Moments with Maddie- Month Nine

It's funny. It took nine months for her to join our family, but once she arrived the same amount of time has gone by so much faster.

Vewy, vewy fast as Hope would say.

So we don't forget, and in case you want to hear all the little details too, here's nine of the ways we've seen Maddie grow this month. (Or you can just look at the pictures instead; we'll never know!) :)

She's clapping accompanied by "aa! aa!" (yay! yay!), especially when there's music or she seems excited.

She buries her head in our shoulders or chests with shyness when she becomes the center of attention from others. She does the same thing when she's been crying and we pick her up.

She wants to wake up to snuggles and milk before she's even ready to consider getting a diaper change.
Some of her biggest grins and laughs are reserved for her partner in crime (in fun?), the Hopester.

She's wrapping her mouth around "mama," sometimes "dada," and when we're lucky "tuh" (tucker) or "buh/huh" (bye/hi). Somehow this is much wilder for us than when Hope began to talk. We laugh because it seemed strange when Hope couldn't talk, to know our firstborn is to totally understand this. :)

She's a serious grazer, as in needs to go to Grazer's Anonymous, because her eagle eyes can spot even the teeniest of specks from the floor (from the floor to her mouth, of course). We don't call her our sweet, little Hoover for nothing.

Speaking of nicknames, PopPop gave her the one of Miss Wiggles. This will surely stick because it is SURELY true! Luckily, though, she still has a good bit of cuddle bug left in her.
The crib rails have gone up for obvious reasons. I guess that means it's time to lose our coffee table... again.

And we could just die... the blowing and planting of kisses has begun. For us this ranks right up there with that first smile!

Only three more months of tracking her growth this way. Hope you're enjoying it!

Vewy, vewy much even.


& Co.