Miss Em

I never posted an 11 month Miss Em update and with her just turning one (!!) I thought I would just give a few little tidbits about what she is up to right now. And then later write a post about her birthday!

- She is walking! She takes a few steps and is getting more and more brave! She has been pretty steady on her feet for a while now and we think she has just been reluctant to try walking. Every night we would make her practice walking between Hy and I, which she loved, but she never wanted to do more than that! The day after her first birthday party, however, she took a few steps towards me! We got a big kick out of that and made her do it a million times!

- She can sign milk REALLY REALLY well and will clearly let you know when she wants it!

-Still breastfeeding...like a boss.

- Her curls are really starting to come in thicker and darker than ever before!
-almost reach door handles when she reaches and I see a whole slew of problems with that!!

-She loves my mom and dad.

-Almost as much as she loves going on walks.

-Her daddy installed a swing in the big tree in the back yard for her birthday and she loves it!

- She used to be pretty okay about being in her carseat before we went on the super long drive with all of our stuff here. Now if she is in the car for more than 5 minutes she becomes agitated. It's been about a month and it's getting better so I hope that the more time passes the better it will get!

- She loves to say mum, dada, mumu, lily dog, Wrigley, go go go, no, bath, milk, and a slew of other things. She is getting better at saying all done. And loves to wave and say bye or night night (which sounds like na na).

- She is still not a fan of sleep and we co-sleep most of the night out of convenience. It's been a little bit of a challenge with the move, but I have been trying to be really patient and that seems to help.

-Her big thing right now is the word "that". She likes to point at things she wants and say THAT. THAT. THAT. She says it loudly and will repeat herself until you say no or give it to her. She is actually in the other room shouting it to me right now.

-She is super affectionate and loves to give kisses and hugs. She is a big time snuggler.

-Also... she does NOT like being told no.

- She has this huge smile and it makes me so happy that I almost can't even stand it!

-Her eyes are the most gorgeous gray, hazel, green that I have ever seen. They still change with the weather, her outfit, her mood, the color of the walls, if she is inside or outside. every 5 seconds. Her eyes are always a surprise and totally gorgeous.

That's our Em in a nutshell for the moment!