First Visit to the Eye Doctor

I took Paige to the eye doctor today. There is a program called InfantSEE that allows children ages 6-12 months old to get a free eye exam to make sure the eyes are developing correctly. We went to Dr. Ryan Powell at Insight Eye Care, and he was just fabulous with Paige...he either has kids or he must have younger siblings because he was that good!! Anyway, Paige did wonderful and she got a great report from the doc. She does have a little bit of farsightedness, but Dr. Powell said that it's normal for an infant.

Paige thought this was a really cool chair..she wanted to stand up, of course!

Paige got to sit on my lap for her exam...Dr. Powell even took a picture for us...wasn't that thoughtful (I didn't ask, he actually offered)!

Happy St. Patty's Day!!

Paige and I are enjoying this wonderful day today...the weather is amazing!! It is 76 degrees...and it feels even warmer than that to me. Paige and I went for a walk today (I got a little toasty during that) and we played outside in the backyard (in the shade). So we have had a lot of fun. We hope that you are having an excellent St. Patrick's Day, too!

When we first got outside, Paige acted a little shy about what she was supposed to do sitting on that blanket...adorable!After a bit, she decided to begin playing with her balls from Gymboree. She had never lifted them up above her head like that before today...she was a real hoot to watch.

Just another cute picture...I couldn't leave it out.
Here Paige is discovering the grass...she kept crawling to different sides of the blanket to touch it, but she wouldn't crawl onto it.
She pulled some grass up and began inspecting it...pretty funny...until she tried to eat it!

Brookside Parade

Paige saw her first parade today. We went with our friends, Susan and Oliver, to watch the St. Pat's parade in Brookside. Paige and Oliver both loved it.


Paige was kicking her feet, moving her arms, and squealing throughout the whole thing. I had no idea she would like it so much. We stayed for an hour and a half before we had to leave (It wasn't over yet, but Paige was hungry!).

We had just found our spot on the curb and we were waiting for the parade to start!

Paige really liked listening to this bag pipe band!Paige and Oliver are watching the band as they continue to walk by us! Here we are with Susan and Oliver!

Eight Months Old

Paige is eight months old today, and so is her friend, Kamden. We had group today, so I was able to get a few pictures of them together. It is actually very hard to take pictures of them because all they want to do is look at each other and touch each other. So, Michelle and I had to hold them...it was pretty funny!


Paige didn't gain any weight this week...she is exactly the same as last Wednesday (15 pounds and 9.5 ounces.) I am guessing it may be from all the crawling that she is doing or because we traveled over the weekend...who knows!

Here I am with the girls...Kamden would rather look at Paige than the camera!!

Now Kamden is looking at the camera, but Paige is crying because she wants to get up...right this instant, Mommy!!

Here are the girls with Michelle, and they are both actually looking at the camera (or at least in that direction) by some miracle!!

Parents as Teachers Visit

Our Parent Educator, Jeannie, came to visit us today. She brought lots of fun "toys" for Paige to try out, and Paige showed Jeannie all of the new stuff she has learned to do in the last two months (crawl, pull up to stand, and walk with assistance). Jeannie was very impressed with all that she can do...she even said that Paige may be an early walker...AAAHHH! (I am not ready for that!)

Jeannie also did a hearing and vision screening while she was here, and Paige passed them both, so that's great!!

Paige with Jeannie

Paige is showing Jeannie how she can walk.

Standing Unassisted!!!

Oh my goodness!!! Paige stood for several seconds on her own this morning. It all happened when she was playing on the living room floor. First, she leaned over her toy basket to pick something out that she couldn't reach, so she stood up to get it. Then, she must have decided that she didn't want the toy and wanted to stand all the way up because next she let go of the basket and just stood there...for several seconds!! I started shrieking, "Oh my goodness Paige you are standing up!" and she just looked up at me and started to whine...because she was so surprised too! What an amazing moment!! I am so glad I got to see that...this is why I love being a stay at home mommy!!

Enjoying Bubbles at Home

Paige just loves her bubbles from Gymboree. Plus, now that she can crawl, she loves going after them and touching the ones that land on the floor. She gets really excited about them...it is very cute!

Here she is crawling to get some of them.

Paige took a break from the bubbles to taste the stairs...I thought it was funny!

Paigey, wanna cracker?

Today I let Paige try out eating a cracker...I think it is the second time I've offered her one, but I am not exactly sure. Anyway she really liked it. She spent a lot of time licking and inspecting it. In the end, she did take a couple of small (tiny) bites with her two teeth...she seemed quite pleased with herself and with the taste.
(Paige also ate a few little bites of my banana today and she liked it!)

Giving the cracker a taste!

UUHHMMM....Mommy, this tastes a little salty!

See where she took a couple bites...

Enjoying the Weather

Today the weather was great in Kansas City, so Paige and I took about a 45 minute walk to enjoy it as much as possible. Paige didn't make a peep the entire time we were walking. I had to keep checking to see if she was awake, but she was just taking in all the scenes.


When we returned, we took some photos on our front porch and back deck. Paige thought that was fun, and so did I. We are so happy spring is just around the corner...aren't you?!

Weight Update

We went to group today and Paige weighs 15 pounds and 9.5 ounces.

Favorite Things

There are a couple of things that really get Paige excited lately...she laughs, moves her arms up and down, and exclaims with glee! One of those things is taking a bath and the other is her singing stuffed animal,Barney. Yes, that is what I said...Barney!

Now, I know some of you may not have a real liking for Barney...if you are like me, you have some unpleasant memories of watching many episodes of Barney with your younger siblings. (Thus, you cringe when you hear the words of the Barney theme song!) However, when I saw how much Paige likes her Barney, those other memories seem minuscule and unimportant. Your own children sure can change your perspective on things...watch below and see how much she loves him!!