It's crazy to think that Madeline is already 9 months old. She continues to make myself, Will, and everyone around her smile. She definitely has some stubbornness (can we say karma?). Madeline still isn't sleeping through the night, unfortunately. She is in her crib, but she gets up between 4-6 times a night. Many people believe she should just 'cry it out.' At this point, even as sleep deprived as I am, I just can't. She is eating mostly when she wakes up which leads me to another stubbornness example...filling her belly. She hates, despises, baby food. I blame Will for this one because he's the picky eater. I'm hoping Madeline will do better because she has started eating more people food: yogurt, cheerios, grapes - under close supervision, and scrambled eggs. Hopefully, one of these days she'll sleep longer then 3 hours straight.
Some recent Madeline facts:
*She is roughly 17 1/2 pounds. I say this because when she was last weighed she was in her clothes and a wet diaper.
*She has four teeth (two on the bottom and two on top)
*She tolerates crawling, but loves standing and trying to balance by holding on with one hand or sometimes no hands. I predict that she'll be walking in a couple of weeks.
*She can wave now
Will's murder trial officially started today. It's been over a week since he's been gone and we have about two weeks left. We sure do miss him and he says he isn't missing Fairbanks as much as he had thought. On a random note, the house we rented in Fairbanks sold within a month. I think this is crazy considering how the economy is currently.
Me...I am hanging in there and am looking forward to meeting new people. Madeline and I went to our first mommy and me music class and there seems to be some potential friends there. The house is almost complete. There's still a little left to do in the bonus room. However, we are ready and open for visitors. Any takers?
Moose is doing well. He does everything to avoid Madeline. When Will returns we will be looking to find Moose a little brother, preferably sister.
Oscar update...there is none unfortunately. I'm not sure if I shared that the Browns did respond finally to our demand letter via an attorney. There wasn't much that was said except it was a regrettable incident, but not their fault. Because of my amazing husband it is definitely their fault and we will be proceeding this fall with a lawsuit.
Ending on a good note, Will, Madeline, and I want to wish our beautiful niece, Aedin (6 yrs. old) and our handsome nephew, Robbie (3 yrs. old) a very happy birthday!
