8 Months

I honestly can't believe it's been 8 months! TJ and I were looking at some of Emersyn's baby, baby pictures the other night and were talking about how we can barely remember her being so small, and, well, babyish. Time really does go by too quickly! 

Little baby girl is so independent these days but is still sweet as pie. She plays great alone, although we stay in the room with her. Every once in a while she crawls over and climbs up our leg and just wants a cuddle.....sweetest. Thing. Ever!  If she can crawl to something and pull up on it, she is happy. She is also content sitting and taste testing everything in reaching distance. I really laugh at how funny it is with the stuff she tries to put in her mouth. 

This month Emersyn has perfected the art of grabbing a puff and getting it into her mouth, and I must add, her hand eye coordination is amazing....the doctor said she wouldn't really get it til 9 months...I guess she showed them,haha. 

She loves to: rip up paper, play with plastic cups, laugh and giggle at Buster (especially when he is running away with her toy), chase Buster, go for strolls, be outside, smile, laugh, be busy in any way shape or form, sit in a cart, go shopping, be with people. 

She is giving Buster her toy...then she will laugh hysterically as he walks away with it...

She can almost wave bye bye and connect that hand movement with what it means. She also lets go and can balance for about 2-3 seconds from a standing position....she is a dare devil!

This month Emersyn also started going to the sitters house. She is doing really well and enjoying playing with some friends close to her age. She is really good about having toys taken from her but apparently doesn't tolerate others taking her "lovey" from her:)

Let me figure out how to hold this monkey and pull up on this toy...

I'm standing....I'm happy!

Relaxing one evening after a long day of playing...

I am not good at taking pictures of us, but we tried!

She loves to open and shut things....even if it is closing on her hand!

She likes to make "razzing" sounds...not so attractive:)

We took her out to breakfast this morning...boy does she love looking around at new things and watching people eat....staring at us with a sad face in hopes of getting something. We fed her puffs and her breakfast of course and she was awesome. 

She is banging on the table for more:) I continue to show her the sign for more, haha. 

Sweet, sweet girl. 

7 Months

We have had another month full of new things! Emersyn had her first vacation to the beach!

 During this vacation she teased us with crawling......it wasn't until the morning after we came home that she actually crawled!It took all of 2 days for her to learn that she could move to things and then pull up on them. 

Now we are at that stage where we have to follow her around in case she loses balance and falls. But I am usually on the floor playing with her anyways so that's not a big deal. She loves that she can crawl and even more that she can stand. She will squeal when she starts to crawl into the kitchen and then stop, turn around (to make sure we are seeing what she can do) and then squeal and she's off again! I love when she smiles and we can see her bottom teeth - so cute! We keep waiting for the top teeth to come in. We were sure they would be in by now because they have been bothering her for weeks, but no sign yet. She has also started to babble a little bit. However she is much more interested in the other noises she has learned to make....aka, raspberries.  

I finally got the courage to put her in a high chair at a restaurant and a shopping cart. She thought she was really cool in both!

  

Her and Buster become better friends everyday. 

6 Months

I feel like the stretch from 4 - 6 months has had new milestones every time I turn around!  Since school is out, I have been working hard on getting this little girl on a schedule. Some days I feel like it is impossible but others days go smoothly. E loves to eat food (off a spoon) much more than she likes to drink milk. So we are moving from 2 meals a day to 3 very quickly. We have finally reached a point where we have a consistent bedtime routine, bedtime, and wake up time. As a result, TJ and I feel like better parents (because we are well rested) and the evening times seem more manageable. Yay! 

Emersyn is a busy lady! She likes to be on the go and have fun. We have taken her to the pool a few times. She has fun watching the other children, splashing, and just hanging out in the water. 

I love to splash!

I am a big girl now!  I am so happy I can sit up and see everything when we walk. 

I still like to cuddle.....for a few minutes, then it's back to being busy!

It is almost time to retire this seat! She still isn't all that thrilled with the bumbo or superseat we have so we have continued to use this. As you can see she wants to sit up!

Well....I started writing this blog last week and now our big girl is sitting up on her own!

