madeline's new tricks

madeline is doing a couple of new noteworthy things :) she can push the car/walker and kind of walk. now she definitely has trouble, but she will stand on it and push it along. it takes a minute to get her feet to catch up once it has gone a little ways. but she is doing pretty well. i think she may be more on hana's walking schedule (9 1/2 months) than brookes (14 months). and to be honest i would much rather her be walking than crawling. crawling just adds a whole new set of issues that are overlooked when walking (a new level of things that need to be child proofed and a higher standard of clean must be maintained on the floor since little knees are constantly there). so i am happy with her new skill! i am under no delusion that she will be walking in the next few weeks, but at least it is progress :)

she is also becoming pretty good at feeding herself. she has been eating puffs and cheerios for a month or so. so i just started adding other things. she has eaten peas, cut up green beans, small chicken, and just last night small soft carrots. the first messy food is always fun!
my little baby is on the road to becoming a toddler :)