ONE YEAR OLD!!!
Good gracious, where did a year go? Our sweet Madeline is one year old as of Monday, August 17, 2009. She entered this world on her exact due date, and her father and I couldn't help but immediately explode with love for this little girl. Madeline has made our little family so happy, and we just feel so blessed that we were chosen to be her parents. We love being Mama and Dada, and her sweet little "HI!" with a wave every morning just makes our day start out so perfectly. As you can tell from the 12 month pictures, I decided to let her birthday outfit speak for itself on this month's update -- no sign & posed pictures this month. I think the 1 on her shirt and the pink tutu say it all!
Madeline is certainly a mover and a shaker these days. Being held is not high on her list unless she's in an unfamiliar place or is tired. Otherwise, she's busy. Proficient walking all by herself is on the horizon. Each day she becomes more and more daring taking those tiny, wobbly, unassisted steps. Sometimes, I think she's standing and sees something of interest and just walks without even thinking about it. Madeline has really started to navigate around the house well with her push stroller. She's even able to get herself out of jams by making her 100 point turns. Climbing is becoming more of a "situation" these days. It's as though she views everything as a large stair. Nevertheless, loading & unloading the dishwasher becomes interesting when she's climbing in it. Madeline has the dancing bug for sure! She LOVES to dance and shake her bootie to music!
Madeline has quite a large personality for such a little person...she's bubbly, squealy, happy, dramatic, stubborn, determined, and extremely affectionate. Kisses and hugs are given out frequently, and we sometimes are surprised at who is on the receiving end of these kisses & hugs. Although she is a loud busy body at times, she continues to retreat to her room to play by herself or look at her books all on her own. This little lady craves her alone time, and I'm happy to give it to her. Her vocabulary is still pretty slim --- mama, dada, & hi are her words right now, BUT she is trying so hard to repeat other simple words like uh-oh & bye-bye. Madeline studies our lips intently whenever we talk, and I can just see her little lips quivering and moving trying to figure it all out. 
With Madeline's new found walking/fast crawling, she's wiped out at naptime & bedtime. It's great because she seems to have grown out of that flailing around in the bed before she goes to sleep. Her morning nap seems to be going away, and the afternoon nap seems to be stretching out. Her bedtime is between 6:30 and 7:30 PM based upon her disposition. Some days, I just put her out of her misery, and we call it a day when she's just grumpy and exhausted. This adjusted schedule makes me a happy Mama.
As of right now, Madeline has 6 teeth with a couple more coming. Her finger gnawing has started back up again, and her little gums are a bit swollen. However, this lack of teeth hasn't slowed down her eating...she will TRY just about anything...key word here --- TRY. Getting her to eat it is another story, so I've realized that she has become a bit picky, unfortunately. Upon the advice of our doctor, I've been serving her the meal, she eats it or not, and we move on from the meal. Unfortunately, this Mama is not a short order cook, so I'm implementing the "here's your meal" rule early. Our doctor said not to feed into the pickiness by creating lots of things for her to eat at one meal, and he assured me that I'm not starving my sweet girl. Madeline does have some favorites --- juice, whole milk (believe it or not?!), yogurt, mac-n-cheese, pork, spaghetti/ravioli, mandarin oranges, cheese anything, waffles, Cheerios, bananas, and any junk food (of course). Madeline is still on the bottle at her naptime and bedtime (with formula only), so I guess my next big milestone is to get her off the bottle routine at her naps and bed. There's a good chance that I might be more concerned about it than she is, but I suppose it could be a complete nightmare too. Once I commit to no more bottles, then I'm in 100% with no turning back. I still have some formula to use up, so in efforts not to waste it, we'll keep those routines the same for now until the formula is gone.
Madeline Grace, you never cease to amaze us with your antics and personality. Your Daddy and I couldn't love you more if we tried, and we look forward to this next phase of your life.
( We had our 12 month well visit this morning, and Madeline received a glowing report from Dr. Kapp. Everything is moving along just fine --- height, weight, head circumference, developmental skills. Madeline is 22 lbs. 2 oz. (69%), and she's 31 inches tall (96%). Her iron was still a little bit low, so we'll keep working on those iron rich foods! She received 4 vaccines, and to say that Miss Madeline was angry about those shots is an understatement! Her flair for the dramatics was evident! Poor thing.)
