Why don't I ever learn? If you say something is wonderful, you automatically doom it to become terrible. So Maggie is in the process of cutting four new teeth right now. Four at the same time. Four big ones too, on the bottom near the back. So sleeping? Not so much. Eating? A delicate affair. Patience? At near zero (hers, not mine, yet). Mostly we just feel sorry for her. It's obvious it doesn't feel good, and she won't do any of those things you're supposed to do when you're teething, like suck on ice chips or chew frozen bagels or suck a wet washcloth or take your pick. She will drool like crazy and eat frozen yogurt and throw a tantrum in the middle of Target though. Poor thing. Not her best week.
She has gotten interested lately in trying to learn and pronounce words for things. So far her repertoire includes cup, watch, up, ring, bib, and probably a few more things that I'm forgetting. Cup, up, and bib are all pronounced "bup" and watch sounds like "d tsch." It's interesting to notice what she pays attention to; the last sounds of words are the part she tries hardest to mimic accurately. Then you add a "b" or "d" to the beggining and you have a whole new word!
And you asked for it, so here's a little clip of Mags walking some more. It's getting increasingly difficult to get pictures of her still. There may be more videos for Maggnificent Monday than pictures in the future. Anyway, she likes to play chase, both in pursuit and as the chasee. There's a whole new set of games we can play now that she's confident on her feet.
