Spoon?

This morning for breakfast I let Emma use her fork and spoon. I can see this is going to take a lot of practice. She got yogurt everywhere. It would probably be better if I just let her eat naked.

Standing alone.

Emma stood up today all by herself without holding on to anything. She just laughed and giggled, she thought that was the coolest thing to be able to do that. She did it several times after that and laughed just as hard. She should be walking very soon, I just know it.

Blackmail pictures!

I can be so cruel. It sure can be fun sometimes. Hey, if we can't make fun of our children, who can we make fun of? Plus, she likes it! hahahaha

Tickle, Tickle, Tickle

Emma has such a sense of humor. She has been tickling me and saying "tickle, tickle, tickle". Or at least trying to say "tickle". It is so cute. Just watch the video. (You can't see her tickling my knee, but she is.)


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Cage

Hey, let me out of my cage? Won't my smile get me out? Ok, I'll chew myself out. hehe

Emma & Papa

Emma likes to wear Papa's hats!

Wheeeee, flying

Emma likes to fly. After daddy saw the pictures there will be no more flying for Emma. Probably for the best! (You should have seen the video! Frightening! )

Bath Time

Who's Alfalfa?

Cruising

Emma started cruising, it won't be long until she is walking! She will cruise around the coffee table, the crib, the window seat, and the play pen. She just loves being mobile. What am I in for?

The Good, The Bad, and the Innocent

Emma decided to

put her food all over
her hair today.

New word

Emma started saying book but is sounds like "boop". She also says bubble but is sounds like "bubbal". It is so cute. I love hearing her try to say words, it cracks me up.

Standing alone

Tonight after I got off work Kevin, Emma, and I were playing in Moody Park. I was videotaping her playing because she was so cute. Emma for a brief 10-15 seconds stood on her own without holding onto her toy, and I got it all on tape! It was so cool. I actually didn't even notice at first b/c I was watching her on the 1 in by 1 in monitor. It shouldn't be long to walking I think. She has even made a few steps while holding on to something, cruising. I am so proud. What a big girl I have.

"Cute, Sweet, Adorable"

Ok, I know that I have a tendancy to use these words alot when I am talking about Emma. But she is just so cute, sweet, and adorable. Anyways, I thought I would show you a picture of her, well, other side! hahaha. Actually, I think it is pretty funny. Just see for yourself.

Beep Beep

I decided to go ahead and buy Emma another Beep Beep. She loves the silly thing. She drags it around everywhere. God forbid that I try to lay her down for a nap and she doesn't have it. (Believe me I tried the other day so that I could wash it, yeah, that was a no go.) So I found one online and purchased it. Hmm, maybe I should get more than just one? I have also decided that there are going to be rules about Beep Beep. He has to stay in the house or the car. I took him into Wal-mart the other day and we lost him three times! Luckily once I noticed and twice other people noticed. So Beep Beep has to stay at home or in the car. At least Emma is easily distracted so she doesn't get upset that we don't take him into the store... yet.

Standing up

Emma pulled herself up to standing on the coffee table today. This is the first time that she has done this since she started crawling. Maybe there is hope that she will start walking soon. =)

Words

I realized today that Emma is saying more words than I give her credit for. She says "bean bean" for green beans, "chise" for cheese, "crackcrack" for cracker, "bipbo" for hippo, "guck" for duck, "kack kack" for quack quack, "baba" for ball, and "daw" for down. I am so proud of her. My baby may not be walking yet but she sure is smart!

Playing at the Mall

At the mall near my house there is a indoor park made of foam toys. I can take Emma there and she crawls around and "talks" to the other kids. She really likes to play there. She is usually the only one that crawls, although today there were two other children that crawled. The only thing I don't like about going there is when the other parents ask me "How old is she?". I tell them 13 mo and they give me what I call "the look". "The look" is "Oooohhh, she is 13 mo old and STILL cawling?" Every mom who has asked me this question has given me the exact same look. I feel I have to make an excuse or explain that she is more verbal then physical or that its still normal that she is not walking yet. I just wish mothers were not so judgemental. I hope that I am not like this when I am out around other moms. I will still take her there b/c she likes it and it gets me out of the house, but I look forward to when she is walking so I don't have to deal with "the look".

