Little Friends

Waverly is a little social butterfly, thus making me a social butterfly. Being a stay-at-home mom definitely has its benefits; however, the major drawback is the lack of social interaction outside of family and close friends. Before Waverly was born, my mom told me about Gymboree Play & Music, a little baby gym of sorts, off of Harrodsburg Road. About six months ago, Waverly and I visited a gym class and music class and we were hooked.

Over the past six months, we have developed great relationships with other moms and babies. Our kids are growing up together and we're learning a lot from each other. Now that the babies are all turning one, we've been busy bees with birthday parties. The most recent party was Ella's at Gymboree and it was my first opportunity to snap some quick photos of Waverly and her friends...

CUTIE PIE!

Sam and Waverly sporting their Mickey ears party hats! These lasted a few seconds.

Tyler

Carter

Log roll - This activity is hit or miss with the kids

Carter, Ella (the birthday girl!), and Waverly

Sidney

Waverly, Richard, Hunter, Sam, and Carter

It is TOUGH getting five kids to sit and smile (ha ha)

Tyler wearing the mouse ears like a team player

Waverly wasn't a fan of Sam taking all of Ms. Michelle's attention. 

Ms. Michelle is so patient.

Speaking of the aforementioned close friends, our closest couple friend, Morgan and Wes, had their little girl, Emersen, just seven months after Waverly was born. Do you know how thrilled we were to have two girls close in age?? Well, so far they haven't spent a whole lot of time together. Seven months is a big age gap for babies; Waverly is walking and Emersen is just starting to sit up on her own. I realized this more when we watched Emersen yesterday and today. She's not a huge fan of Waverly right now which is ironic considering Morgan and I did not like each other at first.

Look at that cute face!

Rolling over is her new thing

Here kid, calm down.

Rock, rock - Waverly LOVED rocking Emersen. She would've rocked her full speed, but I had my eye on that little stinker.

Waverly getting ready to share "toys". I was so proud of Waverly's kindness toward Em. She always wanted to give her a toy or a bib to wipe her face (Waverly's new obsession is wiping her face or the table or her play house). So sweet.

I took this photo at a weird angle, but Em is sitting in Chandler's lap and we were watching Ellen. She sat a whole lot longer than Waverly ever would.

On the subject of caring for two babies, I was exhausted after two days of it. Both girls were awesome, but it is a lot of work on my part even though their schedules were completely opposite so one would be up while the other slept. Am I ready for number two? My timetable wants to wait a little longer. :)