Another tooth, basket ride, and a pizza.

Maverick's second tooth is making itself known, right next to his first tooth. I wish those little teeth would be more polite to their (somewhat) permanent host.

There is no need to tear through soft tissue like that, my teeth friends! Everyone would appreciate it if you would make yourself known just a little more calmly.





I love his toothy grin!

It's funny to watch Mav realize he has teeth now. He makes this face a lot:



He likes to feel his new pearly whites with his tounge. He also has little cuts on his hands from chewing on them.


This is a shout out to my Aunt C who gave me this laundry basket at my baby shower. Maverick has turned it into a boat to play in, ha! He likes it when I push him down the hallway or around the kitchen floor.

I have to be careful though, cause he will stand up in it and tip it over. Mav's already gearing up to be a pirate!







Tonight was Maverick's first visit to one of my favorite pizza places, and a tradition in my family. I grew up in north St. Louis county, and our favorite pizza eatery was (and still is!) Pirrone's Pizza. They are still there, but now they have expanded to where we live now. That's where we went to eat tonight, and it was deeeeeelicious!



(Of course that's the Cardinals game on in the background! Today they retired our beloved Whitey's number. He was recently elected into the baseball Hall of Fame)

He liked the taste of the sauce, and had fun crumbling the crust in his hand.



Not too much longer until he can have his own slice! Especially now that he has two teeth. :)

Cutest blog EVER!!!!

I read an article about this blog, and I couldn't wait to visit her site to see all of her pictures.

SO awesome!

Definately going on my blog list.

Adele Enerson takes the most adorable pictures of her daughter while she is sleeping. Check it out!

Adele's description of her site:
"This is my maternity leave hobby. While my baby is taking her nap, I try to imagine her dream and capture it."

www.milasdaydreams.blogspot.com

I am so jealous that I didn't think of this first! :)

Happy 8 Months Maverick!

Today Maverick is 8 months old!
Here is what he's been up to lately...



(mommy made my onesie!)
-I weigh about 22 pounds, and if my mom had to guess she'd say I'm about 30 inches long (I've grown SO much! I'm as big as an average 1 year old!)
-I wear 9-12 month clothing
-My diapers are size 3


-I am crawling all over the place! My mom and dad often say, "How did you get over there?!"
-I love to walk while my mom and dad hold my hands.
-My favorite thing to do is go swimming!!! I like to float on my back and kick my legs.



-I "talk" all the time now. I say "ba-ba, da-da, pa-pa" and occasionally a "ma-ma".
-I like to sing! When I hear music I say "uhhhhhh" in the tone.
-I love to blow raspberries and soak my shirt with spit.


-I am SO fascinated with my dog Belle, but Belle still isn't too sure about me. Maybe it's because I pull her hair when I'm trying to pet her. Even if I'm crying, I'll stop if Belle walks by.
-I like to hold Belle's leash from my stroller when we go on walks.
-I work so hard to crawl to her, but she moves when I get close enough to pull her hair.


-I'm trying out a sippy cup, but will only drink a couple ounces from it if my mom coaxes me into it.
-My favorite lunches are vegetable beef, chicken and noodles, apples and chicken, and turkey and rice.


-To celebrate my 8 months, I pulled myself up from sitting today! My mom has never seen me do that before!! I think she may adjust my crib tonight! I think I freaked her out a little bit.


-I just started sitting on top of my scooter and I like it when mom or dad pushes me. I try to get myself to go forward, but I haven't quite figured it out yet. Mom is always there when I wiggle too crazy and fall off.

Second Glance

Today while I was running downstairs to put a load of laundry in the washer, I had to stop and take a second glance at Maverick.

There was just something so crazy about how grown up he looked in his stroller.



I know, it's cliche. But he was SO little sitting in his stroller just a few months ago! (3 months old)


It is SO crazy to think how MUCH he has grown in 8 months!


It is mind boggling to think about how he used to be this tiny wad of blankets with buggy eyes...



...and now he can "talk" and crawl, and his awesome personality just keeps blossoming.

Tooth!

Okay, okay. It's been a while. I was on a really great routine of posting almost everyday...but then life was a bit crazy with working different hours and other general shenanigans.

Speaking of shenanigans--Maverick's first tooth has arrived!!

Poor Mav has been enduring teething symptoms pretty hardcore the past few weeks. Waking up during the night has been a hard readjustment since he's slept through the night for the past 4-5 months now. Poor thing sometimes wakes up crying and can't go back to sleep until we put some Baby Orajel on his gums.

Actually--until this little toothie (literally) came up overnight, I was starting to think I was crazy for thinking he was teething. How could he be having all these symptoms for so long without anything to show for it?

Well, he does now! One down...nineteen more to go!





I discovered his tooth while I was investigating a small amount of blood coming from his mouth. Maverick bonked himself in the face with a plastic ring (the stacking rings), and it made his gum bleed. I stuck my finger in and felt something new and strange. A tooth!

When Maverick was a baby (err, a newborn that is, ha!) I always wondered what he would look like with teeth. I can't believe the time has already come for him to get them! My preschoolers and kindergarteners (at work) have teeth. Maverick can't have teeth! That means he will be in Kindergarten someday!!! :)


(you can barely see it...look really close!)

Vote for Maverick

Maverick has entered the Gerber Generation Photo contest (along with 36,000+ other babies, lol!).

Can't hurt to enter and try, right? :)

Please vote for Maverick
http://www.gerber.com/photo/?entryid=30555&/#/detail/

(If that doesn't work, just search the photos with the name Maverick. Only 8 or 9 other babies have that name, ha ha! Our Mav's number is 30555)

The grand prize is a $25,000 college scholarship fund, and there are some smaller prizes too.

Thank you!

Love,
Maverick
p.s. You can vote once a day!!