The tenth week

Shortly after we brought Madeline home, I apologized to Lacey in advance in case I were to ever speak to her in baby talk. I spend so much of my day talking to Madeline that I sometimes forget to switch to adult mode when addressing my wife. I don't mean the high-pitched "goo-goo" talk, but things like not using pronouns and calling her "mommy" in the third person. (ie, "What's mommy going to have for lunch today?") I imagine this will only get worse as Madeline starts to talk more.

The big story this week has been Madeline's newfound mobility. It's been amazing watching her intellect blossom and evolve over the past weeks, but her rollovers this week have been the first instances of her actually moving herself. She's no longer a sedentary sack of cuteness (well, most of the time she still is). She's also been kicking her legs a lot more, and pushing off when I put my hands on the bottom of her feet. I just know she'll be crawling before we know it.

The other big development this week has been Madeline's sleeping patterns. Every night this week she's gone to bed between 8 and 9 p.m. and stayed asleep until her 2-3 a.m. feeding. After that feeding she'll sleep soundly until about 6:30. And she's been sleeping all night in her crib. This means her parents are actually getting some good sleep (for Lacey, it's the first good sleep she's had in months).