Yep it's that time..... almost has a certain feel...... Summer has come and gone. Not only has fall arrived, but Madelyn is falling everywhere too! In the blink of eye she has gone from crawling and pulling up to walking the edges of everything and starting to take those first brave reaches on her own! Mommy and daddy are so proud of our big girl! She now weighs 16 lbs 8 oz and measures 28 inches long (I think....hard to measure the little wiggle worm). Like I said, BIG girl :o)
Before summer was completely gone and while it was decent weather without smothering heat, we decided to make a couple of special trips. Our first trip was to check out the community pool! She loved it! She kept splashing like she does in the bath tub and stared at all the other kids trying to figure out what exactly they were doing! It was the first time we put her in a bathing suit and couldn't resist to pick one with lots of ruffles. Our second trip was to the aquarium for daddy's birthday celebration. He picked it and said that is what he wanted to do! We had so much fun checking out all the different fish and other strange wildlife outside. The best was probably the sea otters that would do crazy flips as they dodged at the glass while she was watching them. She would just stare in amazement and then blink as they kicked off the glass. We decided that their little fat bodies and short legs reminded us of our dog "Juliette".
Since she is standing and showing a strong desire to walk, we decided it was time to get a walker! We looked everywhere and really didn't like any of them. Then Nana found the PERFECT one! And after a long weekend with Nana, she figured it all out and has been non-stop on the go ever since! CAUTION: When visiting you must be very careful, because if you don't watch out you could get your feet run over or get stuck outside!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmUKOcLHrus
Although we haven't quite figured out the whole talking thing, we are at least making all the sounds that count. It honestly is a toss up on which came first, but she's making the "MaMa" & "DaDa" sounds. However, we're pretty sure that she doesn't know what either of those mean. On the other hand, we've learned how to wave "Hi"....only "Hi" and not "Bye-Bye". For some reason she just stares at you funny when doing it as "Bye-Bye" as though she's about to tell you "you're doing it wrong silly, it's Hi". One day I went to pick her up from school and while talking to the front office manager I saw her in the teacher's arms through the window of the door. She saw me and I waved and she waved back--it was the best mommy moment ever!
