Emily is 5 Month's Old!!

We can't believe it, but Emily is nearing her half year birthday. Time flies when you have the cutest baby ever! Life with Emily just gets better and better every day. Kyle and I can't (and have no desire to) remember life before she arrived. A lot has happened this month...

-Emily had an amazing time seeing the Jeroslow/Beasley side of her family for Thanksgiving in Colorado. She had so much fun with her Grandpa/Grandma, aunts, uncles, and cousin Alex (of course). She saw her first mountains and I can't say how impressed she was but I am sure one day she will appreciate them more! She did not get to eat any of the yummy food but has been promised lots of tastes next year!

-Emily continues to enjoy her time at daycare with Gail and all of her friends. This month she even went to her first (and I'm sure not last) birthday party at Chuck-E-Cheese. She had a lot of fun celebrating Joshua and Jordan. She loves Gail a lot and is going to miss seeing her this next few weeks while Gail enjoys some time off.

-Daddy and mommy are very funny according to Emily (maybe she is the only one who thinks so..but that's fine with us)! We make her laugh a lot with fun sounds and words and songs. The sure fire ways to make her smile are as follows: (in no particular order) Daddy singing Hello/Goodbye by the Beatles, singing Pat A Cake and Wheels on the Bus.

-Emily has only turned over from back to front once, but Gail said she has done well with front to back. Anything to avoid tummy time!

-We think we have discovered Emily's first allergy and it is to something that you are supposed to give baby's to eat first because of the low risk of allergy! Twice she has pulled some exorcist action after we fed her rice cereal. Hence, we've decided to hold of on real food until she is 6 months old...maybe we'll have better luck then!

-We don't yet have bragging rights to Emily sleeping through the night, but we are doing better. She is sleeping longer and longer and without feedings, so we are confident that we will get there soon!

-Emily celebrated her first Hanukkah this month and enjoyed the pretty lights of the menorah and the presents from Deeda and Papa. Next year...Matzo Ball Soup..Daddy will be more than happy to feed it to her.

-Emily learned this month that her Aunt Hava and Uncle Mike are having a girl cousin for her to play with..she is very excited to teach her the ropes on being a baby girl!

-Emily went to the Christmas party at Gail's and had a great time. She got lots of neat stuff to play with!

-Emily can't wait to celebrate her first Christmas at Gigi and Papi's house!

-Emily still talks away all of the time. We have no doubt she will be singing herself Happy Birthday at her one year bday party just like her Aunt Ashley did.


-Emily had a great time at the neighborhood Christmas party with lots of her new friends. She particularly enjoyed hanging out with her friend Noelle who is 10 days older than her. They enjoy hanging out together and sucking on their hands.

-We had a lot of fun with one of Emily's new noises. She has discovered that when we vibrate our tongues at her, she can do it back. She takes it pretty seriously, though, and does it with the utmost concentration! Here is a link to her in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_BgUm6pq3M