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Maggnificent Monday

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Hop hop hop! This is Maggie's choice mode of movement for going down trails. It's not as safe as, say, walking, but it mostly gets the job done. She's becoming an expert hiker! She loves to carry Eliza's leash (for a good amount of time), which gets us up the trail at a quick pace -- considering a not-2-year-old is in the equation. Then she'll examine rocks, and we can get her to move a little by asking her to pick a special one and bring it to us for evaluation. She loves her rocks! She's tripped a couple of times (what do you expect when you repeatedly jump in the downhill direction), but mostly we tell her to brush it off and she keeps on a-trucking. What a mountain girl!

Maggie has developed a security attachment. Well, maybe not quite that, but she does now only want one toy for naps and bedtime, and always the same toy. It's funny; Neenee is the only stuffed creature who has hard plastic parts (her face), but that's who Maggie chooses to sleep on. We always still give her the choice, listing out the names of everyone available, in a different order each time, and it's always Neenee. Once she did choose another creature, but she immediately had buyer's remorse and frantically called for trusty old Neenee. Poor thing has drool stains and permanently dusty feet from "walking" around the yard, but we all know nothing can tarnish the gleam of that security item in a young person's eyes.

We've made some friends here in town. The other organic chemistry professor has a 2 1/2 and 1 year old, so we've been going around playing. Maggie is learning (begrudgingly) how to take turns. We're babysitting the girls this morning; hope the neighbors are ready for a whirlwind!
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