Woe is my Waverly

Poor little Waverly has been sick! Besides some minor allergies when she was just a couple months old, this is her first time with a sore throat and upset tummy!

On Sunday, Waverly spit-up quite a bit of milk and jar food. She was her usual happy and delightful self, so we didn't think much about it. On Monday, Waverly had a hard time at day care. She ate her breakfast and lunch, but her tummy just couldn't handle it. She also refused to take her bottles!

So, Ms. Kirstie called Mommy. We went to see Dr. Blair in the afternoon. Waverly was still just the happiest little thing! She smiled at the nurse, but wasn't too thrilled about having her temperature taken under her arm. Then it was off to the scales! Waverly weighed in at 22 lbs. 1 ounce. Our little chunky monkey!

Playing Bashful

While we waited for the doctor, we played with toys and read books. We even sang our new favorite song, "Do your ears hang low?"

Dr. Blair came in to see Waverly and she gave him her mega-watt smile! She was fine while he felt her tummy. But when he tried to see her throat, she screamed and screamed! Dr. Blair told Mommy that Waverly's throat was seriously red. She has a throat infection! Dr. Blair said that we must have a very good baby not to fuss and fight too much the past couple of days, because her poor throat hurt! The sore throat and a little bit of drainage was causing her tummy to be upset. Otherwise, we would have not known that anything was wrong!

After a trip to the pharmacy for some antibiotics (and a get well toy!), we were finally ready to return home and get some rest. Waverly does NOT like her medicine, even though its the yummy bubblegum flavor. I dread forcing her to take it, but I know its best for her so we power through with lots of hugs and kisses.

Waverly was not allowed to return to day care per their policy (until she's been on antibiotics for 36 hours), so she stayed home with Mommy today! We had a lazy day to recuperate from illness, but still squeezed in lunch with Mamaw.

Waverly's favorite past time today - giving some post-its the what-for!

Thankfully, our little one is feeling much better. She goes back to see Dr. Blair on Thursday for her 8 month old well-check and I'm sure he'll try to take a peek at her throat. Back to daycare tomorrow and then its off the rest of the week for some good times with friends and family.

Mommy's Typical Day

Try new toothpaste, prepare bottles, pack daycare bag, apply make-up, wake up Waverly, chat with babysitter, grab a latte, work as hard as I can, clip coupons from newspapers, get a full serving of vegetables, window-shop, clean house, finish the presentation, find Waverly's pacifier, call daycare to check on her, pay bills online, set alarm for 6:00, tell Waverly I love her, RSVP for play date, check the mailbox, take penny jar to the bank, find car keys, trade candy bar for apple, enjoy the baby, call my mom, email my friend, say no to soda, sweep the floor, give Waverly a bath, change another diaper, take my vitamins, re-caulk bathtub, go on a walk, hope that Waverly goes to bed easily, dig for change in the seats of car, eat some cake, multitask, dye hair, enjoy some good family time, apply for new job, re-vise to do list, practice public speaking, ship package, charge cell phone, check the weather, watch tv, fold the laundry, feed the cats and dogs, do sit-ups during commercials, groom the dog, look for pair of socks, laugh at a joke, take back library books, grocery shop, drink eight glasses of water, change furnace filter, paint the kitchen, chat with my husband about the day, worry about how to pay for college, clean off desk, buy dog food, think fast while making awkward small talk with an old friend, park father away from the door, give my baby a hug, take out home equity loan to pay for gas at the pump, sign insurance form, water the plants, return movies, cook dinner, pack leftovers for lunch the next day, type up a memo, mail letters to clients, chat with my boss, do the dishes, worry about new job, plan for vacation, make dinner plans with friends, order prints from photo shoot, chat with the in-laws, pay daycare, buy diapers, make shopping list, enter in sweepstakes, check facebook, change another diaper, feed the baby, make doctor's appointment, attend training for work, say good night to my family.

Sweet Somethings

The Lickliter Family

Portraits Fall 2010

Our Little Family

The kids...

From Left to Right, Dean, Josh, Marie, Christy, Dean and Jean

All of us...

From Left to Right, Top to Bottom row: Robbie, Dean, Josh,

Christy, Sam, Marie, Sarah, Dean, Jean, Nic, Waverly and Zak

Mommy and Waverly

A captured moment, playing with Elmo

Something Sweet

Grandparents and Grandkids

Dean and Jean with Zak, Nic and Waverly

Our Family

A Mother's Love...

Mommy and Waverly

Waverly

8 Months Old

Photos courtesy of Sweet Somethings Photography(c)

Shop-a-holics

Last night, Mamaw Jean, Mommy and Waverly went out shopping! What a fun night out for the girls. We kept things local so as not to be out too late and went over to Kohl's, our favorite store! Waverly liked helping us make selections by pulling clothes off the rack and into her stroller. She also snuck in a toy for herself! She loved this little sea horse that lights up and plays lullabies with ocean bubble sounds.

Waverly really enjoyed the dressing rooms! She had never seen so many mirrors in one little room before. She liked seeing Mamaw and Mommy's reflection, but she really loved seeing the baby in the mirror.

Waverly kisses!

She enjoyed kissing the baby in the mirror!

Wow, I see myself everywhere!

After shopping, it was time for dinner. Waverly had a jar of carrots earlier, but she shared Mommy's sweet potato. She wasn't sure what to make of that! It was thicker than the baby food, but in the end she liked it.

She also snuck a little bite of cantaloupe off Mommy's salad plate. She has had cantaloupe before, so she knew that she liked to suck all the juice out of a piece. Now she can put those tiny two teeth to work and sneak little bites.

She also had a little bite of a cracker. A real grown-up cracker!

Yum-Yum! She thought it was more fun to tear up the roll than try to take a bite of it though!

We had such a fun time!

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Waverly has now perfected holding her own bottle!

She as been working on this at day care. She has been able to hold her own bottle for awhile, but prefers to be held and let someone else do the work! Now she is quite content to relax against a boppy pillow and drink her milk. Yesterday when Mommy came to daycare to pick her up, all the babies were laying around drinking their own bottles!

Yum-Yum!

Waverly is such a little sweetheart. She is really into being a copy-cat these days. Just this morning, she copied Mommy and said "Shewww" when she woke up. Then she thought it was a great game to have Mommy say "Ah, shewww" and repeat it back. We are working on how to say "Shhhhh!" so she can tell everyone to quiet down! She is also trying very hard to say "dog" but only a "do" comes out and she reverts to calling the puppies "dada".

To celebrate learning new sounds, our favorite song to sing together is "Do, Re, Me". Then Mommy goes around all day humming, "Do, a deer, a female deer, Re, a drop of golden sun!"

Waverly is eating Stage 2 veggies and fruits now. She likes them much better (and I do too!). Though squash and apples are still favorites, she really likes to have corn and sweet potatoes, plums mixed with bananas and apples, and mixed vegetables.

Dinner goes so well that most of the time, Waverly doesn't even need a bib. When I do put one on her, she just pulls it right off! Her face may get a little messy, but she stays relatively clean now.

We've learned that meal times are all about timing! As long as we stick to a schedule, then Waverly eats her jar food well. I'll be glad to brag about our little monkey when we go back to the doctor next week for a well check!

Yesterday, Waverly surprised Ms. Sandra at daycare by pulling herself up to standing in her crib. When Mommy came in the afternoon, Ms. Sandra asked how long she has been doing that. Waverly has pulled herself up a few times now but this was a first in her baby bed. She'll be cruising furniture in no time!

After a full day of play, Waverly sleeps like a baby. After snuggling down, she drifted off and snored all night long. She makes such sweet little sounds during the night!