Tough and Tender

Maddie is at a really fun age right now. She's really starting to develop a personality and it's amazing to watch her grow and become her own little girl. Much like her Daddy, Maddie seems to have a very inquisitive and exploratory side. She loves to climb in to, over, on top of, and through anything she can. She sometimes seems to go out of her way to make her path more of an obstacle course. Case in point is her current favorite toy, her stroller. She LOVES it. She's mostly fascinated by the buckles. Over the weekend, however, she realized she could pull it down backwards and crawl all over it. It's really quite amazing to watch her discover the world.

Maddie is also proving to be quite sensitive. When ever another kid cries or screams, Maddie gets very, very upset and ends up crying, usually hysterically. Usually she doesn't stop crying until long after the other kid does. I'm assuming she's more scared than empathetic, but it's still so sweet. I don't know how to help her with this. Of course we pick her up and calm her down, she's always been around other babies, and she doesn't have any real stranger anxiety. It's so sweet and sad at the same time.

So, that's some insight into little Miss Maddie's personality. I'm so excited to see how her personality develops further!