Back to School

I bought Mallory a new Austin Peay t-shirt and sweatshirt just like mine yesterday when we took a trip to the APSU bookstore. I had 2 books I still needed to buy, so Mallory took her first trip on the campus with me. It felt weird pushing her stroller on campus, because when I go there I always feel like your everyday average college student. People are always so surprised to learn that I have a baby! Normally, I have classes with non-traditional students who are older women going back to college for their teaching degrees after having families. So I call myself the most non-traditional, traditional college student I know!

Back to Mallory: Mallory wore her new t-shirt to daycare today and she looked super cute in it! What a SHOCK! She packed my backpack for me, read a few of my books, and even practiced running sprints in the house for the track team. I really think she is ready for college already!


My mother has been urging me to cut her bangs lately. I have been trying to let them grow out, but they are always in her face! She pulls her little pony tails out all the time, and is not allowed to have clips at daycare, because they are a choking hazard. My mom, aunt LuLu, aunt Lynne, and Grandma Linda all vote for her bangs to be cut. I may just cut them to appease them. She looks like an orphan child as well.

Here she is pulling her hair tie out for the millionth time.

Some fun things Mallory is doing:

• She's starting to eat with a fork.
• She listens very well and follows instructions.
• She puts her toys away after playing with them.
• She loves dancing!
• She still loves boys!
• She loves loves loves animals! She got so excited because she saw baby sea turtles on the tv.
• She likes looking at herself on the camera or video camera.