Just Us!: All About Maddy

May 1, 2010: Began to crawl forward toward and object intentionally (no more practice crawling moving backwards, in a circle, or occasionally forward on accident)

May 17th- cut her first tooth! Front L. bottom little toothy
May 22nd- cut her second tooth- front R. bottom little toothy. What the heck?

Other May Milestones; since I am a bad mommy and did not record the dates:

- she has really taken to feeding herself and even gets a little frustrated at mommy when I try to feed her purees. She really prefers steamed soft veggies, cheerios, and toast cut up with cottage cheese on top (messy, but I didn't have any cream cheese).

-I slowly introduced dairy through yogurt and cottage cheese this month. She is tolerating it just fine. I was a little concerned; as I guess I had a dairy issue as a baby and had to have soy formula and products. I got the Nancy's organic whole milk yogurt, which despite adding mashed blueberries and peaches, is just too sour for her liking. I will try again in a week.

-My little girl pulls herself up to standing! Can you believe it? It happened within a week of crawling. We created a little "play table/station" for her that keeps her occupied for a while!

woops, sideways. Well, what can ya do...

This picture was taken a week ago. I was storing away all of her newborn and 3-6 month clothing, as well as her outgrown cloth diapers. I literally shed a tear or two as I put them away on a shelf in the garage; knowing that the next time I take them out will be when I hold our next daughter or son in our arms...let's not get into that!

Notice her climbing. She approached an open clothing bag and ripped into it; tossing neatly foldes clothes behind her and she made her way up and over. We have a detmermined little girl! She has been determined since conception; and I am pretty sure this will be a trait she will have the rest of her life.

I read Ross's baby book recently. His mom did such a beautiful job describing his personality and what she and his dad thought he would be like when he was older. The scarey thing is that they hit the nail right on the head. In 1980, my in-laws watched their little baby and knew that he would be observant, intent, curious, and so many other traits my husband has. It made me want to try the same for our Madelyn:

Madelyn is very sweet, patient, and considerate. She loves being around people and where the action is; like her mom. She is soft spoken until she feels very strongly about something; and then she is stubborn and determined until she gets her way (um, like her mom). She is wide eyed and observant (like her dad). She can become very focused and intense on something that peaks her interest (like her dad!). I feel like she has a good mixture of the two of us (personality wise). It is so fun to watch her form her own personality; even though there is a little of me, and a little of Ross.

Speaking of Ross, I am working on a pretty awesome Father's Day gift for him. Here is a preview:

These, and a couple others, were enlarged to 8X10 black and white and will be framed and hung in our stairwell. After its painted. Like I've wanted done since February.

I will leave you with one more pic- Maddy discovers the stairs: