Sweet Mary J

My baby girl is killing me these days. (In a really good way.) She's at that age (just over one) where her personality is starting to come through in the greatest ways because she's becoming more independent- and is actually DOING things.

For example, she's starting to walk on her own, up to 7-8 steps at a time now. MJ still, however, walks in circles around our house with the girls' metal shopping cart. She wanders in circles, pretty fast, putting different things in it. And it always seems like the things she chooses are pretty intentional. (tonight it was a piece of chalk, a jacket, and a piece of the girls' foam house)

Claire found these metallic, heart, bead necklaces at Target over the weekend that she just HAD to have. MJ always bee-lines for them and wears ALL of them at once. If she's awake, she's wearing them. The girl apparently likes to accessorize.

MJ also really likes to wear the fake stethoscope around her neck like a real doctor or nurse. It's awesome.

This week she's starting crawling up into my lap to sit down when I'm on the floor. MJ has always been a cuddler but it just melts my heart.

The only two things she says consistently right now is "Dada" and "night-night." I love hearing Claire say "night-night" and then hearing MJ say it back. So fun.