As Emerson’s first birthday approaches, the urge to walk down memory lane grows stronger. I’ve referred to the blog several times for details of my pregnancy and her first few months only to find I had skimmed right over some significant events. My philosophy, as far as blogging goes, has been to capture as much as I can while it’s happening — if I wait too long to write about something it loses significance and I move forward. Until now. In this rapidly changing baby world I am beginning to forget those warm fuzzy details that I thought would stay with me forever – how tiny she was, her toothless...
10 Fingers, 10 Toes, 10 Months
Is it just me or does 10 months seem significantly older than 9 months? Every day is a new adventure when they change so quickly. We’ve come quite a long way in a short amount of time. Emerson has grown from 19.5 inches when she was born to 30 inches! She’s become an adventurous eater, sound sleeper, and colorful comedian. In the past month she’s had a 48 hr stomach flu, an eye infection and 6 new teeth! Completely hardcore if you ask me! Even with all that trauma we’ve managed to have a great month! She’s mastered extreme crawling in which she acts like a dog and runs around...
9-1/2 Month Photos
Today I shopped online for a car seat upgrade because at 9 months Emerson measured in at 29 inches (95 percentile)! Since then, I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s spurted right past 30 inches which is the length limit of the infant seat. Sometimes it’s hard to remember that even though she’s more than tripled in size she’s still a baby! Her weight was 19.6 lbs (75 percentile) and is a main attribute to my developing mom muscles. We’ve fallen into the habit of waiting until the middle of the month to attempt the milestone photo shoot, but here it is – hot off the memory card! ...
Another 9 Months
I almost can’t keep up with my 9-month old! She is growing, changing and developing her personality more and more every day. She loves pulling herself into standing positions and finally figured out how to kneel and sit back down. Underneath the table is her favorite place to play and she could easily spend hours at a time examining the chair legs. She laughs hysterically when we ‘chase’ her while she’s crawling at top speeds towards Bela’s food. She doesn’t bother putting her knees down on the ground because it only slows her down. She’s eating great, sleeping so-so and loving daycare. Tomorrow is her 9 month well-child exam and...
Monkey See, Monkey Do
We’ve been chasing Emerson around the house ever since she started crawling 6 weeks ago. It’s rare to find her sitting in one place for more than a few seconds which is why it took me two weeks to accomplish a few decent 8 month pictures. Our little monkey is a silly girl and already loves copying us. She repeats clapping, waving, making tongue clicking sounds, and even tried tossing her hair back just like her mom the other day. She loves exploring her new house and pulls herself up on anything and everything she can reach. I’ve recently added baby food to the list of things I like to...