Emery is 9 months!

So we are just a short 3 months away from Emery's 1st birthday. It is so crazy how quickly time passes and how many happy memories can be made in a relatively short period of time. Emery has filled these past 9 months with fun, laughter, and above all immeasurable love. She continues to be the light that brightens my day, seven days a week!

She is into everything and I mean everything. We are constantly following her around and seeing what mischief she is getting into. She usually looks back once to see if we are on her tail and if we are she kicks it into turbo gear. If she is feeling bossy, she will hold up one finger and shake it at us and give us a look that says "You better not come get me". She walks now holding on to one of our fingers, climbs the stairs in record time, climbs up the slide, waves hi and bye, makes a little piggy face, and loves to give long, wet kisses.

She still lets me dress her up and loves to model. As you can see from the gorgeous tutu photo shoot. She also is geared up for UT football season and already can demo UT is #1! Really we have been teaching her to say she is turning 1.

All the best!

Emery is 8 months!

So our sweet baby girl is now 8 months and looking less like a little baby! I just cannot believe how time fly's and how much Emery has grown.

What is she in to? Everything that is not a toy. She headed towards the stairs the other day, where she usually just stands, and all of a sudden just started heading up like she had done it a thousand times. So baby gates need to be installed ASAP. She has taken a step here and there but not walking as of yet. She has a very nice tan since she gets in the pool just about everyday and she love hanging out in the cool water just floating around.

If I had to pick one word to describe Emery's personality it would have to be sweet. She is just a lover. The best is when she is in her Daddy's arms and she just lays her sweet head on his chest and looks so perfectly content. She laughs, loves to clap, throws and catches a ball, says Mama/Dada/hi/bye bye. She is just the best.

Emery is 7 months

So I haven't been as diligent with my blogging but not without good reason... I am too busy chasing Emery! The little lady is crawling and into everything. Before she was an efficient crawler she was already pulling to stand (first discovered when we turned our back and turned around to find Emery standing in her crib) and now that she is mobile she wants to pull-up on everything and see what she must get her hands on.

We have been having tons of fun jumping from Spring to Summer. We had a nice day trip to Fredericksburg, walking around the wildseed farms, having ice cream down town, and hiking Enchanted Rock. Emery had a great time looking at the bright flowers and enjoying a nap on Daddy's back while we hiked to the top of the rock. It was a beautiful spring day.

Emery loves swimming. She is such a girl. I put her in her float and she relaxed back with her head on the cushion and just sunbathed. She already has a nice tan forming. She looks too cute in her bathing suit.

So we are loving our very blessed life and thankful everyday for the gifts we are given.

Emery is 6 months

So 1/2 a year has flown by but has filled our life with so many wonderful memories. It is impossible for someone to describe the fulfillment one experiences when having a child. Emery makes my heart want to burst with happiness and love.

We had a wonderful Easter. Easter is one of my favorite holidays. As a child I remember always getting our fancy new Easter duds, waking up to a filled basket, going to mass, taking pictures in the flowers, eating good food and of course a highly competitive egg hunt. Emery looked beautiful in her Easter dress, was a perfect angel at mass (didn't receive a bit of attention from the parish, haha), and loved her bunny Fufu she received in her basket.

Emery had fun getting in the hot tub with her friends. Doesn't she look adorable in her first swimsuit?! So many boys, Emery just loves the attention. Although, she will need a girlfriend to have a tea party with and play with dolls:)

Emery now gets into the quadruped (crawling) position and attempts to move forward but then plops on her belly. I am sure another 2 weeks or so and she will be on the move. She is also teething right now, so a little cranky but not bad. I hope that tooth cuts soon for her sake.

Off to have more fun!

Emery is 5 months!

I can't believe one more month and Emery will be half a year old! We have had so much fun in these past 5 months. Emery is so active and laughs and smiles all the time. She does really well sitting up and reaching for toys. Not crawling yet but I am okay with that, less chasing:) She is in to everything and everything goes in the mouth. Lots of loud yells, she is a girl! She has the sweetest personality, just a little love bug.

I had to put her in her first tutu for 5 months! She wouldn't believe me that it didn't taste good, she had to see for herself.

Next month we will start real food and I think she is very ready. She looks at our food and has these puppy dog eyes like "Don't you want to give me a bite?" For right now, milk seems to be treating her just fine. Have you seen these thighs?!

She took her first plane ride to visit her cousin in Georgia. She couldn't let him turn one without her there to celebrate. She was a perfect baby on the flight and everyone loved her on the flight, the flight attendant even wanted to hold her and she cruised down the aisle flirting with everyone:) (Emery, not the flight attendant) We went to the Atlanta Zoo and Emery had fun observing all the animals. I think the orangutans amused her the most.

The weather has been so pretty we decided to take her to the Botanical gardens to see what was in bloom. Lots of pretty colors to fill her eyes. We can't wait to put her in her Easter dress and hunt for eggs. Or just take lots of pictures:)

Emery is 4 months! Another month passes and we find that we love Emery more and more each day. We are sad that time passes so quickly and she is no longer an infant but in the same hand we look forward to each day because it brings more fun and happy moments with Emery.

A week ago Emery was baptized and it was a beautiful ceremony. Emery did absolutely perfect and did not cry at all. She just looked around taking in all the people and sights. We thank all our friends and loved ones for joining us on this special day in our lives.

Happy Valentine's Day!!! Our little valentine made this a sweet day. Aunt Mimi, Uncle Barrett and cousin Liam sent Emery a very cute valentine's outfit (a little big but good for the pics) and then we changed into another heart inspired outfit. Daddy made yummy pancakes for breakfast and we went to the park with our cousin Kelan. It was a beautiful day and Emery wore herself out watching Kelan run around the playground. It was a great Valentine's day filled with lots of love!

Emery fills everyday with smiles, beauty and love. Her milestone that she completed almost 2 weeks ago is rolling. She can do tummy to back and back to tummy. We are so proud:)