First Tooth!!

On 10/02/10 we went to the pumpkin patch and had a great time picking out a pumpkin for Dan to carve for Maddie, along with a little pumpkin for her. The weather was perfect, and although Maddie was more interested in trying to eat the pumpkins than pose with them, we got some really cute pics.

Unfortunately, Dan got sick with what they suspect is meningitis, so was struggling with that last week. He is feeling better and we are blessed that Maddie did not get sick.

Last week Maddie also started "cruising" around furniture and will go completely around the coffee table and back & forth between the coffee table & the sofa. She is also getting really good at reaching down to pick stuff up off the floor while she is standing holding on to the table. I really wouldn't be surprised if she starts walking soon, but she is definitely mobile now! She loves to crawl around her crib and pull herself up when I am trying to put her to sleep & when she is supposed to be sitting in her tub. She has also started clapping & yesterday we noticed that she has gotten her first tooth!! It is the bottom right tooth and you can actually see that it has broken through the gums now. :-)

It is funny how she is amused by the funniest things....the other day the dog was chewing on a pudding cup and Maddie thought that was the most hysterical thing she has ever seen and was cracking up laughing! It was really cute, and her little laugh is the absolute best sound in the world. We have also been told by the daycare that she has been imitating a dog....they sit the kids in a circle & roll the ball around and Maddie was trying to pick it up with her mouth! They also said she was stretching like a dog with her arms in front of her & her butt up in the air. She is definitely a character & a lot of fun!