Paigie Pie

How can I express my joy!

• She crawls (on her knees if she's on carpet, on one knee and one foot if she's on hardwood or tile) and pulls herself up on everything. She tends to get stuck under chairs (and the piano) quite often and she doesn't care for it. She got stuck under the bar stool the other day and stood up, holding onto the legs while whining for help to escape. Austin and Macy got the biggest kick out of it. Austin said, "Paige put herself in jail." And everything goes in the mouth. I'm sure she's eaten her fair share of "mystery" items off the floor.
• She talks (kind of). She says, "Da da, Na na, Nay nay, Ma Ma," and new today, "Ba ba." She doesn't know what they mean, but I love to listen to her jabber. She has a very happy squeal that she attaches to any of the above sounds.
• She sleeps. She takes a few naps a day and sleeps through the night. When she wakes up, or if she isn't happy about being put down, she climbs up on the bars in the crib and stands, facing the doorway and "screaming" for me. She stops crying immediately when I pick her up. She is also great at sleeping in her car seat if we are away from home. All I have to do is drape the blanket over the carrier and she's out in a couple of minutes. Greg can get her to sleep in his arms, but I can't do that anymore. She sucks on her bottom lip when she's tired. It's adorable.
• She's getting teeth. She's be miserable the past few days. One day, she'll have a fever of 103, the next day she's fine. She won't let us near her mouth, but there is definitely a large white bump on her bottom gum. It should pop through any day. This is such a hard time. Poor baby!
• She dances and claps. She dances to any music: toys, commercials, ring tones, etc. It is so adorable! She bounces and shakes her head. She also loves to clap. Only one hand moves, the other one just stays in place. So funny!
• She smiles...ALL the time. It is so easy to get a huge grin out of her. All we have to do is look at her, and she lights up. She looks for Macy and Austin all the time. I get her out of her crib and she automatically turns to the doorway and down the hall. She squeals with delight and kicks her feet when she sees either one of them. How great would that be if we squealed and kicked whenever we saw someone we loved!