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!

Mummies & 'lil Monsters

On Sunday, 'Mummy' and Waverly went to our friend's house for "Mummies & 'Lil Monster" play date! There were some very cute spooks there!

Waverly had a blast playing with Garret. They would keep switching toys, sharing just like big kids.

Aunt Amy and Cousin Tanner were there. He was dressed up like the Incredible Hulk.

Strong Man, Tan Tan.

All the mummies and 'lil monsters!

There were five little ones at the play date! Waverly was a pumpkin, tutu and all. Tanner was the Incredible Hulk, Garret was a skeleton, Annie was Annie Oakley and Anna was a bumble bee. The kiddos were adorable!

We had such a nice visit. The food was devilishly tasty and the company spooktacular!

Little Annie Oakley!

She even had spurs for her boots, to match her pink gun and cowgirl hat.

Waverly loved being at Annie's house. Annie was really great about sharing her toys.

The little pumpkin!

Waverly was happy with all her treats! She played with an Elmo book all the way home, reading it to Mummy.

All tired out. This pumpkin was all tuckered out after another big Halloween day.

She is such a sweet treat though!

Trick or Treat?

Happy 1st Halloween!

On Saturday, Waverly went trick-or-treating!

Why is nothing in here yet?

First stop, Aunt Phyllis' house. Brad and Philly had so much fun playing with Waverly. She crawled all over the place. She found Mr. Pumpkin, who giggles and shakes and wishes a big "Happy Halloween". She loved him!

Waverly was delighted to play with the cats and her buddy Landon.

Having a good conversation?

Up next, we went to Aunt Connie's house. Waverly took a little cat nap in the car and was raring to go! She was happy to see more pets, giving her love to Puppy and Cappy.

Waverly showed Aunt Connie all her tricks. She did the 'Waverly Crawl' and then showed off by sitting up on her own. Every time she sits up, she looks around to see if we are watching, and she expects applause!

Cute Tricks!

My 'lil Pumpkin loved wearing her tutu. She would feel of the material for a minute, but then move on like it was old news. There were too many other things to play with!

Waverly received several books for Halloween. We enjoyed reading them all. She loves turning the pages and 'reading' all by herself. When we read together, she listens so intently and looks at the pictures. That's one smart cookie!

Trick-or-Treat,

I'm so sweet!

The Loot...

Waverly had a great Halloween. She has so many new books to read. She also received bubbles, stickers galore, two rubber duckies (complete with Halloween costumes!), hair bows and some Gerber snacks. Even Mommy and Daddy got some candy!

Many thanks to all for the treats!

8 Months Old: So Cute, It's Scary

8 Months Old...

My darling Waverly is 8 months old today. She is such a pip!

She has a wonderful personality, all bubbles and sparkles.

Everything makes her grin. She will giggle and laugh just to make you smile.

This morning, Waverly was in a great mood! She was wearing a new little outfit, complete with tutu, to celebrate being 8 months old! She has learned so much, even in the last month. She can sit up on her own now. If she is playing on her tummy, the next thing you know, she will be sitting up with a toy in her lap. She seems quite proud of herself!

Waverly is still doing her own interpretation of crawling! We call it the "Waverly Crawl", which is a version of creeping along on her tummy, flopping one leg up in the air and kicking along to scoot across the floor. I think the official term is 'combat crawl'. It sure is cute though! She gets to where she wants to go - and FAST! She will get up on those knees and rock, but hasn't gone ahead to crawl on them. She will also get those feet up under her and make an arch. I think in the next few days, she will take off walking on her hands and feet like a puppy!

Yesterday, Mamaw Gail came to visit. Since she lives farther away, she brought some trick or treat gifts early! Waverly has severl new books, a bucket full of baby food and a sweet little Halloween card!

Waverly loves reading books. She follows along just like a big kid! She knows to turn the pages, though sometimes she wants to go backwards and read that page again! Her favorite this week is "Pepper Picks a Pumpkin", in honor of upcoming Halloween.

My Little Mover & Shaker

Waverly is fast! She zooms around in that walker like she is in a big hurry to get wherre she's going! And once there, she will play like there is no tomorrow. Then she's off again!

Waverly can pull herself up to a standing position! She likes to stand up to take a look around. She has great focus, and I do say she is a determined little child. Once she gets something in her sights, she sticks with it until it in her hands!

We have great baby conversations now, too. Waverly rattles off a stream of her words, with "da-da" a favorite choice. Then she pauses and waits for you to say something. Once you do, she's babbling away again. She makes sure to take turns chatting, and listens to what you say before she responds. It is adorable!

Last night, Waverly had a good conversation with Mamaw Jean!

They were playing with some toys and chattering away. Then after some sleepy sighs, it was off to bed. Waverly had the best day!