A Week Of Discoveries

Maddie's been in rare form these last ten days. You look at her and can just about see the smoke seeping out her ears as her little mind is working furiously behind the scenes making sense of it all. For the past week or two, she's been reaching out and trying to grasp things. Stuffed toys, rattles, the cat's tail, human noses, and worst of all, the hair of the unsuspecting passer by. She's got a death grip that rivals belief!

Just three short days ago, Maddie made the discovery of her life....feet!!! These fabulous toys are located just below her belly button, they're soft and chewy, they seem to have a life of their own and best of all, they're with her wherever she goes! What more could you ask for in the perfect toy?? Well, perhaps we could paint her lovely little toenails a rainbow of colors to make them even more eye catching. Hmmmm... how about we draw some faces (eyes, mouth, etc) on the tops of her feet....That should take her newfound toy to a whole other level.

Last of all, the gift of voice has visited our dear sweet child and left her with a yell that can make the cat run for cover. Its volume and strength even startles Maddie at times! Each morning Maddie-Lu supervises my kitchen chores from her bouncy seat all the while shouting out instructions on how to load the dish washer, how many coffee beans to pour into the grinder, pointing out the crumbs I missed while wiping down the counter, telling me to fo faster..... Geez... it just goes on and on and on!



It's a real good thing she's so darn cute!