A President's Day Celebration!

Emma's 1st President's Day will mark a special

day in her history; the day she began to crawl!

When we finally stopped predicting when she'd do it,

she did it! At nearly 10 1/2 months!

We predicted she'd be crawling by Christmas, 

then by Austin's Birthday.

Finally we said, who knows, maybe she'll skip 

crawling and go straight to walking.

What did it take to motivate her?

The telephone of course!

Now the mobility adventures begin!

Play a little tune for me

Emma enjoyed playing on the piano with Mammaw Shirley

on our trip to Springhill to visit her and Pappaw John.

New foods, no thank you!

We have been gradually trying

to introduce new foods with texture to Emma.

 So far she hasn't wanted any of it!

We tried the Gerber Puffs, which most babies love; 

Emma enjoyed playing with them and making faces!

We also tried a teeny tiny bite of mashed potatoes,

 which made her gag and throw up!

Slowly, but surely we'll find something she likes.

She has never been a picky eater with the baby foods,

and has eaten everything we've given her.

 There's just something about foods with texture that she doesn't like.

New Tricks I Can Do!

Emma has always moved her hands a lot,

especially when she gets excited. 

Lately she  enjoys waving one hand bye-bye.

She has also learned to clap her hands together!

Happy Birthday Austin!

Emma and Austin 

with Nana and Pawpaw

Getting a hug from Aunt Lacey.

Hello Birthday Boy!

Emma enjoyed her trip to Texas to celebrate

her cousin's 1st birthday.

Bubbles!

Bubbles Bubbles Everywhere!

Can I eat it?

Pop!

Emma enjoys playing with the bubbles at bath time,

so I thought she might enjoy blowing some bubbles outside.

We had a Louisiana winter day, in the 70's,

and decided to go outside for some fresh air.

She loved it!

We might have to get her a bubble machine for her birthday in April.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Emma's Nana got her and her cousin Austin

these super cool pjs for Christmas!

Chicka Chicka ABC is one of

Emma's favorite books to have read to her!

She loves the ending: 

Chicka Chicka

BOOM BOOM!

9 months old

Emma had her 9 month check up and surprised 

us by weighing in at 16 lbs 9 ozs.

We thought surely she'd be 18 lbs;

she sure feels like it carrying her in her car seat!

Even though she's not crawling yet,

just scooting backwards,

we decided to see what she thought about 

a Gerber Puff snack.

Good pincher grasp.

Hmmm....

Emma's Baby Dedication

4 Generations

Emma did so good at her baby dedication.

She enjoyed listening to the music and looking at all 

of the new surroundings.

Dr. Pourciau said he wished they were all that easy!

Christmas Past and Present

Whitney's 1st Christmas 

with Pappaw John

Emma's 1st Christmas

with Pappaw John!

Some things never change.

Notice the hat and the eye glasses case.

Neither of which are the same from the older photos, 

just very very similar!