Emily's first pool

We took Emily swimming in the pool for the first time this past weekend. She loved it, she kept kicking her feet and swimming herself around in the floaty. Next time I'll have to remember the video camera because it was so cute!! Check out the pictures:
Emily still has a thing for shoes:



















Sunscreen for that baby white skin:



















Standing around with pool toy:



















I'm so cute in my suit:



















mommy thinks the water is cold:



















Little fish:













kick, kick, kick those feet:



















hanging out with my turtle friend:



















silly face:



















So happy, loving the weather:













showing off those baby teeth:

Beach Pictures

Beach pictures for her ninth month, who am I kidding?!?! I got a few I like, check them out.
love her little foot in this one:



















A little gritty but overall sand is mighty tasty:



















again loving her feet and her silly face:



















stuff to touch and eat everywhere:



















serious things to look at:



















my sweet baby:

All about Emily's 8th month.

Emily turns 9 months today. Only 3 more and she'll be a year! I can't believe it!!
Eighth month picture:

















Emily's eighth month:
Latest tricks: This month Emily took her first step!! We just got it in before she turned 9 months so I got to put it in with this months stuff. She likes to go into hyper crawl when she sees something she wants she can book across the floor like there is no tomorrow. She can stand up by herself for long periods of time until she realizes whats going on then she'll sink slowly to the ground. I'm thinking she'll be walking some time this month. She likes to click her tongue on the roof of her mouth, she thinks it's funny. She also likes to cross and uncross her fingers and while watching them.

Vocal: She's babbling a lot. Mostly with "a" endings. Pa, ba, ma, da, etc and "uh" endings like buh and she says bub which I think is for Nathan. She has different Emily noises that she makes, one when she's happy, one when she wants something one when she's sleepy.

Sleep habits: Similar to last month, we've been sleeping in with mommy in the mornings and skipping morning nap so now we might sleep until 9:30-10:00 and then nap around 2:00 and be good until bedtime.

Eating:
I got her one of those mesh bags with the handle on the bottom that babies can eat solid food through. She loves that. I put whole strawberries and things that are soft so she can chew and suck on them. She eats baby foods and puffs and small bits of soft things from my plate like noodles. The doctor told me I could start her on whole milk if I wanted to. She does drink baby juices which I water way way down through a sippy cup.

Misc: Emily has a total of four baby teeth now. She looks like a little beaver. Awww.. two on the top and two on the bottom. She still loves going on bike rides, taking baths, talking to herself in the mirror and the backyardagins. She's super laid back and easy going and loves everyone. She'll let anyone hold her. She really likes people with glasses. Her favorite game is when I chase her around, hide behind corners then pop out and say "boo" then I crawl really fast around another corner. She'll crawl after me cracking up the whole way. She got her first "dolly" type toy. It's a glow worm and she loves pushing it's belly and watching it light up. She makes all sorts of excited noises. She still loves her shoe string daddy gave her. She'll crawl around with it in her hand forever and now she has a purple ball she'll whack with her hand then chase after. Recently she's been playing with Kaylee's dollies, staring at them and whacking them on things. So perhaps she'll like playing with dolls.

She had a doctors appointment today. No shots!! Put she did get a toe prick to test her iron levels, which were perfect. The doctor says she loves wonderful and is really developing well. He was impressed with her first step. She's in the 50 percentile for height and weight so she's right where she should be.

Weight: 18 pounds right on the dot
Height: 27 1/2 inches

She's my growing girl!

Emily Exploring

Here's some more pictures of Miss Emily exploring the yard with me:
So happy:



















Silly face:



















bark feels funny:



















Watching a car drive by:



















What is this:



















Whacking the tree with a leave:



















Nice tree:



















blue eyes zoning out:



















little blueberry eyes sitting in the grass, I want to kiss those little lips:



















pulling grass out:



















Hmm... so many choices, what should I put in my mouth:

Eight month pictures

These pictures were taken down town St. Joe.
Some more of the pictures I took of Emily today:
row row row your boat:













Emily cheesing:



















Grins:



















Polka dot piggies:



















This is my foot:



















Cutest baby girl ever:



















Hanging out with Mr. Boat:



















Exploring:

Emily's Seventh Month!

Emily's 7th month picture.

Emily is only a few days away from turning eight months, I seriously can't believe it. My little baby, eight months already?!?!

Latest tricks: Not only is Emily crawling around EVERYWHERE she's pulling herself up on everything!! She started by pulling herself up on me when I was sitting on the ground and then she started pulling herself up on the couch. Now nothing is safe, she pulls herself up on furniture, the bathtub, toys, walls, doors, and people. She also has started to walk along the furniture, she walks down the couch and along the window, sometimes with only one hand.

Vocal: Vocals are similar to last month except now she talks to things. For example if she's holding a toy she'll look at it and carry on a mini conversation with it. She'll look at her hand and talk about it while she turns it about and studies it.

Sleep habits: Emily has completely cut out any third nap she might have been taking and some times even cuts out her second nap depending on how late she sleeps in. Nights are about the same, she usually gets up around 7:30.

Eating: Emily still is eating gerber 2nds baby food. She eats just about anything. Her favorites are green beans and carrots for veggies and applesauce and peaches for fruit. She doesn't care for mixed veggies much. I've been trying some table food now as well, I cut up strawberries really small and let her eat those and she LOVES them. She's also had cut up cooked carrots. I keep thinking I need to get her one of those mesh things you can put food in and they can gum it through the mesh. She has been eating freezed dried gerber snacks and the gerber puffs. I just started letting her try some juice but since it's not the best for them I water it down a lot.

Misc: Emily now has two baby teeth in the bottom jaw in the front. She got the second tooth in the middle of April. I expect she'll be getting more soon. We've been enjoying her new swing. She actually likes to be pushed higher, she usually cracks up. Jimmy and I still take turns taking her on walks during nice weather and I usually take her to the bus stop each day regardless of the temp unless it's super windy or rainy. Emily now waves to people, I was watching the news the other day and I noticed her looking at the tv waving to the people, Ha! She also waveds when someone comes over and when daddy gets home. She just recently started clapping and I have to try to get some video of it because she looks so cute, she usually stops right when I get the camera out!!

Emily walking along furniture.

Emily is so big now!! Walking all over the place with the help of furniture. She waves and gives me kisses and just today I got her to clap her hands for the first time!! She can pull herself up on basically everything now, she was standing up holding onto my door the other day. Emily loves standing in the window looking outside and eating her little snacks. I'll be posting a full update on her in a few more days, she'll be turning eight months soon!! Here's some pictures I took from today, she's walking around from the window to her toy along the couch all the way to me.

Starting at the window:



















Working my way around:



















I can do this one handed:



















Walking down the couch:



















Made it to the end:



















And even around the corner:



















I'm so big now:



















Getting down: