A Day in the Life of Matilda--Early Afternoon

11:00 I'm up from nap! Hope Mommy finished her chores!


Time to get dressed... what should I wear?


My new sailor dress that Grandma and Grandpa gave me for my birthday will be PERFECT!


Normally I'd just drink my milk while I snuggled with Mommy but we have places to go today, so I've got my cup in the car.


HI!! We're visiting Grandpa at work!

A Day in the Life of Matilda--Morning

It's 6:30 am. Time to let Mom and Dad know I'm up. Sometimes I like to share my lovies with them when they come to get me, but today, not so much.


After I get a fresh diaper I start my day with a sippy cup full of milk and Blue's Clues on Noggin while Mommy and Daddy get moving.


A little before 8 it's time to go have breakfast. I like cereal and bananas. I have a little juice in my cup, but I'm cranky and I want to tell Mommy all about it. Cup makes a good "BANG" when I hit the tray or throw it on the floor!


After breakfast it's time to PLAY!! I'm silly and like to roll around on the floor.


At 9:30 it's time for fresh diaper and another nap. Yawn.

Last Bottle

Matilda had her last bottle on Friday July 17, 2009. She was 1 year, 1 week and 6 days old.





Now our big girl is ready for sippy cups all the time!

Freshening up in the Powder Room

Beautiful Girl

Matilda is in a beautiful baby contest and needs your vote!

Voting is open until August 4 and each email address can vote once per day.

The first time you follow the link you will have to register an email address and password--it is free and there's an anti-spam option.
After you've registered, come back and click the link again, you will see Matilda's picture and 1-10 options above it.
Please give Matilda a 10!

After you vote, they'll show you another baby's picture and an option to vote for that baby. If you can resist, don't vote for other babies! Every vote (even a 1) gives a baby points and is a disadvantage to Matilda!

Put the link in your favorites or even make it your homepage so you vote every day until August 4!

Birthday pictures

You can see all the First Birthday pictures here.

The Yearling

Yesterday Matilda celebrated her first birthday in Door County, WI with Grandma, Grandpa, Mommy and Daddy.
She wore a pretty party dress:



She opened lots of presents and played with her new toys:



She went for a swim in the lake with Daddy and Romper and Laddie:


She had a soak in the hot tub:


And she capped off her day with her favorite foods for dinner--watermellon, carrots, salmon and fries and finally had a Pink Lady strawberry cake Mommy made.

Retrospective: Matilda 11 months

At 11 months Matilda learned even more words, got her 7th tooth, and is practicing walking!

We drove to South Dakota to visit Great Grandma Shirley again:


And saw great aunt Lois:


Had lunch in the Wisconsin Dells--Matilda enjoyed tomatoes and black olives!


She tried hard to help Mommy:


And continued to explore:

Retrospective: Matilda 10 months

At 10 months Matilda mastered crawling and figured out how to get into all sorts of trouble:


And mischeif:


And we fought back:




The weather got nice and she played outside:


She also learned many new words--hi, cup, ball, daddy, and guys to name a few, and got 2 more teeth!

Retrospective: Matilda 9 months

At 9 months old Matilda got mobile, beginning with a sneaky little army crawl that landed her under the couch:


We took a train trip to Washington D.C. On the train she said her first words "I see it!" while pointing out the window--that's right, her first words were a sentence!


And we visited Williamsburg, VA:

Retrospective: Matilda 8 months

At 8 months old Matilda learned a new trick:


Got more teeth (4 total now!):


Took her first airplane ride:


Went swimming:


And went to the beach:

Retrospective: Matilda 7 months

7 months was all about trying new foods, like peas:


And all the homemade purees Mommy made:


We celebrated Valentine's Day:


She started taking baths in the big girl tub:


And Mommy and Daddy made Matilda into a big sister:

Retrospective: Matilda 6 months

When Matilda was 6 months old she moved into her own room:


She copied Mommy and Daddy:


She got her first cloth diapers:


She sat in a chair like a big girl out at restaurants... sort of:


And she tried her first food--prunes!