Last Updated on Sunday, 20 June 2010 14:08 Written by Meg Friday, 18 June 2010 15:55

Is this really possible?  Maggie Kate turns one in one month.  I cannot believe how quickly this year has passed.  OK, sweet girl, at 11 months you...

1.  are almost a week away from your harness appointment.  You want to move around so badly.  In fact, I can no longer leave you on the couch alone because you will lunge off of it.  We place you on the tile floor and you "scoot" your way across the room.  If the doctor says that you can take your brace off at this next appointment, we are sure that you will learn to crawl in no time.

2.  still like milk alot more than table food.  I am afraid that your momma is just going to have to make you unhappy in the coming month in order to wean you by the age of one (if that is even possible at the rate we are going).  Crackers are definitely your favorite food.  You also LOVE cheese tortellini.

3.  think your big sister is the funniest person you have ever met.  One of your momma's new favorite things is hearing her two girls belly laugh at each other.  Ana will laugh really hard just to get you to laugh back, and it always works.  You watch her like a hawk when she is around which is a simple reminder to me that she will be one of your role models.  I think you have a pretty special sister to set an example for you.

4.  scrunch your entire face up with your eyes closed to show extreme happiness.  This cracks me up every time, and I love it.

5.  wave your hand and arm for "Night, Night," "Bye, Bye," and "Hi."  You also use this hand motion (even though the sign is both hands) for "All Done."  You have said "all done" (or something close to it) one time.  My favorite is when you are done nursing and you sign all done.

6.  have definitely picked up on shaking your head for "no."  We love to ask you questions and see you answer with a no.  Apparently our voice inflection indicates that you should answer in that way.  You also shake it fiercely if we are trying to feed you something you do not want.

7.  clap your hands.  If we applaude you, you join in.  If we sing "Happy and You Know It" you clap.

8.  love to sing.  If you are ever fussy, one of my first attempts to calm you is to sing.  Many times, you join in with your sweet little singing tone.  You will sometimes sway back and forth or move your upper torso up and down.

9.  love seeing other babies.  I think that you and Cora are finally a point to notice and appreciate each other.  You will coo at her and try to touch her face.  The other night at house church you would hand her a toy and then take it back.  Although it is a form of Indian giving, you understand some aspect of sharing.  :)

10.  are still a momma's girl.  If I am in a room, you will have a fit if I am not holding you.  If I am not present, you are just fine.  Sometimes I wish this wasn't the case, but there is a big part of me that loves this part of being the momma.

11.  love to take things out and put them in another container.  You really love the sound that your sister's blocks make.  Also, I put you in front of the fridge when I am trying to work in the kitchen and you love pulling all of the magnets off.

12.  have become whiney in this past month, but just yesterday (after your 3 days of fever) you have been so much more pleasant.  We keep thinking you are going to have 5 teeth pop through.  Currently you only have your two bottom teeth in.

We love you Margeau the 3rd!  I can't imagine our life now without you.

(Your hair is almost always in pigtails or a pony-tail so I posted a pic of you after your bath with dry hair.  Picture 2 shows how long your eyelashes are.  They aren't as long as Cousin Sam's but you definitely get 2nd place.  Picture 3 is your position much of the time now.  We can't wait to see what you can do out of that brace.)