The girls had a good Christmas. Cordelia didn't really understand the whole gift thing, but she seems to like her new toys. Valerie made out like a bandit ( Read more... )

Every day that she goes to the nursery, we get a form with things like what she ate and how much she slept. Every now and then it has an additional note on it saying something that she needs or enjoyed that day ( Read more... )

Cordelia is a year old now. She continues to amaze me with what she can do ( Read more... )

Cordelia is really changing. Over the past few weeks, it's almost like she's become a different girl. She is definitely losing some of her "baby" look...and she's becoming even more cute ( Read more... )

She sprung this on me today telling me that chlorophyll is when the leaves fall from the tree. After explaining it a bit to clarify what chlorophyll is, she tells me that chlorophyll is what helps the tree get exercise (I told her energy) to grow big.

When Cordelia was last at her grandparent's it sounds like she was showing just how clever she can be. They have an electric cat watering bowl where the water is pumped up to come out the top and then down into the bowl. Cordelia figured out that if she wanted to be picked up all she had to do was crawl toward it then put her arms up (as she ( Read more... )

Cordelia has started walking most places that she wants to go. Even if she falls, she will get back up and walk. She had been crawling if there was any distance because it was faster, but now it's all walking, all (well, most of) the time ( Read more... )

Today I was informed that Cordelia is a pacifier stealer. She's rather hardcore about it, it seems. If any of the other kids drop theirs, she races to get it before anyone notices it. She will take it and hide back in a little nook near where I hang the bag with her stuff. She will hide them in that corner. They've even found pacifiers (of other ( Read more... )

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted again. Here goes ( Read more... )

Today Cordelia took her first steps. This morning when I dropped her off at school, she stood and adjusted her stance by sliding her right foot forward about an inch or two. She wasn't holding on to anything at the time. She cruises just fine ( Read more... )