I left her stat sheet at the doctor but she weighs around 23 lbs and is about 39 inches long (that can't be right but I'll check)! I don't remember the actual circumference of her head but I do remember it was her Hughes percentile in the 80s - most of her other stats were mid-range as usual for her.
Maggie is still not a big girl. She is tall but pretty slender (except she has a nice round pot belly)! She wears lots of 12 months, some 18 months and a few 24 months. She has some dress that fit Perfectly except they are WAY to short that are 6/9 month! I bought lots of smocked dresses that are the right ankle length but she just doesn't quite fill them out - whatever will we do! The larger head actually makes sense as LOTS of shirts fit her length etc but are super hard to pull over her head - o well I'm sure it is due to her massive brain.
Speaking of, Maggie is really smart. She still has a small vocabulary of words that she actually speaks but understands almost everything you say and communicates her point pretty effectively. She is still taking two naps a day but I'm thinking she may be trying to transition to one.
Dr. Stewart was so impressed that Maggie follows two-step commands such as you can tell Maggie to get her blanket and go to bed and she will do both. She doesn't say yes or no but says uh-huh (for yes) and uh-hoh (for no and not sure how you phonetically spell that). So this morning she was still sleepy and kind of fussy. I asked Maggie do you want your milk she replied no and refused the milk. I followed up with do you want to eat and she answered yes. Not sure I believed she knew what she was saying I again asked if she wanted milk and she again said no and I again asked if she wanted to eat and she again replied yes. So I said ok, let's go eat and she immediately walked to her chair and reached up her arms indicating she wanted in. Then she ate breakfast - smart I tell you!
It is more clear every day that she understands most everything you tell her to do - it is equally clear when she purposefully choses not to comply.
She is still a very sweet baby and hands out lots of kisses especially if asked but is VERY strong-willed. She knows what she wants when she wants it and not much can change her mind. She has no hesitation to express her displeasure.
She LOVES to climb especially into chairs and stand as you can see below and can be quite mischievous. I'm posting a picture where she thought it was great fun to empty Max's dirty clothes bag and had no remorse when caught in the act. She likes to run from me. This week she ran to escape me and feel down the hill in our back yard - she got pretty muddy and was scratch just a little but was more mad that I made her go inside than hurt from the fall.
One of my favorite things it to watch her toddle along. She's a cute little walker. I also loves when she leans in to request a kiss by making the mmmmmm sound. She adores max and Kelly. I feel like she has even started to kind of say Max. I love when she makes her sounds/says thank you. It's so sweet. Max is so good with her. He chases her and includes her in lots of his games.
Maggie is such a blessing. She keeps us on our toys. I'm so happy to be her mommy. I pray everyday that God helps me be a good mom for her (Max to of course).
We had a great Easter. I'll do an Easter post next. Happy easter to you all!! Lots of love and hugs!!
Here are some pictures of my sweet little girl:
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