Em's 9 month post

I am FINALLY putting up Em's 9 month post, a lot late since she will be 10 months in one week! And confession: her '9 month' pictures are really 9 1/2 month pictures. Ooops. I guess you could say that with Em's increased mobility there is a decrease in mom's ability to blog :)

Here is my beautiful, not as little, 9 month Emery...

 Emery at 9 Months:

- Our tall lady. At her 9 month Dr. appointment she was still 98th percentile in height and almost 30 inches. She has always been about 3 months ahead in her clothes size too! 

-She is 19.7 pounds. 

-She has 8 (yes, 8) teeth. Technically, at 9 months she had 7 1/2

-Says 'Mama' or 'Mom' 

-Started crawling at almost 9 months 

-Does not like to go down for naps, but thank goodness I can still get her to take 2

-She still nurses, but only about 4 times a day (is that a lot still?)

-Loves, loves, loves her books and being read too

-Loves playing on the couch and mom and dad's bed. She loves to fall backwards and roll and jump on them. 

 -I can rarely keep a bow on her head now

 -Loves patty-cake

 -Just learning to high-five, I promise my hand looks like a normal hand in real life

 -Wants everything she is not supposed to have and cries when you take it away

 -Its hard to say no to those big, brown eyes though

 -I love this picture. It's her little mischievous grin she has before she's off to explore.

 -Was so happy when she figured out she could pull herself up onto her feet

 -Always on her tippy toes. 

- Likes to craw into the smallest of spaces, and into boxes or baskets, and on mom and dad...and every where. There is not a space on my floor or the back door where you can't find smudged little hand prints...but I love them.

 -Or booty prints. This little stink loves taking off her diapers! I always have to make sure there is a onsie on her now. She hates being dressed, and hates having a diaper on. She has turned into such a wiggle worm. I think changing her diaper should be an event in the olympics. 

 -Still loves swimming and bath time. This is her friend Owen :)

-LOVES mom's smoothies. I really think she would drink the entire glass if I let her.

Some things about Em that mom and dad are loving:

-Her personality. I love her growing personality, it's so cute. She is kind of quirky, and I love it. She is usually more quiet when there are a lot of people around and will study her surroundings first before just being her normal self. But she is so quick to smile. Every one who stops to look at her loves her because she gives them a big cheesy smile. I love it.

-If we are sitting or lying on the floor she will sometimes stop what she's doing and come lay her head on you and cuddle, just for a minute though before she is off again. 

-Getting her big slobbery and toothy kisses

-Her big brown eyes and all her teeth. I think her teeth are the cutest! Court always calls her Shark tooth now

-Hearing her say 'mama' and reading books with her

-Because she makes us the happiest

I say this every month post, but it's because I am truly in awe of how much my little babe has changed. She is growing up so fast. I told Court the other day that sometimes I am really sad she can crawl because I miss taking naps with her, he said he missed that too. I am loving watching her learn and figure out new things. I have loved this age. It is so fun, but there are more than a few times I find myself longing to have her really tiny again. I love my little Em. 

Our Independence Day

Happy 4th of July!

 Oh, yes we did...

 ....or tried

Having a baby makes Holidays 50 times more fun! Loved Em and Ansley's 4th of July dresses. 

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We randomly decided to head up to the Cook Cabin the night before the 4th, and I am so glad we did. Only my grandparents and parents were able to make it up this year, but it was still such a fun and relaxing trip. I loved being able to spend so much uninterrupted time with just my little family-Court and Em. Here is a little bit of what we did.

 Every time someone rode by on their four-wheeler Em would stare at them like a hawk.

 This was Em's favorite chair, Warning: it will make you fall asleep every time you swing in it.

 Before the fireworks started

 She loved them!

 Grandpa always brought Em back cool rocks he found on his morning hike. She LOVED them. She played with those things more than the toys. Now they are in the 'Grand kids Rock Garden' in the front yard of our cabin. 

 She loved all the attention from Grandma and Grandpa! 

 Swinging with Great Grandpa

 Relaxin' 

 Court's project my Grandma asked him to do for one of the cabin bathrooms. 

 Em and Grandpa. 

 Family quad ride. Yes, Em loved it.

 Almost as much as she loved this.

 The 2 cutest messy faces there ever were. (Don't worry, Court doesn't eat like a ravenous beast every meal. We had ribs that night so he didn't hold back haha)

 Her favorite chair

 Wanting this delicious dinner again

Hope every one had a wonderful 4th! I am so grateful for my Country and the freedoms I enjoy. How blessed my little family is! 

8 Months

8 Months (on June 26th, but I am late with a post, as usual).  Do you know how much a little babe changes and learns by 8 months! Well Miss Em is going to show you, if I can ever get her to sit still long enough :)

Hi Best Girl

Our little Monthly photo shoot is getting much more difficult with this squirming, wiggling girl.

 *Notice her 2 new top teeth??? Don't even worry, she has one on each side of those coming in too. She is the cutest with these little teeth, but has been a little more trying for me because of it, They haven't been making her feel too good, poor girl

 Emery love is...

 *Still tall, everyone thinks she is older than she is because of it...and because of all her new teeth too :)

 * Moving, moving, moving all over the place. She doesn't "crawl", though she is close to a real crawl, like any day now. She mostly scoots and slithers and reaches for days. Somehow she can get everywhere. She was having a blast playing in the white sheet if you cant tell :)

*Talking even more gibberish lately. I have heard a couple 'Lalalas' and she said 'Da' at the cabin a few times so I am hoping to get a 'Dada' soon.

*Get's so excited to see people now. She'll wave her little arms and feet like crazy when she sees Daddy and grandma and grandpa

Emery's favorites are...

 *Her new chair (this is her Birthday present from Grandma, who gave it to me early to store...I tried to keep it away, but c'mon...could I really save that for 4 more months?!)

 Like I said, loves it! And watching her get out of it is the funniest!

*She loves to be read to too, especially if you hold up two books so she can choose which one-it is the cutest. 

 *Clapping her hands. She does it all the time, especially if she is excited or if you sing 'patty-cake'.

 *Biting everything because her teeth are hurting her, poor thing.

 *Her pink doggy and sucking her thumb

 *Swimming. LOVES it. I really think she is happiest in the water. 

 *Getting into everything!!! And she hasn't even mastered crawling yet! Heaven help me.

*Eating, she loves trying new food. Some of her favorites are...

-Banana puffs

-Avocados

-Pita chips

-Graham crackers

-Sweet potatoes

*And wouldn't you know it...unvelcro-ing her diapers. Little stink. 

And somehow, mom and dad are loving all of this too :) She is our very best!