Maddie at 10 months

Miss Maddie,

You continue to bring endless amounts of joy, and you fill my heart with such happiness it could burst. You are so sweet!

 Your daddy is one of your favorites. Whenever he or Colter come down the stairs you start making so many noises and flapping your arms around.

We had our first snow this month. You pretty much just stayed in the wagon, but you love being outside so much! 

                                                      

                                            

You are a crazy on the go little lady. The day we put up the Christmas tree, you thought it was time to start crawling. You just crawled right towards it like you've been doing it forever! Around the same time, you started pulling up by yourself. Now you are constantly pulling up on stuff- my legs, the pack & play, your activity table, the entertainment center, boxes, you name it! You feel really sturdy on your legs (except when you try to turn your body around then you almost always face plant). Another favorite move of yours is the downward dog yoga move.

                                                        


                                                    

You have now popped through two more teeth, one on the bottom and one on the top, and the other two are not far behind. You were a little bit fussier than normal, but you also had a cold at the same time, so it's hard to know how much the teeth bothered you.

You can now wave hi and bye, sign "all done", and say the word "UH-OH!" You groove to the music head banger style, and still love to clap. You also love to "give loves" i.e. huge wet open mouth kisses.





You seem to be a bit sensitive. You cried when Avery made a kitty noise at you, when Jackson roared like a dinosaur, when we went through the car wash, and when we dump water on Colter's head in the bath. Now that you are on the move, you always want to be where your brother is, playing with the toy he is. Unfortunately, he is not at all interested in having you around right now, so there are lots of tears in this stage. It's fun to see you so mobile and interested, but this stage is proving to be the most challenging yet.

You don't have a ton of favorite toys, but you love to put everything in your mouth! You love knocking over/destroying anything- train tracks, stacking blocks, puzzles, etc. You love the stacking cups, anything with buttons, and the toy that you can fit the balls into. You are a big fan of stuffed animals, and love to tackle and kiss them. Your most prized possessions if you can sneak them before getting caught are mail or any paper, keys, and my phone.

                                      

Christmas was so fun with you. You were into everything! You loved wrapping paper, boxes, Christmas lights, Christmas music, and were even into the few presents we gave you!

Your sleep is still not stellar. You normally cry out 2-3 times a night, and I still nurse once in the night. You're normally asleep between 6:30 and 7, and it isn't uncommon for you to wake up ready to party by 6. You still take a super short morning nap for about 30 minutes, and for the most part you rock a 3 hour nap in the afternoon, thank you!! You almost always poop when I put you in your crib, so I usually come back in, change you, and then put you back in bed. You love to be rocked, love your lamb, love your paci, and love to be sung to.

You eat great.. you don't seem to love meat besides ham, but you'll eat anything else. You especially love pears, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peas, cheese & bread.

I love you so so so much my sweet girl.