Madeline is seven and a half months old now, and pretty much the sweetest thing ever. I am more in love with her every day. I think she's just about perfect and I love everything about her, but the words that other people usually use to describe her when they meet her are happy and alert. She is so smiley and easy going, and she loves to look at people and make THEM smile. She has started doing something kind of funny lately. If we are out somewhere, like at the grocery store, she will look at someone and start smiling. If they do not look at her, she flaps her arms a bit. If they still do not look at her, she squawks at them, and will continue to squawk until they give her the smiles and attention she knows she is due.
So, I had a few tear jerker moments today. The first was with my grandma. She is 82 years old, and we are very close. She and my grandpa are visiting from Arizona for about a week. Since Madeline was born, they have come out every other month regularly. They absolutely adore Madeline, their first and only great-grandchild. My grandma was holding Madeline today, and she started crying. I asked her what was wrong, and she said they were tears of joy. She said she was just thanking the Lord for allowing her to live long enough to know and love Madeline. Instantly my eyes filled with tears as well, because I too, am so thankful for that. And, I hate thinking about anything BUT her being there with us, watching Madeline grow and learn and love.
The second tear jerker moment was at my parents for dinner tonight. My dad was holding and playing with Madeline, and he was humming a random little song to her. He turned to me and said, " Every time I hold Madeline, I just start singing. She makes me so happy, I just always want to sing when I'm with her." How sweet is that?!
On a different note, I am wondering about food. I would love advice on how and when some of you transitioned from baby food to regular food. I am currently giving Madeline four bottles and two things of baby food a day. I have had a lot of people ask me lately if I have started feeding her regular food., and I've had some people tell me that I should start. So, I'm just curious what some of you moms have done with your kids. Madeline is about 7 and a half months old, has two bottom teeth, and is not quite crawling yet. Should I be starting to give her food besides baby food, and if not now, when do most people start doing that? And what sorts of food do you start with? I'd appreciate any input you want to give.
These are some random pictures I took of Madeline in her high chair with my phone the other day. I uploaded the pictures backwards(again!) which is why her face goes from dirty to clean. :)
