Emma was working on getting her front upper teeth when she turned 8 months old. I tried two "photo sessions". I couldn't get much better than this. :) She wouldn't leave the bear alone either but that is her. She is active.
Valentine's card from Blake's parents.
Loves standing and walking along couch or anything.
Valentine's card from my parents.
Valentine's Day with Mommy
New musical giraffe from Auntie April!
We weighed Emma and she was about 20 lbs. 7 oz. Emma pulls/pushes herself with her arms and legs. She is getting her knees involved a little. Not crawling as one thinks of crawling. She loves walking along the furniture, etc. She is very brave. At home she is not afraid to do anything. She hasn't ventured from the living room into the kitchen though. That day will come.
Emma tries to clap but doesn't open her hands. She has gotten a little "clap" a couple times. She watches people clap in church and other places. She noticed when people clapped in church at Christmas too. She likes clapping toys together or one hand clapping the toy in her other hand. Okay I guess she likes clapping, banging things together, and noise.
She also is getting pretty skilled at waving goodbye or goodnight. Sometimes we think she waves as a signal to us that she is tired and wants to go to sleep.
Emma slept in her pack and play for a couple weeks. We were given her crib as a hand-me-down. We wanted to lower her crib mattress so she won't launch herself over the railing. I looked up directions and there weren't any. I found that the crib was recalled. There were not any deaths or injuries but I ordered the free parts to "fix" it. Finally, she slept in her crib last night again. How nice! She did well in her pack and play though. It is just low to put her in and pick her up. Sometimes I found her sitting up playing with her stuffed animals. Cute!
Emma Joy is still in love with ripping and eating newspaper and kleenexes.
She is giggling more but it still takes a lot to get her to laugh.
She likes books but mostly ones with things she can feel or flaps.
Blake has started rolling/throwing a small ball back and forth to Emma. She tries throwing it back and gets very excited while flapping her arms. So sweet!
We gave her some broken up cheerios and she just played with them. She puts everything in her mouth but not cheerios! After a couple days of playing with them she decided to try and now she does very well picking cheerio pieces up and putting them in her mouth.
