Soo I took Maddie's 9 month pictures and then totally forgot that I hadn't updated the blog! Ugh sorry guys, I'm failing at this! :P
We've had a great month! Maddie is just amazing us everyday. We see soo much improvement in all areas and she has the funniest little personality! I don't think I could enjoy her any more than I do now - she is just a crack up :) she now has 3 teeth that have come through! She's going to look so funny with teeth! Haha Luckily we've had a very easy time with teething so far!
We are all set to start her wean from one of her seizure medications this next month so we are excited/anxious about that! Her development is coming along well - she makes progress every week so that is really all we could hope for :). I honestly can't believe she is already so old - I need to start planning her birthday party! I'm sure I'll cry the entire time ;)
Stats: *we actually had a doctors appt this month so we have official measurements!*
19lbs 7oz. (71st percentile), 28.5 inches (82nd percentile). !!!!!!!!! What?!? Our tiny little girl is now HUGE! How did this happen?? Haha she's come a long way from that little 6 pounder we had 9 months ago <3
Clothes: Even though she's now well above average in length and weight, she still is a bit small in clothes...I'll never figure out how they do these sizes! She's just getting into 9 month size now :)
Sleep: Ugh. She is having a definite sleep regression right now which is apparently normal for this age, but man it sucks! She is basically waking up every 2 hours or so. And since she's not able to put her pacifier in by herself at this point, she starts screaming and we have to get up everytime. :/ We're hoping this phase doesn't last much longer!!
Milestones in the works: Funny story: Maddie's PT had another senior PT come to one of our appts a few weeks ago to try to get some new input on how to get Maddie's sitting more sturdy. Well Maddie walked (figuratively) into that appt and kicked some ass! She plopped down, sat up perfectly straight and looked at them like 'what?!' Haha that's my feisty girl! She shocks her PT every week with her improvement. We're so thrilled! She's still just working on her trunk & arm strength and balance but she's doing great! We're set to start Occupational therapy in the next week or so also which will help a lot with her hands and grasping. :)
Favorite Activities:
- TALKING!! Sort of...lol. She has started saying 'dada' when she sees Kevin and it just seriously melts my heart! She is babbling nonstop these days and it's so much fun to see her try to figure out new sounds. Also, yesterday when Kevin got home, I said, 'Hi Dad!' and she totally said it too!! She's amazing <3
- Hudson. She has renewed her love for our dog. She's always loved him, but lately she just gets soo excited when she sees him. They are going to have so much fun playing together as she grows up! We call him Bubba and she tries so hard to say it :)
- Her hairbrush. Haha we have this baby brush and it is now her favorite new toy. She loves the bristles on it and just can't get enough. Picture below :)
- Toys! Up until recently, she never really cared about her toys that much. She would rather just look at people than play. But now she has gotten so curious about her toys and loves playing! This is so great since it will be a huge motivator to get her moving!
- New faces. She loves just staring down new people! She definitely doesn't have any stranger danger at this point! She also loves to claw faces too...that part's not as cute :P
Least Favorite Activities:
- Sleeping through the night :/ see above.
- Electric toothbrushes. Haha Kevin was brushing his teeth and I was holding her and she got the most terrified look on her face and started crying. I've never seen her be afraid of something like that before! So weird.
Bottom line: she's awesome. ;) We are convinced she's the greatest thing that ever was and she just proves it more and more everyday. <3
