13 months update

Wow, 13 months crept up on us so quickly that I almost forgot to post an update. Maddy is changing what seems like day by day. She is totally comfortable and proficient at crawling and is definitely keeping us on our toes. Maybe that's why we haven't posted in a while.

Some favourite pastimes:

• sit on our lap in front of the computer and look at pictures and videos of herself. She also really loves to listen to the Raffi music on iTunes
• to go for a ride on her car (a present from Oma and Opa). We make "vrrrooom" noises and she'll follow along "Eerrrrr"
  
• stand at the coffee table and flip through the pages of her Robert Munsch book
• pick at fuzz or anything small and lint-like

Things she's learned to do:

• sign for "more" and "thank you" pretty consistently. She's also using the sign for "milk" as "I want" or "give me"
• eat using a fork. Well she can bring it to her mouth and get it in. Still working on the 'from bowl to fork' part. Too messy for me to really let go still.
• drink from her Sigg water bottle (a present from her cousins Frances and Pippa). Don't know if we'll fully transition from sippy cup yet. She doesn't quite get it that it leaks. Again, too messy for me to let go :)

Something funny:

• exclaims "Wow!!" after she's poo-pooed on the potty. Ha ha ha. I think she got it from us, because we try to show that we're happy about it, instead of saying 'Yucky, that stinks'.

She loves to pull herself up and stand there taking all her toys out.