On Wednesday we went to our first story time. We got to the Library at 9:00am and Madalyn decided that she needed a nap. I was hoping she would wake up for the story at 9:30 but she slept the whole time! She almost woke up at the end when the bubbles hit her...I'll explain.
Mady woke up for the 10:30am story time and we both had a great time. We walk in and the lady who leads story time, Mrs. Susan, greets everyone at the door. She commented on how pretty Madalyn was, so automatically I liked her. Story time isn't just Mrs. Susan reading a story...there are songs with motions and all the stories have actions that the babies participate in. Mady just looked around and gasped when I helped her 'jump' and 'hop' along with the stories. I think she liked looking at the other babies and mommies. At the end of story time, Mrs. Susan goes around with a bubble machine and fills the air with bubbles...that totally entranced Mady. I think we both left as huge-story-time-fans.
That's something I want to take a moment to comment on...Mady and I have really been bonding lately. I feel like we're becoming friends! We share secret smiles with each other and we both make the other one laugh. We just have a good time together...unless Mady gets tired...then she screams a lot.
Today we went to baby crafts together. We made a trinket for Michael's desk out of a foam cube and picture of polar bears and a crown out of leopard print paper. My favorite part was when we were leaving...Mrs. Susan stopped us and told me how alert Madalyn was. She said that she noticed how Madalyn was watching the other children and smiling at things...Mrs. Susan was impressed! That made me so proud. I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices how awesome and smart Madalyn is!
Oh, yes...splashing contest...Wednesday night is bath night and Mady was in a particularly good mood. We let her sit in the bath for a while when shes happy. We put a washcloth on her chest to keep her warm and Michael splashed it to warm it up. I think Mady took this as a challenge because she splashed back! This went on for about 5 minutes and by the end the whole bathroom was wet...and Michael was soaked.
Other developments:
-Mady will only talk when her hand or a toy is at her mouth.
-She is so close to rolling over but just can't do it yet.
-Madalyn seems to be left hand dominant so I keep moving her favorite toys to her right side.
-Her head is getting dry and its causing her hair to thin...it makes me so sad.
-We've caught her sucking her thumb...Michael is afraid it will become a habit.
-I don't know where she learned it but she acts like shes bashful. She'll smile at you and then bury her head into a toy her her car seat...like she's saying, "Don't look at how cute I am!"
-My daughter LOVES to stretch. Her best stretches are when I take her out of her swing. Sometimes she spreads her legs and points her toes and other times I lift her up and its like she's still sitting, with her legs crossed and arms straight up...always with her lips pursed.
We'll write more later!
