Big Girl

Just a little note for my own archives.

Maddy has been off of the bottle now for almost a month (started weening a little before 14 months). She has a few melt downs every now and then, and walks in the kitchen to where her bottle warmer was and screams with her arms reaching up for the bottle. We have to try to just distract her but it wasn't so easy at bed time. She is used to always having a bottle right after bathtime before bed. To get through this time I've allowed her to lay in bed with me and read books until she gets tired. Then I turn off the light and let her fall asleep. She is basically over it all now.

The first canine (upper right) tooth broke through this past weekend (Labor Day). Maddy now has thirteen teeth.

Maddy still is not really talking. Every once and awhile she will randomly repeat something you said like "Silly Goose," "Oh Shoot," "Wet," but nothing when you ask her to. She has also said "Cheetoh" a few different times when over at the Schmidts (their dog's name is Cheetoh). She has tried saying "Juice" and "All Done" a few times too but won't repeat it. Her favorite word is definitely "NO, NO." She has that down great, especially when she wants to boss her puppies around.