Yes Indeed She's Walkin' and Talkin'!

After months of cruising, Maddie is getting up unassisted and taking her very own steps. She's falling quite a bit as she figures out her new feet, but gets right back up each time. How exciting for her. Tonight we caught her in a talking mood. She said her name for the first time.. and shares animal sounds with mom and dad.




We went to look at Christmas lights at a local neighborhood in Camarillo. This is the first time I heard about Gemini street, but it's really cute and may become part of our holiday tradition in future years. Maddie LOVES Christmas lights. So despite it being almost her bedtime, she was enjoying herself.





Maddie is helping with chores.. she likes to load the dishwasher with Daddy. In fact, if she sees it open and she's in her highchair, be prepared for a meltdown.. I need to get this on video and remind her when she's a teenager of how much she enjoyed it when she was young. :)