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!