Good gracious, where did a year go? Our sweet Madeline is one year old as of Monday, August 17, 2009. She entered this world on her exact due date, and her father and I couldn't help but immediately explode with love for this little girl. Madeline has made our little family so happy, and we just feel so blessed that we were chosen to be her parents. We love being Mama and Dada, and her sweet little "HI!" with a wave every morning just makes our day start out so perfectly. As you can tell from the 12 month pictures, I decided to let her birthday outfit speak for itself on this month's update -- no sign & posed pictures this month. I think the 1 on her shirt and the pink tutu say it all! 
Madeline is certainly a mover and a shaker these days. Being held is not high on her list unless she's in an unfamiliar place or is tired. Otherwise, she's busy. Proficient walking all by herself is on the horizon. Each day she becomes more and more daring taking those tiny, wobbly, unassisted steps. Sometimes, I think she's standing and sees something of interest and just walks without even thinking about it. Madeline has really started to navigate around the house well with her push stroller. She's even able to get herself out of jams by making her 100 point turns. Climbing is becoming more of a "situation" these days. It's as though she views everything as a large stair. Nevertheless, loading & unloading the dishwasher becomes interesting when she's climbing in it. Madeline has the dancing bug for sure! She LOVES to dance and shake her bootie to music! 
Madeline has quite a large personality for such a little person...she's bubbly, squealy, happy, dramatic, stubborn, determined, and extremely affectionate. Kisses and hugs are given out frequently, and we sometimes are surprised at who is on the receiving end of these kisses & hugs. Although she is a loud busy body at times, she continues to retreat to her room to play by herself or look at her books all on her own. This little lady craves her alone time, and I'm happy to give it to her. Her vocabulary is still pretty slim --- mama, dada, & hi are her words right now, BUT she is trying so hard to repeat other simple words like uh-oh & bye-bye. Madeline studies our lips intently whenever we talk, and I can just see her little lips quivering and moving trying to figure it all out. 
With Madeline's new found walking/fast crawling, she's wiped out at naptime & bedtime. It's great because she seems to have grown out of that flailing around in the bed before she goes to sleep. Her morning nap seems to be going away, and the afternoon nap seems to be stretching out. Her bedtime is between 6:30 and 7:30 PM based upon her disposition. Some days, I just put her out of her misery, and we call it a day when she's just grumpy and exhausted. This adjusted schedule makes me a happy Mama.
As of right now, Madeline has 6 teeth with a couple more coming. Her finger gnawing has started back up again, and her little gums are a bit swollen. However, this lack of teeth hasn't slowed down her eating...she will TRY just about anything...key word here --- TRY. Getting her to eat it is another story, so I've realized that she has become a bit picky, unfortunately. Upon the advice of our doctor, I've been serving her the meal, she eats it or not, and we move on from the meal. Unfortunately, this Mama is not a short order cook, so I'm implementing the "here's your meal" rule early. Our doctor said not to feed into the pickiness by creating lots of things for her to eat at one meal, and he assured me that I'm not starving my sweet girl. Madeline does have some favorites --- juice, whole milk (believe it or not?!), yogurt, mac-n-cheese, pork, spaghetti/ravioli, mandarin oranges, cheese anything, waffles, Cheerios, bananas, and any junk food (of course). Madeline is still on the bottle at her naptime and bedtime (with formula only), so I guess my next big milestone is to get her off the bottle routine at her naps and bed. There's a good chance that I might be more concerned about it than she is, but I suppose it could be a complete nightmare too. Once I commit to no more bottles, then I'm in 100% with no turning back. I still have some formula to use up, so in efforts not to waste it, we'll keep those routines the same for now until the formula is gone.
Madeline Grace, you never cease to amaze us with your antics and personality. Your Daddy and I couldn't love you more if we tried, and we look forward to this next phase of your life. 
( We had our 12 month well visit this morning, and Madeline received a glowing report from Dr. Kapp. Everything is moving along just fine --- height, weight, head circumference, developmental skills. Madeline is 22 lbs. 2 oz. (69%), and she's 31 inches tall (96%). Her iron was still a little bit low, so we'll keep working on those iron rich foods! She received 4 vaccines, and to say that Miss Madeline was angry about those shots is an understatement! Her flair for the dramatics was evident! Poor thing.)
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