BABY #2... Yes, Madelyn will have a brother right around the time she turns 21 months.
She has truely become this amazing little person. She amazes us everyday. Literally! I'm not joking. She can say so many words now and we can actualyl understand her wants and needs (for the most part, of course there are the occassional tantrums where we have no clue what her problem is but they are few and far between).
I found the easiest way to deal with my little person, is kind of treat her like a "big" person. Talking her thru her frustration usually solves our problem. I honestly believe the main reason toddlers throw fits is because they are frustrated. Frustrated that they're care-giver simply can't understand what they want and need. Becoming in-tune with Madelyn's needs has helped us developed a great napper, eater and sleeper. The signing is still helpful as many of her words kind of sound the same still, the ease of her signing when I just don't get it has helped wonders. And I love when the non-believers of signing (or the critics) see Madelyn sign something and are in shock and wonder and say "How cool is that?" Yeah, thanks for doubting me when I started at 4-5months...
She's become very sturdy on her feet and is a full-blown runner. Why walk when you can run, right? We're are working on jumping and trying to land on bum... but for some reason she seems to think thats how she's supposed to land! LOL Its quite humourous and she doesn't cry when she does it so, go on little one, keep jumping onto your bum, you'll get it eventually!
TV... oh geez! Being off with her the majority of the week and with the back (pregnancy related) problems she does unfortunately get to watch maybe too much TV? She recognizes certain songs and tries to sing them and she's become quite the dancer. I have some guilt over this issue but I try to get her to the library programs once/week and many afternoons I've been fortunate enough to have DH home with me so he can help entertain her.
I will head into Picasa when I am done posting this and post a few updated pictures of her. She's completely adorable, and her hair IS actually starting to come in. We've even almost got her "big" girl room done so we're going to start the transition very shortly. Since we are moving her rooms we've decided to move the crib into her new room for now as well. Just to get used to the room as being "hers" instead of the one down the hall.
We've bought her a potty and she is starting to ask for her diaper changes. She lets us know when she wants to be changed and we are getting closer to a pee/poo on the potty. Again, we aren't rushing or pushing her. I don't want her to regress so we're doing things on Madelyn's schedule. Practically like everything else really.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Holy moly we've got a toddler!
Yes, it has been a while since I put my thoughts to the keyboard! And also a much needed update...
We are now 15 MONTHS young :) We are running, screaming, laughing, stompin our feet, twirling, dancing and trying to jump! She can sign "milk", "more", "eat", "sleep", "fish" what else?!
I took her to the park for the first time and she was so funny on the swings. I know, we could have taken her last year we just never did and I am kind of glad I waited. She giggled when I got her going faster and shrieked. We walked on the grass over to the creative and we went down the slide a few times, I love my life with this amazing little person. She truely is becoming a person. No more baby, we've got a toddler! Even the toddler tantrums are starting to come in full force. You say "No" and take something away her small world is over. She throws herself back (she has learned to let her head fall slowly, this was learned after a few too many times of just heaving herself back and smacking her head) and the legs are starting to go. I just laugh, really?
We are now 15 MONTHS young :) We are running, screaming, laughing, stompin our feet, twirling, dancing and trying to jump! She can sign "milk", "more", "eat", "sleep", "fish" what else?!
I took her to the park for the first time and she was so funny on the swings. I know, we could have taken her last year we just never did and I am kind of glad I waited. She giggled when I got her going faster and shrieked. We walked on the grass over to the creative and we went down the slide a few times, I love my life with this amazing little person. She truely is becoming a person. No more baby, we've got a toddler! Even the toddler tantrums are starting to come in full force. You say "No" and take something away her small world is over. She throws herself back (she has learned to let her head fall slowly, this was learned after a few too many times of just heaving herself back and smacking her head) and the legs are starting to go. I just laugh, really?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
ONE!? NOOOOOOO!!!!
So, as of tomorrow I will officially be back to work. (I am not going back until Feb 17th but thats because of my 2010 vacay days)
My baby turns one on Tuesday. One. Where the hell did this year go? I'm sorry I wasn't a better blogger. I just can't believe that we are now going to be entering toddlerhood. Well, I can believe it. She already has toddler tendencies. Screeching, saying words, curious, standing, taking steps, and the tantrums. The "I'm going to put my head on the floor and cry because I think its going to get me what I want" Yes, she wants things now. Madelyn has her own brain, duh right?! As if it was never there in the first place and it wouldn't develope. Denial. She's not turning one, she's not turning one... she'll still be one on Tuesday. No matter how I couddle her, I can't keep her in my arms forever. So she might as well suck in the world into that spounge of hers as much as she can.
We did her first birthday shoot yesterday. As I watched her not sit still, get mad at us for placing her in position, and attempt to eat a very large cupcake, I couldn't have been happier. My baby is changing. I've changed. Shouldn't she? I mean really, it only makes sense, right?
I look back on the year that has just changed my life forever. I became a Mom. I became responsible for an amazing little being. Someone who for the next 12yrs (hopefully) will look up to me and then she will again once she hits 18. I know that those years will be the most challenging and I will be dying for my "baby" back.
I look back on the last year with a huge smile and some tears. She's made me cry out of frustration, smile, laugh, and cry out of shear joy.
She's made me proud more times than I can count,
and she's only one.
