So... as of August 17 (yes, almost a week ago, I am so behind!) Madilyn is officially 16 months old. Only 2 more months until I can say she's 1 and a HALF! :) HA! She's growing up too quickly! My mom got her a baby doll and I pulled out some baby clothes for the baby doll... I couldn't believe how small Madilyn was... it reminds me of how quickly time goes. I was thinking about how last year @ this time, she was a mommy milk drinking, constantly held, many naps a day little baby... and NOW, she's a : let me down, do it myself, 1 nap a day big girl! I can't believe how much my little girl does on her own now. She can get on (w/occasional help) and off of our couch! How crazy is that! She can go up and down stairs on her own, but I stand there like a hovering helicopter the entire time... :). She eats most meals on her own now, and she can maneuver a fork and spoon quite well! We always have to make sure the table and floor get fed some of her food though... she likes to share! :) She has a little play kitchen in her room now that her Grama got her, and she likes to use her little "step stool" that I put there for her to reach the microwave and phone to put them "back". I found out that she doesn't need it because she's only 1... Caleb came over and he was plenty tall to reach everything. So.. I guess Madilyn is just a little short! :) I love it! I have found that she is quite particular about things too. When she puts things back in her play kitchen, it has to be put just "so" or she gets upset. Things have to be straight and standing up. Some mornings I give her a waffle for breakfast to eat in the car on the way to Grama's house, and I fold it in half... well, if it tears, or comes unfolded, she will NOT eat it until I fix it. She's pretty funny like that. My mom is cluing me into first-born tendencies, because it's quite unfamiliar to me, but I am learning! She tries to put her shoes on by herself, but she hasn't quite gotten that down. She sure can take them off like a champ though! :)
She has learned a few new words! She can say: giraffe, monkey, love you (sometimes), uncle, "Ry-Ry" for her other uncle Ryan, cat, back, bed, eye, couch, down, up, mouth, more, no, yes, uh-huh (for yes), milk, drink, hi, hat... she's building her vocabulary daily! She can also say what certain animals "say"... like when we ask her what each animal says, she will say "meow" for a cat, "moo" for a cow, "oo-ooo" for a monkey, "roar" for a tiger, "baa" for a sheep, "grr" for a lion... there are a couple more, but I can't think of them at the moment.
She is currently working on a total of 5 teeth... 3 molars, and 2 eye teeth. She's been happy overall, but I do give her motrin only at night, otherwise she wakes up about every 2 hours... and she is not 3 days old, so I am refusing to deal with that...so, motrin it is, and she sleeps great!
I will have to post some pictures soon of our recent adventures... we've done some fun things the past month since my last post! Hopefully I'll remember in the next day or two.
God Bless!
