Bubbles

Today was yet another day of firsts for my sweet little baby. Except that with every passing day, I Maddie is less and less my little baby, and more and more her own child. I'm happy, I'm sad. It's such a blessing that Maddie is growing up to be such an independent, smart, and sassy girl. But it's just happening too quickly. I sound like a broken record, but I'm just repeatedly amazed at Maddie's progress.

Enough with the gushing...on to our day. First of all, Maddie sprung a tooth! This is her third tooth to date...This one happened to be the right, front, top tooth. I'm SO grateful that Maddie's chomper finally popped. The last couple days have been totally miserable because Maddie's poor gums were pink, swollen, and I can only imagine that they've been shockingly painful. We haven't slept well the last couple nights, which is what I expect when Maddie is teething. I mean, really. If it was me, I'd be kicking, screaming, biting, asking for something for the pain, and cursing the world. Maddie, on the other hand, handles her pain like a champ; there's a little extra drool, a few extra nibbles, and a lack of sleep, but other than that, Maddie seems normal. What a trooper!

The tooth is AWESOME, but the even better part of our day happened in the bathtub. I feel like everything neat that happens in our life happens in the bath...I already knew that I had a water baby, but I'm starting to really realize how MUCH of a water baby she is. We took our daily shower today (I have to stick Maddie on the floor of our shower while I'm showering so she doesn't seriously injure herself or someone else), and it was just as much fun as always! Maddie always takes her pink ducky into the shower, and we sing duck songs while we're washing up. (Oh, yes. Maddie and I are super, duper shower singers). Anyway, I digress. My story has nothing to do with the shower, and instead takes place in the bath.

We all know that Maddie LOVES the water, right? She splishes and splashes like a little duckling. When I could get a splash in edgewise, I showed Maddie how to blow bubbles in the water. This was not the first time I'd demonstrated how to blow bubbles, but Maddie seemed more interested tonight. After I did it once, I noticed how closely Maddie was watching me. So I did it again! And worked hard to emphasize how I was blowing the bubbles. Then...all of a sudden...Maddie just stuck her face in the water and blew bubbles!! I was so sure I'd seen wrong, but she did it again, and again, and again! Matt saw her a few times too! The last time she tried, Maddie blew a LOT of bubbles, and then tried to inhale...Oops. She swallowed a good lungfull of water, but then recovered and went right back to splashing. What a trooper.

I can't imagine feeling any more blessed than I do today. I've got the most amazing daughter!!