Here are some updates of things Maddie is doing

8 months began to crawl. At first, it was a hand and foot crawl, you wouldn't crawl on your knees. Eventually though, you started crawling on your knees, unless it is a hard,cold surface.

At just about 10 months, you started eating actual food. For a long time you would not eat anything with a texture, you would just spit it out. The first thing you ate, much to Mom's surprise, was baby cheetos. We had tried them before and you would just spit them out, but one day I looked for the cheeto, and it was gone! I then gave you more, and you would eat them just fine. So, some of your favorite foods to eat at 10 months are: vienna sausages, saltine crackers, baby cheetos, bananas, apple slices, and today dad gave you an avacado. I'm not sure how much you liked that one.

Another favorite food seems to be Indian food. You like the curry sauce, and the people at the Indian food place think you are very cute.

We have spent all summer hanging out. We finally got moved into our new house and you like it a lot. You like to sit on the bottom of the bookshelf in the living room,and you love to climb the stairs. The first stairs you climbed were the ones at Grandmas house, the cement stairs in the front. You go up them pretty well, but down is another challenge.

One of the biggest accomplishments you have made is about at 8 months you started sleeping through the night. It's really been good for you, and mom!

At 9 months, you've started dancing to music. Aunt Stefanie gave you a toy of Lexi's that plays music. You hit the buttons and it plays music. You love that toy and play with it often.

This past month you have been picking up on the baby signs. You have " all done" down, and today you signed milk. I am excited to teach you more signs.

You got your first tooth at 9 months, the bottom left. You have recently cut one on the top, and the next one is coming soon after that I can see. You don't seem to be affected by teething too much, a little crabby every once in awhile, but not bad.

You love bath time. You also like to stand up in the bathtub, which Mom and Dad do not like, just because we don't want you to get hurt. When we ask you if you're all done when you do that, you sit back down.

You love to play with Savannah. I think she is one of your favorite people. You also really love Grandma. I think Grandma is having a hard time adjusting to you not being there all the time, but we see her about every day or every other day, so it's good. You also like to play with Evah, but you fight a lot with her as well. You always seem to teach Mason something. He noticed you standing up by the couch, and he pulled himself up next to you for the first time ever.

I am glad I have been able to stay home this summer and watch you grow and develop.