Emma at the Park

Tonight we met up with Kathy, Dave, Ben and Luke at a nearby park. Emma loved spending time with the boys. We had a picnic dinner and enjoyed music from the local Red Hill Band.

Emma & Luke - how cute!

Emma Pulling Grass Out of Luke's Mouth

Emma Giving Luke a Kiss

Emma's Stats

Today Emma went in for her 9 month well visit. She was just perfect as she didn't even flinch when they tested her iron level with a heel stick. When she got the HepB shot, she cried a little but was easily distracted by my pen. She now is 29 1/4 inches long (95th percentile) and weighs 19 pounds, 3.5 ounces (65th percentile). She's getting bigger and bigger by the day!

Not The Mama

If you remember a great show called "Dinosaurs" you will understand this video!



Emma Being Loud...





Emma Rocking Out...

Happy Birthday Emma!

It unbelievable to me that Emma turned nine months old today. She has grown up so quickly - and continues to change every day. She now says "ma ma" more often (I posted some videos of her saying ma ma on YouTube). She also clicks her tongue, which has been difficult to capture on video but I got one the other day while she was eating her cookie. Emma is gets around so quickly now that she is confidently crawling all over the house. Today she learned that she can crawl over to the chair, pull herself up and drag the chair across the hardwood floor. She is standing up without any assistance for a little while. And she has gotten some more teeth in lately.

We took her to the park for a picnic today. Emma just loved the swing and watching all of the little kids playing around her. We also did a little craft project with Emma tonight so Bryan and I could have some Emma art for work. We tried hand prints but that was impossible. So we just stuck with footprint art! I think Emma liked splashing in the sink the best!

Emma on the Swing

Emma Hates the Grass...Just Like Her Mama

Emma's Artwork

Some New Pictures

We took some pictures of Emma the other day - here are a few! We also took some new videos of Emma - Emma banging on the window, Emma crawling to see Daddy, Emma and Daddy racing...check out her YouTube page!

Emma Trying To Break Out

Sharing Mail With Gabby

Emma and Elmo

Yesterday Emma was watching Sesame Street and when Elmo's World came on, she just started dancing. It was so cute! So to show Bryan, I pulled up videos on the computer and she did it again. This morning she also danced to Elmo's World. Here's some videos!

Emma's Walking

Emma loves to walk around. She can cruise around the furniture but hasn't quite figured out the balance part yet. When we were in North Carolina she got to try out this toy at my uncle's house. She loved it - so of course when we got back, we went out to get it (along with baby proofing supplies)! Here's some video of Emma and her new walking toy!

A Tradition

Apparently it is a tradition to feed young children lemons and pickles in my family. While we were down in North Carolina, Grandma figured it would be a good time as any to give Emma a lemon - and squeeze some lemon juice into her mouth. And of course we got it on video!

Emma's First Ocean Experience

We went right down to the beach on the first day we got there - after we went to the supermarket. Emma loved kicking in the ocean! Sorry it's dark - it was dark outside!

So Cute!

Emma was playing in the front room a few weeks ago - and Daddy came home from work while she was taking a break from crawling all over the place. Here's her reaction to seeing Daddy coming in the front door!

Emma's First Vacation

On August 1st at 3 am we left for our first family vacation down in North Topsail Beach, NC. Meeting us down there was Grandma and Grandpa and Auntie Liz and Kevin. Uncle Dan and Ashely came down the second week. We stayed in a beachfront house that had great views of the ocean - we saw dolphins swim past the house several mornings. Emma went to the beach for the first time - swam in the ocean. On one of our last days there Emma got clobbered by one wave and she handled it like a pro - she smiled and wanted to kick some more! Emma also spent a lot of time swimming in the pool that the community of homes shared. We also went out to Bald Head Island on my uncle's boat. Emma was not a fan of having to wear a life jacket while on the boat but she had a good time swimming in the ocean and riding around on golf carts! It was a great vacation! Here are some of the pictures we took - and there are plenty of videos on Emma's YouTube page!

Emma, Auntie Liz and Mommy on Bald Head Island

Auntie Liz and Emma on Bald Head Island

Ashley, Emma, Grandma, Auntie Liz and Mommy on Bald Head Island

Emma Lounging in the Pool

Emma Ready to Swim!

Emma and Mommy at the Beach - it was windy!

Emma and a nectarine

Emma and Her Cousins

On July 28th Emma's cousin Elsie celebrated her third birthday. We took some pictures of Emma, Nora and Elsie. Can you tell they are related??

Nora and Emma

Nora and Emma

Nora, Elsie & Emma

While we were at the birthday party - Emma decided to show us her next trick which was sitting up from laying down on her back. This new trick has made diaper changing just a little more difficult. Actually, that's when she did it for the first time, while I was changing her diaper on the floor. Here's a recreation of the first time!

The Best Day

Emma said "mama" today for the first time. It's the best day yet!