Madison turned one on February 19th. I have put off writing this post for two months now because I wanted to do it absolutely perfect. I finally excepted that I can't do it perfect and its just time to write. I guess this was my attempt to capture every little detail about one year old Madison and hopefully slow down her growing up so fast. It's not working so I better get to work.
Due to time, I am going to do bullet points. Hopefully that way I can actually capture something for sweet Rooster.
~ Madison crinkles her nose all the time, mostly when she is smiling at us or trying to be silly.
~ She has started "playing" with us. If we did or have done something that she tries to get us to understand how to continue. For example, she loves to be tickled. If she wants us to tickle her and essentially play with her, she will come up to us and throw her head back so her neck is exposed. Its adorable.
~ She pants when she is having fun
~ Madison loves to play tag. She "runs" in circles all the time thinking that she is running away from someone. We can't tell if she is "it" or if she is trying to get away, but regardless, she loves it.
~ Anything Kelsey is doing Madison also wants to be doing.Kelsey has a little makeup table and so naturally Madison is always in it. She grabs the brushes and paints her face and goes "Awe"
~ Madison tries to dress herself by putting clothes on top of her shoulders and head
~ She LOVES necklaces. Anything that can fit on her head is a necklace. She gets really frustrated however when they get stuck in her ponytail as she tries to take them off.
~ Madison inhales berries of any kind
~ She loves to tease. She will purposely take things that she knows people are using and run away laughing
~ She loves Mac and Cheese, string cheese, tomatoes, and berries. So much so that when she sees me put any of these things in the shopping cart she FLIPS out! She has personally eaten an entire container of blueberries before we got to the checkout. It is fist to face for like 3 whole minutes.
~ Madison loves Kelsey and copies anything she is doing
~ She loves to walk up and down stairs, including the steps from the house to the patio. She slides the door open and will step outside and back in, and step outside and back in.
~ Madison loves to dance and does so by clapping her hands
~Madison waves hello and goodbye, but does so like she is in a parade. Instead of a full hand side to side she like rotates her wrist.
~She says babababa for like everything
~ She blows kisses
~ She blows kisses when we say "what does a fishy say" and says woo woo woo when we say "what does a doggy say
~LOVES to climb
~ She gives really great hugs and cuddles and sometimes even pats our shoulders
~ Madison will bring me applesauce like 5 times a day so she can eat it
~ Madison hates milk
~ She is very wary of strangers which, unfortunately, included her dad for severl months. She has been forced to get over that one
~ She LOVES baths and being thrown on the bed
~ She hates getting changed and being buckled in her stroller
~Madison hates being alone. If she thinks she is alone, she will scream and start roaming the house until she finds someone. Our doors have an alarm on them and any time she hears that beep, beep, beep, she starts screaming.
~ She loves to read books especially Peek a Boo Blueberry. She brings me her books, and tries to climb into my lap so she can see it.
~ She loves Willy Wonka the song and raises her hands at the end as if she is saying HOORAY!!
~Madison is an amazing sleeper, a terrible eater, and loves to laugh
~ She doesn't smile easily but laughs at everything.
~Madison wants me to hold her 24/7 and will come up to me and start going on her tippy toes with her arms stretched to the sky so that I will pick her up
~She loves straws and sippy cups. We had to force her to take bottles when she was younger
~Madison always tires to squeeze through cracks that are too small for her and she gets crazy frustrated.
~Madison is a terrible eater. She isn't picky, but she physically is a bad eater. She chokes all the time.
~ We decided to take away the binkie cold turkey and she handled it like a champ
~ She was a TERRIBLE teether. I mean, moaning, crying, whining, for three straight months. It really was terrible.
~You don't love sweets, hate to sit and watch tv, and dislike sand
~When Madison is really happy, she lifts up her chin and smiles
~If we hide behind a corner and pop out and say BOO she laughs and jumps back like 6 inches. Then she laughs hysterically and goes back for more. Its awesome.
~ Madison hates leaving mom, even if it is for dad
~ She LOVES to walk. The second she figured out how to walk at 8 months, she has been a happier girl.
I'm sure I'll think of a million more things and forget a million others. Madison is awesome. She is so full of personality and just spunky. She knows what she wants and goes after it. She teases me and Kelsey, loves to play, doesn't want to be left behind, and is such a mamas girl. Madison is slow to smile but quick to laugh. She loves her blanky, sleeps like a champ, and hopefully someday will physically learn how to eat. We all love you so much Madison. I can't wait to watch you grow up. You fill our lives and home with such joy and laughter. You keep us on our toes. You are our wildcard and I love you so much for that! Love you Rooster.
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