Madelyn is now 8 and a half months old. She is a spunky, feisty, and happy (almost) mobile girl! I cannot even begin to express the joy that she brings to my life every day. She is a human rolling pin. If she wants something that is out of reach, she simply tucks and rolls. She sits up from the laying position and has started pulling up on anything and everything. She talks non-stop... not just talks, but yells! Haha. Josh and I are not very loud people ourselves so I have no idea where she has gotten this yelling from. She is getting to be a pro at baby signing, which is awesome. She gets so excited when she actually gets what she wants from signing... and it makes my life a whoooole lot easier. Anyone with a baby or a baby on the way, I highly recommend looking into baby signs. Lets see, what else? She gives kisses! Most of the time she slips some tongue into it... she's a very loving little lady ;) She also makes different animal noises (obviously not perfectly clear). She clucks at the chickens, cock-a-doodles at the rooster, meows at her grandparents cats, and woofs at any dog she sees. She shakes her head yes and no... usually we get a "no" for everything, of course, lol. She has mastered the art of dropping things and saying, "uh-oh", just to get a response. She definitely keeps us busy and on our toes now. She is so close to crawling! She gets up on her hands and knees, rocks back and forth as if to get momentum, then just lays down. She's going to just take off one of these days.
Now that spring is here we have been spending tons of time outside. She loves her new wagon and swing. She cannot get enough of them. She is definitely an outdoors kind of baby. I have a feeling I'm going to be fighting her to come inside this summer. Here's a few pics of her in her new swing and wagon...
My baby isn't such a little baby anymore. In 4 short months she will be a year old! This has been the scariest yet best year of my life. I have no idea what life was like before her now. That's all for now, update wise. Hopefully I will post again before she turns the big 1 :)
