Eight Months

Our little princess is nearing 9 months... here's what she has been up to this month:

Enjoying the fall leaves... She LOVED crunching the leaves... and trying to eat them. 

 

 Our little "Big Stuff" has been trying SO hard to crawl...

 Toofers!! Maddie has been working on her second bottom tooth...

 Curious... Now, don't freak out on me here. I promise she was supervised the entire time in her seat. She figured out how to turn on the water all by herself. This was before my counter and her were covered in water. LOL

 Clapping... Baby girl loves to clap and wave "night night" to Sissy at nap time.

My little Peanut Butter! I've been calling her Peanut for awhile now, sometime this month it morphed into "Peanut Butter". Poor child. We go to the new pediatrician in a week, and I will post all her stats. Anywho, here's our update:
 

*Eating... Our sweet girl has been trying new foods this month, purred chicken, blueberries and yogurt. Her favorite way to eat chicken is mixed with sweet potato. She is a pro at feeding herself, and loves puffs, diced pears or peaches, turkey deli meat, and cheese. She is still exclusively breastfed, and we haven't given her a bottle lately (mainly because I haven't found the box with them) we are a little worried she is going to not like it; thankfully she uses a sippy. I am not sure how many ounces she drinks, but I feed her around 6 times a day.
 

*Sleeping... Madison has been waking up 1-2 times per night. Last week she had a bit of a runny nose and a new tooth was breaking through so she woke up more often.  Hopefully we will be able to get back on track in the next couple of weeks. I will probably begin to night wean next month, which will help her to sleep through the night too! She takes 2 naps, each around 1.5 hours. Maddie loves to sleep on her tummy, and a few times we have caught her on the monitor sleeping with her head down and bottom up... adorable.
 

*Appearance... Sweet love had the cutest little grin, and one tooth for a month. I waited patiently, and this month her second bottom tooth appeared. She has been a little trooper, and not really drooling very much at all. Such a lady. I have not been bit yet, but know that day will be coming. Her hair is a light brown and really thickening up. Her eyes are hazel, but look more like a soft amber brown. Lindsay and I sing "Brown Eyed Girl" to her sometimes. She is our petite princess, and just barely fits into her 9 month clothes.

 

*Personality... Maddie is such a joy. I swear, I could just kiss those little cheeks forever. She is ridiculously ticklish, and examines people and objects very thoughtfully. You can see the wheels turning in her little brain. One of Jarrett's favorite thing to do with her is hold her up to a mirror. She gets so excited to see the other baby, waves her arms, squeals and gives the mirror a kiss! She loves to watch her Sister, and is pretty tough when she gives her some "love". Madison doesn't like to be left alone; when she is on the floor, she wants Sister to play with her. When Mama's in the kitchen, my little buddy likes to sit on the counter next to me and chew on a spoon and watch what I am making.

*Noisy Gal...She has been saying "Ma Ma Ma", "Da Da Da" and making tooting noises. Funny story: I had both girls in the shopping cart at the grocery store and Maddie began making her tooting sound, someone down the aisle giggled. Not to be outdone by her baby sister, Lindsay began making a very realistic tooting sound for attention too. We sounded like a fart factory walking down the aisles... Poor shoppers.
Her two favorite things in the whole world are 1. Eating and 2. Sitting on my hip watching the world.

 

*Physical... She is going to be crawling any day now, and I am not prepared. I think Lindsay will be the person it effects the most, because she will be after whatever toy she is playing with. I think I am subconsciously willing her not to be mobile... stay my baby forever! No more growing, ok? She enjoys being read to, and can turn the pages in the board books. She has been trying to pull up, and wants to stand on your lap. She has go-go gadget arms and can reach crazy distances. Madison has been doing great in nursery at bible study! The ladies always tell me she was a perfect little angel :)

 

Love you Baby Girl!!