Things I want to remember about our life these days

• Morning snuggle time in mama and daddy’s bed when Emily wakes up. She’s such a happy kid in the morning! Daddy brings her into our bed and we all sit and play for a few minutes. It’s a wonderful way to start the day.
• At 12 months old her favorite thing to do is point to noses. Her nose, my nose, the puppy’s nose, you name it. If it has a nose, it gets poked! She stops nursing to point at my nose and say, “neh –neh” on a regular basis. Very cute.
• She’s very close to being able to walk completely on her own. She takes 10 steps or more around the living room between the couches, shelves, us, and her toys, but is still hesitant to walk around the house without holding onto our hands. When she gets to a destination she claps and squeals and is SO proud of herself! She pushes her shopping cart around the room cheering and giggling. It’s great.
• Little adventures we take in the car as a family of three. We’ll get a bit stir crazy and decide to hop in the car for an hour and cruise around and see the “sights” of the area. Emily used to fall asleep on these drives but lately she stays awake and chats with us. We like it better this way!
• Listening to the littlest chatterbox tell us all about her day. She “talks” constantly and I think it’s the greatest thing ever. She’s started to say quite a few real words also, and can identify select objects (when she wants to, of course!). Some of her favorites are milk, ball, puppy, kitty, shoe, light, up, down, mama, dada, and of course nose. She learns new words every day! She also does the sign for “more” when she’s hungry.
• Her little quirks like insisting in carrying her blanket with her every time she leaves her crib, trying to chew on the washcloth in the tub, YELLING at the vacuum from her highchair when I’m cleaning. Anything with buttons grabs her attention, and if she sees your cell phone, watch out. She’ll drop anything she has for a chance to explore it!

I know I say it a lot, but despite the bumps we’ve had lately, life is good. I am one happy Mama! :)