Just a big baby

Maddy is getting big. Not just size-wise either. She's starting to do more and to become more independent. The other day she was fussing and I figured just a little bit of bottle would be good for her. So I made her like 4 oz of milk and brought it to her. She was laying on the floor and got so excited when she saw the bottle that I figured I would just let her lay and give it to her like a baby goat. I didn't even need to do that. As soon as the bottle got near enough to her lips she grabbed it and took over from there.



Granted, she can't support the weight of a heavier bottle, like an 8 oz bottle and she can't really sustain a bottle in her greedy little paws for a long period of time, I just think it's so amusing and big of her to do it at all though.

Also, she's getting to be a busy little baby. She can't crawl yet, but boy can she roll.



So big! Deep down though... she's just a big ole' baby.

It seemed like a good idea at the time...

Baby's have all the neat toys now. The latest thing that everyone told me was absolutely necessary was a nifty little thing that you use for teething.



It's basically a mesh bag with a handle on it. What you do is you open the top and you drop frozen fruit into it. The baby can then chew on the mesh bag and it's cold so it soothes their gums, plus there's the added bonus of getting little pieces of fruit when you chew. It's basically like a Kong for babies.

Now Kongs are a great thing. You fill them with peanut butter and they keep a dog entertained for hours! The only draw back is that dogs aren't very neat and while they enjoy their peanut buttery treat, you end up with peanut butter ground into your living room rug.

So knowing how a Kong works, I decided to take some precautions. I put Maddy on a quilt I knew I could easily wash to keep her localized. I took off all her clothes and kept a wet wash cloth handy. Maddy had a great time.



Thank goodness for precautions. Maybe next time I should try something other than blueberries.

The good life

No clothes and someone feeding you like a baby goat. Does life get any better?

Hide-a-baby

This is Maddy. Maddy is getting big... big and mobile. See where Maddy is on the blanket right now. (Note the toy.)



This is where Maddy ended up. Now don't get too excited. She's not crawling yet, but she is a very adept roller. She can roll and roll till her heart's content... as long as it's only too her right that makes her heart content.



Maddy's new found ability has taken her to some interesting locations. This is her favorite though.



When I walk into the living room and can't find Maddy, she can almost always be found under the table.



It's her new little hidey-hole.

Alright, one more picture. Maddy has become very interactive and while visiting some friends over the weekend, Maddy got to play on the neatest toy. It's a vibrating chair with toys hanging down from it. My friend had done something brilliant though. She added rings to the end of the toys to make them more accessible. So Maddy could grab them and with each pull lights would go off and music would play.



She thought it was awesome!! My friend was nice enough to leave it with Maddy too so now Madds has a fun new toy. She is the girl with ALL the cake!