Maddie Claire: Week Twenty-Eight

Happy 4th of July, Ya'll!!

Celebrated her first fourth of July. We stayed home and had a BBQ lunch with our neighbors, Vinny, Catherine, and their one year old son Jacob.
Slept through all of the fireworks! We decided to just stay home since Maddie really wouldn't understand going out past her bedtime and a well-rested baby = happy mommy and daddy!
Ate pear this week. Maddie is now eating: sweet potato, banana, green peas, pears, apples, and avocado. Next up will be yellow squash and zucchini and then we'll be into 7 month foods!
Is eating some of her food a bit thicker. I made the last batch with less water, so she can get use to the thicker textures and prepare for real solids! She still eats banana and avocado mashed and not pureed, so that helps too.
Has moved away from her Monday-Friday poppy diapers...Maddie is now quite regular at 7 days a week! (She still is pretty good about only during the day though, so Shawn still gets out of those most days)
Is officially mobile now!! She can scoot from one side of the play mat to the other in no time. Once she gets those knees underneath her, she'll be crusin'.
Sits up all by herself! She'll sit and play for a few minutes if she has toys near her, but she is much more interested in moving from toy to toy on her tummy.
LOVES all of her toys. I put her in the middle of the play mat and scatter all of her toys in a big circle. She just scoots from toy to toy all morning long!
Is sleeping until 7:30-8am!!! She is now sleeping between 12-13 hours per night. :)
Has had two nights that she has woken up in pain 45 minutes after going down. Since she NEVER gets up or cries we are pretty sure it's teething, so we've been giving her Tylenol and sending her back to bed.
Had another fun family trip to the grocery store. This time when Maddie needed a new diaper it was daddy's turn. Shawn never wanted to get his own gender neutral diaper bag, so when he takes her in a store to change her, he also carries my Petunia Pickle Bottom bag...such a stylish dad!
Went to the Oviedo pool/splash park on Sunday. Maddie enjoyed sitting in the water and putting her hands through all of the sprinklers...she wasn't afraid of the water at all and kept trying to face plant in the pool! After about 45 minutes she was tired and took a little nap while daddy did some swimming. The aquatic center is a 5 minute drive from home, so we will definitely be getting our seasonal pass next summer!
Had her first Orlando theme park experience! On Monday, we went to SeaWorld with Catherine, Kelly, Brayden, and Jacob. Teachers get free annual passes to SeaWorld, so it was a fun and economical way to spend the day! We saw the dolphin show, the pet show, the sting rays, and played in the kiddie splash pad. Maddie loved all the shows, talked a ton, watched everything, played so well in the splash area, and napped in the car with Jacob to and from the park (not much napping at the park). She was so tired that she went right to bed that night and slept until almost 8am the next morning!
Went to lunch with Courtney on her 28 week birthday. We met at Panera for lunch and then did some shopping together!!
Is such a challenge on the changing table!!! She wants to roll over and off of the changing table every.single.time. I have been singing songs to her because usually she watches me as I sing, but the last few days that doesn't work anymore. I'm pretty sure Maddie would rather run around naked instead!
Must be entertained all of the time. She isn't much for just sitting down and having quality time together anymore. I have to make sure that I have a toy whenever we are out, so she is occupied.
Sat in the top of the Publix shopping cart with her cart cover! Such a big girl. :)

Stay tuned for next week's big adventure! On Thursday, Maddie and Mommy leave for a 5 day trip to upstate NY! This will be Maddie's first time on an airplane...let's hope we can all stay entertained for the 2.5 hour flight!