Emerson's Birthday

After four days of ice and snow, we have sun!  This special day will include a small family dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant and lots of playtime. The party was moved to next week due to the weather so we'll celebrate with extended family and cake next week.  That gives Emerson 1 more week to practice feeding herself before the big cake experience. 

At one, here is what this little girl is up to.

Crawling! She is starting to explore the house on her own so we have to keep a close eye on her.  She'll take off from a room and be down the hall in the blink of an eye. Luckily she is very steady so I'm less worried about all our tile floors right now (unsteady walking will be another story).  She is working on pulling herself up and is very close.  With help, she loves to stand and her chunky legs are getting stronger every day.

Feeding herself and eating some table food.  This was a big accomplishment since for weeks, she's been grabbing food and throwing it on the floor. The hand to the mouth and then letting go of the food once there is a very complicated motion. Bran muffin just out of the oven:

Making hilarious faces.  Hard to describe and impossible to catch on film, but here is my best shot.

And finally, after a period of unrest, she is sleeping all night by herself in her crib again.

Happy Birthday to Emerson!