Emily Ila: August 2008

Emily recently turned 11 months old, she's becoming such a big girl!! Here's some info about her 10th month:
Emily's tenth month:
Latest tricks: Emily has been walking for a couple months now and is an old pro at it. She really can move fast, I guess you could call it "running". She figured out how to climb up on the couch the other day, luckily she only did it the one time. That little stinker is so smart, she knows how to move things that are in her way, she moved a basket I keep her toys in. I was using it to block the door way so she couldn't get out and she moved it. She bends over and picks toys up and walks around with them, she pushes strollers around or her ride on little people school bus. She likes to take toys in and out of baskets, open lids and close lids. She waves good bye with two hands now. She plays Sooooooo big with both arms in the air. She points to the fan and moves her hand in a circle with the fan blades. She claps when she likes something she's eating or when she's excited or happy about something. She runs away from me when she has something I don't want her to have. Emily has a lot of changes this past month, she's becoming more of her own person.
Vocal: Vocal has changed a lot this past month. She says hi, mama, dada, tries to say Kaylee and Nathan, says bye bye, night night, whats that, baby. She asks questions by changing her voice tone when she babbles. I can tell Emily is trying to say actual words, she tries to form different shapes with her mouth and watches my mouth when I say things. A lot of things I don't have a clue what she's saying, sometimes I can figure out what she's trying to say and sometimes a word is clear. I've been reading a few books with her every day now. The favorite book is about animals and the sounds they make, I read that book several times a day. She hasn't tried to make the sounds yet but she does point at the animal on the page that she wants me to make the sound for and then watches my mouth as I make the sound.
Favorite Foods: Emily now eats only people food. She eats no baby foods, she loves cheerios as something to snack on through out the day. Her favorite thing for breakfast is apple oatmeal. For lunches and dinners she likes bite sized pieces of cooked carrots the best and rice. Whenever I eat anything Emily feels the need to share whatever I'm eating. She does give me some cheerios or "shares" her juice cup with me by holding it up to my mouth or sticking a cheerio in my mouth.
Misc: Emily still has six teeth, no new ones yet. She takes one afternoon nap and goes to bed around nine at night. She enjoys going on walks and bike rides with her whole family. She thinks it's funny to see others riding along next to her. We're learning where mommy's nose, eyes, mouth, etc. are. She likes poking me in the eye the best. She covers her hands over her eyes and the moves them and I say Peek-a-boo and she cracks up and does it all over again. She loves her puppy stuffed animal and sleeps with it every night. She likes to push the button on her glow worm and calls it "baby". Emily is my first true snuggle baby, she'll sit with me on the rocker and is happy to just lay back and let me cuddle her. She also will walk up to me if I'm laying in bed wanting me to pick her up and then she'll just lay by me and babble about stuff. Aw.
Lots of new things going on with the peanut! If I've forgotten anything I'll add the info in later. My poor pumpkin has her first fever today and has been clingy.

Here's more from Emily's ten month pictures. I just had to add some silly ones on the bottom, of course. She did a lot better here then at the beach!! I think I'll wait until next summer for more beach pictures. She looks a lot older in these pictures, my baby is turning into a little girl!!
Ten months old and sweet as pie: