Madelyn at 13 Months Old

Madelyn is 13 months old today! It seemed like we just had her first birthday, and now its a month later. Madelyn still isn't walking yet :( I really want her to start walking so I can put her in dresses again. She gets really frustrated when I dress her in a skirts or dress because she can't crawl.
Madelyn has now cut all four of her molars. She has been picky about what she'll eat and how much she'll eat. I think her teething has a lot to do with her loss of appetite. She' is also getting fussy when she is in her high chair. So I really have to be patient with her and offer her different kinds of foods. Right now she's in this only yogurt, cookies, and goldfish cracker phase. She doesn't want anything to do with baby jarred foods anymore.

Crib Time

Today I started to make Madelyn sleep in her own crib during nap time. Hopefully I can condition her to sleep in there all the time including night time. I get some disapproval comments that I co-sleep with my daughter. And I'm started to think that I should have transitioned her to a crib a long time ago. Anyways, Madelyn cried for 30 minutes straight when I put her down of a nap in her crib. I checked on her every 10 minutes to try to calm her down and lay her back down. After the third time that I laid her on her back, I shh'd in her ear and put my arm around her waist and she fell asleep! Her nap only lasted 1/2 an hour, but at least it is a start. Everyone says "let her cry it out", but what are we suppose to do when she wakes up multiple time in the night?

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Happy First Birthday Madelyn!

Madelyn turned one on Sept 23rd! We had a two small parties for her. One on her birthday and another last Sunday. She got a cupcakes and presents at each party.
The year has really gone by so fast! I can literally remember every minute the day Madelyn was born, and now here we are one year later.
Madelyn is still crawling up a storm and cruising the furniture, but not walking yet. She can stand by herself if we help her up to a standing position. She has eight teeth, weighs 22 1/2 lbs, and is 30.25 in tall. Her current vocabulary is cat, dog, Mama, Dada, ah-oh, no no, and nana (nursing).