What a big month number "NINE" was and at the end of it all, I can't say enough how blessed we are. This has been a great year and we have so much to be thankful for, but all that really matters is our good health, loving families and wonderful friendships! I am so proud to report that Miss Madelyn is still growing and after thanksgiving she may have even doubled her weight (just kidding). She weighs 18 lbs 8 oz and measures 28 inches long (I think.....hard to measure her); but that's not even the beginning of what this month has brought. Miss Madelyn insists on being a "Big Girl" (as she lifts her arms high in the air when we say that). My other favorite thing is something I think she learned from Nana, which is making a "clicking" noise with her tongue on the roof of her mouth. If you do it, she looks at you and then starts doing it back. It's so, so cute how you can see her watch, process what she sees you doing and then start doing what you were doing while going back to whatever she was doing. Also, the verdict is still out on whether or not she really is saying "DaDa" and "MaMa" or if she just likes those sounds and it is a coincidence that we are around to hear her saying them.......but she definitely tries to say dog when we tease Buddy & Juliette from the opposite side of the puppy gate; but the sounds just aren't right yet :o(
Since she has mastered the "zoom zoom" (walker), we decided it best to step it up a notch and let her try the next step. A friend of ours had this push walker that resembles a grocery cart that Madelyn loved so we had to find it. She really likes it, but the wheels would turn a little to fast so we would have to crawl next to her and hold on to it so it wouldn't rush out from under her and cause her to fall. Boy did we we get some rug burn and callouses on our knees the past couple of weeks! After that, everything became the so called grocery cart if it would slide across the floor. Whether it was a box or the laundry basket, we pushed it all over the house.
So, we were showing PaPa how we love our new toy so much but how we had to slow it down to keep her from falling and he decided to find a way to fix it for his little Gidget. While he was working on it she was so concerned and wouldn't leave his side (or maybe it was the toy she didn't want to leave or maybe concerned what he was doing to her toy.....) and, as with everything else right now, was so intrigued by every little detail. But once he was able to fix it, it wasn't long before she was out on her own. Before I know it, she'll be moving out and going to college. OK, maybe not....but it sure does feel like things are moving that fast. She's only nine months old and trying to walk.
Our first Thanksgiving was soooo Mmmmmmmm...mmmmmmmmm......good! I couldn't really tell which was her favorite new flavor, but I think the pumpkin pie was pretty high on the list :oP We also had a whole weekend to share fun times with all our families that we don't get to see that often. We sure are thankful for all we have!
WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!