I don't leave her unattended still or put her anywhere but on carpet because she sometimes topples backwards! I gotta give her credit though, she is brave and rarely fusses or cries, but instead turns over onto her stomach and then rolls to what she wants. 

Something else we are moving into this month is teething.....ugh! I feel so bad for little girl. I can tell her gums are really hurting more and more each day.  She always has something in her mouth. It must feel good rubbing on her gums. We can feel something sharp coming through.....

But we won't be getting a picture because she does not like people looking in her mouth haha. 

She is starting to get big so fast! I am so thankful I can be home with her this summer to watch her grow and explore her world each day. 

Playing

Emersyn is playing under her jungle and I am taking pictures and playing with a new app on the iPad!

5 Months

Little girl is 5 months old! Hard to believe! She is BUSY BUSY BUSY! She is so aware of everything that is going on around her. We are continually amazed at the things she tries to do each day.

E continues to laugh out loud...especially when I start talking to TJ about something that happened at school, when we start laughing or when we pick her up in the morning or after a nap and walk out of her room. Sometimes she laughs when we try really hard, but usually she just laughs as she observes us doing normal every day things.

She smiles all. the. time. and I am so thankful that she is a smiley baby. I really wanted her to smile when we engaged with her and she does. She also smiles when someone talks to her that she recognizes and smiles at Buster when he walks by.

Squealing, or as I like to put it...exploring the sounds she makes. E experiments with all the new sounds she hears herself make and when we respond she gets excited. Actually this is how we know she is excited. She loves to lay under things that hang down...oh yea...we are really into grabbing as well....back to that in a minute. When she plays her squeals at the toys hanging down at her and also when she eats apples. One day I came home from work and she was playing. I went over to say hi and she smiled and squealed - love <3

Grabbing...everything. Earrings, necklace, phone, cup, dog, toy, shirt, napkin, brush etc.

Rolling - she rolls from her stomach to her back and from her back to her stomach. She has also discovered her feet, and loves to grab for them, hold on, and rock back and forth.

Tummy time - E is really good at pushing her upper body up with her arms and then looking all around.

Sitting, Standing, and Jumping - She loves to be held up in a standing position, but that's hard to do all the time, so we put her in a jumper. She loves this and has so much fun! E is also showing interest in sitting up on her own (because when she is sitting now she is grabbing for things. This usually results in her going from a sitting to her tummy, to rolling to her back, but she loves that she can move!) I know it won't be long until she is sitting on her own.

Sleeping - we are FINALLY doing better with sleeping which has only just occurred this week, but no complaints here!

Eating - we started stage 1 baby food. So far we REALLY like apples. We also like green beans, bananas, sweet potatoes, and peas. She is not so sure about pears, carrots and peaches yet, but we keep trying.

We are definitely seeing her little personality shining through more and more each day!

WOW!! Little Miss has been very busy this month. What a precious gift she is to us and what joy she brings to our lives every day!

 

4 Months

Already? Time seemed to go by so much faster now that I am back at work. The days come and go and I don't even realize what has happened!

What I do know is my baby girl is growing so fast!

This month she started eating more, talking more, staying awake more, and became more aware of everything. She laughs when I tell a story from school. She is wide-eyed when we take a walk around the neighborhood or go shopping. She is grabbing for things, and holding on to them. She just rolled over from her stomach to her back and goes from her back to her side. She has found a lovey. She met new friends. She loves to be outside. Buster loves her more and more everyday. She looks when she hears your voice and turns her head when you walk by. She can sit up in things...or propped up against a pillow. And she loves to put things in her mouth!

The good news this month - she seems to finally be adjusting to the world. I didn't want to write it here before, but it seems like it was so long ago now...she wasn't always a happy baby. Many a screaming night in this house. But that is seems like a distant memory. Is my baby girl always happy...no. Do we wish she was...of course - don't all parents?

Every day she changes. Every day we think about the personality she is forming. Sometimes we get a little scared:) Haha! It is amazing to watch her think. Explore. She loves the sounds she makes. She loves the things she sees. And we feel blessed to be able to watch as she explores this world.

 Little Miss Personality

 Emersyn and her friend Norah

 Her lovey

 Eating her toy

She Rolled Over!

This is her very first second time rolling over...didn't catch the first one on video:)