nine months and counting

Kathryn turned nine months yesterday and it is hard for me to believe. I know that Eric also is amazed by how much she grows and learns daily. Our little munchkin is such a little stinker sometime. She has learned to wave, but only when she deems it necessary. She likes to wave to the pictures around the house. (We say hi to Caleb & Esther at least twice a day.) Kathryn loves the pictures we have on the fridge. The funny part is that she doesn't wave to actual people. She has waved to my mom when we webcam, but walking around stores or at church, she just gets shy. It is so funny. Oh... she does wave to the kitties. Go figure.

She is getting faster and bolder in her exploring. I can walk into the kitchen to get a drink and if I don't keep my ear open for her, she'll be in our bathroom before I know it. Doesn't seem that bad, but it is a maze to get back to our bedroom. She's fast.

Kathryn's babbling cracks me up. It is especially fun in the car. She has a giraffe that plays music and hangs from the handle of the car seat. Sometimes I think she gives that giraffe what for. It is so funny. She also will walk about just babbling and then a really loud "aaaahhhh" comes out. I'll have to see if I can get it on camera.

Speaking of cameras... I took her to Sears yesterday for pictures. She would not cooperate. I don't know what the deal was. She usually is a ham for the camera. I was cheap so I don't have the pictures yet and they won't be digital. Once I get them back, I'll try to scan a couple to post. For now, I'll leave you with a few I got this morning.

saved a few pennys

Wow! Are all of these for me??

In a search to find diapers on line to send to a friend whose precious little girl just arrived, I found a good deal for our diapers as well. We use Luvs. I tried Pampers and Huggies. To me Huggies are just about worthless. When Kathryn as the age of blowouts, Huggies did nothing to help. Pampers are great, but Luvs seem to be the same for a cheaper price. I usually buy them at Walmart. Target has them, but you get less for about the same price.


So at Walmart I pay $20.99 plus tax for a box of 120. This works out to be 18.72 cents a diaper. Well on my search I discovered that Amazon has diapers. Go figure. They have everything else. I got a box of 204 for $33.99 with no shipping (they are sold by Amazon and qualify for free Saver Shipping). Which is an amazing 16.66 cents a diaper! So wow! A whole 2 cents a diaper!!!


I think I may have found my new diaper source and I don't even have to leave the house!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

My Mom has a coffee mug that said "Kiss me, I'm Irish" that got me thinking today. Is there really any Irish in me? So what does Kathryn's heritage look like... We'll we are pretty sure what Eric heritage look's like, and well, as for me... I know bits.

We do know that there is German, Dutch, English, Scottish, Belgian, Czech, French & Welsh from the Waugh side. (Thanks to Eric's dad, we can even tell you that Eric is 29/64 German.) My side we know there is Scottish (I'm at least a 1/4) & English. Mom's Mom's side (goes back to the 1800's in West Viriginia/Kentucky area) and Dad's Dad's side (goes back to the 1700's and Daniel Boone). Which means I am probably a true American mutt with a lot of English and maybe even a tiny bit Native American in there also.

Doing a quick online check of last names that I know... Waugh is Scottish, Payne is English. That we already knew. Below are origins of the last names that I know about in our family. These are just origins, not where the family may have actually came from.

From Eric's side... Whitney (English), Bowersox (German), Christner (German), Weeldreyer (German), Kassens (German), Friese (Dutch), Herlyn (either Dutch or Fleming... not quite sure).

From my side Adkins (English), Bucy (most likely French, but could be Engligh or German... I'll have to ask someone), Maynard (English/French), Moore (English), Damron (French), McKenzie (Scottish), Lovette (Scottish), Sharpe (Irish). Interestingly, Moore appears on a couple of branches of my tree.

It is safe to say that we are an European mix. And I bet somewhere in there a little Irish got mixed into my side. So hey, Happy St. Patrick's Day!

hair bows

Okay gals.... especially you with girls... any suggestions on bows or barrettes??? I can have Kathryn in all pink and she still gets comments on "He's so cute" or "How old is he". She is starting to have a little thicker hair on top and I think those metal snappy ones will fit, but they say 3+ on them. What do you guys use? And honestly, I don't like the ribbons that go around the head... and I don't think she would keep it on anyway.

the bathroom review

Kathryn's new favorite room in the house is the bathroom. I guess every child figures out the fun things in there at some point. And it is not just her bathroom, but ours also.

