Madeline is 8 months old!
I can't believe she is getting so old!
It seems like yesterday that she was born
but at the same time like she has always been
a part of our family.
Madeline has changed so much in a month,
it's amazing what a month can do in baby time.
Here are a few of the things she is doing now:
Crawling, that little booger can go.
She crawls just about anywhere she wants to.
Currently her favorite location is the kitchen.
She loves to follow mommy in there.
She likes to lay on the floor and slap the cold tile.
We now strategically place the
couch pillows around the room
to minimize bumps on the head.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
And the ottoman now serves
as a baby barrier.
She is pulling herself to a standing position.
She really wants to walk and I'm sure she will be soon.
She pulls herself up on the couch,
on mommy and daddy and her favorite spot,
the stairs. Baby gate time might
be sooner than we thought!
She claps and says yaaaa!
When we are watching a tv show
with clapping on it she claps along,
it's really cute.
Madeline waves hello.
She gives kisses, big slobbery ones and likes to snuggle.
She is very very talkative.
Sometimes I think I hear words but
I'm sure it's just my imagination she
mostly says baby chatter.
My favorite is when she wakes up in
the morning and starts talking to herself in her crib.
I could listen to that for hours.
(She wouldn't allow that of course, 10 minutes
tops and she wants out of that bed!)
She has started doing this funny breathing thing
sometimes she snorts like a pig and
she does this low grunting noise.
For a while it sounded like she was imitating
the pups when they pant.
It's really funny to watch.
She is eating solids.
She loves to share our food.
She loves rice, bread, fruits (especially apple sauce),
and vegetables (especially peas and green beans).
She is drinking out of a sippy cup and
loves to drink out a regular cup too.
She's getting really good at taking big gulps
of water and spitting it right back out for fun.
she is tormenting the puppies.
They are being good sports about it.
She is so curious and always on the go.
These days it's hard to get her to hold still long
enough to change her diaper.
it's so funny when she wakes up because it's
like her eyes pop open and instantly
she is doing something.
Madeline is such a happy little girl.
She is always smiling and laughing.
She is such a fun baby. It has been so fun to
watch her grow and learn new things.
We love our little peanut.
We feel so blessed to be her parents.
