Steppin' Out

Emerson has taken her first steps over the past couple of days. She only gets in about 5 to 6 steps before she realizes what she's doing, then flops onto her bottom! It's pretty cute to see those little legs move, though we feel that once she gets the hang of it she'll choose running over walking.

Here are a couple pictures of her "reading".

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everybody!!

Love,

Emerson Olivia

I'm One Today!!

Hi everyone! Today is my First Birthday!! Mommy and Daddy threw me a big party yesterday. My Grandparents, Aunties & Uncles, Cousins, and Friends all came to visit me. I also got to smear cake all over my face, which you can see in the pictures. Today I moved into my big girl carseat and at my 12 month check up weighed in at 20lbs and am now 28" long.

I've learned so much over the past 12 months. I can say Mom, Dada, more (which sounds like "mo"), bye-bye, and snack (which comes out as "nack"). I also stick my finger in my nose while I say the word "No". This drives Mommy and Daddy crazy!

I also show my belly on demand, which makes Mommy and Daddy laugh (for now).

Here are some pictures from my birthday party. Hope everyone likes them!

Busy Weekend

Our little buddy had herself an action packed weekend. She spent Friday night with her Grandma & Grandpa Quast while Mom & Dad went to a movie. Before the movie, we had an interesting conversation with the snack bar kid, who after pitching all of the various combo options he proclaimed that Carmike Cinema doesn't care about the environment. We're pretty sure he was high.

Saturday was our usual trip to Super Target and Emerson's first time sitting in the cart....and possibly the last. She soon discovered the strap was optional and managed to wiggle her way out of it and stand up. Needless to say we carried her the remainder of the way through.

Sunday Grandma & Grandpa Hubbell came down before their flight to Arizona. We had lunch at Champp's before driving them to the airport.

She's also trying many new foods as of late. I managed to snap this picture of her while sharing a bagel with Mommy on Sunday morning.

Happy Valentine's Day

Emerson wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!!

Emerson Olivia is 11 Months Old!

Our little girl is 11 months old today. It's hard to believe in one month she will already be a year old. She's eating more and more solid foods and getting into everything lately. She's recently learned to climb stairs, which keeps Mom and Dad busy running behind her. Unfortunately for us she's really good at her newly acquired skill and shrieks with delight as she climbs. Her newest thing is to giggle at everything we do. Sometimes she will just giggle at herself for no apparent reason. We just look at one another and wonder where she picks all of this stuff up.

Digging in the Fridge

I happened to keep the fridge door open the other night and who should swoop in behind me to play? She definitely had fun opening and closing the drawers and pulling things off of the shelves.