emery decided to spend our days hunkered down during hurricane Sandy practicing her new trick - crawling! she's got it now!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
eight months old - 10.27.12
on saturday, october 27, emery turned 8 months old! she can sit up on her own with only the occasional topple over. she is very very close to crawling and can move forward with intention, even if it looks a little more like "the worm" than traditional crawling. i taught her how to turn light switches on and off - which she enjoys. her latest jabbering sounds sort of like the noise a walkie-talkie makes when it cuts in and out - kkkkuhhhh-kkkrrrrrr. emery's favorite game is peek-a-boo - hiding and popping out, saying: "BOO!" makes her laugh every time.
she still enjoys books and especially the ones with open/close flaps, which she loves to open/close (thank you, avia jo for the new books with flaps!). and she also likes the stack of DVDs on our tv shelf - stack, unstack, pick up, put down. she enjoys a lot of different foods - she's a pretty good sport about any food we give her and doesn't refuse (though isn't equally enthusiastic about every option). i would say apples or peaches are her favorite. occasionally, we let her try small pieces of table food and she does well despite not having any teeth! she recently practiced standing against the ottoman (with help of course) and yesterday, she pushed up to an almost standing position while crawling on me (hands on my leg, on her feet, her legs straightened).
this month, emery enjoyed her first cheerleading competitions and wasn't bothered by the loud music and cheering. and she enjoyed her first airplane trip and weekend away from home. she did great and made a lot of new friends!
emery crawling (almost)!
on the starting blocks!
especially in the sunshine, emery's hair is still looking red!
she still enjoys books and especially the ones with open/close flaps, which she loves to open/close (thank you, avia jo for the new books with flaps!). and she also likes the stack of DVDs on our tv shelf - stack, unstack, pick up, put down. she enjoys a lot of different foods - she's a pretty good sport about any food we give her and doesn't refuse (though isn't equally enthusiastic about every option). i would say apples or peaches are her favorite. occasionally, we let her try small pieces of table food and she does well despite not having any teeth! she recently practiced standing against the ottoman (with help of course) and yesterday, she pushed up to an almost standing position while crawling on me (hands on my leg, on her feet, her legs straightened).
this month, emery enjoyed her first cheerleading competitions and wasn't bothered by the loud music and cheering. and she enjoyed her first airplane trip and weekend away from home. she did great and made a lot of new friends!
emery crawling (almost)!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
TU homecoming - 10.20.12
blake, emery, and i went to homecoming at Taylor University over the weekend of October 19-22. we had a wonderful time visiting with my college friends. emery did great on her first plane rides. on both flights (to indy and home from indy), the person sitting across the aisle from us commented on how good-natured she was. whew! she napped for about 30 minutes on both flights and played quietly the rest of the time (minus a few happy squeals).
we arrived on friday afternoon and stayed the night with laura, sean, and their kiddos. sarah, seth, and their kiddos came over for a yummy dinner. saturday morning, we met up with sarah and family, kara and family, stephanie and family, and headed to Taylor. we met up with kristen on campus, and had lunch together then toured the campus. i braced myself for the possibility that campus would look very different, but i'm happy to report that it looked and felt very much the same with only a few extra new buildings. i just can't get over how much i love that place. it was wonderful to be back and to share it with blake and emery - blake was very impressed with the campus.
we returned to the hotel where everyone was staying in indy and met up with amy and family and joey and family to have a big (busy!) dinner with everyone and their kiddos. sunday, we joined laura and family at church, and sarah (and family) and stephanie (and family) joined us for lunch at laura's house. we watched some football and took some pictures and had a lovely afternoon. blake, emery, and i left monday morning to return home. the trip was moderately exhausting, but totally worth it. i am thrilled to have spent time with some of my very favorite people and that i was able to introduce them to our sweet emery, and also that i could share Taylor with my hunny and bunny.
on campus:
new TU sign
in the dining commons (the DC)
at the tailgate lunch
sarah, kara, tiffanie, kristen, and stephanie outside the DC
sarah, tiffanie, and emery outside English Hall
in the library galleria
kristen, tiffanie, and emery at the bell tower
in the student union
in English Hall:
room 211 - my room for three years
2nd floor English
sarah, kara, kristen, and stephanie
same phone, still there!
love love love this place!
new things on campus:
wind turbines next to olson hall (nicknamed Mary-Kate and Ashley)
new prayer chapel
new science center built on to the old nussbaum building
places on campus that look the same (and look wonderful!):
the bell tower
the Reade building
the library
the sammy statues
the union and the water tower
the chapel
the library and bell tower
ivanhoe's
the ivy house (where we lived senior year)
it was chilly, but we think emery had a great time!
back at laura's house:
allison and lulu play together
elliot, allison, emery, lulu, dana jean, and lowrie
the girls
dana jean loves emery!
we arrived on friday afternoon and stayed the night with laura, sean, and their kiddos. sarah, seth, and their kiddos came over for a yummy dinner. saturday morning, we met up with sarah and family, kara and family, stephanie and family, and headed to Taylor. we met up with kristen on campus, and had lunch together then toured the campus. i braced myself for the possibility that campus would look very different, but i'm happy to report that it looked and felt very much the same with only a few extra new buildings. i just can't get over how much i love that place. it was wonderful to be back and to share it with blake and emery - blake was very impressed with the campus.
we returned to the hotel where everyone was staying in indy and met up with amy and family and joey and family to have a big (busy!) dinner with everyone and their kiddos. sunday, we joined laura and family at church, and sarah (and family) and stephanie (and family) joined us for lunch at laura's house. we watched some football and took some pictures and had a lovely afternoon. blake, emery, and i left monday morning to return home. the trip was moderately exhausting, but totally worth it. i am thrilled to have spent time with some of my very favorite people and that i was able to introduce them to our sweet emery, and also that i could share Taylor with my hunny and bunny.
on campus:
new TU sign
in English Hall:
room 211 - my room for three years
new things on campus:
wind turbines next to olson hall (nicknamed Mary-Kate and Ashley)
places on campus that look the same (and look wonderful!):
the bell tower
the Reade building
the library
the sammy statues
the union and the water tower
it was chilly, but we think emery had a great time!
back at laura's house:
allison and lulu play together
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