Birthday party crafts!!

Here is the bow and a high chair banner I made for Emma's birthday!! Just need to put "I am 1" on her banner.
More to come :)

Crawling

Emma crawled all the way across the room this morning for her bottle!!! I'm a proud Mommy :)

9 months!!

Emma was 22 pounds and 12 ounces, and 28.5 inches long!!!! Her next visit will be at 12 months.
Her blood came back great, not anemic!!
She can use a sippy cup and loves these new Puff cereal treats her grandma introduced her to (great for mastering those pincher movements for fine motor skills)! She has mastered that.

New skill chart (Emma's skills are bolded)

Child's Age	Mastered Skills (most kids can do)	Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)	Advanced Skills (a few kids can do)
7 months	Sits without support Drags objects toward herself	Lunges forward or starts crawling Jabbers or combines syllables Starts to experience stranger anxiety	Waves goodbye (waves hello) Stands while holding onto something Bangs objects together Begins to understand object permanence
8 months	Says "mama" or "dada" to parents (isn't specific) Passes objects from hand to hand	Stands while holding onto something Crawls Points at objects Searches for hidden objects	Pulls self to standing, cruises Picks things up with thumb-finger pincer grasp Indicates wants with gestures
9 months	Stands while holding onto something Jabbers or combines syllables Understands object permanence	Cruises while holding onto furniture Drinks from a sippy cup Eats with fingers Bangs objects together	Plays patty-cake and peek-a-boo Says "mama" or "dada" to the correct parent
10 months	Waves goodbye Picks things up with pincer grasp Crawls well, with belly off the ground	Says "mama" or "dada" to the correct parent Indicates wants with gestures	Stands alone for a couple of seconds Puts objects into a container
11 months	Says "mama" or "dada" to the correct parent Plays patty-cake and peek-a-boo Stands alone for a couple of seconds Cruises	Understands "no" and simple instructions Puts objects into a container	Says one word besides "mama" or "dada" Stoops from standing position
12 months	Imitates others' activities Indicates wants with gestures	Takes a few steps Says one word besides "mama" or "dada"	Walks alone Scribbles with a crayon Says two words besides "mama" or "dada"

Emma is 8 months!

Happy 8 months, only 4 more short months before her 1st birthday!!!! Love you bunches love bug!!

Emma loves biscuits!

Emma loves eating her Baby Mum-Mum biscuits for snack time!

Emma's changing sooo fast!

Ok, slow down love bug!
Emma will be 8 months this Thursday :)  Which means... I need to get busy planning her birthday party, ahhh!
She weighed 22 pounds and was 29 inches at a doctor appointment last Monday.  WOW, that means she is 98% and 99% percentile for weight and height!
Emma has accomplished so many developmental milestones since we have been home for summer.
She can:  roll tummy to back and back to tummy (that order), can play "patty cake", has two teeth- first tooth end of May and second tooth as of last week, tried mashed potatoes then rice this month, met her Great-Grampy, and this week started moving all over the crib in different directions (rolling, laying sideways, doing a complete 360 throughout the night)--time to remove the blankets!  This morning she was face down! 
She has pretty much outgrown the swing.  I guess we can remove that from the living area so we have more space.  She is almost bored with her jumperoo too!  It is probably time to invest with some more floor toys to get her crawling.  One of my "jobs" this summer will be to baby proof the house.  AND figure out how to add baby gates to the top and bottom of the two flights of stairs. 

 Swimming with Grandma and cousin Hailee

Pretty dress from Great-Grampy and Dorothy

Tummy time

Summer dress from Mommy and Daddy

Sweetest face!

Pool time with Grandma, Grandpa, Mommy and Daddy

Two new teeth

Eating with Grampy for Father's Day

Standing without support