MADELINE AT FOURTEEN MONTHS

Weight: 20.5 lbs   Height: 31 in.
Eyes: Blue    Hair: Cinnamon

Highlights from her fourteenth month:
SAYS MOM FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!!!! – 3/20
Says OTTO for the first time – 3/20
Started swim classes –  3/28
First boat ride (a Pirate ship) – 4/11
Riding in her big girl car seat (still facing backward)

Maddie is moving! She takes 7-8 steps at a time, stops and starts again and can stand up without pulling herself up on something.  She still falls down a lot. The later in the day the more wobbly and haphazard her walking becomes. By bedtime she is flinging herself all over the room and attempting to run but her legs can’t keep up. It is hilarious and terrifying all at once.

Being outside is a big favorite right now. She gets to play outside several times a day at Grandmum’s and loves going on walks in her stroller with her and Poppy. Madeline plays in the yard and on the porch (and sometimes in the dirt), and loves seeing neighbors and Buddy during her daily adventures. She loves seeing planes, birds and helicopters flying in the sky and even has a sweet helicopter impression. At home she’s very happy to see Belles, Wyatt and Blackjack outside and should be able to keep up with them pretty soon.

She can “drive” her Disney princess mobile and has a Doc-mobile at our house now thanks to Nana and Poppo. She’s got an arm on her and likes playing ball, throwing it to others and kicking it too. She doesn’t stay in one place for long and wants to “walk!” “walk!” “walk!” constantly.

Despite a very long time teething, she’s holding strong at 7th teeth for now.

Words that are in Maddie’s line up: (in no particular order)
Dad, Daddy, Ma, Mom, Pop, Poppo, Katie, Brother, Buddy, Silas, Micah, Up, Out,  Bottle, Book, Bubbles, Cracker, Cheese, Hot, That, Do, Where, Silly, Walk, O’s, Kick, All Gone, Wow, Apple, Roar, Ruff-Ruff, Quack, Baaa, Hop, Moo, Tweet, Waddle, Two, Hug, Hoot, Otto, Back, Circle, Water, Baby, Potts, Eat, Black, Blimp, Ball

Madeline has begun training for the 2032 Olympics. She is mastering the art of blowing bubbles, “if you’re happy and you know splash the water,” and of course kick, kick, kicking. 

For the record, daddy took her to the first class and was the only guy in the pool.