Teeth!!

Last night Brad noticed that Maddie has teeth coming in! We tried to get a photo, but it was a no go. Apparently she doesn't like when you try to hold her mouth open and her tongue back! hahaha!

It looks like her two bottom teeth are just breaking thru. This could explain the fact that she wasn't sleeping well in the past couple of weeks.

Now all I am worried about is biting!!

Beach

We are back from our vacation to the beach for the 4th of July and we had a wonderful time. Maddie got to stick her feet in the ocean and enjoyed the company of Great - Grandparents, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncle.

Maddie is sitting well now and is still scarfing down solid foods! We think she gained another pound on vacation! On the negative side, Maddie has stopped sleeping through the night and usually will now get up between 1 to 3 times a night! Ugh, that is hard on all of us!

Smile

Today Maddie was introduced to pears. I don't think she liked them quite as much as peas , but she ate a lot!

Growing Up Quick

Maddie weighed in today at 12 pounds, 4 ounces. She gained a pound in 2 weeks! Must be the solid food . The pediatrician was thrilled. She also had a clean stool sample so we're going to reintroduce soy and see what happens.

Speaking of solid food, Maddie has now experienced carrots and peas. She loves both and when she's being fed screams for more and screams for more quicker!

Maddie also experienced her first day at the beach as we went to Marco Island for Father's Day. She got to have her toes dipped in the gulf and the pool, but that's as far in as she got. It was a great time, though Daddy lost his voice completely due to a cold.

We think she'll be crawling soon. She can roll over both directions now with ease and can move around by wiggling. Her knees and arms are all making the right movements so as soon as she can lift her belly off the ground, off she'll go!

New Baby Activities

Lots of new things to report! Maddie is growing up quick! ?

Maddie recently discovered her feet and yesterday after her bath, she discovered she could get her toes in her mouth!

She's also quickly learning how to eat off a spoon and we've been feeding her more. The doctor recommended "feeding her until she throws up"

She is getting better at sitting up by herself, though she hasn't mastered it yet. She does tri-pod and quad-pod fairly well. In addition from rolling stomach to back, which she has been able to do for a couple months now, she can almost go from back to front. She gets all the way over, but can't pull her arm under her belly, so she ends up rolling back over.

That hasn't stopped her from becoming more mobile! If she wants to move toward something or someone, she will arch her back and do a crabwalk, or hop. She definitely requires 100% attention on the changing table now!

In addition, Maddie is smiling a lot, even across rooms at Mommy and Daddy and she has a very cute laugh.

Maddie's First Foods

Maddie saw a gastro specialist today and he recommended starting Maddie on solids right away (the pediatrician had said the same thing, pending the specialist visit). So today, Maddie had her first taste of rice! She was a bit confused at first, but quickly got the hang of the spoon.

Madeline's New Tricks

Maddie is learning new things very rapidly. She eagerly grabs for everything now and loves to play with her toys. Of course, once in her hands, everything goes straight to her mouth. We haven't figured out which of her toys tastes best yet.

We also think Maddie is teething. She's been drooling A LOT for the past few weeks and that is a sign that a tooth is on the way. The teething rings are still a little big for her, but she works pretty hard to get them in her mouth.

She also is enjoying her play pads and bouncer a lot and is very interested in the world around her.