When I went into Maddie's room yesterday morning, she greeted me in a whole new way - standing up in her crib! She may have done it before, but it was the first time I had seen her standing in her crib! She had pulled herself up with seemingly no problems and was just standing there, holding onto the crib, waiting for me to come in with her breakfast!
Today we also had Maddie's 9 month check-up and she is doing wonderfully! In the last three months, she has grown 3" and gained 3.5lbs! She is now 28.5" tall and weighs 17lbs, 4oz! Wow, she's gotten big!! Everything looked great and was right on track. She's even tracking above average in height...I'm still not sure where that came from, but I think some of Papa Bob's genes may have gotten in there!
Our pediatrician let us know today too that we're now ok to start feeding her small, well cooked (soft) bits of table food along with the Gerber food that has meat and dairy. We also get to start introducing her to a sippy cup so that hopefully when she's a year old, she'll be done with the bottle and using only the sippy cups. With her first tooth coming in (slowly but surely!), we get to start a new bedtime routine - brushing her tooth and gums! We completely forgot about it tonight, but we'll start tomorrow.
I just can't believe how much she's growing and what a little girl she is becoming! She is the best daughter ever!!
Love always,
Nile, David & Maddie
Friday, December 18, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Look Ma, No Hands!
Maddie is learning so much, so quickly these days! Her favorite thing to do these days is to pull herself up...on just about anything and everything...and she's been practicing it nonstop! She is a pro! She can walk herself up to an object when holding on to it too, and she loves to dance and bounce around while holding on to things! Her newfound confidence also led her to pull herself up this weekend, and then let go so that she's standing without holding on to anything! She did this with David on Saturday and a couple times with me yesterday. Holy cow!! We've always had our hand under her so that we can catch her if she falls, and this has given her a little balance when she's standing alone, but oh my goodness! I hadn't expected her to do this so soon!
Our little girl is growing up so fast!
Love,
Nile, David & Maddie
Our little girl is growing up so fast!
Love,
Nile, David & Maddie
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Giggles Galore
Maddie's laughter instantly brings a smile to my face! It is honestly one of the best sounds I've ever heard! If you're having a bad day or just want to smile, all you need to do is watch this video! She is just the sweetest girl in the world!
Hope you enjoy the giggles of Ms. Maddie as she plays a tickle game with Mama Teet!
Love you all!
Nile, David & Maddie
Hope you enjoy the giggles of Ms. Maddie as she plays a tickle game with Mama Teet!
Love you all!
Nile, David & Maddie
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
There Go The Bumpers!
It is insane how quickly Maddie is learning to do things! Yesterday K let me know that while she was at daycare she pulled herself up in the crib by holding onto the crib rails! So, off came the bumpers last night! We had lowered Maddie's crib down a couple weeks ago - just in time it looks like!
This morning we were also playing around and I decided to have her practice standing up against the sofa. I took off one of the bottom cushions so that the ledge wouldn't be too high for her to reach. Maddie easily pulled herself up to standing against the sofa and then spied the tv remote control on the cushion next to where she was standing. The tv remote is one of her favorite toys, so off she went! She started moving herself over to the higher cushion, moving her arms and legs to sort of pull herself over there while holding onto the couch! Holy cow! Her legs weren't strong enough to support her the whole time, so I held her up, but she had all the maneuvers down and was able to get over to reach the remote! Wowzers!
Our girl is learning so much! She is going to be zooming all over the place in no time flat!
Love you all!
David, Nile & Maddie
This morning we were also playing around and I decided to have her practice standing up against the sofa. I took off one of the bottom cushions so that the ledge wouldn't be too high for her to reach. Maddie easily pulled herself up to standing against the sofa and then spied the tv remote control on the cushion next to where she was standing. The tv remote is one of her favorite toys, so off she went! She started moving herself over to the higher cushion, moving her arms and legs to sort of pull herself over there while holding onto the couch! Holy cow! Her legs weren't strong enough to support her the whole time, so I held her up, but she had all the maneuvers down and was able to get over to reach the remote! Wowzers!
