Mid-October means regatta days are here! Our big outing for the week was to head up to the Charles and watch all sorts of boats row past. Maggie was interested, but I think mainly it was the people-watching that she found the most fun. People are constantly smiling and waving and talking to her. For some reason they think she is just the cutest thing they've ever seen; go figure. One unfortunate side effect of having such a stand-out kid is that we could only go once to each free sample booth.
Ah, well, I guess it's worth it. She's started doing some incredibly cute things like putting her hands on either side of her head when I say "Oh my goodness." And she's been practicing nodding her head for yes. She thinks it's pretty hilarious. She's also started to realize what buttons do. She has a talking book that says "hello" and then laughs every time you push the big red button; that's made for some maddening car rides.
All of these things, plus looking at old pictures of Maggie and her imminent graduation from level 2 at Gymboree and a new tooth and putting away all her 6-month size clothes and lots of other little things make me realize she is growing up. How am I almost the mother of a one-year-old?!
