09/25/08

September 25  Mallory is doing well.  She had an incident a few days ago that needed dental assistance though.  She was being silly dancing around with underwear on her head, and she tripped and fell and chipped a piece of her molar off.  After an emergency visit to the dentist it was decided that she is going to now need a crown on that tooth.  She is scheduled for that next month.  She is sporting a nice bruise on her chin though from the fall.

July 31  Mallory left today for Denver, Colorado.  She and daddy (papa too) drove to see her aunt Amy and her cousins.  She did great on the drive and enjoyed her first long car trip!! 

July 12  We found out recently that Mallory has a "boyfriend" at school.  She is so cute when she talks about him.  She just gushes and gets all excited.  If she is showing me how things are going to be when she gets older, I sure am in trouble!!  She is loving the full time summer "school" schedule.  She gets to have swim lessons Monday through Thursday mornings and has a field trip every Friday.  She is having a ball!  She is a fantastic little swimmer and she loves the water.  she calls herself "a fish like Ariel (from the movie little mermaid)".  Her favorite thing currently is princesses and all that it entails!!  She is growing up so fast.  She is a constant chatter box and puts herself in bouts of laughter with things she says.  I love having her be 3 (right now anyway)!! 

June 10  Mallory started "school" full time this summer.  She enjoys going every day and is having so much fun playing with her friends.  She has started swimming lessons and is doing great!!  She loves the water.  She informed me that she was going to "grow legs like Ariel (the little mermaid)" if she continued to swim.  She is daytime potty trained...we are still working on the nighttime.  She loves her brothers and sisters and is especially fond of Emily these days.  She bounces back and forth between her "favorites".  She is being three and has a mind of her own.  We are trying to figure out the boundaries.  I want her to have freedom and choices, but I also want to control those.  She needs to figure out what she can and can not do!  Things are just a little frustrating, but very doable!!  We love her so much and she is a  GREAT kid with a fantastic heart.  

January 12  Mallory is doing great and is unphased by the RSV virus.  She is still loving school and is doing a fantastic job using the potty.  She has almost completely transitioned from pull ups (diapers) to big girl panties (except at nap at bed time) and loves to show them off!!!  She is missing her babies and asks about them constantly. 

December 22  Mallory is gearing up for Santa Clause..she has asked him for a "surprise."  Let's  hope that she continues to make santas job so easy.  She is still loving school and is learning so much.  She loves art, reading, puzzles and anything that makes her mind solve problems.  She is turning into quite the little mommy...correcting the little ones and instructing them on how their cover their mouth when they cough.  She loves them so much!  She is constantly talking and trying to "reason" with us about everything!  She is doing a fantastic job at using the potty--hopefully she is almost fully potty trained!!  She is a great kid who we really enjoy.   

November 2  Mallory had the best Halloween!!  She loved dressing up as a beautiful sunflower and was a little skittish about going to the houses.  She was carried to the doors to say trick or treat and get her candies.  She is such the princess!  She started her daycare/preschool the beginning of October and truly loves it.  She just can't wait to go.  She is enjoying her babies and is such the fantastic "big" sister.  She is always helping to keep her toys away from the kiddos.  We are still working on the "sharing toys" aspect of having siblings!