Big Girl Cup

We are probably a little behind in doing so, but I gave Ainsley a sippy cup for the first time today. She never really cares to hold her bottle, so I haven't been in a rush to introduce the cup. She quickly figured out what it was and what she was suppose to do, but she didn't have a lot of luck in getting much out. She tried the other end out when she couldn't get anything out of the right end, but that didn't work for her either. Once she learns to tilt her head back, I think she will get it. For now, her attempts at least make for a cute photo op.

Two New Firsts

We went to Shreveport this weekend for my friend Anna's wedding and Ainsley experienced two new things for the first time. She got to see (not eat...but soon enough) her first crawfish. She looks much more interested in the crawfish than her peas and bananas Nana was trying to feed her. She also munched on her first french fry at Strawn's today. Her first taste wasn't the best, but after Nana desalted it for her, Ainsley enjoyed it very much.

















For those of you that know Anna, here are a couple of pictures from the wedding. She was a beautiful bride!

Daddy's Girl

This evening while I was in the kitchen washing dishes, Dustin sat behind the couch to count change where Ainsley wouldn't be tempted by the coins. Ainsley as always wanted to be in view of one of us. The path to the kitchen is an easy unobstructed one, but she preferred to go find her daddy and crawled under the end table to find Dustin (holding a toy in each hand I might add).



















A Mother's Day picture of me and Ainsley

8 Months

Ainsley's 8 Months today! I keep seeing people with tiny babies and realize that its already hard to remember Ainsley ever being that small. She's quickly improving her crawling skills and she just started putting herself into a sitting position from laying down on her own yesterday. It seems there's something new every week.

Her 8 month pictures were a challenge today. She's even more interested this month in eating the card and managed to get a corner of it, but are here a few of our favorites.

The Best Toys EVER

Ainsley's going to have fight her daddy for it when she gets older, but loves the remote! Did you notice what she was crawling after in the last video? After lots of slobber and channel changing, we knew we had to find a substitute to her new favorite toy. So we dug up some old remotes we no longer use, and well, she was in heaven.

Bumpers

I decided to put Ainsley's bumpers in her crib earlier this week to see if she'd quit waking up in the middle of the night when she rolls over into the side of the crib. I'm not completely sold that its working, but they do make for some interesting poses in the morning. This is how I found Ainsley in her crib a few mornings ago...

Forward Motion

It isn't pretty, but I guess any forward motion is technically crawling. She isn't up for long distance track just yet, but she can get what she wants.

Morning Jabber

I cannot get Ainsley jabbering on video. Everytime I try, she gets quiet and just stares at the camera. So this morning I taped her monitor as she jabbered and blew raspberries in her crib this morning before I got her out. Its the next best thing.

Mommy Got a New Do

After not cutting my hair for a VERY long time, I decided I couldn't stand it anymore and it had to be cut. Then I realized if I could stand it a few more months, I could cut it and donate it. So I waited and today my friend Emily (also known as Stella's mommy) and I both cut 8 inches off and we are donating it to Beautiful Lengths. Its smilar to Locks of Love, but they need two less inches of hair and they make wigs for adults. Ainsley doesn't seem to notice a difference.

Upside Down

Ainsley's preferred method of playing with this toy is not the way its intended to be. She prefers to pull it over and turn it upside down. Whatever makes her happy makes me happy.