Little Mudgekins: Growing up Jordan

It's amazing to me how quickly Jordan changed after her first birthday. She really is becoming a little girl and losing that "baby" look every day. As hard as it is to accept that she won't be our baby forever, it is so fun to watch her grow.

Love this sweet face! We have almost given up with the headbands, because this is how they normally end up.

So we started working on wearing our big girl bows that she can't pull off her head! She looks like such a big girl here.

Jordan took a trip with Daddy to Austin while Mommy took a girl's trip to New York for the weekend! She had a great weekend hanging out with Nani.

And going to the park with Grandpapa and Oma.

And just playing around with new toys and new friends! I normally would not willingly put anything Longhorn on here, but this face is priceless. Anytime you take something away and say, "Where'd it go?" She puts her hands like this and looks confused.

Now it was Daddy's turn to be gone for work, so Jordan and Mommy had some girl-time. Both pictures were while I was trying to pick up Jordan's room. She had other ideas! Little stinker.

She has been standing on her own more and more and is really starting to want to take off running around the house. She's getting so close!

While Daddy was out of town, we took a trip to Fort Worth to hang out with our cousins! She was watching everything Barrett did and thought he was hilarious. They're starting to play together, which is adorable. He wanted to have a snack with Jordan at his picnic table.

We made it back to play class this week after a few weeks off and nobody was more excited than Jordan. I wish I could video her face the entire time she's there because it is priceless. She's smiling from ear to ear the entire time, but especially when they sing Gymbo!

We had a lot of Mommy/Jordan time this month, so lots of these pictures that got sent to Daddy. I am going to cherish these times when she thinks I'm funny.

This is when she looks like such a big girl to me. Eating her breakfast in whole pieces, standing on her stool waiting to brush her teeth, standing on her tip toes trying to see what's in the box, and sitting in her chair "reading" a book!

But then I remember that she is still such a little baby! I am trying to mentally capture so many moments with her that I'm getting overwhelmed thinking I may forget this stage. This little girl is such a light and makes us laugh every single day. It is so fun to already watch the little personality develop. Some good. Some bad. We may be in trouble!

Dressed in Red, White and Blue with Daddy for the USA World Cup match.

Things we don't want to forget:

- She climbs over the love sac, pull Daddy's books off the shelf and reads. Every time it is Coack K or Tony Dungy coaching book. Trying to keep up with Dad already

- The way she picks up everything and hands it to you, then wants it back...and hands it to you again. She even hands you stuff that is not in her hands, just puts her fingers together and gives it to you.