A LOT has changed with our girl in the last two months. She is finally walking while holding onto things. She loves to push her little toy push cart around the house as well as her fire truck. The fire truck is a little sit on car with handles. She loves to stand behind it, hold onto the handles and walk all over the house. She also loves to sit on it and can push herself around the house using her little legs. She is also able to walk all around the furniture now. Her legs are really getting stronger. We have even caught her in a crouched position in the middle of the floor and start to stand up without holding onto anything. She is also able to hold onto something, stand up, and let go and just stand there. She gets so proud of herself too when she does this. And of course we clap, squeal, and get all excited which makes her want to do it even more. She also loves to hold onto something, push off with her hands and instead of staying up, she flops back onto her rear and laughs. So much fun. She really is getting stronger but still wants nothing to do with walking. We try to make her stand and take a step and she just pulls her legs up into the air and refuses to put them down. She will even get mad and cry if we try for too long. I know she will walk someday but for now we will just keep helping her try.
This girl is a daredevil! She loves to be tossed around and played with like crazy. She loves it when she gets to be wild and crazy with her daddy. She loves riding on little rides (at the mall) with Carter. Those little rides that take a few quarters and move back and fourth for a minute. She has the biggest smile ever on those things. Jay has always said that he is getting our kids ready for roller coasters anytime he is wild with them. It is working for this little girl. She loves it!
She has turned into a brilliant sleeper! She goes down by 7 most nights and sleeps until usually 8 every morning. She has been taking great naps too (when she isn't sick or teething). This is such a blessing because of how horrible she slept the first eight months of her life. We have even been able to go peek on her at night without waking her up and I love to see what sleeping position she is in. This was a funny one. She loves her blankies!
She loves to play with Carter and all of his toys. She's a pretty good little guitar player. She loves to stand at Carter's train table and play with all of his trains.
And then she also loves her babies. She has such a sweet soul and immetiately gives lots of loves when she gets a dolly, stuffed animal, or blanket. She is a good little hugger. She also loves to give kisses, especially to the two boys in her life. I feel like Jay and Carter can get kisses out of her whenever they want them. Carter will just lean down in her direction to pick up a toy and she will go in for a kiss.
One of her favorite things to do...ride the fire truck. And this time she had to do it with both blankies. She is obsessed with her blankies!
Madelynn loves...
her daddy, her brother, her mama, her grandparents, her blankies, milk, all of Carter's sippy cups (rather than her own), necklaces, shoes, taking her headbands off and putting them around her neck like a necklace, smiling at everyone, giving kisses, the fire truck, cell phones, remote controls, vanilla greek yogurt, smoothies (oh my she can't get enough of our smoothies), throwing her food on the floor when she is done eating, playing in her crib with Carter, taking clean laundry out of the basket and playing with the clothes, putting Carter's underware on her head (usually clean ones that she finds in the laundry basket), playing outside, riding in her push car outside or at church, eating my food, flirting with everyone that passes her, tilting her head in a flirty and shy way and giving a huge smile to anyone that will look at her, putting things in and out of baskets, buckets, or boxes, pulling everything out of my purse and wallet, and giving snuggles.
Madelynn strongly dislikes...
eating anything she doesn't love, when Carter takes something away from her, avocado, baths, wearing her headbands on her head, and the first two minutes of being laid down in bed.
She has been sick this last week with some tummy troubles and a terrible diaper rash. I finally took her to the doctor yesterday and found out that she does has a virus and that her diaper rash turned into a yeast infection. We got a prescription for her rash which just after only two treatments has helped immensely. She actually ate a little bit today at lunch, not much, but a little. A little is better than what I have been able to get her to eat for the last five days. I was really worried about her because she is already so small and I just didn't think her little body could handle not eating for so long. The doctor told me not to be worried about that and she will eat when she is ready. Her virus is basically a tummy/GI issue which is making her have yucky diapers, tummy pain, not eating anything, burping with some spit up, and super fussy and needy. Thankfully she is sleeping well though! But when she is awake she is pretty much in my arms. I am looking forward to her being healthy again. Today has been a little better than yesterday though so I am seeing a small light at the end of the tunnel. We did get to find out how much she weighs. She is now 17 pounds 4 ounces. He didn't tell me what percentage she is in now but he did say she is about four to five ounces less then what her growth curve says she should be at. He wasn't the least bit concerned though! I am pretty sure this girl will be able to be in her infant carseat till she is close to two. Ha! Her infant seat goes to 22 pounds. She has ways to go. And she still isn't too tall for it either. My little little lady.
Madelynn Grace...
I love you so much. We think you are so special. We love your sweet spirit and your wild and fun personality. You love to be silly and make us laugh. You love your brother with a love that melts my heart. You give the best hugs I have ever experienced and you make me smile everytime you look into my eyes. You have a special way of making people smile and warming their hearts. You are definately a people person. Mommy and daddy love you so much Madelynn Grace!! You have blessed our lives greatly.
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