47 Weeks

Poor Madeline is covered in little bumps and bruises this week because...she's standing on her own now!  Of course this good news also means she's been taking a lot of spills.

This makes her Mumma nervous at times.  We were in her room packing up boxes yesterday, and before I knew it, she had climbed on top of a box of clothes, stood up on her own, and reached for her crib. Yikes.

She's getting into everything!  It's probably good that most of our things are in boxes at the moment.  It means at least she can't rip everything apart.

Madeline is really learning the meaning and cruelty of the word, "No" this week.  If she wants something she can't have, she screams!  This morning, she really, really wanted a pile of important paperwork sitting on a shelf.  It was just out of reach, and I wouldn't get it for her.  Mini. temper. tantrum!

Eric just shakes his head and asks sarcastically, "Where does she get that from?"  

Her early intervention teacher came yesterday, and she kept commenting on how smart Madeline is.  (I always knew she was a genius.)  Her teacher brought a bunch of baby puzzles with her, and Maddie was fascinated with trying to figure them out.  We're going to have to go get her some more complicated toys.  Her teacher recommended some great ones for us.

Maddie is also learning the meaning of "In" and "Out" with Dada.  She likes to take all her toys and place them in her bucket.  Then she takes them out.  She even says the word "out."

She's been eating and sleeping a lot this week, which makes me think she may be growth spurting.  Suddenly she's sooooooo tall.  She's like a little bean poll with a baby face.  She's so long and thin.

Her favorite food seems to be grilled cheese.  I break it up into bite-sized pieces for her and she gobbles it all up.  I like to put veggies like spinach in it for her as well.  She also loves her chicken-peach puree, turkey loaf, chopped up veggies, and melon.  Sometimes she loves scrambled egg yolks, and sometimes she doesn't want anything to do with them.  She does not like yogurt, but I bet if I bought the pre-sweetened baby kind she would like it.  The only thing I've given her that she absolutely refused to eat was tuna fish.  Oh well.

Madeline has an exciting couple of weeks coming up ahead of her.  She's got the cruise, moving madness, and of course...her first birthday is a little over a month away!!!!!