A week of Firsts

Our first attempt at juice in a sippy cup

"Let me see your binky!"

I am not sure whether Kaelyn is trying to give Gracie her binky or heal her.

This has certainly been a busy week for Kaelyn. In a nutshell: first tooth, first sippy cup, first sleepover, and first word!

Finally. 8 and 1/2 months and we have some break through on our first tooth! She was a little sick last week, but now I am thinking it was just a symptom of teething. You can barely see it yet, but you can definitely feel it poking through the gums on the bottom right-hand side. A little more hair this week and a little tooth...how exciting!

We also tried a sippy-cup with juice for the first time this week. The results were not quite as enthusiastic as I expected. When I was holding it for her and showing her how to use it, it went OK, but once Kaelyn realized she had to hold it herself, she lost interest. Waaayyyy too much work for some pineapple-carrot juice. We need to buy stock in those little Gerber puffs though. She scarfs those things down faster than you can keep them in front of her.

Kaelyn also had her first sleepover. We babysat cousin Gracie last Saturday, and Kaelyn loved it. She just kept smiling and trying to talk to Gracie, and Gracie would smile back. Unfortunately for Gracie, Kaelyn is a little older and a little more dexterous, and had no problem reaching down and stealing her binky. In another couple of months I'm sure payback is inevitable.

And last but arguably most important, Kaelyn's first official word is "Ma-Ma!" (Ha-ha DAD!)
It's pretty fun, actually. When she feels like it, she will sit there and repeat it over and over, and sometimes says it back when you say it to her. Charley is thoroughly convinced, however, that she is not actually saying mama, but that she is merely learning to say "mu-mu-muffin." Nice try.