Playdate

I think I am getting high tech with this slideshow of photos in my blog. I am not sure if it is even going to work, but a lot of my friends do this in their blogs so I am going to give it a try!

Malloy had a playdate with her "twin" Catherine McElroy. They were born 20 days apart, but as you can see they are very similar in size and coloring. When Catherine's mom, Kristen, and I have been out together with Malloy and Catherine people have asked us if they are twins. If they end up going to school together, I am sure they will be right next to each other alphabetically with the last names McElroy and McInnis.

Talking

Malloy has recently started talking up a storm. Her first and most commonly uttered sentence is "Mommy hold the baby" or "Mommy hold your baby". I think this is so funny! Why doesn't she just say "Hold me"?

The other night before bed, she was playing with one of her dolls named Baby Katie and I heard her say - "No do that, Baby Katie! Baby Katie go time out". She took the baby over to the corner of the dining room where we put Malloy in time out and sat her there. It was pretty funny!

On the way to school yesterday, she said "Everybody line up. Come on Abby, come on Camden". I am sure this is something she has heard her teachers say. I have a feeling that Malloy is going to be very bossy.

Another one of Malloy's funny expressions is "I be right back". She says this while holding up one finger to indicate that she'll just be gone for a second. I think she must have gotten that one from me.

We resisted watching television for a long time, but she knows all of the Sesame Street characters so I caved in and started letting her watch a little TV. She usually watches in the kitchen while she has a snack or while I am making dinner. In the picture above, you can see how much hair she finally has.

Baby Bubbles

Malloy got a baby doll for Christmas that is meant to be used in the bathtub. Her name is Baby Bubbles and she really has made bathtime lots of fun. Malloy enjoys washing and rinsing Baby Bubbles hair. She also likes to act out some of the activities that we used to do with her at swimming lessons. Baby Bubbles will sit on the edge of the tub and we'll sing Humpty Dumpty and then she'll fall in - just like Malloy used to do.

Another one of Malloy favorite bathtime activities is lining up the ducks on the edge of the tub. There is a big duck (Mama Duck) and three little ducks. We sing a song that Malloy learned at school about the little ducks going out to play. Lots of fun!

Tiny Shoes

Malloy has a pair of New Balance shoes just like her Daddy's. As you can see, they are quite a bit smaller than his.

Malloy thinks she is a big girl sitting in Mommy's chair.

Jeans

Miss Tiny Hiney finally got her first pair of blue jeans. It was difficult to find some that would stay up over her little bottom. Below she is enjoying one of her favorite foods - bacon!! Her teachers told me she was very thirsty all day at school. I wonder why??

Christmas - The Finale

By this time, Malloy had the hang of gift opening. I am worried that she will be tearing into all of the gifts under the tree next year.

Santa even brought Mommy a present - a 25th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kid!

Christmas - Part Three

Christmas morning.

Santa didn't bring a whole lot this year. Malloy was already having a hard time playing with all of the toys from Granddaddy, Dearie, her cousins, aunts and uncles and she still had another Christmas celebration in Chicago. In an effort to keep the toy clutter to a minimum, Santa decided that a book shelf and a few puzzles would be good gifts for Malloy.

Installing batteries in all of the wonderful gifts that make noise!

Christmas (Part Two)

We spent Christmas Eve with Kyle's mom (Dearie) and all of the cousins.

Nice reindeer antlers.

Dearie and her Darlings.

Deliriously happy after opening gifts and staying up past bedtime.

The kids were tracking Santa's progress on the internet.