Emily is 11 Months Old!!

We must lead off this post with some very exciting news... (even though it is cheating because it happened 3 days after her 11 month birthday)...One small crawl for Emily, one big exciting milestone for her parents! We are happy to report that the draw of a dell laptop keyboard got Emily to crawl on June 22nd (her Uncle Mike's bday). Of course, the woman who brought her into this world was not around (I had gone for a run), but it was caught on video and I have witnessed it since. Now begins the chore of child proofing and of probably counting our blessings that she just now started to crawl around :) And in other news...

-Emily got to meet her brand new baby cousin, Rose. She loved seeing her and is so proud to be her big cousin and will teach her everything she knows throughout the years. We also witnessed Emily's first bout of jealousy. When I was holding Rose in front of her..she stared up with her big sweet eyes and emphatically and repeatedly shouted "Mama, Mama, Mama...." I am ashamed to admit it, but this made me so happy!

-Emily is officially a water baby and loves her time at her Gigi and Papi's big bath! She has such fun in the pool and is never happy to get out. Each time she goes in she gets more and more comfortable and is doing her part to give her Gigi a good arm workout with her "1-2-3- weeeee" lifts into the air! She also adores the highly fashionable new swimsuits that her aunt, Ashley, got her and can't wait to showcase one of them at her birthday bash!

-Emily has a new favorite toy and hence we have a new song constantly stuck in her head. She adores the zoo toy that her Deeda and Papa gave to her. The music is the soundtrack to her playtime as she pushes the button to make the music go every time it stops!

-We had a pleasant surprise a few weeks ago when we went in to check on E a little bit after we had put her to bed. In Kyle walks and is welcomed by our sweet girl sitting up in bed and giving him a big smile. We spent the next 10 minutes lowering her crib!

-E had a fantastic visit with the Beasley's and was SO happy to see her big cousin Alex and meet his foster brother Jonathon. Her mommy was equally as happy to see Alex as she adores him! They had a great time hanging out and celebrating Alex's 4th birthday at Chuck E Cheese. She got to go for a run with mommy and daddy ... their first time running in Illinois! This trip has spoiled Emily as she is now accustomed to riding the friendly skies in style. By sheer luck, we were upgraded to First Class on both flights as they are testing having First Class on American Eagle. E was not able to enjoy the warm nuts (she'll have to wait awhile for that) but we enjoyed them very much on her behalf!

-Emily continues to enjoy so many amazing foods...fruits, veggies, meats, fish, beans...there does not seem to be much yet that she does not like. She especially enjoyed TWO samples of salmon at Costco with her Gigi....and cannot wait until July 19th for ....CAKE!!!