Happy 1st Birthday Madison!!!

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at the end of this blog in the comments section!

I'm so busy!

I know, I know...
It's been a while since my last post. It's tough having a toddler running all around, especially since we never really baby-proofed our house.
Let's see, Madison took her first steps at about 10 1/2 months old. She does prefer walking over crawling but since she hasn't learned how to run, if she needs to get somewhere quickly she'll land on her butt and start crawling. One evening while shopping at Macy's I decided to let her walk. After taking a few steps, she lost her balance and fell (she almost did a face plant onto the hard floor but she caught herself) so I picked her up. She got mad at me because she didn't want to be carried, she wanted to walk by herself so she started screaming. I had to take her outside to calm her down.
She loves using the remote as her telephone. She'll put it by her ear and start talking. When she sees us on the phone, she'll put her hand by her ear as if she's talking on the phone too!
We bought her halloween costume the other week. She had a choice between Elmo, a cow, a horse & a ladybug. As soon as she saw Elmo she grabbed it and wouldn't let go of it.

Thanks for viewing all of Madison's pictures, I'll try to post more soon!

Judy

Having Fun at Daddy's Office

She loved being pushed around in the chair

She had a lot of fun crawling in the open area

She's getting bigger!!

Madison is almost 11 months old!!
She took her first steps on her own this past week.
She loves it when we sing to her. Her favorite
is "Wheels on the Bus." She and Ryan are always
fighting for the remote. We thought we could trick her
by giving her the remote for the other room, but
she knew it was an imposter. She hasn't said "dad" yet
but she does call me " mum-mum-mum-mum" or
"ma-ma-ma-ma". She's such a big girl. The 12 month
sizes may/may not fit well. The 18 month sizes
fit better on her.

She's been doing this a lot lately...

Sexy Butt!!

I don't know what to call this pose...
She was giving us her big smile, standing up,
and drinking from her sippy cup all at the
same time.

Mum-Mum

Cruising at the beach for the Konishi Annual Picnic

Tired GirlThe infamous rubbing of the eyes

Almost sleeping

K.O.

Stand up!

Big Smile!

10 Months Old...what a rascal!

She loves playing Peek-A-Boo!

I gave up folding her clothes. She loves tossing it
all over the place.

Cruisin with Cousin Hailey

She doesn't like kissing us, but she has no problem
kissing her toys

For a few days, her favorite toy was this lid from the
Gerber Graduates Finger Foods

Madison has a new friend to play with

We saw this bikini at Old Navy and we HAD to have it

Isn't she adorable?

This is how she poses for the camera

Look at how much she's grown!

Yay! No hands!

Sorry

I got scoldings from Aunty Dawn for not updating Madison's webpage. I promise by the end of the week I'll have new pictures up...But for now, here's an update.

Madison is such a handful. She crawls all around and she'll do it so quick that we can't leave her alone for a minute! Once, Ryan left her for a second to get something in the kitchen and when he came back, Madison was crawling on our coffee table ready to grab anything and everything! I emptied out one of the shelves on our bookshelf because she enjoyed throwing the books onto the floor. Below her crib is a roll-away storage where we keep all her clothes. She enjoys taking out her clothes one by one and throwing it all over the place.


She stands really well...she can even stand on her own without holding onto something. When we ask her what sound the cow makes? She says "Mmmmmm." We'll say "Big Smile!" then she'll give us her biggest smile (the one where she shows all her teeth and she shuts her eyes). Ryan taught her to "raise the roof" (she'll throw both her arms in the air). What I really enjoy is singing to her when she's falling asleep because she'll hum along with me. SO CUTE!

Anyway, I do have pictures in my camera that needs to be downloaded onto the computer. As soon as I have time, I'll post more pictures!

I am 9 Months Old!

Madison is now 9 Months!

She weighs 17 lbs., 11 oz. (50th percentile)

29 1/2 inches tall (90th percentile)

The nurse pricked her heel to check her iron, and it's a little low. Doctor said breast-fed babies usually have lower iron than formula-fed babies because my milk can only produce so much iron. He wants her to take vitamins with iron and advised me to include meat in her meals to help increase her iron level. Other than that, she's a very healthy baby!! Oh, she put up a fight at the Doctor's office...she didn't like it when they were examining her. She screamed and wailed and gave us her "fake cry" then as soon as I picked her up she was fine.

Just a Memory

Who remembers Madison being this tiny? She was 5 weeks old when this clip was taken. Madison will be 9 months in a few days. Time is going by way too fast for us. Ryan & I are thankful that we have many pictures and video clips to remind us of how tiny and fragile she was. Now she's so rough and loud...such a titta!

Clap your hands!

For about 2 1/2 weeks now, Madison has been clapping her
hands. I don't have a picture of her standing, but she can
stand on her own for about 10 seconds.

Bbbbpph, bbbpphhh....

Horsing around with Daddy

Giving daddy the stiff arm

Some of Madison's different faces

For a few day she would smile like this....Happy girl

Being Shy

Food all around her mouth