11 Months

Em turned 11 Months on September 26th.

I have one month left people! ONE month until she is ONE! Maybe it wouldn't be hitting me so hard if I hadn't seem some quote about how you should enjoy every moment with your kids because they are a newborn for a month and (here's where it hit me. Hard) an infant for 1 year. One year. Already I see so much change in my Em and I know this next year is going to blow me away. I have said this a lot, but i sincerely wish they could be babies for just a little longer. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE seeing her grow up. It really is the best. Sometimes I just get a little sad knowing I cant go back. I can't go back and relive my precious, and all too fleeting baby and momma moments. How I truly cherish my special time with her.  And, of course, I do get new moments and that makes me so happy.  Before I get any more sappy, here is my lovey at 11 Months.

 She looks older huh?

 I told you last month post that these pictures don't work anymore, too much of a mover :)

 I wanted to freeze time today. She is my little buddy.

 This is her favorite game. 

 She starts climbing...

 And will peek around that first corner until I run saying,"Gunna get you!" and then she scrambles up as fast as she can. We do this about 20 times a day.

 Just my cutest.

 Some of Em's favorites: Taking everything out of mom's make-up bag and playing with my old bracelets.

 -Eating gold fish straight from the snack jar

- Hanging out with Daddy

 -Lovin' on babies, especially Ans. And Em is loving giving kisses to any one now.

 Cruising the furniture

 -Food. She was licking the syrup off her plate haha

I look at her at least once a day and wonder how I got so lucky. She's mine! 

Happy 11 Months to my sweetest. 

To end our Summer...

So even though I live in Arizona where the heat of Summer lasts well into the beginning of October, as soon as September hits...I am all over Fall.  I love Fall time, and mid-September is right about the time I start missing Utah, so beautiful there. Of course, I do love my Arizona and am happy to say that when I went outside this evening it wasn't deathly hot. It was even cool enough to take a walk if you ask me :) That being said, we have had a fun time 'ending our summer' before gearing up for Holiday times and Em's first Birthday.

Some of the endings include...

My Aunt Kelly, Cousin Sydney and her beautiful baby girl Bentlee came down to visit and we are so glad they did. They're a party! We were brave and went to the zoo in the heat, too hot but still fun.

 My Aunt Laurie also got to come! 

 I think she likes Grandma more than me

 Emery points at everything now, and if she points at you...well, you better point back and touch her finger. It's like her own version of a fist bump. 

 Fail. She hated the splash pad and wouldn't let me put her down.

 Remember those little changes I talked about in a post while back? Well this one has been a long time coming. I never liked the shelves above my couch when we first moved in and I FINALLY put my foot down, used my hard earned money(okay not that hard earned, I clean Court's office building once a week for some extra cash :) totally worth it) and got some shelves I have had my eye on for quite some time. So much better. Our family room feels complete now.  It's the little things right?

We headed to Norco, California to go see Grammy! It was a short trip, but fun and relaxing. I am so glad we made it up there for Labor Day weekend. Sadly, these are the only pictures Court and I took-Em before we headed off to church and Em with the chilly pad around her at the park. We're missin' Grammy even more around here now.

 Swimming, swimming, swimming as much as we can until it gets too cold.

 And of course Cook family BBQ's filled with good food, pool ball and Just Dance! Watching my parents dance was the funniest. And me and my sisters might have hogged the dancing sessions, it was a blast. 

And last, but not least...my brother Trevor made it down from China for a visit. Yay! We have missed him and are so glad we have been able to spend time with him.

I'm hoping we can get in a cabin trip before my grandparents close it up for Winter, we'll see. 

If we don't though, I am happy to report this Summer has still been a fun one, So bring on the Fall! 

10 Months

Em's 10 Month post is coming to you when she is 10 1/2 Months, no surprise there. I will do better at my blogging, promise.

Here is my girl at 10 Months...How is this for cheesy???

I could eat her! I love that toothy smile.

 Yeah...the 'lie-down to see how much I've grown' pictures...not sure that will be happening anymore. This was the best I could get. I swear this girl doesn't rest.

 Having a mini tantrum. Yep, she has those now. 

 Loves her dolly

 And playing with necklaces

 The Bear crawl is always incorporated to her regular crawl now

Can't get enough of the stairs

Those big eyes, they make my heart melt. 

Emery babe has really been keeping me and Daddy on our toes lately. I am in awe how much she picks up on. She really has started to notice babies, where before she could've cared less. When we were in California she would always crawl over to Oakley and want to touch her and look at her and annoy her  haha, poor Oaks. She will even give kisses to baby Ansley now, and kisses are hard to get from Em. 

 So needless to say, she really does love her dollies lately. The best is when she pats their back.

 She loves necklaces and bracelets. I always give her old ones to play with and she puts them on and crawls around the house that way. If a necklace is not available she uses mom's green exercise band :) 

Loves books still. A new book can hold her attention span for a good amount of time. She is so silly, always moving and finding new things and wants the most what she is not suppose to have. She loves mom's phone now too and will hold it up to her ear and have a little conversation.

 

 Still our swimmer girl

I am dying over the fact that she is going to be 1 next month! Time has flown! I know she is still a baby, but her little chubby baby body is getting stretched out to toddler baby and she is looking so much older to me. She will always be my baby though :)

We love our Em, she is definitely Mommy and Daddy's sunshine!