Standing

Once Emmy figures out how to do something it doesn't take her long to get the hang of it. She started pulling herself to standing less than a month ago and she is already standing on her own! She pulls herself up with one hand and then lets go. The real reason she uses one hand is because she will NEVER let go of her big bird. It is her new security blanket, she takes it EVERYWHERE. You will see her buddy in the pictures below. It is pretty cute and at least I can wash it! She started taking steps while pushing a box this weekend. I think it may be a matter of time before she is walking. Doesn't she look like an old lady with a walker? Where did my baby girl go?!

Who needs the bumbo chair anymore?



Checking out the rain



Mom, what's for dinner?

Some pics

I finally found the camera cord so I can put some pics on the blog of our new place. We have a few rooms set-up so have included pictures of those room. Josh is always so ambitious when we move, he wants everything set-up, put away and hung within a few days. I have been trying to remind him we just moved and it is a crazy time of year, but as you can see, almost everything has a place!

Kitchen



Getting into trouble with the tupperware...





Living room (yes we already put up a tree!)



Family room



Emmy's room with all her buddies. We could be across the house and she will crawl all the way to her room. It is really cute



Patio and part of the backyard

The Move

It took two 17' Uhaul trips and about 15 car loads and we are finally moved into our new home! Josh and my dad were troopers, they moved everything themselves. The best part - they work for beer and the opportunity to watch football. Poor Emmy has been very sick with a cold. Fever and snotty nose, the whole nine yards. She was up ALL night Friday before the big day. I slept most of the night sitting up holding her in a chair so you can imagine my enthusiasm to move the next day. It was all worth it out new house is awesome! Emmy's room is so cute with all her buddies lined up and we are enjoying the extra space and central heat :) Pictures to come...

Bath Water

Last bath video - I promise. This poor girl is going to kill me when she is older!

I have been encouraging Emmy to drink water because it will help with her constipation issues but this is going a little too far. Our little fish has now decided she enjoys drinking the water out of the tub. Disgusting! I use a plastic glass to wash the soap of of her hair and she picked it up and took a sip out of it. Gross! That will no longer be in the tub. How do I encourage her to drink juice out of a cup but not bath water. I guess she doesn't know the difference, but you'd think she'd like the taste of sweet juice better. Nope! She refuses to drink juice but will drink all the bath water she can get her hands on. After I removed the cup, she proceeded to lean over a lick the water like a dog. How do I teach her not to do that?!

Holiday Weekend

We had a great Thanksgiving, we headed up to my parent's house for the weekend. My brother met us there and Josh's parents made the trek from Groveland to spend Thanksgiving with us. We ate, drank, laughed and played with Emmy. She is pulling herself up on everything now! We were playing on the floor one day and she stood on her own. Not after holding onto something, no by herself. She somehow went from kneeling to standing on her own and stood there for almost 10 seconds! We were all in such shock, including her, we all just froze. It was the strangest thing to see her vertical, I don't think I am ready... I am pretty sure that was a freak trick because she has not been even close to doing it again, but I guess we'll see. She is freakishly flexible and has a crazy center of gravity. I think she just may be a gymnast...

Other fun events of the weekend:

Can you believe we are all looking at the camera? Marc's friend took this first try. Now that is what I call a photographer!



Riding her new pony from Grandpa and Grandma. What a lucky girl!



Sharing her toys with her Uncle Marc



Thanksgiving Dinner. She absolutely loves her Cheerios and anything she can put in her mouth herself. This girl is an eater!



Rocking in the rocking chair that my mom, my uncles, cousins, me and my siblings have all sat it. Pretty cool.



Hanging with Nannie. Emmy LOVES my mom. Every time my mom looks at her she squeals, it is the funniest thing ever and I know my mom just loves it :)




The highlight, sitting on Santa's knee

Not too sure about this guy.....



Nope, I don't like him at all!

9 months old

Where have the past 9 months gone?! Everyone told me that my baby would grow up fast but I had no idea she would grow and change so quickly. I try and enjoy every stage as much as I can because I know it is just a matter of time before she will be on to the next. Right now she is crawling everywhere. She is quick! And she talks CONSTANTLY everywhere she goes and everything she does, she is mumbling something. I am trying to teach her I am "mama" not "dada". She has mastered standing at her bumbo chair, it is all she wants to do. She is attempting to pull herself up to the coffee table but hasn't quite gotten there yet. She loves to eat! She is not very interested in milk theses days so it is a struggle to get her to drink even 15 ounces, but she loves food. Prunes, peas, you name it she will eat it. I have started to give her finger foods and it occupies her for a while. She so delicately picks up each piece and puts it in her mouth. She is great at illusions because you'd swear she got every bite in her mouth until you pick her up and half of it is in her highchair. One of her favorite things is the bath, she loves it. Splashes away. She even dunks her face in the water, I think we have a swimmer on our hands :)

Personally, I absolutely love being a mom. I know it was my calling. I could spend every waking moment with her, teaching her things and watching her grow. It kills me to be away from her during the day but I know she is in great hands at daycare. She is very happy there with her little friends and the teachers are awesome. Not to pat my own self on the back, but sometimes I am amazed at what I can do in a day. Despite the fact I am working full time, I am still nursing full time, making all her baby food, putting her to bed, getting up with her in the night and in the morning and I have even been making her a Christmas stocking. I have been working on this damn thing every night for weeks now. Sewing every last sequin and bead. Oh, don't worry you will see many pictures of it when I am done! I am tired and overwhelmed at times but I look at that sweet smiling face and it melts my heart. She is worth it all and more. I am so very lucky to have a lifetime of memories to come with my little monkey. Oh the fun things we are going to do.....

She doesn't snuggle often so I had to capture this moment



Concentrating on her cheerios



Loving her prunes



Packing with her around has been interesting...

3 Day Breast Cancer Walk

The 3 Day, 60 mile Breast Cancer walk is held in a number of cities throughout the year. It is held in San Diego every November and the headquarters happens to be set-up at the bay right in front of our house. Every year we walk down and check out it out. It is truly amazing watching all of the people who have committed to walking 60 miles to raise money for breast cancer awareness. This year they raised 9 million in San Diego alone. I have friends who have done it multiple years and I guess there are such a variety of people who participate. Men, women, young, old, people who have lost loved ones and those who have been diagnosed or fought it themselves. The amount of people that come out and support them is also a sight to see. People dress up and decorate their cars with pink, bras, fake boobs, etc. Every year I tell Josh I want to do it and be a part of such an amazing cause. I don't know when but one of these years I am going to walk in it. I think I may have to skip the camping part, I can't imagine sleeping in a tent after walking 20 miles in a day!

We dressed Emmy up in her pink sweatsuit for the occasion, she was a hit :)



These pictures do not do the scene justice. There are pink tents set-up everywhere and tons of people walking and cheering them on.