Look Out World, Here I Come!

Emerson started crawling last Wednesday! Emerson had so much fun at Grandma and Pop's house, she decided to put on a little show for them. So at 7 months, Emerson is off and running. She isn't crawling all the time though. I think she actually forgets she can crawl and then when she locks in on something that is far away, the light bulb goes on and then she's off! We are so proud of her. Looks like Chris and I need to make a trip to Babies R Us for some safety gates. I am having technical difficulties downloading the video, but will have it up soon.

Look out Tuxy, here comes trouble!

Emerson coming straight for the camera.


How cute is this tushy? You will see more of this soon.

Emerson is also starting to pull up on things and loves to climb on top of you. Daddy can't wait to wrestle with her.

Emerson Goes Honky Tonkin'

Emerson and I are here in Nashville, TN for a week visiting Pops and Grandma and having the best time. It snowed the other day so we took a few pictures- you probably can't see the snowflakes, but I promise they were there! It was Emerson's first snow- another one for the baby book! These are just a few pictures (as a teaser) of more to come when we get home.

NEWSFLASH! Emerson has her first hair product purchase! She had some flyaways we needed to get rid of so we went out and got her some J&J Hair Spray Detangler which also helps with flyaways. Now we can gather up some of that hair and put a pretty bow on her! I have already started bow shopping and we are up to 5. Isn't she the cutest?!

Emerson And Her Buddy Tate

Every week Emerson and I take turns with our friends Joanna and baby Tate walking in each other's neighborhood. Last week was our turn so I suggested we dress the babies in sweaters and jeans and have a mini photo shoot at the park. We also got them some sunglasses- they aren't the most stylish things, but made for a pretty funny picture. Chris thinks they are terrible looking on Emerson, but I had to get at least one shot of them. The babies were so cute! At first they just looked around and then they realized they were sitting next to each other and decided to stick their arms out and see what happened. Got some pretty cute shots. Not too many smiles out of Emerson, but Tate sure was happy. Isn't he a doll with those blue eyes!?

Emerson and Tate also took an introduction to the water class at the Mt. Pleasant Rec. Center. I think the moms had more fun than the kids. Emerson was very serious. She didn't know what to think the first few classes but ended up kicking away the last day. We are going to do it again in March and April to get ready for summer!

In case you were wondering they keep the pool at a nice 82 degrees and the indoor pool area is heated! Nice!

Don't you love how Emerson props her arm up on my shoulder!

Emerson On The Swing

Over the holidays, we took Emerson to the Pirate Park and she loved swinging on the baby swing. Of course, before we put her in it I lysoled and wiped it down to get rid of any germs. (First time Mom and germaphobe as it is).

Emerson's Photo Shoot At Smythe Park

In honor of Emerson being 7 months old, I put her in the cutest Ralph Lauren outfit (from Aunt Katie) and took some cute pictures of her at the lake across the street from our house. She didn't give me any of her signature smiles, but I will take what I can get. I am a freak about pictures as most of you know, especially with her and my new camera!

Some things that she is doing now:

Grabbing EVERYTHING she can get her hands on. Silverware at the table, remote control, phones, purse, laptop, mustella body lotion, desitin. I mean anything. It is pretty cute how observant she is now.

I can barely get a diaper on this child. Have you ever tried to put a diaper on a child while she is on all fours? Man, it's tough! She is constantly rolling over and sitting up, sometimes I just let the little thing hang out commando and pray she doesn't leave us a present.

She gets very excited when she sees Grandma and Pop's dog, Kylie. She kicks her feet and opens her mouth very big.

Emerson sits up very well now and loves watching Baby Einstein, particularly Baby Noah (it is very good). She would watch it all day if she could. She got up early this morning and after her breakfast, we cuddled on the chair with a blanket (she had no pants on) for one entire run through of the show. She didn't move.

Emerson will be sitting up playing and all the sudden tense up her whole body- arms, legs and face and make this funny noise. She isn't mad or anything, I think just excited and having fun.

She says "Mmm ma ma " a lot. I try to be fair and get her to say "Da da", but it doesn't happen as often. Sorry Chris.

Emerson is VERY close to crawling. She has been rocking for a while now, so I know the next step is go time. She took a few steps today, I am not sure if this is officially crawling, but I taped it and will post it tonight. You be the judge, but she is doing great.

Watching Baby Noah intently with her Bla Bla and Baby Honeybee dolls.

Christmas 2008

2008 was a very special year for us. So in honor of that, we celebrated Christmas 4 times! We kicked the festivities off with The Moye Family. Mary Elizabeth and Madeline had fun eating cupcakes while Emerson played with her new fish bowl toy.

Grandma and Pops drove down from Nashville for a few days and we had a ball with them. Santa even made a special visit to our house- he was a funny looking Santa with fogged up glasses. Emerson was very good, she let Santa hold her. We even got a family picture with Santa! Off to Christmas Eve mass we went. While the choir was singing Silent Night, Emerson yelled out, "Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba." It was so funny. Grandma and Pops spoiled us with lots of neat gifts. Emerson really enjoyed ripping the paper off the gifts and trying to eat it. She got lots of cute outfits, a tailgate chair, bla bla doll and of course, lots of toys!

Next to arrive was the Deason Clan. Melissa and Thomas had their first official Christmas together as a married couple. In honor of that, we all surprised them with fancy ornaments for their tree next year. We did our Secret Santa gift exchange Friday night- Thomas and Chris both had each other and each one bought the other a gag gift. The rule is that if you give a gag gift that is an article of clothing, you have to try it on. Thomas gave Chris a purple, youth large under armour cold gear shirt and Chris gave Thomas a man's footless onesie with deer, moose, caribou antlers on it. Unfortunately, you will see the picture, try to contain your laughter. The girls got Mom and Dad Guitar Hero- which they loved. It was good entertainment for sure. Everyone spoiled Emerson- she got lots of neat toys, Baby Einstein videos (I highly recommend Baby Noah), dresses and books.

Nana, Aunt Pam and Jack came over one afternoon and gave Emerson some more gifts! Aunt Pam gave her the neatest animal book that makes sounds and Nana got her a toy horsey that she can ride. They also played some Guitar Hero!

For New Years, we drove up to Atlanta to visit Uncle Brian, Aunt Mandy and cousins Madison and Carter. We had a fun time catching up and the kids had fun playing together. Madison loved having two babies at her house to take care of. She helped give Emerson her bath each night and loved to help with everything except stinky diaper changes! She is a smart cookie. Uncle Brian and Aunt Mandy made Emerson a really pretty step stool. They also gave Emerson her first baby and several cute outfits (one tube top outfit for summer). We did not get to see Aunt Kate and Uncle Troy for Christmas, but we hope to see them soon!

Chris and I had a ball with Emerson's gifts this year. We got her some fun toys, puzzles and lots of books. We got ourselves a new camera for Christmas. It rocks. I love it. I took over 1,000 pictures over the holidays, that is why it has taken me so long to put this slideshow together. It is over 7 minutes long and won't let me add anymore music. Hope you enjoy and thank you everyone for such a fun and special first holiday with our family and baby Emerson.

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