Our little monkey Madilyn is officially walking on her own. On June 27th we took her swimming for the first time, and she absolutely loved it. When we returned home after swimming she started walking all over the house. It was great!!! She's talking up a storm and she's so curious about everything. She is just a joy and blessing to have in our lives. I can't imagine life without her now.
Everyday is a new day with her and it's so fun to see life from her point of view. We love the way she mocks everything we say and even sometimes the intonation. I love the way she laughs when we play peek-a-boo. Of course we say "ahhhhhhhhh-boo". Madie thinks it's so fun to play in the fridge. She enjoys sitting on the bottom ledge as I search for certain items for dinner. We even love how independent she's become when eating. We are in no way allowed to feed her or help her out when she picks up her cup or places it on the table! When you ask her "What's your name?", she'll say "Maaaaa-die." She's doing so many awesome things now that it would take forever to write them all down.
All of these moments Scot and I are enjoying, but sometimes I catch myself thinking of her birth mother and I wonder if she realizes how wonderful a child Madiyn is becoming. It does give me comfort that I have the ability to write her letters and send pictures so she knows that Madie is doing so wonderfully. I do hope that one day her birth mother and I can have a relationship where she can tell me more about Madie's background and her birth father. I'm hoping she will decide to contact me and reach out to me. I know the day will come when Madilyn has so many questions, and I can only hope I have some answers. I write, I send pictures, and I've even called but I can only do so much. So I continue to pray and be hopeful that one day her birth mother will feel she can call and we can share moments about Madie. Until then I will continue to live every moment to the fullest with my wonderful little monkey Madilyn who fills my heart with love and joy!!