My baby turns one on Tuesday. One. Where the hell did this year go? I'm sorry I wasn't a better blogger. I just can't believe that we are now going to be entering toddlerhood. Well, I can believe it. She already has toddler tendencies. Screeching, saying words, curious, standing, taking steps, and the tantrums. The "I'm going to put my head on the floor and cry because I think its going to get me what I want" Yes, she wants things now. Madelyn has her own brain, duh right?! As if it was never there in the first place and it wouldn't develope. Denial. She's not turning one, she's not turning one... she'll still be one on Tuesday. No matter how I couddle her, I can't keep her in my arms forever. So she might as well suck in the world into that spounge of hers as much as she can.
We did her first birthday shoot yesterday. As I watched her not sit still, get mad at us for placing her in position, and attempt to eat a very large cupcake, I couldn't have been happier. My baby is changing. I've changed. Shouldn't she? I mean really, it only makes sense, right?
I look back on the year that has just changed my life forever. I became a Mom. I became responsible for an amazing little being. Someone who for the next 12yrs (hopefully) will look up to me and then she will again once she hits 18. I know that those years will be the most challenging and I will be dying for my "baby" back.
I look back on the last year with a huge smile and some tears. She's made me cry out of frustration, smile, laugh, and cry out of shear joy.
She's made me proud more times than I can count,
and she's only one.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Its happening. To me. I thought it wouldn't. I would have bet against it. Its still 6 weeks away. I still have 6 weeks. She's amazing. She's awesome. How can I possibly leave her in 6 weeks. Drop her off for someone else to watch her, teach her, take care of her. Someone else to hug her when she gets sad, someone else to snuggle her. How am I going to do it?
In all honestly, I thought I was going to be one of those Mom's that was going to be like, "Yeah, its cool." I didn't think it would hit me like this. I counted the weeks until I return and after the number hit me, I looked at those beautiful blues, hugged her and thought how am I ever going to do this?
I was never excited to be going back to work but I never thought I would want to be a stay-at-home Mom either. BUT I wouldn't say thats exactly what I want either. I know that I need to go back to work and thats reality. That's what I keep saying to others -- maybe its because I am subconsciuously terrified to go back. If I say it enough times out loud maybe internally I will feel that way. Check that, not going to happen.I am going to cry on my way to work. I will probably cry on my way home from work and barely sleep because I will be dying to see her. I do get to ease back into work. I go in for two nights then its a long weekend. A long weekend away to Montreal to visit family...
In all honestly, I thought I was going to be one of those Mom's that was going to be like, "Yeah, its cool." I didn't think it would hit me like this. I counted the weeks until I return and after the number hit me, I looked at those beautiful blues, hugged her and thought how am I ever going to do this?
I was never excited to be going back to work but I never thought I would want to be a stay-at-home Mom either. BUT I wouldn't say thats exactly what I want either. I know that I need to go back to work and thats reality. That's what I keep saying to others -- maybe its because I am subconsciuously terrified to go back. If I say it enough times out loud maybe internally I will feel that way. Check that, not going to happen.I am going to cry on my way to work. I will probably cry on my way home from work and barely sleep because I will be dying to see her. I do get to ease back into work. I go in for two nights then its a long weekend. A long weekend away to Montreal to visit family...
Friday, December 17, 2010
Been a while... I know!
Here I am. I'M BACK!
I realize that I have been away. I know. I have been busy. We got back from our Mexican vacation last weekend and its been a week of getting back to normal and routine. I must say, we've got a great little traveller on our hands. She did awesome on the flight there. We got a quite a few compliments about her. One guy said "Not going to lie, I was scared when I saw your baby, but she did great!" Madelyn was a little trooper. She fussed a little more on the flight home and our seats were at the very first row of economy so when I was standing up holding my screaming, extremely tired, child I had the whole flights attention. I mean, it really only last 5 minutes and I would look down to see my husbands deer in head light look and I'd say "Its not YOU infront of everyone, why are you all red?" Its always the Mommy's dealing with these issues. And to think he wants to add to brood. Hmmm...
Madelyn made so much progress in a weeks time! She did so much better on chunks of food. She actually ate pineapple, honeydew melon, catalope, chicken, turkey... amazing really. She fell asleep in her stroller for her morning naps (again AMAZING!) she slept in a crib in the same room as us, and got her two top teeth. Its was a busy week,[insert big sigh].
Madelyn is still napping twice a day and heading to bed between 6pm-7pm. Very nice, very nice. I can hear the applause, thank you! I know, I've got a great baby. I hear it ALL the time. Your so lucky, she's so good. Maybe, I do need to take some credit for
I am dreading going back to work... not really the going back, as my bank account is screaming for me to go back to work, but for the choas of the mornings. I need to have her dropped off at the sitters by 630am and ready to work by 7am. What a task thats going to be. Starting a couple of weeks we are going to do some trial runs and get her used to the early mornings, and me too!
Just when you start to get the hang of this mothering/baby thing, you head back to work. Just as she starts sleeping thru the night, napping twice a day without a screaming match, playing and being fun, you go back to work. Just as I am starting to really enjoy her and I am so in tune with her (for the most part, I mean don't get me wrong I still have my WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH HER moments) I will be going back to work for 8+ hours a day. I am going to miss her. I know now, I
Here are some new pics of her from our vacation:
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Library Playgroup!
We finally made it to the library playgroup and we had so much fun. Madelyn was probably one of the youngest there but she was definately not the most shy! Once I let her down she was gone. Crawling away, watching other toddlers and pickng up the the blocks. It was great to watch her. I was such a proud Mommy. She was so funny to watch. Bouncing from her knees, squealing with delight. Once it came to story time she actually sat on my lap and paid attention!!! Crazy. I know! I will definately be bringing her there every week. Gives us something to do and she gets to interact with other kids and not just babies. Free local programs... what a great thing!
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