The Lily Pad

So, in the interest of posting what I want, when I want I am taking Frog E. Mama private. This means that I will post a whole lot more about our day to day lives because I don't have to worry if the weirdo around the corner (figuratively) is reading and keeping tabs of our comings and goings. If I have forgotten anyone, please let me know so that I can add them as readers. Another fun bonus, I will now feel comfortable linking to my friends sites because I know that no weirdos will find them from this site. :) Frog E. Luv will remain public.

This is Madelyn's newest and greatest toy. She loves it even though it caused a few spills last night, she decided that crawling on her knees behind it is a great idea when you're tired.

Madelyn has to be one of the sneakiest babies I have ever met, she is learning quickly what she can and cannot do and since she is just 9 months, she still does the things she's not supposed to do. The other night she licked the TV. We are working on not licking everything and she knows the TV is off limits because as soon as she did it I said "No Ma'am" and she put her hand over the wet spot and then looked at me like she wasn't doing anything wrong. Yesterday she climbed onto the landing and started up the stairs, I was right behind her but she didn't see me. She is very good at climbing stairs (unfortunately, new baby gate here we come) and had made it up 4 of them before turning around. When she saw me she grinned and I asked where she was going and she waved "bye bye" and turned to start back up them. Today she was trying to pull books off the bookshelf and I was telling her "No Ma'am" and she would stop, look at me, and start p...

I love having company, but I hate what it does to mine and Madelyns schedule / groove. I feel like we get out of synch and that I also look like a lazy bum. When we have company we tend to spend more time at home, more time playing on the floor listening to music or watching some kids show. Madelyn plays better if she has background noise, almost like she doesn't get bored as easily because there's always something changing. I tend to back off of my normal time with her to allow the "company" an opportunity to play with her a little more. I don't want to be the mom that hovers, but maybe it comes across that I am too slack, that I don't do enough. I let Madelyn explore and discover new things on her own terms. I don't confine her, I don't prevent every little bump she's going to get. She has to learn somehow. Our normal day is packed full of activity, ever week day we have something going on out of the house. The weekends are our time to v...

Hey baby girl! Wow. I don't know where to start, this month you have really taken off and we've been going non-stop! I think an easier approach to this letter would be to talk about the things you haven't done. You did not cure cancer, you did not run a marathon, and you did not make me a grandparent. There. Happy 9 months! At some point this month you stopped being a baby and turned into a little person, I swear I woke up one morning and you were just a person. You chatter all the time, pull up on everything and your personality is more present than ever. I love our days together, although now that you can voice an opinion I am getting a little tired of the constant complaining you do if I am not within 5 feet of you. No longer is seeing me enough, you have to be arms length of me...unless you don't want to be and then you crawl across the room full speed only to complain if I move from where you left me. You finally have enough hair for me to put bows in and I have be...