Emily is getting too big. I wish time would just slow down a little! She’s already over 7 months old. Does it always go this fast? Yikes.
Yesterday, she waved bye-bye at Daddy for the first time. It was so great! She looked so proud of herself, giggling and smiling. What a ham.
Also, she’s pretty much gotten the hang of the whole crawling thing. Yep, that’s right. She crawls, people. I AM SO NOT READY FOR THIS.
And she’s getting really good at stealing Dad’s glasses, too!
This growing up stuff has GOT to STOP!! Emily Marie is 7 months old now. I feel like she’s all grown up! I see now why people have second (and third, and fourth) babies, because the first ones get big so quickly! Ha.
At seven months, Emily:
…weighs almost 16 lbs and is wearing mostly 6 and 9 month clothing. She’s still tall and skinny!
…is REALLY starting to “talk” more! She echoes us a lot and mimics our tone of voice and the syllables we say. She is trying to wave and clap, and really studies us now and watches what we do. It’s amazing to watch her learn!
…is becoming mobile! She rolls all over the place now, and can push herself up onto her hands and knees from her tummy. She can scoot backwards if she really tries, but prefers to just roll. She still needs to work on her directions though; most of the time she just rolls and rolls until she gets stuck- she hasn’t quite figured out how to get to where she wants to go yet!
…is still our little Toothless Wonder. She’s doing really well with foods though and is willing to try pretty much anything we offer her. So far her favorites are baby applesauce and toast. Yum!
…is starting to show preferences for one thing over another. She has favorite toys now and really seems to like stuffed animals and soft toys over the hard plastic ones she used to like. Poor Monkey-Do, he’s still taking all her abuse. :)
I’m so proud of you Emmie! You’re becoming your own little person now, and we can really see your (feisty, stubborn, playful, loving) personality starting to show! It’s wonderful to watch you grow and learn, and we are so blessed to have been chosen as your parents. I couldn’t imagine our life without you. You make us smile and laugh every day! We love you, Punkin!!
Yes yes, Halloween was a week ago. Oh well. :)
It’s not usually a holiday we celebrate, but this year we had a good reason! We went to a Halloween party with the Mom’s group, and then out to lunch with a few friends. We also had the chance to dress up and go to a kids group at the church. Emily was, of course, a pumpkin! We had festive shirts too. Fun stuff!
My Halloweenies
At the Halloween party!
With Sherry and her family. Em loved them!
Look at that smile! :)
Other noteworthy events at our house lately: Emily has been trying solid foods! She doesn’t seem to love the pureed stuff all that much (but will tolerate it for a few bites) so we decided to try steamed, soft broccoli and carrots. She didn’t get any eaten, but that’s ok. It was still fun to watch.
Squash is still a big hit!
Helping with laundry! I can’t hardly get a picture of her lately without her mouth wide open. She LOVES to talk! And yell. And scream. I bet our neighbors love us. :P
This is what I think of chores, Mom!
I can’t help but look at this sweet face and realize how blessed we are. Even when she screamed for 2 hours because I tried to keep her up late when the time changed for daylight savings. Or when she got up eight (YES EIGHT) times the other night. She’s our little Punkin and we love her dearly.
They say whiskey on their gums helps with teething and makes them sleep, right? RIGHT??? Ok, I won’t go that far, but I might want to. Poor thing is having a rough time with the teeth lately. None have popped through yet but I have a feeling it’s getting close. (Have I been saying that for a while now? Yikes.) Wish us all luck.
