Margaux is getting around all over these days. She’s getting closer and closer to walking but hasn’t pulled the trigger on it yet. She’s good at walking holding onto only one hand but loses her confidence a bit when you attempt to have her let go.
That said, today she entertained us with some booty bounce dancing & some walker exploits. Enjoy!
Margaux welcomed 2010 with good humor the way she approaches everything. Enjoy!
Hopefully some walking-type videos soon too!! 
Margaux’s first calendar year is coming to a close. Its been a fun & exciting year, including milestones, smiles, & laughs.
And here, on the last day of the year, Margaux mastered her walker AND stood alone for the first time! She loves to tote around this elephant the Utley family gave her for Christmas.
Enjoy these end of the year grins and we’ll be trying to update a LOT more in the new year.
We had Margaux’s 9-month appointment yesterday. When Dr. Soloman walked in she started clapping and he was very impressed. 
She started clapping this week and claps all the time, its really cute!
Margaux is doing just fantastic! Growing like a champ and still sleeping through the night wonderfully. She has been trying to go without naps but hopefully its a phase.
Her stats:
I thought she was going to weigh more but you just never know.
Oh and he pointed out where her teeth are starting to swell to come thru. The two bottom fronts. So exciting!
Margaux seems to really be picking up speed at the army crawling. She’s all over the place in seconds. I’ve seen her take a few “steps” of real crawling but then decide the army version is better and go back to that. Yesterday a few things happened I wanted to be sure I remembered:
That girl is just so fun. She’s so happy and sweet. We are really lucky parents! 
She’s on the move! Fast!
Oh wow time flies! Margaux has started army crawling! She definitely has forward motion down pat – and fast! She rocks on all fours constantly too. She’s just a blast! She’s a BIG girl too. Officially in 12 month clothes and still has her big chunky thighs. So cute!
And I’ve finally uploaded a few photos! Here is a fav after M rubbed lentils all over her face:
Margaux LOVES Cricket – it may not be apparent in this photo but Cricket had just licked M and she LOVES her!
Today Brad & I celebrate our 7th anniversary – WOW! 7 years of married life fly by. Amazing – and amazing how life changes!!!
Friday we celebrated and Brad had wonderful & amazing surprises up his sleeve. An amazing dinner at The Fifth Floor – WOW! Really phenomenal restaurant! Afterward we went to Wicked – WOW! What a show! Not as good as the book IMO but still amazing. And Brad scores MAJOR points for remembering I wanted to see Wicked & booking Fifth Floor. Great work!
Saturday we took Brad to the airport which was fine. However we left and M must have noticed he was gone and just broke down. A crying session -poor girl. We got home, calmed her down and she napped. In the afternoon we visited our local parks so she could swing and play. It was a nice afternoon!
Sunday Margaux and I had a quiet morning then headed to Rockridge to visit Tyson, Jeff, & Tanner. FUN FUN FUN! Margaux and Tanner are awfully cute with each other – they totally stared each other down. Is that baby flirting? Tanner also shared dinner with Margaux and she stole veggie puffs from his high chair tray. Good girl on eating veggie puffs! Also Tyson has the sweetest dog Cricket. Cricket was so sweet with M and licked her face and nuzzled her. Sweet safe doggie. Margaux would scrunch her face up in anticipation of the doggie tongue then when he started licking she would laugh & laugh. SOOOO cute! Brad – this is why I need an iPhone 3G-S so I can get video ANYWHERE!
Monday Margaux and I went for a long walk with Tyson & Tanner then ran a few errands. Really nice day off for everyone!
On developmental stuff, Margaux is so close to crawling. This phase is long I guess – the practicing I mean. She is up all the time on all fours and practicing at night. Whew. Ana said she gets frustrated when she can’t crawl sometimes. I really need to baby proof!
Speaking of Ana – she is just as wonderful as always! She is coming early to help me today & Thursday while Brad is gone. When she arrived today M just started beaming! I LOVE that Margaux is so fond of & happy with Ana – it makes me so comfortable to leave them together knowing Ana is really taking good care of her. We feel so incredibly lucky to have found Ana!
Photos soon – oh wait do I say that often? Just know I mean it – at some point soon there will be new photos!
Several nights this week Brad has gone to check on Margaux and found her on all fours rocking in the crib. When he turns her back over she is completely asleep!
I have read that they practice things developmentally in their sleep so at least we weren’t shocked when she started doing this but it makes me think the crawling is just about to take off. She does practice getting on all fours during the day too but its the night time instances that I find so interesting!
I have some fun photos I need to upload soon. Hopefully this weekend but with Brad heading to Poland for a week, I’m just not sure.
Its amazing how busy life gets and I forget to come post updates. Its a bummer because I know that Marguax does little things I will forget but time keeps on marching.
Margaux is really such a joy! She is such an angel & just a bundle of fun. I love seeing her learn or figure out something new then look over at me with a big smile of accomplishment. Its just the best!
The week of August 11 my parents were in San Francisco. My dad came in for a meeting so my mom tagged along. It was wonderful timing because Brad ended up going to Bogota, Columbia for a business trip. Having Mimi around to help was fantastic! Margaux sure loved it too. I have photos at home so I’ll try to get some online soon.
The big news right now is Margaux is up on all fours! She looks anxious to put crawling to the test. My prediction is that once she figures out forward motion, we are in trouble. The little one already gets around everywhere schooching backwards and turning around in circles. Forward motion is going to be tempting I predict!
This past weekend we had new friends over as well. Tyson & Brad went to SMU together – small world! She & her hubby & their 10-almost-11 month old all relocated up to the bay area a few months ago. Its so fun to have new friends around and we had a great time hanging out. After some quality play time, the babies both went down pretty easily & we got to have a leisurely dinner. Fun stuff!
Oh in the stuff updates – Margaux’s infant bucket car seat has been retired. No sadness here! That thing (while convienent & very safe) was heavy & awkward to carry around. She fits so much better in her big girl car seat – as you can see! We also finally got a nice small lightweight stroller (Maclaren) which she seems super comfy in as well. Amazing how fast they grow!!
