Emerson is finally putting the ‘toddle’ into toddler! Today marks 13 months and her first real steps! The past few days she’s been toddling around the house – crawling, standing up and taking a few steps, kneeling back down and repeating the process. She knows she’s on to something exciting because she laughs and shrieks like a little monkey while we clap and cheer her on. We’re already excited to see where those crazy legs take her! Stay tuned for photos and video…...
1 Year Photos
A month after the fact, I’m finally getting around to posting pictures of Emerson’s 1 year photo shoot! We had a blast with the girls at Digital Galleria Designs and Emerson was delighted by all the attention. She was in a very silly mood and the hardest part of the whole day was ordering photos (thankfully cleaning cake off the floor wasn’t our worry). We brought balloons, a rocking chair from when I was her age, lots of hair accessories that she wouldn’t leave on her head, bubbles, my favorite 30-year-old Okoboji sweatshirt (my dad gave it to my mom while they were dating) and of course cake! Some props...
Milestone Update
13 months — my one-year-old in action! From the time Emerson started daycare (7 months ago) she’s cried EVERY time I’ve dropped her off… until today. This morning when I dropped her off she was full of waves, smiles, and ‘Hi’s’ for everyone. Even when I sat her down to play with some balls (she can also say ‘Ball’!) she waved at me and said, ‘Hi.’ I didn’t hear a single peep out of her when I made the big exit. Maybe I could have saved myself some heartache if I had been saying ‘Hi’ instead of ‘Bye’ to her every morning. Even without adequate amounts of sleep, my days...