First she found the toilet. It is a perfect height to pull herself up. I am making sure to keep the lid down, especially in her bathroom. She likes to bang on the lid ('course she bangs on everything!). I don't think she has played with our toilet yet, but it is a little maze to get back to it. And yes, I'm keeping them cleaner than I ever have!

Her second new thing is the trash can. I may have to either hide the one in her room or get a new one with a lid. The one in ours has a lid, and she still plays with it, but can't get anything out of it. She likes it when plastic things are in the trash can. I think she learned that from Dixon.

And then doors. She really only plays with the one in our bathroom that goes to the "throne room". It sticks out in the walking path so she has learned she can move it back and forth. Seems to keep her busy.

Oh... and she discovered running water. The counter in her bathroom has this little bitty sink (it is truly child-sized). But since it is small, there is a large area to the left of the sink. She still, barely, fits on it laying down. She has discovered the running water when I am washing off her toothbrush or washing my hands while she is laying there.

Here are a couple of pictures from the last couple of days:

A not open mouth smile, but cute anyway :)

My attempt to get a picture of me and Kathryn

Kathryn cheering Tech on during the Clemson game yesterday!

All pooped out from all that cheering to victory!

a fun time

I'm sharing a video of Kathryn giggling. We think it is cute. When Caleb (Kathryn's cousin) was up, he kept saying "Dixon... ha ha ha" and Kathryn thought it was funny. Well, Eric asked Kathryn where Dixon was the other night and she laughed a little. When he said it the way that Caleb did... well... this is what we got.

We think she thinks the "ha ha ha" is the funny part because you can subsitute just about anything for Dixon.

It was extremely warm for March on Sunday. I actually had a dress that she hadn't been able to wear yet due to the temperatures. I was so glad it still fit as it was a 6 mos and she's just about out of every other 6 mos piece of clothing.

Kathryn & Daddy

This picture is for those of you who miss Dixon & Daisy. This is the cat bed we bought for Dixon almost 6 years ago. They usually have nothing to do with it. A couple of weeks ago, we had the carpets cleaned. I locked the kitties in our bathroom while the guy was here. To be nice, I put the bed and some other things in there for them. I have left it in there as Daisy has been taking her naps in there lately. This is what I found one afternoon...

a couple of videos

Here are a couple of videos for your pleasure!

You can see a few of her techniques in this one! Oh and the noise in the background is actually the washer going... and don't worry, I washed the paci before she got it back.

Here is Kathryn walking and "sitting" a couple of times. I don't remember but she may be doing a little talking also. Sorry it was so close. I didn't realize that she was actually going to cooperate with me!

Kathryn is napping (yay!) so I better get a few things done while I know where she is and know she isn't into anything!!!

so what is new?

Let's see what I can tell you this time... oh yeah... we travelled! Kathryn & I went to visit Eric in the Philly area this past week. He is up doing work stuff and will be there for two weeks (and over the weekend). We decided it would be a good time for me & Kathryn to go visit old friends. And wouldn't you know it... the camera was in the diaper bag the whole trip and I didn't take it out! What kind of scrapbooker/blogger am I??!?!?!? We had fun visiting friends from my work, seeing people from Eric's work, hanging out with small group peeps (thanks to Phil & Stacey for hosting a pizza night!), and seeing church friends! It was a fun-filled packed four days! We went up Thursday and got back to NC on Sunday. Luckily we got out before the snowy weather hit!

While we were up there, Kathryn started this funny crawling thing. I tried to get it on video at Stacey's, but of course, she wouldn't cooperate! She was crawling with her feet, but still squating. It was so funny. Kinda like a monkey. I'll really try to get it on video.

She is sleeping better. Course, now that I say that, she'll go back to her old ways.

Well, I'll leave you with a few new pictures for now.

If you make this one larger (click on it), you should be able to see all of her teeth. This is the best one that I have so far.