Emma is ONE year old!!!! (WOW!)

I can't believe it's been one year since God blessed us with the most calm, sweetest, prettiest little baby girl. Every day she gets more fun (if that's even possible). She is talking ALL the time. She says a lot of sounds but has been saying, "mama", "dada", "emma", "r", "ba" (for bath and baby), and we think "hi." She is waving at every one, clapping, making that noise with her fingers on her lips, crawling so fast, pulling up on every thing, walking pushing things all over, and so much more. She has 2 teeth. She is eating what we eat. She is still nursing, but not taking any bottles while at daycare. We are slowly cutting back on the nursing to gradually wean her. She isn't walking alone yet, but I know she could. She just isn't brave enough to take that first step. She'll walk around the house holding my finger or the wall. We are so blessed to have her in our life. She is the perfect baby!! I am so excited to embark on this new year of adventure and exploration with her! :) Her stats are 23.5 lbs and 29.5 inches tall. That means in ONE year she has gained 16 pounds and 10 1/2 inches--wow!! :)

Emma's 2nd Tooth!!

We just noticed on Sunday, March 13th (the day before Em's first birthday) that her 2nd tooth cut through. It's funny because it's not one that we thought would be next. It's on the top but not the front teeth. It's the one next to her right front tooth (the 2nd one in). She is one year old and has 2 teeth that have cut through (but you can't even see the 2nd one really).

Emma is ELEVEN months!! :)

Sorry this post is a week late. It's been a crazy week with report cards, family in town, party planning (Tom and Em's), and much more! Emma turned eleven months old on Valentine's Day! I honestly can't believe in a month, she'll be a year old! I know I say this every month, but man...time has flown by!

She is so much fun these days. She is always laughing, smiling, and talking. She is pulling up and walking holding on to things. She hasn't let go yet, but she is so sturdy I think she'd be able to balance herself just fine. She is crazy fast crawler. Her newest thing is to dive into your lap and she just laughs forever. She is getting so smart! I love just watching her play and explore.

She got her first boo-boo at home and at daycare. I guess there will be many more. She started her one-year old schedule at daycare. She is doing good with the waiting until noon to nap, but still going slow with finger foods. Last week for breakfast she had pancakes, waffles, english muffin, and lucky charms. She got to try cheeseburger maccoroni, shephard's pie, spaghetti, beanie weanies, and grilled cheese for lunch.

We can't wait until her first birthday party, and Tom and I both took her real birthday off work so we can have a family day.

Big Girl Transition...

I can't even believe that in ONE month Emma will be one. Craziness! On Monday she turns 11 months and will start the transition to the one year old room at daycare. This means that she will no longer be eating baby food or taking naps on her own schedule. She will be eating breakfast and lunch from the school cafeteria and snacks provided by daycare. She will nap from 12-2 (hopefully), and only take one nap a day. She must wear shoes (which she has been doing for a month now since she is push walking). She will drink water, juice, and milk from a sippy cup (which she has been doing for months at home) instead of any bottles. This will be her new schedule:
7:30 Breakfast and sippy cup of milk
8:45 Morning snack and sippy cup of juice
11:00 Lunch and sippy cup of milk
12-2 Nap time
2:45 Afternoon snack and sippy cup of water

She won't actually start going to the one year old room. She will just start adapting and trying the new schedule. I think once she does move rooms, it will make nap time easier. She doesn't nap well at daycare now because the lights are always on and kids are playing (since everyone is on their own schedule). In the one year old room, they turn the lights off and play music and everyone naps. The only thing that will be an adjustment is they nap on cots on the floor. I don't know how she won't just crawl away, lol.

We've been doing finger foods now for a little over a month. We are so paranoid that we give her tiny little pieces. She has only had soft foods like: cheese, turkey, banana, sweet potato, and puffs. I'm a little nervous about her eating real meals, but also like that they sit with her one on one and make sure it is cut up small. That way when she gets to the one year old room, she'll be ready!

Emma has pretty much weaned herself from bottles at daycare. She will take 1 oz and then go play. She is still eating at home 4 times a day, which is what is recommended until age on, so it's not really a big deal. When she turns one, we'll slowly try to wean her off nursing. Bedtime will be the last to go, and I'm not sure how that will go...

We'll see how it goes on Monday...

Emma has a tooth!!

After months of what we thought was teething, Emma finally has her first tooth!! She got her bottom right front tooth. This morning we were giving her a bath, and noticed it sticking out of her gums. She is 10 months, 3 weeks old and now has a tooth!

We also had our first head bump today :( Emma was walking pushing her bus and tripped and hit her head on it. See the bruise between her eyes. So sad! (but I'm sure there will be many more!)

Growing up so fast!

It's crazy the difference a week can make. My parents got Emma a grocery cart for Christmas, that she loves! However, we would always have to hold it in place because when it started moving she would hold on and fall flat on her face (she wouldn't move her feet). Well, today she started taking steps as it was moving. I was shocked! It was like she had been doing it all along. She is changing so much every day! She is also pulling up on EVERY thing. She stands so well, but always has to have one hand on something.

Emma is TEN months!

I know every month I say how quickly time is passing, but seriously it's crazy that Emma is already ten months old. In two months, she'll be ONE?!? She is crawling around everywhere. She realized this month that she can leave the room, and finds it fun to crawl out the door of the room we are in. She is pulling up on EVERY thing! She isn't cruising or moving her feet, but she stands very well. She is clapping, waving, and making kissing noises (that is her new favorite thing to do). We are trying to get her to blow the kisses, but right now she just looks at you and makes the kiss sound (it's adorable). She is starting to associate people with names. She has been saying "ma-ma" since about five months, but I think she now really knows what it means. She says "da" for Tom, "r" for Riley, and "ba" for baby and bath. Just recently she started saying "Em-ma". She makes a lot of other noises. She says the "ca" sound a bunch. She is laughing and talking all the time. She has started high-fiving us too. She is still not a big fan of finger foods, but we are trying. She just started sleeping great again in her crib--thank goodness!! It took a long time for her to get back into sleeping in her crib after sleeping in her bouncy chair for a few weeks with RSV. Today she even slept until 7:30 (I think it's a record). We are loving the stage she's at now. She can understand things and she is so smart. It's so fun to play with her.