10 Months

Late again! We've been pretty busy over here lately with Kevin finishing up his last month of grad school (yay!!) and adding OT to Maddie's schedule of therapies. We had her eval about a month and a half ago and at her first appointment, the therapist said she looked like a completely different baby than what was in her chart - she's definitely made some awesome progress so we're really happy with that! She's been doing really well lately and will not stop growing!! She's just melting my heart at every turn <3 

Stats: *measurements taken by me so not 'official'*

20lbs 10oz. (84th percentile), 29 inches (82nd percentile). This girl is not little anymore! She is getting SO big I can't even believe it! I love how chubby she is :)

Clothes: She had just moved up to the 9 month size a few weeks ago and now they're already getting snug. Lol we're moving on to the 12 month size now! 

Sleep: Still not great. We've stopped bringing her into bed with us so early now and she's definitely punishing us for it. We used to bring her in around 1-2ish whenever she woke up because she always sleeps better with us and I'm always tired of getting up in the middle of the night lol. But now we've been trying not to bring her in until daddy gets up for work around 4-5. So we basically have to get up to settle her back down anywhere from 2-7 times/night. 😕

Milestones in the works: Pretty much the same stuff as always. She's continually making good progress on everything so that's what we want! Her PT is happy because she's going through all the normal progressions just at her own pace. So she's not skipping any milestones or anything. We have started her OT now and she's really doing great with that...we're just working on strengthening her grip and a bit of coordination.  She gets stronger everyday :) 

Favorite Activities: 

     - Throwing anything she can get her hands on. As soon as she touches/grabs anything these days, it's gone before you know it. She's getting really good at it! Her therapist says this is right on track developmentally for her age so that's a good thing (just annoying for those of us who have to pick everything up!) 

     - Chatting. She gets more and more vocal all the time and I just love watching her try to figure out new sounds! She has 'dada' mastered now, but the problem is that she thinks our dog is dada! Haha she will say it to Kevin also, but mostly it's to the dog. So funny! :)

     - Eating! She's been doing so well with her solids lately! As seen in her weight haha. She is still just having the purées, but she has upped her intake and has eaten everything we've given her so far! There hasn't been anything she really hates yet so that's a good thing. 

     - Swimming! Well more like splashing. She loooooves the water and when she's splashing with her legs it is just about the happiest she gets. She could spend all day in the tub if I'd let her :) 

       - Any interaction. She is most definitely a people person. She just lights up whenever someone talks to and plays with her. She loves to be with people and will always pick a face over a toy :) 

Least Favorite Activities:

     - Being ignored. Or I guess I should say - not being the center of attention for more than 5 seconds. Ha! She's such a diva and demands all eyes on her...otherwise she will let you have it! 

     - Falling. I guess this is obvious...who likes falling?? But she has been so much more active lately that she's actually had a few spills! I know it's not a good thing, but it kind of is for us. The fact that she's up and moving so much is great! I just need to tape pillows to her so she doesn't get hurt 😜 

Madeline continues to amaze us each and every day.  Her feisty spirit and incredible happiness just take away all the bad things and we could not possibly be more in love with this girl. She is absolutely everything. ❤️