Whitney's Updates

It might be obvious by now that Whitney doesn't get a lot of press on this blog. That's probably because her sister is, at the moment, at lot more active and conversational. But, Whitney has made some progress lately, so I thought I'd post all about her for once.

Whitney is seriously one of the sweetest babies I have ever known. She is so happy all the time and very rarely fusses. She has learned, though, that when her sister does something she doesn't like, crying is an effective way to get mom's attention. There have been many times in the recent weeks that I've been been watching the girls as Kallie wonders, "What will happen if I hit my sister?" (Which she then does and covers her ears so she won't hear her cry.) Even if it wasn't a hard hit, Whitney will still make sure to get my attention by fussing or complaining.

She has also started giving everyone totally adorable cheesy grins. She scrunches her face up so you can barely see her eyes and smiles as big as she can, showing off her 6 tiny teeth, (with #7 and #8 coming in very soon). It's one of my favorite Whitney faces! If she can keep it up, she will be able to get a LOT out of her mom in coming years.

Whitney is also starting to pull up on things. She loves to climb on my kitchen step stool or the toy bins and lay on her tummy on the top. Today, I heard Kallie getting into the fridge. When I went in to see what was going on, Whitney had pulled herself to a standing position with the door closing on her. It was too cute! She's starting to try to pull up in her bed as well. She is 10 mos. now, so I guess it's time for that! (Although, she still refuses to crawl on all fours. I think she'll army crawl until she walks.)

She's just growing by leaps and bounds--and it's so fun to see her little personality develop more and more.