What better way to celebrate your nine month birthday than to crawl for the first time (in the right direction!!)? Madeline actually took about three "strides" tonight, two separate times.
To add to the excitement in the past month, she has six teeth; is sitting up by herself (and hates to lie down), which includes moving to sitting position from being on her belly; she's eating about anything that's put in front of her and picking up food and eating it by herself. She's also trying to pull up to standing position, and continues to enjoy loving on her dog, Deacon. One new thing she has been doing is putting her little mouth on my cheek. She may be trying to nibble on me with her new teeth, but I like to call it a kiss from my baby.
Our observant daughter has also started imitating. A little girl at Benna's likes to scream/squeal when she wants something, or dislikes something. Madeline has picked up on this and is testing the waters. Eek! This doesn't happen all the time, thank goodness. Mommy and Daddy, who are always on board for anything she needs to do to grow and develop, are helping her to realize that there are better ways to express ourselves. Even though, when a shrill squeal is followed by a smile instead of a mad face, we can't help but turn our heads and laugh a little.
Madeline loves chicken, and has tried beef, pork and duck, too (duck, at Benna's). She has also enjoyed pancakes and eggs, and LOVES her Puffs. Such a good eater - we're up to three meals a day, along with about four bottles of formula. We're also finally having a breakthrough with the sippy cup. At the suggestion of our friend, Candice, we tried a different kind of cup (with a softer spout) and Madeline has really taken to it.
Her typical night time routine entering the ninth month is bath around 7 pm, in bed by 7:30-8, sleeping until about 6:00, 6:30 the following morning.
So on to month nine we go - with mobility and loads of personality!
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