Toy box or play house?
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
She's on the move!
Today Emma decided to climb to the top of our stairs (15 steps in all)!! I was right there with her the whole time, and she just went straight to the top without stopping! She also took 3 small steps towards Tony and I on two separate occasions! I still think it will be a while before she can walk confidently and abandon crawling.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Emma is 1 year old!
Happy Birthday Emma!
Today our little Emma turned 1 year old. What an amazing and wonderful year this has been! We have truly been blessed with a joyful, happy little girl! We celebrated Emma's birthday with family and a few friends. All of Emma's grandparents were there, and her Aunt Jessica and Uncle Leland. I made Emma's cake, vanilla, and with my mom's help we decorated it into Winnie-the-Pooh. I also made a small round cake for Emma to play with and eat. Emma had a great time and really enjoyed her cake! She made a nice mess all over her face but somehow managed to avoid getting icing in her hair!
This past year has just been so incredible. She has grown so fast, and is now taking a few small steps. She took her first step on Christmas Eve, and on Saturday (12/27) she took two steps together on two separate occasions. She will also now walk around the room while holding onto your hands or fingers. She has been able to stand alone for about 5-30 seconds at time for the last few weeks. She's really working on her balance and I think she'll be walking by the end of January.
She's eating more real food and feeding herself more. She enjoyed ham, dressing, sweet potatoes, and peas for her Christmas dinner. She still loves toast and loves to eat real bananas now. She also tried avocado for the first time this month and seemed to enjoy it quite a lot.
She loves to talk on the phone! Everything has become a phone, from just her hand to any toy. She holds it up to her ear and says "huh!" which is her "hello." She also says "ba" for ball, and has been really working on her 'g' sound. She's says lots of things that sound like "guth", "gath", "gooth" and "goth." I believe that she also says "I love you" in her own little way. When I ask for a hug she gives it, arms around my neck and sometimes she pats my back. She also starts talking in a sweet little voice and to me it just sounds like she's whispering "I love you" in baby coos. It's so sweet and makes me feel so happy! She will also give you a wet kiss if you ask for it!
Today our little Emma turned 1 year old. What an amazing and wonderful year this has been! We have truly been blessed with a joyful, happy little girl! We celebrated Emma's birthday with family and a few friends. All of Emma's grandparents were there, and her Aunt Jessica and Uncle Leland. I made Emma's cake, vanilla, and with my mom's help we decorated it into Winnie-the-Pooh. I also made a small round cake for Emma to play with and eat. Emma had a great time and really enjoyed her cake! She made a nice mess all over her face but somehow managed to avoid getting icing in her hair!
This past year has just been so incredible. She has grown so fast, and is now taking a few small steps. She took her first step on Christmas Eve, and on Saturday (12/27) she took two steps together on two separate occasions. She will also now walk around the room while holding onto your hands or fingers. She has been able to stand alone for about 5-30 seconds at time for the last few weeks. She's really working on her balance and I think she'll be walking by the end of January.
She's eating more real food and feeding herself more. She enjoyed ham, dressing, sweet potatoes, and peas for her Christmas dinner. She still loves toast and loves to eat real bananas now. She also tried avocado for the first time this month and seemed to enjoy it quite a lot.
She loves to talk on the phone! Everything has become a phone, from just her hand to any toy. She holds it up to her ear and says "huh!" which is her "hello." She also says "ba" for ball, and has been really working on her 'g' sound. She's says lots of things that sound like "guth", "gath", "gooth" and "goth." I believe that she also says "I love you" in her own little way. When I ask for a hug she gives it, arms around my neck and sometimes she pats my back. She also starts talking in a sweet little voice and to me it just sounds like she's whispering "I love you" in baby coos. It's so sweet and makes me feel so happy! She will also give you a wet kiss if you ask for it!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Emma Sees Santa
Today Emma saw Santa for the first time at the Barton Creek mall. We got there pretty early, and only had to wait in line for about half an hour. A little girl thought Emma was really cute and waved to her, and the woman behind us (whose son was two) regaled us with sordid tales of having to work at a car manufacturing plant for 7 years before being laid off, and how that prepared her for raising a boy because they said raunchy things all the time, so now she knows how men think. So apparently standing in line hasn't changed much since the cafeteria in grade school.
Emma was unsure at first about Santa, and for a couple seconds was ready to flee the scene of the crime, but once she looked at Mommy and Daddy smiling at her from the side she just turned back and studied Santa's face and beard intently, then would turn and smile to Mommy and Daddy as they exclaimed, "See, it's Santa Claus!"
Emma ended up doing great, asking for a giant boob of unending milk, a cat with no legs so it can't flee when she tries to pet/skin it, and to never have to wear socks again. Ever. Oh, and Santa told me afterwards she whispered for an official Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time.
Mommy said she'll shoot her eye out. We're all going to have to talk about that.
Emma was unsure at first about Santa, and for a couple seconds was ready to flee the scene of the crime, but once she looked at Mommy and Daddy smiling at her from the side she just turned back and studied Santa's face and beard intently, then would turn and smile to Mommy and Daddy as they exclaimed, "See, it's Santa Claus!"
Emma ended up doing great, asking for a giant boob of unending milk, a cat with no legs so it can't flee when she tries to pet/skin it, and to never have to wear socks again. Ever. Oh, and Santa told me afterwards she whispered for an official Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time.
Mommy said she'll shoot her eye out. We're all going to have to talk about that.
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