Chloe is progressing with her crawling - today her daddy found her on the second step of the stairs with one leg hanging out of the rails.  She also crawled up the two steps to the deck out in the back yard.  One of the teachers at daycare told about catching Chloe standing, but the minute she knew she was being watched, she just slowly sunk down.  She continues to be shy when a new adult enters her classroom.  Even though she talks all the time, she didn't perform well when tested for speech, so she now qualifies for speech therapy.  She definately is picky about who sees her perform!  This weekend she had an appointment to have an Easter picture made with live chicks.  Chloe totally ignored the chicks and sat like a sad statue with her fingers in her mouth the entire time.  Of course as she left she hollared, Bye Bye Chicks!  Sometimes she seems stubborn and sometimes she seems shy - but either way she is in control!  She is so much fun and always a very busy baby girl.

 Chloe attended her cousin Kristin's wedding to Garren in Walnut Ridge on March 12th.  (I'm really behind in my posts!)  She had to leave the service as she doesn't seem to know how to whisper.  After jabbering about Elmo, loudly thanking her mom for each fruit treat, and finally spitting out the treats down the front of her special dress, I took her out.  The thank you's were really obnoxious and the first time all day she had said them.  While in the back of the church she chimed in and sang with the soloist.  The reception was more her kind of event - Lots of fruit, cheese and cake!  She enjoyed all the attention from her Grandad's family and especially the time spent with her Aunt Jenny.

It was a one-day trip, but she traveled like a trooper and slept most of the way to Walnut Ridge and all the way home!  This week her teachers at daycare have reported that she will pull up to a stand only when she thinks no one is watching or if she is trying to get to something that is forbidden!  At her Granbec's house, she sleeps on a trundle bed that she can get out of by herself.  On Saturday morning, she woke up her mother by knocking on the closed door to her room and shouting "Granbec!!" 

Chloe was sitting on her stool and pulled herself up to open a forbidden drawer.  She stood long enough to throw a few objects out.  She sat and then pulled herself back up and continued to pilfer.  She didn't think her moma was watching!  I was thrilled when I got to watch her pull up and stand while we were on the phone.  She is really making progress!

Her teacher reported that Chloe is doing well in the big kids class.  She has begun to try to play with a little girl and doesn't freeze up as much when in the group.  She was hard-headed with one of the teachers who tried to get her to stack blocks.  She wouldn't do it for the teacher, but when the teacher left, she went over to the blocks and stacked them.  That's our girl!

Bye Bye Ellen - I love you!

She stands !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was only for a few seconds, but she did it all by herself.  Mom had her sitting on the steps for picture taking and she raised up her arms and stood up!  She is about to go back down in this picture. Way to go Chloe!

Chloe and Jack share a snack, but it looks like Chloe wants his drink.  A few warm days was a nice break from all the snow and ice and Chloe had a big time playing with Jack outside.

She started the big kid class and came home with a fat lip on the first day.  But no bully hurt her...when the teacher told Chloe to come to her if she wanted to be picked up, Chloe threw a fit and somehow hurt her lip.  It seems there are rules in this class and the teacher said there would be an "adjustment" period for Chloe.  In the first week, they had her drinking out of a real cup as no sippy cups are allowed!

She's gained some weight and made a little progress on her growth chart.  Dad gives all the credit to the instant breakfast added to her milk.  She continues to show a little more agility with her scooting and climbs over her moma's legs.  She's learned to say and identify more body parts and her animal sounds now include a monkey and a rooster.  Dad taught her to say I love you and without prompting she told Grandad "bye bye pretty" on the phone.  Since I was gone this week, she didn't get to see me on the phone and was mad at me.  She was pretty cool to me on the first call I made.  She actually looked at me, turned her back and scooted off.  She has definate attitude - maybe her new teacher will also go through an "adjustment period!"