Big Week for Mikaela

Turns out I don't seem to be a very good blogger. Who would have guessed? Anyways Mikaela had a big week leaning all sorts of tricks this last week. I can't believe she is getting so big it is seriously crazy. Tuesday she learned how to clap and is now a clapping maniac. Thursday she said mama for the first time which brings her to a vocabulary of three words including dada and baba. Apparently i come after dad and food in importance, but i guess if I have to come behind something those are pretty good choices. Friday night she started pointing and now points at everything she wants. She now points from person to person when we are trying to put her to sleep so that she can move around and avoid naps. It's pretty sneaky but we are onto her. Then on Saturday she took her first steps! It is amazing how exciting little things can be when you have a baby. I can't believe its half way through November time seriously flys by. Last month we got to fly back to California to welcome Matt home off his mission. It was so much fun to see everyone. We also had fun taking Mikaela Trick or Treating for her first time. Derik refused to go because he thinks you should be old enough to walk and say trick or treat on your own in order to go, but i feel like eating your child's Halloween candy is a right of parenting so we took her anyways. She had fun seeing all the other little trick or treaters. Other then that things have pretty much been the same. Derik is still loving his job and I am surprisingly liking Los Alamos. So basically life is good

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