Emma

Just a cute picture of my baby with my new camera that Kevin got me for Mother's Day. Expect to see more pictures of Emma.

The park.

Until my sister-in-law moves in with us in a few months I have set up the empty room with most of Emma's fun toys and I call it "the park". I say to Emma, "Do you want to go to the park?" and we walk/crawl to the room. She loves to play in there. I probably should stop calling it the park b/c when she can actually walk and go to a real park then she will want to go in there. Until then she likes it, its completely baby proof, and I don't have to worry about her eating the bark. So we go to "the park" every day.

Maternity Pictures

After a year I finally have my Maternity pictures retouched. Here is a few of them. I just love them, I think every pregnant woman should have these done.

Hot... Gotta Blow

Emma started blowing when I say that the food is hot. It is so cute, useless but cute. What can I say, she tries hard.

One Year Pictures

We got Emma's one year pictures done today. Yeah, I know she is 13 mo old now, but it still counts right? I thought she looked so cute. I am sure you will agree. (Click on the pics to make them bigger)

Beep Beep The Elephant

Yesterday Emma found the stuffed Elephant that my brother had gotten her when she was born. Ever since then she has carried it with her wherever she goes, since she is crawling she kind of drags it along. Anyways, today in the car my mom squeezed the elephants nose and said "beep, beep". It is so cute now Emma says "beep beep" every time she picks up the elephant. I guess "beep beep" is easier to say than elephant! It is so funny and sweet. I should probably try to buy another one in case "beep beep" gets lost! hahaha

Easter Egg Hunt

Emma did her first Easter Egg hunt today, actually she had two egg hunts. The first one this afternoon we went with her friend Madeline and Lauren. She crawled around in the grass and got 3 eggs. Who would have thought watching my baby crawl to get plastic eggs would be so much fun?






The second egg hunt was actually at the aquatic center and she got to "catch" Easter egg in a little kiddy pool. She loved it. She got to splash around and catch the eggs. I think we had as much fun watching her as she had splashing around. It's funny how much amusement we get
from her.

Kisses

Emma mimics everything that we do, today she mimic kisses. This sweet little puckered lip "sucking" sound. Now I just need to teach her to kiss me and not just make the sounds. How much fun!

It's finished, official, terminated, done...

I have breast fed Emma for the last time this morning. Even then I don't think I could consider what she did as breast feeding. Emma took three sucks and signed "all done". Even if I wasn't ready to quite, she was. I am sure that I will have a harder time with it than she will. Actually, I know I will.

A Laughing Day With Friends

Emma and I spent the day with Madeline and Laura today. Emma just loves her friend Maddie. This evening the girls took a bath together and they were splashing and cracking up! Emma was laughing so hard. Laura got her video camera and recorded it, hopefully I will get a copy because it was priceless. I just love listening to her laugh. I don't think there is anything in the whole world that is as wonderful as hearing your baby laugh. I wish that I had it on an audio cassette so that I can hear it everyday!

Shots

Emma had her one year shots today. MMR and chicken pox. It's great that children now get the chicken pox vaccine so that hopefully she won't get the disease. The Pediatrician said that there is a small chance she might come down with chicken pox or measles. Hopefully not, that would totally suck! She cried so hard when she got the shots. She looked at me like I had just tortured her. Big o'l tears. It took forever for her to settle down.

Otherwise, the Dr thought that she was doing great. She thought Emma was progressing slowly (but normally) with physical things like walking. But was advanced with speech and communication. She told me I should be proud of how many words she can speak and sign. My baby is so smart! I am not to concerned she is not walking yet, she is already pulling up to her knees. I have a feeling that the crawling stage will be short lived. I still can't believe my baby is one!

Want... More... Drink

Emma signed three signs in a row today, making a sentence (sort of). I have such a smart baby. She is saying more and more every day. What a big girl she is getting to be. I have a feeling this next year is going to fly by with all the new things she will learn.

Pup-py

New word. Emma is saying Pup-py for Abby. It is so neat that she is starting to say words.