Long time, no post!

Emerson turned 14 months old on August 16th. With school starting back, I have been a little behind on my blogging! So here is her 14 month post:

Emme weighs 21.6 lbs (according to the meat scale at Rudy's, ha!)

• She still isn't talking much, but can say mama, dada, jackson, yaya, cat, dog and more (which sounds an awful lot like mama)


• She can tell you what a duck, dog & cow say. She told me what a monkey said last night, but she hasn't done that consistently yet.


• She can tell you where her hair, eyes, and nose are - sometimes belly too.


• She gives precious, big open-mouth kisses and has started to give hugs (with arms). She blows kisses like a champ and she gives high-fives!


• She understands many commands like "go get your papi", "let's go upstairs", "find your cup" and then she will follow through


• She will bring a book to you and sit down or crawl up in your lap so you can read it to her - sometimes this is only a game and she will only sit through one page and other times she really wants to read the whole book.


• She eats ANYTHING you give her! And LOTS of it!


• She naps twice a day: her napping schedule has recently changed and now is from 12-1:30pm and then another one from 4ish to 6ish. She prefers HER bed, but has gotten better at napping at school.


• She likes to play mommy - she will hold her baby, put it in the stroller, check her diaper, hug & pat her baby - it is so sweet!


• She could give two hoots about TV, which I am perfectly happy with!


• She has eczema that is driving me crazy!!! I kick it, it comes back. Grrr!


• She likes to swim, but not in a baby floaty boat thing! She will go under and not sputter or cough or cry! She likes to float on her back.


• She squeals when Daddy comes home or when Nana/Yaya come over or when I pick her up at school! It is the best feeling!


• I changed her class and moved her up to the class with 15-20 month olds mainly because her friends were in that class, but also because I knew she would be challenged to do more advanced things. So at school, she is now going to the cafeteria to eat her meals, walking on the rope to and from the cafeteria/playground, sleeping on a napmat, and I'm sure there are others. She is such a big girl!!


• She is the best, sweetest, most relaxed, tough, go-with-the-flow baby and we love her!

Her teachers gave her horns pigtails. This was taken after a nap, so they aren't as tidy as they were when I picked her up!

Putting her baby in the stroller.

Checking the baby's diaper

My sweet, sleeping angel!

Her crazy hair when she wakes up!

I fall more in love with Miss Emme Kate everyday!

It's A ......

GIRL! Yea! We are thrilled! I guess all our "thinking pink" worked! I even wore all pink today -- pink shirt, pink eyeshadow, VS Pink perfume & a pink scarf. I did wear blue jeans though. Aaron wore a mauve shirt that people always call pink & when my mom showed up, she had a pink sweater on. So we are getting the girl we had hoped for. More importantly we have one healthy baby! The 18 week ultrasound & visit went very well. All of her organs are functioning as they should at this point of development and all bone measurements are where they should be. I also was told, much to my relief, that I have an anterior placenta, so basically there is a buffer between my abdominal wall & her. This is why I haven't felt many kicks. When the sonographer told us the sex, we all cheered & then Aaron squeezed my hand so hard (in an attempt not to cry, I think), but Yaya & Gabby couldn't hold it in! They hugged each other & cried. It was really sweet! We have chosen a first name, which will be Emerson, but we can't decide on a middle name yet. Here are a few pics of our little one: (Isn't she precious?)

The "money" shot

As long as I am bragging, today is also the day Jackson turns 14 months old! Can't believe it. Some of his recent stats:

- He weighs 21.5 lbs (as of last week)

- He is now wearing size 4 diapers (size 3 still fit, but 4 are just a little roomier)

- He is walking all over now. He still stumbles & sometimes reverts back to crawling if he's in a hurry, but he's getting really good at it!

- He says: mama, dada, ball, dog, cat, hi, bye-bye, milk (sounds like milllllll), uh-oh, book (sounds like bouu) & Aaron claims he is starting to say thanks, although I've only heard it once & it may have been a fluke. I was reminded that Jackson can also say Yaya. Sorry Yaya & to forget on your birthday -- I am so bad! (Revised 1/29/09)

- He knows where his nose, ears & teeth are. We are working on eyes & hair.

- He will go to Elmo or a phone if we tell him to go get it.

- He has just started this hilarious form of dancing -- I'll have to post a video soon.

- He loves to play catch, swing outside, play in the grass, climb, take wagon rides, play in his ball pit (he manages to throw almost half of the 225 balls out within 5 min of being in it), sing "If you're happy & you know it," stuffing blocks in shoes, boxes or baskets, read bedtime stories, and pretending to talk on the phone. He LOVES being outside!

- He has recently become scared of the bathtub. He used to squeal as I took his clothes off and could spend an hour in the bath, if I let him. I put less water in the tub this morning & he seemed to do better. Hopefully, he'll get back to lovin' it soon!

Ok, that's all I can think of right now. I'm sure there is WAY more, but I'm too tired right now. ;) We are so happy & thankful to have 2 healthy kiddos! Jackson's going to be a wonderful big brother!