Happy 9 month birthday to Maddie!

Well, here we are....another month has went by.  Maddie is learning some new tricks, as always.  Here's what she has to offer at nine months:

• sleeps from 7:30pm-6:30am
• takes a 1.5 hour nap in the morning and a 1.5 hour in the afternoon (this is HUGE progress in the last month!)
• still LOVES to walk with our hands and can occasionally take a few steps in between Mike and I
• Can shake her head "no" when you tell her to.  It's pretty darn cute!
• Can wave bye-bye
• pretty picky eater.  She is starting to eat what we eat, but I still give her a container of baby food to go with it because I don't think she truly enjoys "our food" so I don't know how much of it she is actually consuming.  Her favorites are: bananas and salami.  
• takes 4, 7 oz bottles a day
• she can pull up in her crib, from a sitting position
• still no crawling
• definitely going thru STRANGER DANGER!!!!  Doesn't really care for anyone but mom and dad
• four teeth, two on top, two on bottom.  and in the process of working on more
• we haven't been to the doctor yet, but according to our scale she is 20lbs!
• is COMPLETELY weaned.  She nursed for the last time 10 days ago.  I'm so ready to have my body back, but kinda sad at the same time.  Maddie hasn't skipped a beat.  She doesn't care where she gets her milk from, as long as she gets it.

This little girl (even nine months later) is LOVED by her brother and sister.  They are always fighting over her and trying to get her to look at them instead of anyone else.  First thing in the morning Peyton and Jack fight over who she is going to look at and smile at first.  Nine times of out ten, Peyton wins.  I'm not sure if this is because Maddie favors her or if it's because she is much louder and much more in her face.

Maddie LOVES to be held!  She is SUPER spoiled!!!  I'm to blame for that.  I often tell her that she's confused.  She definitely thinks she's an only child instead of the 3rd child!  But I keep giving in and packing her around on my hip.

She's gonna have a big personality just like her big sister.  She already throws fits if you don't let her "walk" in the direction she wants.  She stiffens up (like REALLY stiffens up), if you try to get her to bend to sit down instead of walking.  At nine months old she can already throw a good little temper tantrum.  Here in a few years she might give Peyton a good run for her money.  Lord, help us all!!!  Especially Mike!

peek a boo!  Just hanging out while Mom cleans my room

happy girl!

Jack and Maddie playing in the crib