ONE YEAR!

Wow, I can't believe we have a one year old! It was a challenging year. We would not have survived without our "village" and the countless prayers of our "villagers". Honestly, Emilia is an amazing kid. I am not sure if it is our parenting or the Grace of God (I lean toward the Grace of God). She brings us a ridiculous amount of joy. We look forward to seeing her grow this next year!

Likes:
Pressing buttons on toys and remotes
Eating
Dancing
Chewing on everything 
Walking

Dislikes:

Lima Beans

Being away from mommy too long 

Sitting still

 Eats:
NO MORE FORMULA! Woo Hoo!!! She just weaned herself off formula about three and a half weeks ago. 
She pretty much eats what we eat. 
 
Doctor's Report:  
Weight: 20.5 lbs
Height: 28.5 inches

Emilia's Milestones:
Weaned off formula 
Drinking out a sippy cup, no more bottle
We have a walker! She has been walking for about two and half weeks. 
Sleeping through the night

Parents' Milestones:  

We survived her first year and kept her alive!!!

Hair Watch:
The back is starting to curl....

Eye Watch:
They have plateaued on the changing colors front

Teeth Watch:

She is still holding steady at 8 teeth, but working on a ninth

Last night as an 11 month old

 

Enjoying her Birthday Breakfast

Cupcakes! There is a blue one for the Birthday Boy.

 

"Really, Mom?"

 

"I don't know what this is, but it looks delicious!"

"I wonder how much of this I can fit into my mouth?"

KISS impression...Nailed it!

 

 

God's Blessings,

Joshua, Stefani, and Emilia

Eleven

In one month we will have a ONE YEAR OLD!! What the what?!?!?!?!

Likes:Dancing

Laying her head on soft things

Brushing her teeth

"Talking"

Grabbing the remote and pressing buttons

Climbing on her Minnie chair
Squeaking her rubber ducky 
Baths
Playing with Daddy
 

Dislikes:

Men except for her daddy and she warms up to Pop Pop
Sleeping past 6am
Taking things away she shouldn't have away
Eats:
About 30 oz a day
ALL THE THINGS! She doesn't refuse anything we put in front of her.
 
Doctor's Report:  
We won't see the doctor until her 12 month check up

Emilia's Milestones:
She has stood up without the assistance of furniture or a person a few times
First Super Bowl
She can take about 2 steps unassisted

Taking bites of a larger piece of food like a cracker

Parents' Milestones:  

We survived another month

Hair Watch:
It is growing, still unsure if it will be curly or not

Eye Watch:
I think they are getting more brown.

Teeth Watch:

She is still holding steady at 8 teeth. 

I let her play with the 1s

Wave them around like you just don't care

 

What? I turn ONE next month!

 God's Blessings, 

Joshua, Stefani, and Emilia

Perfect 10

We are in the double digits, folks! Soon we will have a 1 year old! Yikes!

Likes:
Chewing on drawstrings and buttons
Eating real food
Peeking over furniture
Following me around the house
Dancing
The sound of the salad spinner (she gets into giggling fits over it)
Raspberries on her belly
Opening and closing things
Riding in shopping carts
Going to the store
 
Dislikes:
Mommy leaving the room
Taking something away that she thinks shouldn't be taken away
The word "No"
Being in her car seat too long
Not being picked up and held when she feels she should

Eats:
About 30 oz a day
For a little while all she just wanted to eat Cheerios. She had gotten over that and will eat just about anything we put in front of her: cheese, breakfast sausage, scrambled egg, pork roast, ground beef... If we eat it and she can eat it, she will eat it.
 
Doctor's Report:  
She had a cold for a while and I took her in to get her ears checked. She is now 20 lbs!

Emilia's Milestones:
Clapping (She now uses this to get our attention like when she wants more food)

Standing without support for longer periods of time
First Cold
First taste of a lemon
First Christmas
First New Year

Parents' Milestones:  

Not much to report...sleeplessness, exhaustion, the usual

Hair Watch:
It is growing, still unsure if it will be curly or not

Eye Watch:
Brown near the pupil, but blue on the outside

Teeth Watch:

She has eight teeth! Four on the bottom and four on the top. She is showing signs that she is working on more.

For her pictures I was going for a tea party feel, because she turned 10 months on Downton Abbey premiere night. 

Um...that zero is the wrong way.

Lalalala

What is this?

Cheese!!

God's Blessings,

Joshua, Stefani, and Emilia

Nine Months

As Joshua put it, Emilia has been "out" as long as she was "in". It is amazing how much growing she has done in 9 months. Only 3 months to plan her first birthday party. 

Likes:
Eating at the table
Talking- Dada and lots of passionate babble
Napping with Mom
Pulling up on anything and anyone
Standing- most likely after pulling up on something or someone
Tasting everything
Crawling- usually "chasing" me around the house
Playing with her toys

Dislikes:
Mommy leaving the room
Taking something away that she thinks shouldn't be taken away
The word "No"

Eats:  
About 32 oz a day
We have added Banana flavor Puffs, Cheerios, and peas 
 
Doctor's Report:   
19.8 pounds 75th %
28 inches long 75th %

Clean bill of health. She did a get her first of two flu shots.
 
Emilia's Milestones:
Realized that Daddy is the guy leading worship 
Walking around furniture
Teeth, Teeth and more Teeth 
First Thanksgiving and taste of the food
Picking up food, chewing, eating, and swallowing
Has begun realizing what "No" means and when she has done something wrong

Parents' Milestones:  

Um...Teething is survivable

Hair Watch:
It is growing, still unsure if it will be curly or not

Eye Watch:  
Brown near the pupil, but blue on the outside

Teeth Watch:

All four top teeth have broken through, three of her bottom teeth have broken through, one of her bottom teeth is working its way through now 


We took a few pictures with her nine. We hope to get some more "formal" ones soon. 

