Hi all,Sorry for the delay between postings, but Mommy has been especially tired lately, keeping up with Emily, the house and animals.
The latest news is, Emily is REALLY walking now! We got her first real, Striderite shoes, and the moment the salesperson put them on Emily, our little munchkin stood up and took 5 steps by herself! She loves her new shoes. Their sheer support gave her more confidence to try walking alone. Now Emily loves to walk in the grass, on gravel, up and down the driveway, in circles, etc. She hangs onto the rear basket of her stroller and pushes it around. It takes us twice as long to get anywhere, but she enjoys the trip!
Notice, Emily is wearing a purple "jumper" in the photo. Her Aunt Beryl in England made it for her! Isn't it lovely? What a very special gift. Aunt Beryl and my mom became pen pals during World War II, and have remained close friends for 50 years. My mother still remembers the sweater Aunt Beryl made for my brother, now a grown man (except when he and Kevin get together!!). Although Emily still needs to grow into her sweater, it will come in very handy when we travel to Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving. Here's another shot of this lovely sweater.
We're Now on Toddler Food
Another bit of news...Emily suddenly gained an appetite, and wants to try everything! She's on toddler food instead of the mushy baby food, and eats crackers, dried fruit, spaghetti o's, ravioli, etc. What a thrill! She still loves her yogurt, but will try more now. Here's Emily eating her toddler "meat sticks", kind of like a baby hotdog. It was quite a sight. I cut the sticks into pieces, and she mashed every single piece before eating it. She ate close to 50 pieces of mashed meat that night.
Here she is with her sippy cup. She doesn't really use it yet, just teases Mommy by putting it to her mouth then dropping it on the floor.
And here's one of the famous house vultures, waiting for a morsel to drop.
Emily's First Haircut
Aunt Jackie cut Emily's bangs for the first time. Sorry for the less than stellar picture, but Emily didn't really enjoy having her arms held down!
Late Halloween Shots
Apologies for the late Halloween shots. I forgot to put a memory card in our digital camera, then took a dozen photos from the Halloween party at the local library, including one of Diane, the kids librarian, hugging Emily. Needless to say, none of the photos came out, because they didn't exist without the memory card!! How was I to know that??!!
So, all I have of Halloween are these two shots from the neighborhood moms' get together. It was lots of fun, with dressed up little kids running and screaming everywhere. By the end of the party, Emily and I were pooped.Emily's November Milestones
- Walking regularly!!
- She giggles like crazy when you run her through the house in your arms, or throw a treat in the air and the dog catches it...or when the dog throws her fuzzy ball around.
- She loves to shake her tushy, shoulders, and head to music, no matter where she is (including Pizza Hut). It's infectious--you just have to dance along!
- She's still watching her Wiggles, and tries to follow their hand and foot movements, like "toot toot", a hot potato, and a monkey. Today she began doing the arm movements to the entire "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song.
- Emily's hugs and kisses are less frequent now, but she rests her head on our shoulders and pats our backs as a sign of affection.
- We got her a little push car, and she likes to ride it down to the mailbox and get the mail. Mommy puts the mail in the front of the push car, and Emily holds an envelope on the trip back.
- Daddy continues to spend all day Saturday doing "father/daughter day", caring for Emily because he wants to, taking her on hikes, exploring the back yard, or just swinging her in her garden swing. So, Mommy gets to do some much needed gardening! Hurricane Wilma battered quite a bit of our yard.
- Emily loves to bounce on the bed and then fall over giggling!
That's all for now. Thanks to Uncle Jack and Frani for the prodding so I'd do a new post. I'm going to bed!
Nite nite,
Caroline
