Catch me if you can!

Emma is exploring the whole house now that she can crawl!

Tigger is not sure what to think about her 

new mobility!

Poor Little Pookie

On Friday Emma seemed very tired and pookie.

I took her temperature and it was 102.2!

We called the doctor, but couldn't get in until the next morning.

I gave her Tylenol and let her relax in her pjs all day.

Since she was sick, she also got to watch Dora on tv and

 hang out in her swing, which she hasn't been in for several months!

By that evening she seemed to be feeling better.

The next morning we went to the doctor.

She wasn't running any fever, but they took blood 

to make sure she didn't have a virus.

She really liked the purple band-aid the nurse gave her.

After the doctor checked her, it turns

out she has an ear infection in one ear.

So she got a shot and has to take

Amoxicillin twice a day.

Luckily she's like her mom and likes the taste!

And she's back to her old self, crawling all over

the place and playing with her toys. :)

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!

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.

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.