Nine is delicious!

 

Yum!

 God's Blessings,

Joshua, Stefani, and Emilia

Seven Months!

Totally half finished due to my iritis. I did not get an official 7 month picture. :/

Likes: Standing- with support she can stand herself up
Food!- She is our kid for sure! She loves applesauce, bananas, peaches, and pears.
Raising her arms in the air and bringing them down
Daniel Tiger's Neighboorhood- This show instantly calms her when it seems she is upset about nothing. She like the songs and colors. We watch for a few minutes to distract her from whatever she thinks she is upset about.

Dislikes:
Having gas- Boy can she wail and cry when she has bad gas!
Taking things away she wants- yeah, we learned this already...sigh

Eats:
About 30 oz a day
We are working on eating more solids.

Doctor's Report: 
Next appointment is at 9 months

Emilia's Milestones:
Still working on crawling
The bottom teeth are in and are being used to bite mommy. My leg and my arm are her favorites.
Pulling herself up to stand

Parents' Milestones:  
The first time I was physically unable to take care of Emi. I am dealing with iritis and fibrosis of my iris and lens. It is PAINFUL! Thank God for Emi's godmother, Mary Kay, for taking two full days of her time to care for Emi while we visited doctors and Joshua could get some work done. Because of this Joshua got to go into full on daddy mode. We are such a team that it is rare when we have all the responsibility on just one of us. He did just fine!

Hair Watch:
Growing! It gets curly in the bath

Eye Watch:  
They are slowly turning brown. 

Teeth Watch:
The two bottom teeth are here. She is definitely working on others. She is drooling extra and wants to gnaw on everything!

The best 7 month photo we took

God's Blessings, 

Joshua, Stefani, and Emilia

Eight is Great!

Our little lady is eight months old! Where has the time gone?!

Likes:
Pulling up on anything and anyone
Standing- most likely after pulling up on something or someone
Tasting everything
Crawling- usually "chasing" me to the kitchen

Dislikes:
Going to bed has been a bit of struggle
Mommy leaving the room
Coughs

Eats:  
About 30 oz a day
Bananas, Applesauce, Pears, Blueberries and Pear baby food, Banana, Pineapple, and Orange Baby Food, Spaghetti Squash, Carrots, Potatoes, Apples

Doctor's Report:   
Next appointment is at 9 months
 
Emilia's Milestones:
Crawling! She got all the moves coordinated and is on the move!
Pulling up on things and standing for longer periods of time unassisted
Ditched the pacifier- She just decided she was done with it. Holding her bottle- woo hoo!!
She has started playing with toys- she has figured what buttons to press to make sounds and instead of instantly putting things her mouth she tries to play with the toy

Parents' Milestones:  
First time the parents were sick (Me: Iritis Joshua: Cold)
First time we left Emilia with someone for extended periods of time due to my iritis and the doctor appointments that went with it. 

Hair Watch:
It is growing, still unsure if it will be curly or not

Eye Watch:  
Brown near the pupil, but blue on the outside

Teeth Watch:
The two bottom teeth are in.

Her right top tooth is breaking through

Gobble Gobble

 

Nom Nom Nom

What is this? Am I really this old?

OoOoOoOo

I am adorable!!

God's Blessings,

Joshua, Stefani, and Emilia

Half Half Birthday!

What is a Half Half Birthday, you ask? It is when one's mother doesn't get to the 6 month blog post/pictures until 2 weeks after the half birthday. 

It has been SIX MONTHS since Emi's grand entrance. We love watching her take in the world around her. She is so busy! She wants to be where the action is. She has a smile for everyone. My mom says she is the happiest baby ever. 

Likes:
Standing- on people, tables, chairs, in the walker
Sleeping on her stomach with her bum in the air
Gnawing on EVERYTHING- blankets
Mouths- She was interested in my parents' mouths and my dad's facial hair.
Daddy- She is enamored with Joshua. It makes church a breeze, because she hears his voice the whole time!
Daddy Walks- Joshua holds her in a certain way and walks that can usually instantly calm her down.

Dislikes:
Having gas- Boy can she wail and cry when she has bad gas!
Daddy's coughs

Eats:
About 30 oz a day
We have experimented with eating carrots, pears, and bananas in the mesh feeder.  

Doctor's Report: 
September 11th
Weight: 17 lbs. 8 oz. (75th %)
Height: 26 inches (50th %)




Next appointment is at 9 months
 
Emilia's Milestones:
TEETH!! Her bottom two teeth have broken free!
Her toes have found her mouth!
Getting ready to crawl

Parents' Milestones:  
We dealt with her first choking incident. I let her have a steamed carrot that wasn't in the mesh feeder. I was surprising calm about the whole thing. I just hooked my finger and put it in her mouth and got the carrot right out. I figured I would either find the carrot or gag her enough to "find the carrot". I know it won't be the last time she chokes on something. No matter how careful we are it is bound to happen again. 
Looking into baby proofing options

Hair Watch:
The bald spot on the back of her head has filled in.

Eye Watch:  
They are slowly turning brown. 

Teeth Watch:
The two bottom teeth are coming in nicely 

Six months is...yummy?

How do I open this book?

And we are done.

 

The half birthday cake I made for Joshua and Emilia.

God's Blessings,

Joshua, Stefani, and Emilia