Whoa ... slow down little one!

Well, Maddy is now 7 months - now in her second part of her first year. One thing does always remain the same - how cute and adorable she is, but she can be a little rubbish at times. This is especially true when it comes to her going to sleep, I ended up having to take her to the Family clinic, where the assist you in putting your little 'darling' into a better sleeping routine. The nurses were great and Jenny had the most wonderful sense of humour. For example she said that I need to give Madison an opportunity to 'enjoy' her cot for a minimum of an hour, what she chooses to do in her bed is her business. If Madison chooses to write revenge notes for an hour then that is her choice. Well, the nights are SO much better - she now remains unwrapped and has maximum two feeds, but I try push her to only have one. However, during the day she really pushes her limits of how long she sleeps for and probably spends 45min, of her hour, yelling profanities at me.

I am also starting to teach her sign language for hearing babies. Currently I am teaching her:

MILK - Open and close your extended hand, as if milking a cow

EAT - Tap the fingers and thumb of you dominant hand to your lips repeatedly

MORE - Tap the fingers of one hand into the open palm of the other, as if placing an object into your hand

It'll take a while for her to learn, but I do think she kind of understands.