Emma out to pasture

Emma has a Laugh and Learn Farm that we brought up for her to play with. Here she is out to pasture in her farm!

Emma waving and talking

Emma has learned new skills. She waves hello and also holds a "conversation." While mommy talks to her, we have no idea what she is saying.

Emma in Chicago

We visited Chicago this weekend to visit the O'Sheas and to watch Aunt Stephanie in the Avon Walk. Emma had a blast! She hung out with Grandpa...


And Grandma...


Uncle Scott...


And we took a picture with her cousins. Cousin Dave is only five months older than Emma, but look at how tall he is!


Emma also had the chance to play around with some of the toys at Grandma and Grandpa's house. She really likes the toy car they have - she's already working on talking on the phone while driving!


Finally, Grandpa took some really cute pictures of Emma just hanging around. What's YOUR favorite?

Aunt Stephanie and the Avon Walk

Aunt Stephanie is doing the Avon Walk this weekend. Here's Melissa and Stephanie


And Aunt Stephanie with Emma!


Good luck, Aunt Stephanie!

Where's Emma

Emma has found her way clear to crawling in the coffee table:


Unfortunately, she can't figure out how to get out of the coffee table.

Emma's 9 month doctor visit

We forgot to post Emma's 9 month doctor's visit. It was one week ago, and she is doing great, other than just having had croup (which wasn't fun for anyone). Emma weighs 18 lbs (45th percentile), is 26" (she has grown to the 10th percentile) and has a 17.5" head (55th percentile).

Emma playing

Emma got a new sandbox from mom and dad. Here she is playing in it for the very first time. And of course, right after mom took this picture, Emma tried to eat a handful of sand. Mom is not sure how much Emma will get to play in the sandbox if she keeps doing that!


We finally had a nice day where Emma wasn't sick (she has had croup), so Emma also got to try out her new pool float in the hottub (set to a low temperature). She had a great time using it and floating around.