Emerson’s primary mission lately has been to take mobility to the next level. I think she’s motivated by the kids at daycare that have full reign over all the toys. She inches around very well and is days away from genuinely crawling. For now, she practices around the clock as if she were training for an Olympic event – bobbing on all fours and making yoga-derived poses. I better get the gold medal ready!...
Sweet Seven
They might be a week late, but here are my favorites from our 7 month photo shoot!...
Carrot Top
We celebrated the 7-month mark with another attempt at baby food. Rice cereal has been going very well the past few weeks, so we thought it was time to try again. I used many sneaky tactics tonight to make this a fun experience for her. She dined on carrots in her ‘Bounce and Spin Frogger’ while I sang the Indian Fight Song (her current favorite tune – Ra-Ra-Ra!). It turned out to be everything I could have asked for. She loved the carrots and ate like a champ. I will definitely be buying darker-colored towels for occasions such as this. As we were finishing up she noticed her reflection in the...
Toothy Grin
Check out my sweet teeth! I’ve had a hard time getting them here, but aren’t they great!? This has been an exciting week because I started daycare! I go three days a week and get to play with lots of other babies my same size! My mom’s eyes got very watery the first time she dropped me off, I think she was sad. It will get easier for her once she sees how much fun I have while I’m there! I tried to eat avocado this week but the thought of food still makes me gag. Even though I love sitting in my high chair and watching mom and dad...
Green Bean Girl
We held out on baby food until Emerson made it to the 6 month mark. Green beans were a great success on our very first attempt. Based on her dislike of the rice cereal, I was worried she might be difficult when it came time to try new things. As you can see, she enjoyed the beans very much (not quite as much as mom though). After last night’s triumph, I expected smooth sailing in the eating department. Wrong. Tonight was nothing but tribulation. I got out the green beans, vroomed them up to her mouth and she opened wide just like the night before. One difference – instead of...