She just keeps growing. We started this month with her six month birthday check up with Dr Pattan. The doctor and her nurse were quite impressed at how advanced Miss Madison is with her motor skills. She sits up by herself, reaches with both hands for toys, (although she favors her left- we think she's a lefty!) rolls all over the living room, pushes up to all fours and wiggles. They say the next step is crawling, but she seems to like just rocking. She gets up, moves her knees forward a bit, but can't seem to get her hands to move. This month was particularly exciting for Daddy because he started his 7 week paternity leave. He is having such a great time playing with Madison. Bath time is a favorite for both of them. Lots of splashing and playing with all Madison's duckies. She loves most of her toys, but her favorites still seem to be her toes and whatever paper Mommy and Daddy are holding. Everything goes to the mouth now. It seems to help soothe the TWO teeth that poked through on the bottom. They are tough to photograph because if you push down her front lip to see them she sticks out her tongue! Mommy was pretty slow about introducing solid foods to Madison. Before this month began she'd tasted single grain cereals, bananas, applesauce and sweet potatoes. Dr Pattan said Madison needed protein via meaty baby foods by her 7 month birthday. We stepped it up, and now Madison eats all Gerber 1st foods and some 2nd foods too. She even tried some spicy bean dip at Los Toros at dinner with Mommy and Daddy and the Snee family. Madison was very interested in her friend Spencer Snee, who is one month younger than she is. They were so big in their high chairs across the table from each other.
This month Madison had fun camping at the Kern River, hanging out with Mommy on President's Day, playing at home with Daddy, going to her friend Caroline's 1st Birthday party, and playing with her first Balloon on Uncle Chris's birthday! She LOVES rolling around the room to find her friend Sierra and play with her. Sierra is very tolerant of Madison's exploratory hands.
This month's photos.
