Maddie turned 8 months today. I can't get over how fast her first year is flying by...and I hear it speeds up even more after the first year. Maddie is the light of our lives. We are so unbelievably blessed to be her mommy and daddy. Maddie is really developing a little personality. She is so funny! She will let out these loud shrieks when she sees Sammy or gets excited. It cracks us up! She is ticklish everywhere. She has started dancing now anytime her music comes on. She waves her arms up and down and rocks back and forth. She is playing peek-a-boo and loves to look at herself in the mirror still, ha ha! She is wanting to stand all the time and is starting to try to pull up. She is "crawling" backwards, but has not mastered going forwards. I still think she will walk before she crawls. She has started eating Puffs for a snack and she loves them. She is practicing getting them in her fingertips so they actually get in her mouth instead of smushed in her fist. It is really funny to watch. We don't go to the Dr. for her check up until next month, but I weighed her last week and she was a little over 20lbs! She is still a great eater...as you can see! She is also a little babbler. She is always "talking", and of course I love that! I guess she gets that from me, considering I never stop talking. :)I am looking forward to another exciting month of new discoveries.
We survived the Flood of 2009. Please pray for all the families who lost loved ones and their homes. It took me over 2 and 1/2 hours to pick up Maddie on Monday b/c of road closures. I thought I was about to have my first panic attack. I finally made it to her and did not let go of her till it was time for her to go to bed. I feel very fortunate that we have not been directly affected by this, but others were not so lucky. I pray they find the peace and help during this difficult time.
