walking

she's been walking with assistant for a while now, however, 2 days ago the 26th she took her first step towards her maw maw. this was a surprise for everyone and we all clapped. she had been close to it before but she never could commit to lifting one leg. one or two times she has faced me and i can tell she knew what she had to do but she just was a little nervous...not scared because she would laugh.
it's so awesome to see her little brain working. it's in her eyes and face. she is always figuring things out. it's so awesome, and scary. she seems so smart for her age. i know a lot of parents probably think that so i will not brag too much, but it's still fun to watch her.
today

standing strong

so Marlo stands pretty well now for extended periods of time w/o support. She gets excited and starts to rock back and forth. She looks like she is surfing. Lol. Its been so much fun spending time with her every day. I don't get much done for myself but still it is worth it