| Meredith's first trip to the dentist was on 02/10/2009 |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first time using the potty was on 01/25/2009 |
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| More Words 10/30/2008 |
| I'm quite sure that I can't list them all a this point - Meredith talks a LOT. We have both no and yes down. Also please, more, milk, a lot of the things she eats, and she's trying to say her name. I thought it was fun that she knows some seasonal words like Halloween (more like Ha-wee), Pumpkin, and Scarecrow, and as the temperature drops she says Coat, Mittens (more like Mitt). She knows a lot of her friends at school - Emma, Amelia (Meel-ya), Graham (Gam) and will repeat the names of friends on the street like Ava, Evan. She LOVES babies and will point to them and say "Baby!" Her love for animals endures as well, and she's learning more and more names of animals along with their sounds. Her room is decorated with bees and ladybugs, and she enjoys picking out the bees and saying "Bee!" GT tailgates are fun that way. Basically she's picking up everything like a sponge and learning new words every day. She'll repeat anything, and some words seem to stick longer than others, so we're not giving "credit" now until she independently points to something and names it. When we go outside and I ask her if it is hot or cold, she says "Cold," and she will say that her food is "Hot" if she sees me blowing on it. She will say "Book" and pick up a book and carry it to one of us to read to her. She can say all her colors, although it's more repeating what we say rather than identifying.
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| Meredith knows some more words: 08/24/2008 |
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Off (as in On and Off)
Go-go-go! (When she's pushing her hippo)
More (and she makes the sign at the same time)
Baaa (what a sheep says)
Oink (what a pig says)
Vrooom! (the sound a car makes)
Ball (very distinctly now)
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's favorite food(s) are Green Beans, Edamame, Broccoli, Watermelon, Carrots, Canteloupe, Goldfish, Black Beans, Yogurt, Banana, and Hot Dogs (08/10/2008) |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's favorite book is Clip-Clop, Pajama Time, Goodnight Moon, The Very Hungry Caterpillar (08/10/2008) |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's favorite toy(s) are Sushi Set, Go Fish Puzzle, Stacking Cups, Rings, Bunny, Chair, Bitty Baby, (08/10/2008) |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's favorite outdoor activity is swinging on the porch swing, gently touching the flowers and leaves, walking in the grass (08/10/2008) |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's favorite animal is Dogs (08/10/2008) |
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| Things that Make Meredith laugh - getting tickled, making funny noises, playing up and down, playing peek-a-boo, roughhousing 08/10/2008 |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's favorite song is If you're happy and you know it, the itsy bitsy spider, you are my sunshine, let's go fly a kite, the wheels on the bus, the music her zebra makes, the music her baby einstein toy makes, the music her bus makes (08/10/2008) |
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| Meredith loves hats! 08/10/2008 |
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| Meredith likes to play the piano 08/10/2008 |
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| Meredith knows lots of words! 08/10/2008 |
| Da-da
Uh-oh!
Ma-ma
Gam
Am-pa
Hot Dog
Yogurt
Na-na-na-nas
Outside
Up
Down
Hat
Hot
Ball
Ba-ba (bottle)
Baby
Doll
Green
Blue
Melon
And today she said Andrew, the name of a boy down the street who was in the pool
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first time standing was 06/01/2008 |
| I'm not sure exactly when on this one. She doesn't stand on her own for very long - once she realizes that she's let go, she sits down!
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's favorite comfort toy is her bunny (05/15/2008) |
| Meredith has a very cuddly bunny rabbit (from Sean and Valerie) that she adores! She snuggles up next to it when she curls up to go to sleep. We had taken the bunny to "bring your favorite stuffed animal to school" day and it stayed there a few days - when I got it back Meredith was delighted to see her friend again and gaveit a big hug!
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| Meredith started cruising with a few tentative steps . . . 04/18/2008 |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first time crawling was 03/31/2008 |
| Meredith went straight for the remote! With proper motivation, Meredith is moving quickly now . . . forwards :-)
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| Meredith Laney Clopper learned how to wave on 03/18/2008 |
| probably before then, at daycare they say she does it all the time, but she does it for us now
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| Meredith Laney Clopper learned how to use a sippy cup on 03/18/2008 |
| she still doesn't have it 100% of the time, but she can hold it and sometimes get a drink
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| Meredith Laney Clopper said MaMa for the first time on 03/16/2008 |
| She said Em-Ma! and held her arms up when I gave her to her Grandpa - we think that separation anxiety is kicking in
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| Meredith Laney Clopper learned to clap on 02/23/2008 |
Meredith has been clapping a lot! We sang "When you're happy and you know it" and she smiles and laughs.
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first word was Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! (02/17/2008) |
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| Meredith can sit up on her own 01/20/2008 |
She will occasionally tumble over, but she is doing VERY well sitting up!
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| Meredith's first fruit was banana 12/27/2007 |
Meredith tried banana today - most of it ended up on her bib, but she seemed to like it!
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's favorite song is Mahna Mahna (12/23/2007) |
Meredith GIGGLES when we sing this addictive song. Mahna Mahnadoo doo, doo doo doo Mahna Mahna doo doo, doo doo Mahna Mahna doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first time playing on the beach was 12/21/2007 |
In tampa with cousin Ryan, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Eric, Aunt Cheryl, and Aunt Cynthia
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| Meredith's favorite vegetable is carrots 12/20/2007 |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first vacation/trip was to Grandma and Grandpa's in Tampa (12/18/2007) |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first tooth was on 12/09/2007 |
After a few weeks of apparent teething, Meredith's bottom left tooth came in!
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| Meredith first ate solid food on 11/24/2007 |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper found his/her feet on 11/20/2007 |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first time sleeping through the night was 10/07/2007 |
She's made it 6-7 hours before many times, but last night she made it from 11PM to 6:30AM without a PEEP!
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first laugh was on 08/28/2007 |
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| Meredith Laney Clopper was named after Ginger (08/26/2007) |
Her middle name, Laney, is Ginger's maiden name. We named her Meredith because we thought the name sounded classic but wasn't overused.
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's eye color is Blue (08/26/2007) |
Her eyes are still are really pretty blue.
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's hair color is blonde (08/26/2007) |
Meredith was born with a full head of BLONDE hair! Very unusual - usually babies are born with dark hair and it turns blonde, or are bald at first.
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first smile was on 08/01/2007 |
She started smiling "socially" at around 6 weeks, and the smiles have gotten bigger ever since.
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first time rolling over was on 07/07/2007 |
Nobody believes it, but Meredith rolled from her tummy to her back at 2 weeks. She did it again at 4 weeks, but it has been a while since she's done it now.
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| Meredith Laney Clopper's first bath was on 07/05/2007 |
Her umbilical cord fell off on the fourth of July. It looks like she has an outie right now, but as she puts on some baby fat that might change! She did not enjoy her first real bath, but as time has gone on, she has started to like bathtime more.
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