Yowsa, last night was a LOOOOOOONG night. Not bad, just long. Matt had to work late which I knew ahead of time so that makes it OK. But Maddy is uncomfortable with her teeth even with teething tabs and teething rings. So she wanted snuggles most of the night which I really love. But after awhile, even MY arms get tired! She was so cute though, curled up in my lap sucking her thumb. I know soon enough she'll be 5 and off to kindergarten so I need to enjoy these snuggles while I can.
I put her to bed tonight which normally Daddy does. The whole time she was with me all she kept saying was, "Dada, Daddy" I knew who she wanted! She wouldn't sleep for me cause she wanted him! So, when he got home he rocked her a bit and out like a light she went!!!
Maddy is starting to try to climb now. She's starting to climb up all her toys, me, the couch, and the TV stand. She's even starting to try climbing our gates. She'll put a foot up if the cats are on the other side. If the cats are in the playpen she'll try to PULL herself with just her hands up into the playpen. Obviously, it doesn't quite work yet, but I can see it happening. She's also starting to balance and stand on her own a bit now. That's exciting to see happening. It's so cute too, but I always feel like I should grab her so she doesn't fall. I know falling is a part of growing up so I try not to and just make sure that things she can hurt herself on are out of the way. Maddy is also starting to put objects IN now. I mentioned before about her jungle toy. She puts toys through the gates now, cherrios in my mouth (she's GREAT at sharing), puts toys into her baskets and even cherrios back into her travel cherrio container! She's trying to get the hang of matching her shapes to her shape holes, but that's not quite there yet. But she's trying.
She's really gotten the hang of her straw sippy cup now too. She uses it all the time without issue. Maddy's finally gotten past trying to smoosh all the food I put on her tray table. Now she actually eats at least 4-5 pieces. She's still not the best eater when I let her eat on her own. But she loves people food--salty and spicy best but doesn't really like sweet. Yeah, she even turned down my apple crisp!
It's almost her birthday! I can't believe it! She'll be one year old and I'm just in shock. WOW. That's all I can say. She's even looking more and more like a toddler every day and less like a baby.
My dentist appointment yesterday went well! Nothing new to say there, which is good! I had my contact fitting appointment today and that went fine as well. My prescription hasn't changed, which is nice. So now I need to order new contacts. After Maddy's morning nap (and my workout) I ran to Kmart with her and bought a new umbrella stroller because her's was in Matt's car and I wanted to use it to do a bit of shopping. I bought a few Christmas/birthday gifts for her as well along with wrapping paper for her birthday. After Kmart we went to Ulta for a free Smashbox gift. I received the last one! I guess they only got about 20 in, which is very few. So they ran out by 2 pm on the very first day it was out. I didn't buy much else while I was there--just a few hair clips and an Ulta brand palette for a great price. Ulta's makeup is surprisingly good quality. After Ulta we walked up to 5 and below and I bought just a couple little things for Maddy to open up for St. Nicks.
Tonight Maddy goes for her flu shot. Matt says his was different than the normal syringe, a pinch and punch object that didn't even hurt. So hopefully Maddy's will be the same way. Mine was the normal needle.
Tomorrow Matt's parents are coming. Matt has a Church Council meeting in the morning then we are going to a Sushi making class together as a date. That should be totally fun and cool!!! We'll come home, all eat dinner together and then Matt and I will most likely go Christmas shopping and then stay somewhere out of town over night while Matt's parents watch Maddy. They are so good to us. We're very lucky they are so willing to babysit and offer as often as they do.
I probably won't be blogging tomorrow, but I'll catch back up on Sunday! Have a great weekend all!
Tea of the day: Ahmad Strawberry Black Tea (gone)
WO of the day: 30 min. elliptical, 3