October

39-43 Weeks Old

I am proud to announce that Madi's first word was Mama! Followed closely by Dada! Madi has been very busy this month. 

She has 2 new teeth (#5 and #6, both on the top). 

She started the month by army crawling, then moved to crawling with one knee and one foot, and now crawls on both knees. She continues to pull herself up onto the furniture and does the 'stink bug' (a pike with her bottom in the air).

Madi loves to feed herself and gets very messy in the process! Her new favorite food to eat by herself is rolls, most of which end up on the floor. She can also drink out of a bottle by herself. She is becoming very independent!

We made a couple of trips to the coast this month, Cody has work seminars in Lincoln City and Madi and I tag along. We went to a kite festival on the beach and explored a tide pool in Yaquina Bay.

We are excited for all of the fun holidays that are coming up and excited that Madi gets to celebrate. Jay and Brit and their family invited us to go to a pumpkin patch to kick off Halloween. Madi rode a tractor, picked out pumpkins, and got to pet some farm animals. Madi dressed up as a leopard for Halloween. She wasn't very happy to put the costume on, but by the end of the night she didn't mind it. 

I have been looking for a royal purple shower curtain since we moved to Oregon, but have had no luck. Instead of buying one I didn't like, I decided to make one. It was quite the project and took longer than I anticipated, but I am pleased with the final result. I told Cody that it will be a family heirloom since I worked so hard on it :)

Our Family Heirloom

My helper (she is holding the presser foot of the sewing machine)

The 'Stink Bug'

Making a mess ie. eating a roll

Madi is good at drinking bottles, but she is even better at stealing bottles. She is very good at taking her cousin John's bottle

Playing with cousins Michael and John. They are very sweet with her and love to bring her toys and make nests for her to sit in. 

Playing in the sand on the coast

Tide pools at Yaquina Bay

Catching a wave

Driving a tractor

 

 Madi and John picking pumpkins

 Little Leopard

 We had to make a visit to Mommy and Maddi's. We enjoyed their breakfast.

 Standing up

 Madi's new independence has posed a few problems lately. I now know that we cannot put jello on the bottom shelf of the fridge :)

10 Months Old!