When You Can't Find Emma

Check the bathroom.

Emma has discovered the cabinet doors and the most alluring thing yet, the trash can!

Please Slow Down Emma

But, at least she's a Mommy's Girl.

Some Extras

Maci and Kiara, new furry friends.

They got along relatively well considering Maci will be 9 in December and Kiara just turned 1. They ran around outside together and most of the time Maci watched Kiara run the length of the yard and when she came near then Maci would catch up to her. She worked smarter, not harder.

Some cute pictures from our time with Kiara and Uncle Mark.

And, trying to catch a video of Miss Emma standing by herself.

Very difficult to get because she's obsessed with the camera, which is what she's coming after at the end of this very, very short video clip.

Blocks

Both Lily and Emma love these blocks but they each have their own way of playing with them. Lily, of course, likes to build castles, bridges, tunnels and train tracks while Emma likes to, well um, chew on them, knock them over and simply make a mess. They both play appropriately according to their age and its just fun watching them.

What we find funny is that every time we try to clean up the blocks to put them away we have to watch for Emma "sprint crawling" towards us.

And once she gets to us, this is what happens.

Guess she likes to have her chew blocks conveniently on the floor at all times.

In a Matter of Minutes

Emma can be...

playing with Sissy,

playing with the floor mat at the backdoor,

standing at the backdoor tearing down our leaves,

and my personal favorite...

playing in Maci's water dish which resulted in using an entire roll of paper towels to clean up the water and a complete wardrobe change.

And, all of this before 10am.

Busy girl you are Miss Emma.

The Face of Teething

The signs of teething:

1. drooling...check

2. snotty...check

3. fussy...check

4. constant chewing...check

5. loss of appetite...hmm, nope :)

6. use of infant Tylenol...check, double check

But as you can see, we do this all with huge smiles on our faces.

Hoping that BOTH top teeth decide to break through soon.

7 Months

Never did we think that these 7 months would go as fast as they have.

Never could we have imagined your infectious smile and personality.

Never could we live without you.

What we LOVE about Emma:

*She is c.r.a.z.y! In a good way of course

*She loves when you clap for her

*Loves to be talked to

*She smiles and laughs really easily, especially if you act silly

*Grunts and babbles; her first official word- Dada

*She wants to be everywhere her big sister is and doing the same thing

*She can take her binky out and put it back in by herself (YAY!)

*She will push things away from her if she finds it annoying, i.e. your face if she doesn't want kisses, food if she isn't hungry or the binky if she isn't tired

*Gives 'wrap her arms around your neck and squeeze' hugs

*She loves to look out the window while we drive but needs toys to play with to keep her happy

*Loves to take baths, with or without her big sister

*She is brave and knows no fear..yikes.

*If she begins to crawl away from you, she'll turn around and smile like she's up to something

*She watches and takes everything in

*She is starting to take away toys from Lily so that she can play with them

*She likes to grab at Maci's tail and play with her paws

*She loves to look at pictures of people she knows

*Can entertain herself for short periods of time

*Loves to cuddle, snuggle, and be held close

*Is a Momma's Girl :)

Everyday Stuff about Emma:

*Size 2 diapers

*Can wear clothes in a lot of different sizes 3-6, 6, 6-9, 9 and 12 month

*Has her two bottom teeth

*Still takes one bottle a night, time varies depending on how much she had at bedtime

*Breakfast is rice and a fruit

*Dinner is oatmeal and a veggie

*She loves the Gerber crunchies and juice for snack

*She really likes using sippy cups, Lily's sippy cups

*She crawls---Fast.

*She can pull herself up using things from toys to sofas to us but can get stuck

*She will take steps while holding on to your hands

*She needs to be entertained while getting her diaper changed :)

*She bangs things together, blocks, spoons on bowls.

*Puts absolutely everything in her mouth...everything.

*Will whine if she wants to be picked up

*Is c.r.a.z.y.

Love You Miss Emma.