What have I been up to?

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1/27/09

Gloria has been up to a lot!

She now has 8 teeth that are fully in - her top front 4 and her bottom front 4. She is working on her 1 year molars, and has been for more than a week. Her fingers are constantly in her mouth and she's a bit more clingy/whiny than usual. She even woke up one night last week at 1am, screaming. It took an hour to get her to calm down and fall back asleep. She never does that!

Friday, January 30, 2009
This picture only shows her middle top two teeth and bottom top two teeth, but trust me, the teeth on both sides of them are there too.


1/30/09
This picture shows all four of her bottom teeth!

Gloria has been learning how to make very silly faces.

"Aye, matey, I'm a pirate."

1/30/09

We've played in the snow a few more times - once with Rob, and once with Auntie April and Grammy. Gloria seems to enjoy it, though her face pretty much stays blank the whole time.

"Um..."
1/3/09

"I can walk even when I'm all bundled up like a big marshmallow!"

When we were outside with Grammy and Auntie April, Gloria finally got excited when we sat her in the snow next to a snowman sign. She was clapping her hands, smiling, talking, and touching the snowman's hat and mittens.

"Auntie April, Grammy, and me!
Look at Auntie April's silly shoes. She wouldn't put on boots!"
1/22/09

"Hi Mr. Snowman!"

Gloria still loves drawing on the magna-doodle, so Rob and I have taken the opportunity to teach her different things using it such as how to spell, a bit of algebra, and some square roots.



Gloria has also been working on her handwriting. What you will see in the next picture is real - it is not a re-enactment. No adults helped her. She did it all by herself.

Gloria wrote the letter S!
1/4/09

For some reason, Gloria is fascinated by the laundry - clean or dirty. She will pick up her jammies off of her floor and put them on her head or around her neck like a scarf/shawl. If I'm doing laundry and have the laundry basket in the living room, watch out! Gloria is a laundry thief! She likes to take everything out of the basket, put it on the floor, put a few things back in, and then put her favorite thing on her head and walk around. Often times it is a pair of underware! And even if her eyes are covered, she tries to walk around - like a ghost! Booooo!

"Where's Gloria?"

1/27/09

"Peek-a-boo!"