No My NOT!

Tonight I said to Maci - "Princess, it is right here" She responded "No my not princess- I am Maci Elizabeth James."

Tonight we were watching Fashion Rocks - okay not a normal show we would watch. HOWEVER, Maci was insistant on dancing to the music. She can really get a groove on...she does a little break dancing, swaying, singing, & flopping!

Adding QRS!

For a couple weeks Maci has been singing her ABC’s. It goes a little something like this…ABCFIJLMNOP now I know my ABC’s next time sing with Maci. Sometimes I add little bits to the end or start with her so that she can hear the rest of the ABC’s. This week the QRS was added. In time we will get them all!

3 C's = Clean Plate Award

Maci's new favorite dinner consist of cheese (macaroni & cheese), corn, & cantaloupe. She cleaned her plate all up tonight. She ate EVERY kernel on the corn on the cob.

Maci's newest trick is being able to open the fridge herself. Of course with every trick there are pros and cons. PRO she can get her own milk out (and put it back). CON she checks the fridge out often. PRO she gets her own cantaloupe snack. CON she can't reach the bowls yet so sticky mess all over!

She also goes potty all by herself and doesn't even bother to tell you. PRO she is independent. CON there is pee in her potty and no one knows it.

Tonight I took her out for a swing. I told her we could only swing for a bit because we needed to go cook supper. After we had been swinging for about 20 minutes I told her we needed to go in and we would come back later. She said "no I am going to swing you go cook supper." Which is all fine in theory, but she is in a kiddie swing in the front yard for everyone to see that I just abandoned her in the swing. And she can't make the swing go herself so really it would just look like I forgot her there. I tried the walking off and she will change her mind thing. I tried going in the front door and seeing if she would be concerned - SHE WASN'T. In fact, I gave up and she wins the persistent award. Then I had to convince her she wanted to go shuck corn.

Hoisin Beef & Green Beans

Maci is all about the green foods. Tonight she ate up her dinner. We had Hoisin Beef and Green Beans with brown rice. She ate it all up and asked for more. If you have never tried it, you should. I think it might be my favorite Cooking Light receipe ever. The orginal receipe called for ground pork, but I use pork, turkey, or beef whatever I have. We have included the receipe for you to try.
Mix:
1/2 lb. ground pork
1 T. cornstarch
1/8 t. salt
1/8 t. white pepper

Heat skillet (the receipe says to add oil and heat - I don't use the oil), add ground pork, 3 cups green beans, and 1 T. garlic. Cook until done.

Mix:
2 T. Hoisin Sauce
2 T. Soy Sauce
1 t. Red Pepper Flakes
1 T. Sugar

Add this mixture to the ground pork and green beans. Cook for a few more minutes. I usually let simmer until the rice finishes cooking.

My new favorite stage

As Maci keeps growing I keep saying this is my favorite stage. BUT I think this might really be my favorite. She is potty trained which helps. She makes decisions on her own. She can tell you what is wrong with her. My tummy hurts might mean hungry or she really doesn't feel good. She says the funniest things. For example, today there was a helicopter flying over and her dad jokingly said it was a UFO. So then when I was trying to tell her it was really a helicopter. She replied "no mommy it IS a UFO!"

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Maci's Big Day Out

Maci slept in her own bed until 4 a.m. last night - at which time she proceeded to yell at me to take her to the POTTY. MOM POTTY MOM POTTY MOM POTTY - okay okay I am up I am up! We went all through the night without a breathing treatment. We will see how she does today. It might have been a bad night to try it, but she was sleeping in her OWN bed again. I didn't want to disturb her at 2 a.m. She did spend the day yesterday with Grandma (dreama - as she says - mom thinks it sounds so glamourous).

Yesterday morning I met mom & Clyde at the vet office - Clyde had to get his shots. I offered to stay because I knew big country dog in town and a 2 year old might be a handful. BUT mom insisted she could handle it. Well little did she know that a cat was going to be in the waiting room with Clyde. Clyde doesn't care for cats - okay he HATES them. So Maci had to hold mom's purse and stay with the doctor until mom came back after putting Clyde in the car. Then I wish I could have seen them riding home. Clyde and Maci sat in the back seat together. Mom said only for a bit was there trouble because Clyde kept kissing/licking Maci's face. I just crack up even thinking about them sitting back there together. Clyde has the best posture of anyone in the family and he is so attentive.