Emma - Ten Months

It's hard to believe that age one is knocking at our door. Time sure flies, and how easy it is to forget life before babies. Dean and I laughed over our discussion of last year's Disney trip when I said, "What did I do with Emma?" She wasn't born yet. Ha.

She is finally growing steadily thanks to baby food and the magic powder and increasing formula supplementation. I'm a little disappointed about not making it to a year with breastfeeding Emma, but with her being my second child, I know that there is life after weaning. Our days are way to on the go hectic, and it was just becoming way too difficult for me to keep up, so I decided to cut myself some slack. I've kept morning and night feedings, mostly because I'm not ready to let it go completely. We'll see how long it lasts.

Anyway, enough about my issues... Emma is still standing and starting to cruise on furniture. She definitely doesn't seem ready to take steps while standing, but I'm sure it's coming. She gets around so fast.  While visiting Grammy she did do a bit of walking holding onto a rolling toy.  Walking is around the corner.  She is the best sleeper.  She naps great, has an early bedtime, and has to be woken up in the morning.  I guess she's doing a bit of growing these days.  She doesn't ever nap transfer from car to house/stroller, but rarely wakes up happy.  I guess she's lived her whole life on the go, so she has learned to roll with it from day one.

Daddy decided to jump in on the post, so here is what he has to say about Emma at 10 months.

Emma is doing so well. She's starting to babble. I love her laugh. I love how she always wants to be around Noah. She can track Momma across the house with just the sound of her voice. I love how she's letting me put her to sleep now. Just this morning, we rolled the ball back and forth, and she pointed out Momma and Noah in a picture. She loves to eat and can stick her hand in her snack jar and come out with one puff. (Thanks Pa Pa Harold for teaching her that trick.) She loves attention, and she will smile and make sweet eyes at anyone around.  She is such a happy baby and is such a joy in our lives.  We love this baby girl!

Happy girl!

Snoozing on a stroll

The crab crawl.  How she gets around.

She loves bathtime!

Hmmm... what's for snack, Mom?

Mum Mums... delicious!