Using a spoon without spilling...much!

Emily has become very independent lately, which includes insisting that she use a fork an spoon when she eats, no matter how messy the meal. I know it takes some time to learn how to use utensils, so we are trying to deal with the mess the best way possible - take off all clothes and pull back her hair! Here's a video of Emily using a spoon to eat her yogurt. Enjoy!

Learing to talk is hard!

Emily is having a little bit of a hard time with the "F" sound. Here she is attempting to say "fruit" which comes out more like "doot."

Also, around the one minute mark Emily notices the camera. We actually didn't notice this when we were taking the video, and it cracks us up every time we see it!

Emily is walking!!!

Check out this video of our little lady walking to her Daddy! Please excuse my extreme excitement, I was in shock!

Emily's First Word

We've debated for months what Emily's first word would be. We've been talking up a storm with her, and really pushing "mama" and "dada", as well as teaching Emily many things such as waving and clapping. We also tell the dogs "no" constantly (mostly because they are always licking the baby!), so all of these words were front runners.

Anyone will tell you that when it comes to children, you will almost never be able to predict what they say or do. Emily surprised us all with her first word. Fouad decided to get a ton of balloons for my birthday at the beginning of the month. Em was fascinated with the balloons as soon as she saw them. It only took her one day to decide that it was very important for us to know how much she likes "ba-ooons". She says it all the time! She gets excited every time we go to Publix now becuase the balloons are the first thing she sees. Emily can spot a balloon a mile away, even in places where I'm sure there are no balloons.

Needless to say, I'm pretty sure Up is going to be our next movie with Em...

Emily's First Haircut!

Emily had her first haircut on Memorial Day! She really just needed a little trim as you can see in the first picture below. We stopped by Snip-its in the Forum shopping center, and after a little trim, Emily looked great! 

Before the scissors came out:

The finished product! 

 Emily in the middle of her haircut, being distracted by dolls and other toys...



Almost walking!

Emily's new favorite thing is walking around with her Vtech Sit to Stand Learning Walker. She has loved this toy for a long time, but now that she has discovered that she can walk with it, she doesn't play with anything else! Here's a video of the first time I discovered that she could walk with it on her own:

Emily on the Move!

Emily is on the move! Check out this slideshow and video of our VERY active little girl:



High Five!

This video is from the beginning of March - so it's a little out of order - but still very cute!

Look what I can do!

Someone has learned how to sit up...but only in the bathtub! Emily's still getting used to sitting on her own, but every time we put her in the bathtub with her toys she sits for the entire time!

First Veggie

Here's Emily's thoughts on her first vegetable...squash! Enjoy:

Solid Food!

We started solid food (rice cereal) this week! Check out the videos of Emily's first try and her thoughts on solid food on the third try!