Date Night

My mom and dad watched Emma so that Tom and I could have a night out. It was so nice to get out, just the two of us. We still talked about Emma some of the time :) (haha) We went and had a drink at IBG and then to Flamestone for dinner. We had a great time!

The difference one day makes...

Yesterday I made a blog about Emma and what she is doing these days. I said that she is pulling up to her knees. Well, as soon as I was done with the blog post...guess who pulled up to her feet?!? She can now pull up to a standing position. :) Craziness!!!

Growing up SO fast!

Today (12/29) we have a clapper! Emma is so smart and growing up so quickly. She LOVES to wave. Everywhere we go, she waves at whoever passes us. She knows exactly what it means, and loves when people wave back. She started actual real crawling two weeks ago (right around my birthday). She had been crawling a few crawls, rolling, scooting, etc. to get where she wanted to go. Now she crawls all the way across a room. She is laughing and talking all the time. She says, "ma-ma", "da-da", "ba-ba", "ga-ga", "ca-ca", and a lot of other cute noises. Sometimes it sounds like she is trying to say "hi" or "ry" when I say it. She is pulling up on everything. She can only pull up to her knees, but I know it's not long before she can stand up alone. She can stand holding onto her toys with one hand on an object. Her little legs are so strong! You can see her thinking when she is playing with her toys. It is so neat! I can't believe in two weeks she will be ten months old! It is going by TOO fast! However, each day is even more fun to play with her. We've tried a few "real" foods, but she isn't a big fan yet. She keeps pushing them out of her mouth. We've tried puffs, cheerios, cheese, mashed potatoes, bread, and sweet potatoes. She hasn't really eaten any of them though. We'll keep trying. She is still eating baby food and nursing, but we'll soon get her on finger foods.

Emma's 1st Christmas!~

We are so blessed to have such loving friends and family. Emma had a FANTASTIC first Christmas, and she was very spoiled!~ She was so cute opening the gifts and wanting to play with them, that it took a long time :) She got so many gifts from mom, dad, and Santa. Then we went over to Tom's parents house and she got SO many gifts. Then my parents came in town and she got even MORE gifts. The playroom is super packed. She got a lot of walkers and ride on toys. She got a lot of books and developmental toys (that's mommy's teacher coming out). She got a swing set in the backyard. It is just a baby swing set that includes a little slide and baby swing. She LOVES it outside and it's perfect for when daddy is grilling and Riley is playing outside. She got so many cute clothes. She is going to be the best dressed baby around.

My last birthday in the twenties...

I will always love my birthday, even when I am turning 86!~ I am officially 29 now!~ I had a great birthday. Tom, Emma, and I spent the day together. We went Christmas shopping and then to dinner with my friends, Rebecca and Damion. Tom got me a cake from the same lady who made our wedding cake. It was delicious (German Chocolate--my fav). Tom got me a nice salon quality blow-dryer. Emma and Riley both got me gifts cards to American Eagle. On Sunday, we went to Outback with Uncle John and Aunt Patti for my birthday. I got two birthday dinners :)

Emma sees Santa Claus

We took Em to see Santa last weekend. When I first put her on his lap, she got a little scared. Then she looked at him and it looked like she was thinking, "Who are you?" I love her Santa picture :) I know that Santa already got her a lot of cool Christmas presents. Mommy and Daddy have already bought a LOT of gifts too. Emma is going to have a GREAT first Christmas!!

Emma is NINE months old!!!!

I am sorry for posting so late. We haven't had home Internet in a few months. We cut it out as a plan to save money. We have just been getting on the Internet from our I-pod or phones. Now, we finally have Internet at home again (yay!!)

Emma is so much fun these days. She is talking like crazy! She is going to be a chatty one :) She can say ba-ba, ma-ma, da, ga, ca sounds. She has been saying mama for months, but I don't think she really knows what it means. She knows that if she says it, she'll get fed, put to bed, something :)

Emma doesn't really crawl like most babies. She gets from one side of the room to the other by scooting, pulling, rolling, etc. She crawls a few crawls then rolls, or scoots. She hasn't done the full crawling yet. She is trying to pull up on EVERYTHING. She can pull herself up to her knees, but not quite to her feet yet. If I stand her up she can stay up for a long time while holding on. She will hold on to her walker, but doesn't quite know how to move the legs yet. :)

We are slowly trying some real food with her. Tom and I are both very paranoid and scared of choking. (First time parents, I guess). We have given her yogurt, cheese shredded, and sweet potato so far. We'll keep trying.

She is finally getting over her RSV, but still has a cough. She is back to sleeping in her crib. When she was sick, she had to sleep upright in her bouncy chair and it was hard transitioning back. She hasn't slept through the night since being sick. We are hoping that starts back again. :)

She still doesn't have any teeth yet, but we think one is coming soon (but I've been saying that for months).

She is laughing, talking, and so playful. We have so much fun spending time with her :)