Our girl is learning so much! She is going to be zooming all over the place in no time flat!
Love you all!
David, Nile & Maddie
Sunday, December 6, 2009
It's Been a Big Weekend!
Maddie had three firsts this weekend...
*Saturday was our first snow and we took Maddie outside to take some pictures and enjoy seeing everything blanketed in white! When we were taking the photos, it was hard to catch a smile because she kept sticking her tongue out to catch the snowflakes! She looked so adorable all bundled up and little snowflakes perched on her eyelashes. That is a precious memory I hope to never forget!
*Today her first tooth broke through (see post below for more details). It is going to be strange not seeing that gummy smile in a few days but I know she is going to look so stinkin' cute with a tooth!
*And...today, she stood up for the first time! She's been crawling for a while now and even before she started to crawl, she would stick her tushy in the air so that her legs extended fully. We were down on the floor playing and had our suitcase out (sad, I know, that this is still out from our Louisiana trip, but I'm glad it was!) and we had Maddie near it. She went from a sitting position to a standing one, with her hands perched on the top of the suitcase, all by herself! She kept doing it over and over and had such a great time! She has all the moves down on how to go from sitting to standing...now she's just looking for something taller that she can tackle! Our little girl is growing so fast! We are so blessed to be her parents!
We love you all!
David, Nile & Maddie
*Saturday was our first snow and we took Maddie outside to take some pictures and enjoy seeing everything blanketed in white! When we were taking the photos, it was hard to catch a smile because she kept sticking her tongue out to catch the snowflakes! She looked so adorable all bundled up and little snowflakes perched on her eyelashes. That is a precious memory I hope to never forget!
*Today her first tooth broke through (see post below for more details). It is going to be strange not seeing that gummy smile in a few days but I know she is going to look so stinkin' cute with a tooth!
*And...today, she stood up for the first time! She's been crawling for a while now and even before she started to crawl, she would stick her tushy in the air so that her legs extended fully. We were down on the floor playing and had our suitcase out (sad, I know, that this is still out from our Louisiana trip, but I'm glad it was!) and we had Maddie near it. She went from a sitting position to a standing one, with her hands perched on the top of the suitcase, all by herself! She kept doing it over and over and had such a great time! She has all the moves down on how to go from sitting to standing...now she's just looking for something taller that she can tackle! Our little girl is growing so fast! We are so blessed to be her parents!
We love you all!
David, Nile & Maddie
Yep, There It Is!
At Maddie's mid-morning feeding today, she was sitting in her highchair having some fruit...and what do I see? A tooth peeking through on her bottom gum! I washed my hands after we were finished eating and rubbed my finger over her gum and it is bumpy! It is definitely there! I can't believe our baby is getting her first tooth! It is her left center tooth on her bottom gum. I have no idea how long it takes for the tooth to come all the way up, but it has broken through the gums! She has been such a great baby too - no crying or anything to even let us know all this was happening!
This is much belated, but we want to thank everyone for the wonderful Thanksgiving visit we had in Louisiana! We had such a great time! While we were there, we were able to catch Maddie laughing on video too! We've been trying to capture this for a long time, but each time we turned on the recorder, she would stop laughing. We caught her enjoying a game with Mama Teet though and she was loving it too much to care that we were taping her! David is going to put the video together and as soon as it's done, I'll post it up.
In the meantime, here are some photos of our little munchkin in Louisiana...
We love you all!
David, Nile & Maddie
This is much belated, but we want to thank everyone for the wonderful Thanksgiving visit we had in Louisiana! We had such a great time! While we were there, we were able to catch Maddie laughing on video too! We've been trying to capture this for a long time, but each time we turned on the recorder, she would stop laughing. We caught her enjoying a game with Mama Teet though and she was loving it too much to care that we were taping her! David is going to put the video together and as soon as it's done, I'll post it up.
In the meantime, here are some photos of our little munchkin in Louisiana...
We love you all!
David, Nile & Maddie
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