6, 7, and 8 months!!!

Month 6:  This month, Madelyn cut her first two teeth within the same week, and we celebrated our 1st Mother's Day with her outside of my tummy.  She tried butternut squash and was not a fan.  She started pushing up on her hands and feet in a plank position.

Showing off my new teeth!

Month 7: Madelyn started using her arms to push herself backwards and also started trying to bear crawl this month.  She tried watermelon in her mesh feeder and LOVED it!  She enjoyed swimming in her pool for the first time.  She started having weekly playdates with her friend, Liam, and helped Daddy celebrate Father's Day.

Enjoying watermelon in my mesh feeder

Playing with my friend, Liam, at the park

Celebrating Father's Day with Daddy

First time in my pool...I LOVED it!

6 month check-up (at 7 1/2 months)
Height- 25 1/2 inches (20th percentile)
Weight- 15.8 lbs. (25th percentile)

Month 8: Madelyn was a busy, busy girl this month!  She started pulling herself up, sitting up unassisted, and crawling!  She also started cutting her two front teeth!  She has started getting baths in Mama's tub, because she kept trying to roll around and crawl out of her baby tub!  She said her first word- "Mama" and her second word- "Hey" (only to Riley).  Madelyn has always enjoyed music, but she has recently started "dancing" and "singing". She continues to have playdates with Liam and also started having playdates with her friend, Claire.  She tried graham crackers for the first time and thought they were awesome!  We also took our first trip to the river.

Pulling myself up for the first time!

Loving graham crackers!

First time in the river

My first 4th of July

While having dinner with our friends,
Daddy spotted a pre-op marker and thought it would be funny to draw cat whiskers on my face...
I sure do make a cute kitty

I thought I was such a big girl playing with my big buddy, Nolan.

Mama and I had fun coloring with markers...
I may have gotten more on my face and the floor than I did on the paper!

I've gotten too squirmy for my baby tub, so now I get baths in Mama's tub!

We are experiencing such an exciting time in Madelyn's life right now!  It seems as though she learns and discovers something new every day!  It is so hard to believe she is already 8 months old!  It just recently hit me that her birthday is only 4 months away!  My new obsession is planning for her party!  I am so excited to see how she grows and changes in the coming months!