Maddie's Memories: March 2009

Trying to crawl!

Now that I am a proficient roller and I am able to change direction on my tummy, Mummy often finds me hiding under the table or wedged up against the window! My latest trick is going up on to all fours and rocking. I tend to get quite frustrated with this as this makes me go backwards instead of forwards and I end up further away from the object I am trying to reach!

I'm sure it won't be long before I figure it out!

Weight Check: Week 33

Mummy has finally got round to taking me to Baby Clinic to be weighed. I am now 17lb 9oz (7.97kg). I was on the 25th centile but I have now moved up and I between the 25th and 50th centile! It must be all this food I am eating!

I now have a bottle in the morning when I wake up and then a big bowl of breakfast cereal at 8am. After my nap I have a bottle around 10am. After another sleep I have one of Mummy's food ice cubes for lunch and then either a yogurt or a fruit pot, all washed down with water. I have a bottle at 3.30pm and my tea at 5pm, which is a while jar. I usually munch on half a rusk whilst Mummy and Daddy have their tea and then I have a bottle before I go to bed, at 6.30pm.

I am still quite tiny though and have only just gone into 6-9 month clothes!

My teeth!

I am now the proud owner of two new bottom teeth, which you can just about see in this photo! At last all that dribbling and grumpiness has paid off! I now enjoy eating rusks and special carrot crisps Mummy has got me! They'll be no stopping me now - bring on the toast!

Me and my nephew!

Now that Ben is getting a bit bigger, he is becoming more fun to play with. When we were both lying on the floor on Sunday, I liked rolling over to him and pulling his clothes or hair. He wasn't so keen!

I have finally become an Auntie to a nephew who is younger than me!

My taggy blanket

Mummy has noticed how much I like playing with labels, especially on my muslins when I am having my bottle. So she bought me this very smart Taggy blanket, which is pink and soft and has lots of ribbons sewn all the way around it for me to play with! I have to say this blanket is a hit and I love playing with it before I go to sleep in my cot! Clever Mummy!

Almost sitting up!

I am trying really hard to beat Sam at everything and so far I am winning (apart from sleeping through the night which he won hands down!). Not only did I roll over much earlier, (and also got my first teeth first - see later post!) but I am also nearly sitting up (Sam was around 9 months before he was able to do this). I am not quite sturdy enough to be left for long, but I am getting the hang of it!

Helping in the Garden

Now that Spring is nearly here, Mummy and Daddy have been getting very excited about going in the garden and putting the greenhouse together, ready for all the seeds we are going to plant! So, that means I get to go out in the garden as well! Not sure how much help I am though as I tend to get bored after a little while!

My Great Great Uncle Ken's birthday!

A couple of weeks ago we went up to Wimbledon to celebrate my Great Great Uncle Ken's birthday. He was 96 years old! Everyone was at his house, which meant lots of children (Harry, Sam, Alfie, Charlie, Abbie, Ben and me) and we were quite hard work to look after since Ken has so many fun things to touch in his lounge! We all went to the park as it was such a nice day and since I was having so much fun I didn't even want to have a nap in the buggy!

After I had had my tea and we had a big group photo we all came home. What a big family we are and it's great fun when we all get together

Cheap Toys!

I am very easy to entertain, especially since I am teething. I don't need anything fancy, I am quite happy munching on a wooden spoon!

A little holiday at Nanny and Grandads!

Over Valentine's weekend I had a little holiday at Nanny and Grandad's house. This is because Mummy, Daddy, Harry and Sam all went to Eurodisney for the weekend and they didn't want to take me! I guess all those bottles and naps make me a bit of a hinderance at times, and also Mummy said it was too cold for meto be outside in the buggy all day!

So Mummy packed up all my stuff (and there was lots of it!) and I stayed with Nanny and Grandad. I think on the whole I was a good girl, although I think the early starts wore Nanny out a bit (I'm usually awake anytime from 6am onwards!). I had lots of fun but I did get excited when I saw Mummy and Daddy again as I had missed them!