Walking

Maddie has started taking some baby steps, one to four at a time! She loves standing and exploring. She enjoys pulling magnets and pictures off the refrigerator. We've added baby gates around the house to let her roam around more, but without her getting into too much trouble!

We'll post a video of her walking after the weekend.

L'Shana Tova! Happy New Year!

Happy Rosh Hashana!

Maddie is crawling fast now! Once she in on the ground, she'll crawl out of a room and be flying down the hall in a flash. Either that or crawling toward the absolute worst thing in the room that she can put in her mouth!

In other news, next Friday is Jessica's 30th b-day! Be sure to wish her a happy birthday!

Growing Up

We retired Maddie's table top bouncer this weekend as she outgrew it. For now, the swing is still safe!

We've also discovered that a sure way to get Maddie very giggly is to play "Shark Attack" or "Jaws" with her. Basically, put her on the bed, then duck down and circle around the bed while humming the Jaws theme. She tracks the sound around the bed and she gets giggle whenever the "shark" shows their head. When the shark strikes, she squeals and laughs a lot! It's the first real game like activity for her.

Maddie is also getting very good at high-fives and will do some patty-cake hand slaping also.

Good News

Maddie and I went to the dr this morning to check on her status and I am happy to report that Maddie has gained 1lb 3oz in the last month! YAY!! She is doing great! The doctor actually expected a little decline since she has been so active, but Maddie showed her! hehehe

I can now start her on soy yogurt and should be okay to give her soy formula in her cereal or for an extra snack if need be.

New Goings On

In the eating department, Maddie had her first biscuit. It was a HUGE mess , but she loved it. She is now eating rice, oatmeal, avocado, peaches, blueberry, sweet potato, peas, green beans, pears, banana, carrots, and apple sauce. Squash, mango, and more are coming up!

Maddie is quickly getting better at crawling! In fact, she's also getting better at standing! And standing unaided (~ 1-5 seconds)

She loves to play with many of her toys and loves rattles and balls.

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!