Tutu, bows, and toof oh mi....

Emmi continues to climb the stairs, two times this weekend. Then if that wasnt enough the gate for the top of the stairs was leaning against the spare bed. She proceeded to try to scale that to get on top of the bed. Little monkey she has become.

Her 5th tooth is coming through. This one is the top front left side when looking at her. Good thing otherwise she was going to be a vampire for Halloween since the other teeth on top are really showing through.

She has rediscovered her bouncy seat. It is designed to become a toddler rocker. Here she is sitting but often she is standing in it. Yes she gets in and out of it herself.

Here is the little princess after I finished her Tutu. It is on the longer side so it will be much better when she can walk.

I spent one night this past weekend making hair bows. Her Godmother who is also super crafty, painted an 'E' for her hairbows to hang from. The picture doesnt do it justice. Thanks Alana!!!

Big weekend on the Stairs

Munchin has gone to new levels this weekend. She mastered the stairs, at least going up. She had climbed the first two stairs to the landing a few times but hadn't attempted the full set. Luckily I was upstairs at the time to grab the camera with Jacob right behind her.

Emmi turns 10 (mos) today!!!!

Today is Emmi's 10 month birthday. The other night Taryn was mentioning how she's jealous of people that we know having easier times than us with a new born. I was in the middle of working out so I didn't have a whole lot of time to think about the hardtimes we had. So in the 30 seconds of rest from me trying to do more damage to my joints, I thought about it...........What I came up with was only two "tough" nights. The first was the second night Emmi was home with us. Nothing real exciting. She just didn't want to go to sleep. Finally, Emmi and I were able to put Taryn down and get some sleep about 5am. The second time was when we had gone home for xmas last year. We were staying at my aunts and Emmi was a little off having been in a car for 12 hours. Taryn looked at it as screwing up Emmi's schedule. I looked at it as a test to see how tough Pumpkin was (she was only 5 weeks). She passed the test. She was so excited when I told her she passed, she proceeded to projectile vomit all over Taryn. Taryn thought it was gross. I looked a it as a badge of honor. If I were Taryn, I wouldn't have washed that shirt. I would have formed it into some sort of baby-vomit mache mural in honor of Emmi. I would have then placed it on our front lawn, lawn jockey style. Passer-by's would realize the baby puking power that lives at the twelve-oh-seven.

We have since graduated from baby vomit and runny poo's to solid poo's and eating oatmeal cookies whole. Not sure what the next 2 month's will bring. That's right all you math geniuses, in 2 month's Emmi will be 1. I think she'll be walking by then. And when I say walking, I really mean pillaging small villages.

That being said......happy birthday Pumpkin!!

Hair bows, cookies and a load of other stuff

We think Emmi is going to be a vet. Here she is checking Kona's teeth:

Taryn also went to a hair bow making party (yeah, I didn't know there was such a thing either) and made Emmi some bows:

She's been practicing with the sippy cup:Taryn made Pumpkin some oatmeal cookies. We put them in the snack trap but she would rather eat them off the floor. Think she likes the extra value of dog hair which it adds:

Stand up

Emmi has mastered pulling herself up and is now trying to stand on top of things to get higher. She also is a cruiser now like along the couch or footstool in the living room. But still does her army crawl as main mode of transportation. She has climbed the first two stairs to the landing. Tried to scale the bookcase in the living room but just hasn't quite got there yet to get to the top shelf. Lately she has been pulling up on the office window, stand on her tippy toes on top of the Boppy to look out but not really able to see anything. Well today I put a foot stool in front of the window. I stood her on it so she can see out. I am sure it will only be a matter of time she figures out how to climb on the stool herself to look out. Here she is when I put her up to the window (I liked both of these):

Photo Shoot at 9 months

The first few days we were home we stayed with the Baczewski's. Emmi got bonding time with her godfather, Phil, and their boys. Manny kept giving Emmi kisses. It was so cute. Jacob and Phil also got some softball practice in. Of course we didn't take out our camera during those first few days to capture any of those moments.

But Heather took photos. :^) I know we mentioned it in the past but Phil's wife, Heather, does photography as a side business. Definitely call her or check out her website if you have any photography needs and you live in Massachusetts or the area. These were the awesome pictures she took of Emmi just around her house. Thanks as always Heather and Phil for everything.

New Teefs...

Just discovered that Emmi has at least 2 if not 4 teefs coming in. Not the two top middle teefs but the two on the sides of those. I think I feel the middle two, not certain, but the two sides ones I definitely feel. Looks like that explains the diaper rash that has come and gone and come and gone over the past week or so.