Saturday, March 7, 2009

11 Months Old!



The past 11 months have gone much too fast!
We can't believe our baby girl will be 1 year old in a month!
She amazes us everyday with the new things she learns to do.
Her newest thing is crawling on her knees, and she moves fast!
She has crawled all the way from her bedroom to the front door!
She goes on all surfaces: carpet, tile, and wood; with no problems.
Now I just have to make sure I keep all of the floors clean!
We are getting more adventurous and trying new "people foods"
She's still not sure about meat, her Daddy says maybe she's a vegetarian.
We'll keep working on it.
For now she still loves, juice, yogurt, fruit, vegetables, and her cookies.
She is sleeping later these days, probably from all of the hard work
of crawling around all day. And we've had to lower the bed to the lowest setting.
She learned how to pull herself up in the bed one night!
She is really playing with all of her toys now, pushing all of the buttons
and learning how they work. 
And she finally has 2 teeth poking through, but
I haven't managed to get a picture of them yet!


Thursday, February 19, 2009

Snack time


Harmonica?



Emma enjoys her juice and cookie snack time.
She actually seems to enjoy the teething biscuits.
We are hoping this will help her get used to new textures
so we can gradually try more new foods.

Fun with the iphones



Jason and I have really been enjoying our iphones.
Here are some of our favorite pictures we've taken with them.
A few are with the regular camera too.

Monday, February 16, 2009

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!

Sunday, February 8, 2009

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!



Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

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!