Sitting up

My baby Emma is getting to be such a big girl. Today when I laid her down for a nap I could hear her playing in the room so I went to watch her on the video monitor, well, she had rolled over on her stomach and then she sat up! She went from her stomach to sitting up! I couldn't believe it. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't saw it. Luckily, I had put her crib on it's lowest setting and had put her crib rail up at nap time, so she couldn't fall out. Although, I have to say that I need to get into the habit of raising her crib rail. I watched her for a while, after a while she put her thumb in her mouth. It seems she could get into a sitting position but couldn't figure out how to lay back down. So I went in and laid her down. She look on her face said "Thanks so much mommy, I couldn't figure out what to do."

Uh...oh

Today Kevin taught Emma how to say "Uh oh". It is so cute. Is there anything that she does that isn't cute. I love her so much more every day if that is even possible. I look forward to when she is really talking and not just repeating what we are saying. I just love spending time with her!

My baby is a genius!

Today she finally started signing 'more'. 'More' had been her first sign but then she wouldn't ever do it, unless it was for something she really really wanted. And I stress really. But she did it over and over today. As a matter of fact, when we were going to the kitchen for dinner I was saying "are you hungry" and I was signing 'hungry'. Well, she doesn't have hungry down yet, but she was signing 'more'. It was so cute! Also, I think she was trying to sign 'thirsty' at dinner too. My baby is a genius! She now knows... more, bath, thirst, all done, toy, fall down (or as we call it "bonk bonk")... and we're still working on... hungry, cat, want, and nap. We will add soon... dog, thank you, please, no touch. This is so much fun. I just love being able to communicate with my baby.

Stand up... stand up...

I let Emma sit in her crib with the crib rail down this afternoon to practice pulling up. She actually pulled up to standing! I couldn't believe it. What a big girl she is becoming. She still isn't crawling yet but she is a butt scooter. I think she is going to skip crawling all together and then just start walking. She probably won't be walking for several months though.

Bath time sign

We started a few weeks ago signing "bath". Emma signed it tonight, well tried anyways. She was rolling her hands instead of making a sign like washing her body. She is so smart!

Breakfast

Well, I finally did it. I fed Emma breakfast today. You say, "What are you talking about. You don't feed her breakfast?" Actually, I haven't. I nurse her in the morning, then she takes a morning nap, and then she gets up and we eat lunch together. She nurses again before her afternoon nap. Gets up, eats dinner, and then nurses one more time before bed. Well, being that I am going to have to start weaning her soon I need to start feeding her more. I have just been resistant b/c I hate getting up early. I bought myself some diet coke for the morning to help wake myself up, we don't do coffee. This morning I fed her rice cereal with peaches and some toast. She loved the toast. Today when I went grocery shopping I bought her some waffles and oatmeal to eat for breakfast. I think maybe we'll do waffles tomorrow. I bet she will love that.

Double signs.

My baby is so smart. Emma was in the bath tub holding one of her toys and trying to get to more toys. So I said and signed... Emma do you want "more" "toys". She actually signed "more"and then "toys". This is so much fun! I can't wait until she actually is speaking.

'Datch

It is so much fun seeing Emma try to pronounce words. Yesterday she was looking at my watch and I would say "watch", she would then say 'datch. It is so cute. Also, when she signs all done she says 'ahhdon. It is so cute. I just love this stage that she is in. I can't wait to hear "mama" and know she means it!

Reception

Emma thinks her step-cousin Nathan is soooo funny!

Four Generation of Women

Here I am with Emma, my mom, and my grandmother. My grandmother is young enough that someday I am sure we will do a five generation picture! Now that will be cool.

Wedding Day!

Emma did unbelievably good for the wedding. Before we walked down the aisle I handed her flower basket to her, the entire way down the aisle she went "ooohhhh". It was adorable. I held her during the wedding ceremony and she was spectacular. She made a few small little peeps, but nothing really loud. She basically just played with the flowers the whole time. I have such a GREAT baby. I am so lucky and fortunate. I was thinking that maybe since she is so good I should just have one kid. Hmmm, naaahhh, how about four kids. =) Everyone tells me that I should wait and decide on having four until after I have two kids. All I know is that I don't want three, I want either 2 or 4. Actually, Kevin and I have discussed having two kids of our own and then adopting two kids, maybe a sibling pair. Or fostering children to adopt. We really want to help a few children that are less fortunate and would benefit from loving parents. Who knows what God has in store for us.

Special Occasion

My mom is getting married this weekend, she had been with her beau for 7 years (it's about time!!). So Emma's maternal great grandparents have come down to visit for the week for the wedding. It is so cute to see them with her. They love her so much. I wish they lived closer so that she could get to know them growing up. I would have loved to lived closer to them growing up. What nick name do you call great grandparents? I called mine great-grandpa. My mom suggested Gigi for my grandma, but what about my grandpa, Gipi? hahahaha I think we will just use Papa, or how about G-papa. That would be easy. I am sure Emma will come up with something cute.

Whoopie, right teeth!

I was worried, there for a long time there was not sign of teeth on the right side. Now she is getting both her upper and lower right teeth. She has been grinding her teeth also. It is like scrapping your nails on a chalk board. A horrible sound. You would just have to hear it.