Our Little Climber

Now that Maddie is crawling, it's hard to keep her still! :) Yes, she still loves to be held by mommy, but when she's not cuddling, she is all over the house. Her newest discovery is the stairs. For a while she would just sit in front of them and stare up (we think she was contemplating how to get up them), but now she is ALL action. One night before bed she just decided she would try to climb up them..she almost got to the top of the first flight of stairs (we have a split level apartment). It is so hard to believe how quickly the whole process started. We waited and waited for her to crawl and then one day she crawled from the living room all the way into the kitchen--who knew!?!? She had it in her the whole time, i suppose, but she's such a good natured baby that she was okay with "point A" and didn't really care about getting to "point B". But now the fun of baby proofing begins, especially since she thinks that stairs are free reign for her now--Mom and Dad have to watch her pretty carefully...

Here are some pictures of the journey...

Day One: Sitting close to the stairs...


Day 2: Attempting...still a little unsure


Day 3: Success!



(notice I'm spotting--she's still a little shaky)


almost there--"I think I can, I think I can"
(her face is very determined here, I think)

She is just growing up TOO fast! Her little personality comes out each day and she is sooo quirky and funny! She loves to dance, and will even dance to commercial jingles. Her favorite show is American Idol (with High School Musical 3 being her favorite movie), and she will dance right along to the music as she watches it faithfully. She's our musical prodigy. lol. She also LOVES to clap, wave, and literally say "ha" (hi) to anyone who looks at her. What a social butterfly!! Each day is a new experience, that's for sure, and Maddie is definitely keeping us laughing.