Update - almost 11 months!

Holy cow, where does the time go? We never even posted any 10 months info and now she's 11 months old this Saturday! Granted, now we're a tad busier now that school is in full-swing. Oh well, here we go:

Maddie's doing great - she's growing and learning at a wonderful and sometimes alarming pace; we can't believe our little baby is almost ONE! Scary! She's cruising, feeding herself finger food, and speed-crawling all over the house. Her biggest accomplishment - WE'RE SO PROUD - is her first word: "HI!" (accompanied by a wave!) She "hi"'s family and strangers alike, and it's definite now that she understands that you say "hi" when someone walks in a room (or when you notice them for the first time, whatever).

She's also doing fine, health-wise, too. She had her follow-up appointment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Monday, and her pediatric gastroenterologist is very happy with her progress. She gave us a gradual plan for weaning Maddie off her medications, which we'll start this week. Maddie also got her flu shot on Monday. Such a big day for our little girl!

Birthday plans are in the making - sorry, no pony rides, bouncy rooms, clowns, or magicians. But we'll keep you posted.