Spring Catch up! March, April, May

So I am obviously NOT a blogger. But I had a little time so I thought I would do some fun  updates since I last posted. I guess it is a good thing that my New Year's Resolution was not to be better about updating this thing!

Maecy is almost 20 months old...where does the time go?!?!? I have had a number of friends that have had babies recently, and they are so tiny, and I just can't remember M being so small, but at the same time, it just doesn't seem possible that over a year and a half has passed.

18 month photos - take 2

She is such a fun girl. I would definitely describe her as outgoing and a little social butterfly. She greets everyone she sees in the neighborhood, stores, etc, and will often blow kisses to complete strangers. She loves to go shopping, and even knows we are going shopping before we hit the mall parking lot.

She definitely has a temper at times, and will slowly "throw" herself on the ground in a pseudo-tantrum, but ignoring them has been effective and they don't occur very often. She will hit at mom and dad, but for the most part, she plays pretty well with others. There are a couple of babies at daycare, and M just LOVES them! She gives them hugs and kisses before leaving at the end of the day.

Maecy loves to be outside - playing in the sandbox, drawing on the side walk, riding in her new bike trailer! Sometimes it is a battle to get in her in the house, but luckily she loves bath time just as much, and a bath is usually necessary by the time we get done outside!

 

Reading with the neighbor boy, Wyatt

 

 In the sandbox...sometimes for an hour at a time!

 Maecy LOVED the trampoline, and has since started 

using our bed as substitute

 Horse ride at the campground

Trying out the new bike trailer, she is not 

fond of the helmet, but kept it on!

She has become quite the little artist. Maecy loves to draw, color, paint , chalk, etc. Her favorite things to make are puppies, busses, and suns. One night she sat in her chair for an hour and colored pictures. I don't think I would have the attention span to do that!

 Aqua doodle - best thing EVER!

She wasn't sure about painting with her fingers at  first...

 

...but she obviously got over it!

 

Paint in a bag - definitely easier clean up!

Just some coloring before dinner!

She is about 28 lbs, and 32-33" tall. She continues to be a great eater - loves almost all veggies, fruit, beans, bread, granola bars, cheese, yogurt, etc. Not a huge fan of meat, but she will try a few bites at each meal usually. She is quite the talker - beginning to put 3 word sentences together and pretty easily understood. She amazes me with some of the words she uses, making me wonder "where did you learn that?" She is a great sleeper and most days lets me know when its nap time and bed time by finding her lovey and saying "night night". It doesn't get much easier than that!!

We are planning a trip to the zoo this summer, and I can't wait to see her reaction when she gets to see all the animals she loves in her books. I will plan to post pics from that trip on here as well!