9 months!

It's honestly hard to believe our little munchkin is 9 months old! I've already started to play around with ideas for her 1st birthday, call me crazy, but I feel like it'll be here so soon. Now, Madelyn has been bringing us joy for about the same time as I was pregnant with her... its just nuts.

We are back to a steady 6:30pm - 6:30am sleeping schedule and two 1.5/2 hour naps a day. She usually falls asleep on her side after a few minutes of sucking her fingers and snuggling with her lovies, too darn cute! She used to doze off during trips in the car, but our chatterbox now talks through most car rides. Our commutes home at night are more fun because I can "hang" out with her as she entertains me from the back seat, talking and laughing.  She is starting to pull herself up and she whines and grunts if she can't get up on her own. It started just in her crib, and now she does it in her favorite chair, from our laps, just about anywhere she can - she just wants to be up standing all the time.

 She's tried ice cream and cool whip and didn't seem to like either... wonder when her sweet tooth will develop ;) She likes apple juice, and guzzles water, just like her momma! Next week at her appointment we should get the go ahead for real food. Our doctor seems to be cautious and a little slower than some since I know a lot of people whose little ones have eaten lots of other things by this age. Clearly she's getting her nutrition though because M is growing like a weed, long and lean. She is in all 18 month clothes, for length mostly because everything is roomy in the middle. Can't wait to hear her stats next week :)

Verrrrrrrry ready for vacation and time together as a family at the beach! 

So I can look at this face all day, every day with my hubby:

Happy 9 months MJG - you are the light of our lives and such a joy to be around! 

Thank for you for being you, we love you higher than the stars!