Name

My full name is Jennifer but I can't ever remember a time my parents called me that, unless I was in real trouble! Growing up everyone called me "Jenny" pretty much until I left for college. I thought it sounded too cute and young so I introduced myself to everyone as "Jen". So I guess you can say I changed my identity a little when I turned 18 and moved out of the house. I could never figure out why my parents would name me Jennifer if they had no intention of ever calling me by my full name. Plus, could they have picked a more popular name?! Everywhere I go there are at least a few and it was the most popular name for like 10+ years or something!

I loved the name Emery before I even knew I was having a girl. I don't know how I came up with it but I thought it was unique, without being weird, pretty and is appropriate for a baby and a grown woman. Yes, we got a lot of like "Emery Board" or "Emory University" but that did not change my mind, I thought and still do think it is beautiful. Fast forward 9 months and I have again followed in my parents footsteps, almost exactly. I call her Emmy. She has such a fun little personality Emmy suits her perfectly right now. I guess that is what my parents were thinking with Jenny (because I must have been as cute right?!). On occasion I call her Emery but mostly just Emmy or monkey. So, after all those years wondering why may parents would name me a name they shortened almost immediately, I did the same thing. My mom's response was just wait until she comes home and asks you to call her "Em"!

Our sweet, full of personality, little Emmy

Talent

I knew Emmy was talented but I had no idea exactly what she was capable of! Josh's dancing skills and ability to pick up choreography was also a big surprise :)

Video

I know I already posted a video of Emmy standing but this was too cute not to share. As you can tell, this is her new favorite thing to do. She crawls over to the bumbo chair everyday now and just stands there. Oh and she loves to point. Now am I crazy or does she not say "Yeah Yeah Dada" about 16 seconds in!

Headband

Since Emmy has nowhere near enough hair to put barretts in we decided to put on one of her headbands. Instead of it making her look feminine, Josh pointed out that she looked more like LeBron James. Ha!

"The Twitch"

Emmy really did inherit all her traits from Josh including his twitch. Josh twitches when he sleeps and it is not just a subtle twitch, he kicks, elbows and almost jumps in the air he twitches so bad. I have woken many a night to an elbow or a knee or a massive jolt. I am not sure if it is because she is moving around so much more now, or just because she is getting older, but Emmy has started to twitch. So is now extremely stubborn when it comes to bed time so it has been somewhat of a struggle getting her to sleep. She has also been waking up in the middle of the night and I can't figure out why. Tonight I finally got her to fall asleep in my lap after nursing when she twitched... She woke up crying immediately! I was able to settle her quickly but it made me realize why she has been waking up - that damn twitch!

I am Standing!

For someone who only wanted to sit until 2 weeks ago, Emmy is moving and a shaking now! She started pulling herself to standing using her Bumbo Chair last night and would not stop. She didn't want me to hold it either, little miss independent already.

Advice?

Yes, I am using my blog to solicit advice and probably gross out a few people along the way. Emery is having MAJOR poop problems (the situation is so serious it warrants me referring to her by her full name). She has been pooping little rocks for 2 weeks now. I mean if I threw them against the window it would break. I have tried everything - warm baths, prune/pear juice, prunes, suppository, etc, and nothing has worked. As someone who is extremely interested in nutrition and how food works in the body, I am stumped. She is dehydrated and needs liquid but she plays with cups, sippie cups and water bottles more than she drinks from them. She learned the "motor boat" sound which she does constantly now! I swear she is loosing so much syliva which isn't helping, she looked like she was foaming at the mouth when I got her home today. She had a very rough day today which prompted this post. Lets just say I am very appreciative of one of her Baldwin teachers going above and beyond the call of duty with a jar of vaseline today. That is all I am going to say about that. So, if anyone has any other advice, please let me know!