She walked!!!!!
Dec 2, 2004 Parenting
She for real and truly walked!!!! I was on the phone with a friend, not really watching Madison as she cruised back and forth on the furniture. Then Madison let go of the hassock and took three dainty, sturdy steps to the chair.
“My god, she walked!” I told my friend. Still I thought maybe it was a fluke. She’s been taking a step or two here and there but not enough to call it walking. But then she did it again. And again. Calm as you please, stepping back and forth, humming to herself with that contented little air babies have.
Now I know why she was up continuously last night; Noah used to sleep poorly before every major developmental leap, too.
What a totally amazing super baby! And J is coming by tomorrow so just maybe Madison will perform for her, too! Especially if we all pretend not to be watching.
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See, Jo just had to relax!
I couldn’t help it. Everyone beat me to this (bad) joke in her comments and so I was pouting and wanted to put it up here.
Isn’t life weird???
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Madison is pretty darn goofy
Dec 1, 2004 Parenting
She turned eight months old yesterday and is taking one or two steps here and there. Nothing definite enough to be called walking but she can step to me or between the table and the hassock. She’s always very proud of herself when she does it and responds nicely to applause.
She likes to get “caught” escaping the family room. She crawls down the hall then waits for us to come after her. When she hears us, she crawls faster, giggling, to try to get into Noah’s room, which she appears to think of as the promised land.
Last night she woke up at 9pm and was too busy to fall back asleep. Brett rocked her back down to drowsiness and then tucked her into bed with me at around 10pm. She was lying down then sat up, with a big dimpled grin, happy to be with me. Then she tucked herself into the crook of my arm and crooned herself back to sleep. Pure bliss.
A year ago today, our first match fell through. And now here we are, facing the holidays with a baby so shining bright that our whole world is lit up by her presence.
I knew that becoming a mother again would be a happy thing but becoming a mother to her is happiest of all.
