How Fast Time Goes!

Well Cailin has reached a couple big milestones. First she is pulling herself up to standing completely by herself now. Although she still forgets to move her feet in the same direction as her hands, and she hasn't figured out that if she lets go she'll fall, but she is getting really good at it. It's amazing what daycare can teach a baby! Also, she says "Dada" but she also says "baba", "rara", and "lala" in connection to nothing in particular but Daddy is happy. I guess "mama" will have to wait but her slobbery smooches let me know how much she loves me.


I took Cailin outside one steamy, hot morning to play in the blazing sun. Smart thinking on my part and Jeff snapped these pics without me knowing, hence the jammies :)

The pups waited anxiously for us to come back in, or a chance for them to sneak out and join the fun. Bailey and Cailin have developed a really cute bond. Sometimes if Cailin is on the floor Bailey will come lay down next to her and let Cailin grab and climb on her. It's really as if she loves it as much as Cailin does. As a thank you, Cailin often lets her lick the drool off her mouth.

Cailin had her last playdate with Magnolia and Hudson the week Mama went back to work. They're so cute how they can sit up together and play with toys now, and probably start fighting over them too. It's amazing how fast time has passed and how big they are both getting. Although they will still have many more playdates in the future and they'll remain drool buddies long after the drooling stops.

The next three videos are just of Cailin being silly (and Daddy too). She's such a giggly girl and it never takes much to make her laugh or smile. Her teachers at daycare have already fallen in love with her of course and she's well known around the school as the cute baby with the cheeks that's always smiling.

Aerobics!

(She was going around the table really fast and smiling but the camera distracted her)

Superman!!!

Giggle Attack!

First Day of Daycare!!!

Cailin had her first full day of daycare today! In the morning, when we first got there she was understandably clinging to Mama and a little teary eyed when her teacher would try to hold her. She wanted to come straight back to me and didn't want to let go. Of course, this wasn't helping me cause I really didn't want to let her go either and I was trying not to cry as well, but I was able to put on a brave face for her. It only took a few minutes for her to adjust and she spent the rest of the day playing and having fun. She understandably didn't sleep well, only two 30 minute naps but hopefully as she gets used to it she'll sleep for longer. Her teachers said that she was such a sweet little girl and they wished all the babies there were as good natured as she is. They said she was full of smiles all day long and played and crawled around everywhere. I don't have any pictures to post right now but I know a lot of people were curious about Cailin's first day so I wanted to give an update.

Hangin' with her cousins

Here are some pictures from last weekend when Cailin spend the afternoon at Nana's house. Cooper and Cody showed her (and Grandma and Nana apparently) how their toys worked. Such good older cousins showing her the ropes.

9 month checkup

Cailin had her 9 month checkup today. She is 17 1/2 pounds now! That's a 2 1/2 pound gain since her last appointment. They tested her for anemia, but she is negative. The doctor said that her social skills are excellent, which anyone whose ever been around Cailin for more than 5 seconds knows that. She said her motor skills are also excellent and to make sure the house is baby proofed because now that she's crawling, a whole new world is in reach.





Next week Cailin will go to daycare for the first time all day while Mama starts her first day of work for new teachers but it will only be for one day. Starting on the 18th, she'll be going full time. We visited the daycare yesterday so she could get to know the teachers and the other babies while having the security of Mama being there. She had fun but never strayed too far away from me. I suspect is won't be long before she starts telling all the other babies how it is and being "the boss". I'm heartbroken to have to leave her and go back to work but I know that Cailin will make lots of friends and will love all the new toys and people. It will just be me whose a mess :)

So Many Grandmas, so little time!

Cailin had a rare visit from her Great Grandma this week, also known as Mema. She joined Grandpa on the trip down to pick up Grandma so that she could see Cailin. Although Mema is not a big fan of having her picture taken, she enjoyed getting to see Cailin since it has been several months since she has seen her. Cailin also spent time at Nana's this past weekend and played with her cousins in the pool. Her other Great Grandma and great Aunt Linda also stopped by for a while.

Cailin is getting better and better at crawling now. Although she still sticks to the army crawl, it definitely gets her around. She has crawled from one end of the living room to the other. She can even go from sitting to on her belly and from her belly to sitting, but she's still perfecting that one. She's really trying to pull herself up also. I can see how desperately she wants to start walking.

She had some good giggles playing with her Daddy on her play mat. She loves being tickled!

She lounges with Daddy when he feeds her but she was able to give Mama and camera a good wave

We had a lot of fun playing with Grandma the last couple of weeks. She got some new toys, books, and clothes of course!

She got her first baby doll! She'll give her smooches and hugs, it's so cute! Then again she gives all her favorite stuffed animals smooches and hugs, and usually a little spit up too.

She investigated Grandpa's whiskers and gave him some good smiles before he, Grandma and Mema had to head back to Burleson. She was past her nap time though so she was mostly quiet.

But in the end it was hard to say goodbye to Grandma! We loved having her here and hopefully we'll see everyone again really soon!