Today is Madeleine's 1st birthday! Yia-yia, Auntie Shannon, Auntie Caitlyn and Yia-yia Megali came to visit and celebrate with us Rowes. For her part, Madeleine seemed completely oblivious to the fact that it was her birthday, though she was overly delighted about Clara, Auntie Shannon's chihuahua, flapping her arms around and proclaiming, "Baby. Baby. Baby." I tried to teach her to say "doggie," which she imitated without difficulty, then proceded to label Clara a baby every time the dog trotted into the room. Madeleine also decided to skip her naps today, and then was so overstimulated from cake and presents that she has been flopping around in her crib squealing delightedly for the past half an hour. The cake was a big hit; she shoveled piece after piece into her mouth. The presents were a bit overwhelming and she spent much of the time looking around in confusion, wondering why we were handing her toy after toy when her usual post-dinner routine is to brush her teeth and go to bed. I think tomorrow when she actually gets a chance to play with her toys, rather than having one toy shoved in front of her, then grabbed away to be replaced by another toy, she will be more excited about the new loot.
Julia spent the day as typical Julia, starting with some contrary behavior during her bath (after getting soap in her eyes and then freaking out about it, she elected to respond to my question "How are your eyes doing??" with "They're NOT eyes, Mama. They're EARS.") She also fulfilled her random statement quota by telling Auntie Shannon, who offered to play "Dora Saves the Mermaids" on her computer so Julia could watch at the breakfast table, "You never know when you're going to do something that's PERFECT." She also told Auntie Caitlyn that she wants to have bunk beds with Madeleine when she's 8 and Madeleine's 7. After some careful reflection, she realized her counting error, and corrected herself: "Uh, Auntie Caitlyn, I think I made a mistake. I meant to say that I want to have bunk beds when Madeleine's 8 and I'm 7."
All in all, both girls had a fun day, and it was a great first birthday celebration for Madeleine!
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