Maeve’s Blog

Maeve is taking charge - phrases like “my do it” and “I do it all myself” are frequent these days as she approaches age 3. She has insisted on climbing into the car by herself these past few days, loves to pull her boots on and take off her jacket, shoes and socks. She even has started to pick out her clothes. I realize this is all great for her development and that I should be thankful it didn’t happen sooner, but it sure presents some new frustrations for her. Of course, most choices are acceptable and she usually asks for help when she needs it…but there are still things she can’t do so as wonderful as it is to hear her pride when she does accomplish something, there are many more times where she loses her patience and temper.

We moved her crib this weekend because she was opening her door and turning on her light when it was time to sleep - she was a little under the weather but took the adjustment in stride. We did make it down to see Justin Roberts at the Lit Fest. Maeve wasn’t really herself and I sung and danced more than her, but she did enjoy the train ride downtown and back!

We had our last official Little Gym class today and Maeve got a medal in the cutest awards ceremony for the kids. We will have one last makeup on Thursday and are signed up again for the Fall!

We had the privilege of babysitting for our cousin Lucy today and I posted some cute new pictures of the girls playing. They were both perfect and I loved my cuddle time with Lucy in Maeve’s old sling! The rest of this week will be spent praying for the Red Wings to win Game 7 and looking forward to a visit from Auntie Beth & Uncle Matt this weekend!

Today was our first visit to Pine Dental to meet Dr. Meredith. Maeve was very brave and did a great job! She has 18 teeth - 10 on the bottom and 8 on top (waiting on back molars). She sat on my lap the whole time and after she chose a yellow tooth brush and blue cotton candy flavored tooth paste, she let Dr. Meredith brush and count her teeth. She even let her use the water sprayer in her mouth which was super cute! Maeve got some “Magic Elmo Sparkles” painted on her teeth with a little brush (no spinning one this time) and then got to pick out 3 stickers - she seemed pretty excited about the whole thing. What a great first experience!

We had a wonderful trip to the Nation’s capital this weekend, enjoying fun times with both friends and family! We toured around DC on the Metro, celebrated my cousin’s wedding and had a nice visit with the Willis Family. They were even nice enough to let Maeve have a sleep over with her friends Rachel and Fiona, which was probably the highlight of her trip! We saw many sites, including the Capitol, the American History Museum, the National Zoo and we picnicked on the Mall. Seeing the pandas and the elephants was lots of fun since we can’t see those animals in Chicago, and I loved exploring old town Alexandria. My cousin Brad’s wedding at Mt. Vernon was a really fun party and a special reunion for my family. We did a lot of dancing and celebrating together - there aren’t many pictures because we were way too busy enjoying ourselves!

The one bummer from the trip was that Maeve got her finger caught in a door and is now sporting a new addition to her wardrobe. She certainly was upset when it happened, but we didn’t think it was broken so I waited and took her to our own doctor today. She was such a brave girl and didn’t even cry! The splint is a precaution and hopefully will help her thumb heal quickly.

Maeve's first major boo boo

Even though we love living in Chicago, we are rooting for the Wings to lock up the Western Conference Championship this week and play for the Cup! GO WINGS!!!

Funny word alert: I love when Maeve talks about the computer - she calls it a “palloot!”