WHAbp Whapb WHAbp WhAbp

Learning from Vicki's demonstrations, Vera has learned to clap her hand over her mouth while singing so that her voice gets chopped up.  The easiest way to explain it is the least PC:  its like the indian style hollering we did on the playground as kids.  Its so freakin' cute.

The Army Crawl

You gotta learn to crawl before you learn to walk.  And Vera had to learn to do the funky slithering army crawl before doing the real crawl.  The funniest and coolest part of how she did it was one legged.  Her left leg would just drag and the right one did all the work in the back end.

That was all three weeks ago - now she's totally crawling normally (and quickly).  Up go the baby gates....

Sleepsackless Sleeper

Today's nap is so cute.  Vera is sleeping sans sleepsack. It's so cute to see her little legs out.

Just cute

Right after a swim at the pool at grandma and grandpas house.

Baby goes up. Crib bottom goes Down.

Vera is strong and big.  We've been considering (procrastinating) the lowering of her crib bottom for a few weeks now.  Today was the day after Vicki saw her go to this position:



So cute.  And then so dangerous.  So down goes the crib bottom to keep our lil' peanut safe in bed.

Also we're predicting she'll climb out of the crib much sooner than Griff did - he's already demonstrated several times how its done, and she's a watcher.

Ouuuuch

Dear Tylenol and Ibuprofen,
Thanks for all your help during my rough patch in teething. After a few nights of crying, fevers, fussiness, and pain, my giant front tooth popped through today.

Sincerely,
Vera

Vera's 3rd tooth

At just over 9 months old, Vera grew her third tooth.  After her 2 bottom teeth which she's had for a few months now, her top right lateral incisor (just next to where her front teeth would be) has popped through.  A little baby fang... so cute!

First Pull Up

Vera pulled her butt off the ground today as she reached for some toys...

Memorial Day, V's 1st Parade!

Vera's 1st Parade

I (Mom) dressed Vera in clothes I thought Dad would pick out- bright colored onsie with pants and skirt..

V & Dad and their similar hair

Luisa smiling!

Vera (8 months) & Luisa (almost 3 months)

(Hanging out in the Go Pod, loving the time with Griff and Charlie Max)