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Madeline’s hair is getting so long…this is how it looked when she woke up this morning.

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She was still sleepy during breakfast and starting falling asleep while eating.

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But then she woke up and was ready for another busy day.

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Perfect Ten (Months)

Maddie_Month10MADELINE AT TEN MONTHS

Weight: Heavy  Height: Tall
Eyes: Blue   Hair: Cinnamon

Highlights from her tenth month:
Started crawling really quickly  – 11/12
Got her third tooth (top center left) – 11/23
Got her fourth tooth (top center right) – 11/24
First Thanksgiving –  11/27
Says Dad for the first time – 11/29

Madeline is pulling up on everything and wants to crawl up the stairs non-stop. She’s very strong and fearless. She can climb up 11 steps with someone behind her. She has also shown interest pulling up on the side of her crib. I think we might have an escape artist in the not so distant future.

Maddie loves to eat. She had turkey, cranberries and mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving. She’s also been eating waffles, chicken and yogurt drops. When she’s not eating in the kitchen, she’s playing on the floor with empty Tupperware containers and boxes that hold Ziplock snack baggies.

She loves sticking out her tongue and mimicking coughs and yawns. She is making a lot of funny noises and babbles quite a bit. Her favorite noise is the “tick-tock” noise in the Frozen song, Do You Wanna Build a Snowman. She waits for it and clicks her tongue along with the clock noise. She really enjoys books and reading together. She’s mastered clapping and claps along with the If You’re Happy and You Know It song.

Bath time is really fun these days. Madeline loves getting baths and crawls from her room to the bathroom and pulls up on the side of the tub, ready to jump in. She loves splashing and kicking the water. When Maddie is happy these days, she smiles really wide, showing off her teeth. Every once in awhile, when something makes her really really happy, she squints her eyes while she grins really wide. It’s probably the cutest thing in the whole world. She giggles when playing games and being silly. She still loves looking at pictures. The pictures that have her in them are still her favorites! She has really taken to routines where she says hi to certain things around our home and at Grandmum’s house.

The Rapp’s First Thanksgiving

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We hosted our first Thanksgiving dinner this year. Family all gathered to watch Madeline try turkey and mashed potatoes for the first time. We have so much to be thankful for and loved being able to host.

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Mommy’s first turkey!!

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DSCF2434_lo Great Aunt Karen and her Turkey. He has a top hat made out of a carrot and a chive. I can’t …..

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Nana and Daddy carving the bird

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The downstairs table

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The upstairs table. How we don’t have a picture of Grandmum in the kitchen, I don’t know… she was there 90% of the time helping. Thanks Grandmum!!

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Ready to eat!! The bib is still clean 😉


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