July 2011

So i know i'm getting a little ahead of myself here seeing how it is only July 23rd so there is still one more week left in July BUT... i'm hoping to start weekly posts here instead of just Monthly or bi-monthly posts!! It has been extremely hard trying to keep up with this blog especially since Madison is officially a walking girl!! Yup... i said WALKING!! She started taking steps around 9&1/2 months but started actually walking at 10 months exactly!! She still stumbles here and there but is getting pretty fast! She was always barefoot (despite the 20+ pairs of shoes she owned) so once she was walking better we had to start putting shoes on her and she basically had to re-learn walking in those. Only took a day or 2 though!

This month we celebrated Madison's first 4th of July! My best friend also reminded me this was Madison's last 1st holiday! That made me sad!! lol! But we had a great time! Grandma and Grandpa Shine came down and we did some swimming and fireworks. Madison was NOT a fan of fireworks! haha! Maybe next year?

I cannot believe how big my "little baby" has gotten! She now eats 3 normal (adult) meals a day(in addition to her 5 bottles)! By that, i mean she eats REGULAR food. During a typical day she will consume foods like pancakes, waffles, eggs, turkey, cheese, yogurt, fruits, veggies, pastas, chicken... you name it..she LOVES it all! :)

She is also saying "mom-mom" and "da-da" very often! She uses them and actually knows what they mean! Mom is called upon when she is tired, hungry, or hurt and Dad is called upon for all the fun stuff or when mom is being mean! haha! She says other words like "HI" and "bye" and things that aren't quite words but she likes to say like "gaga"  "ya ya" "ba ba" :) Yesterday (July 22), her dad and i were playing catch with her and whenever she would get the ball she would say "ball"! We were freaking out!! Not sure if she really gets the concept of the word ball but she was saying it!! Then i would say, "can you give the ball to dad?" and shew ould walk it over to her dad and say "Ball?" She sort of does the same things when we see our "neighborhood ducks" in the pond.. i swear we have heard her say "duck"! haha! But who knows, maybe we're just crazy?!?!:)

Madison made her 1st trip to the aquarium this month. Auntie Lizzie and I took her to the Long Beach Aquarium. She was in awe of all the fish and sea creatures! So much fun! Wish dad could have been there but the poor guy had to work.

It's so crazy to me how independent Madison has become in the last month. She just moves all around the house playing with her toys having a good ol' time. Every now and then she looks over at me to make sure I'm still there and smiles. If she does need something she'll just point at it:) My tiny baby is turning into a toddler! :( The other day we went to Target and i let her walk up to the doors while holding my hand. While looking at our reflection in the doors, i almost cried.... what happened to that tiny baby that was so dependent upon mommy?? She is such a beautiful and smart girl though and i couldn't be more proud!!!