10 months {e}

Emmeline turned 10 months old yesterday! I haven't been posting very much because it's been hard with only taking pictures with my phone, but of course we can't skip the monthly update!

Our little Emme has come a long way this month! She is feeding herself some of the time, and doesn't gag on anything thicker than a puree anymore. She can climb an entire set of stairs, sign "all done" and "mama", and says about 10 words (Mama, Dada, Bubba, bye bye, night night, done, and a few others), which blows me away. She also gives kisses, loves peek-a-boo, and will imitate just about any facial expression. Also, she can stand all by herself, and is *this close* to taking her first steps. She is still nursing.

Emmeline still does not: take a bottle or sippy, sleep through the night, or have teeth. But's it's cool. 'Cause she's cute :) Seriously, she is a happy girl and loves to see people, and ride in the sling. She likes to swing at the park and play in the grass, and she knows just who her Daddy is when she sees him on the computer. She is a delight to our hearts!

the leaves are falling, the leaves are falling

rolling down a hill {camera phone style, since my cam went swimming in coffee}

gabe gabe

Never have I met another person like our Gabe Gabe. He is so full of an undeniable energy. He can use sheer muscle to power himself to incredible feats of athleticism that leave us more normal (haha) people staring in amazement. Gabe also has an awesome imagination...he routinely tells me about adventures he had while I was sleeping...things like surfing in the lava or visiting penguins. We love Gabe so much!

doing playground things...

...while it's still warm enough! It's getting down into the 30s at night now, winter is coming and we need to get as much playground time in as we can!!!

9 months {e}

Emmeline is 9 months old today! Above all else, she is a funny, attached-to-her-mommy little girl who just sparkles! She can go anywhere and everywhere she wants, including up a stair or two, and even stood on her own for about 2 seconds the other day. She is finally in size 6-9 month clothes, but can still comfortably wear about half of her 3-6 month things.

She doesn't have any teeth, and doesn't sleep through the night, but she does make us smile and she does make us so grateful that she is ours! She loves to roll her tongue around in her mouth, laugh hysterically at her sister and brothers, and cuddle anytime. She will crawl after me anywhere I walk in the house, and has discovered the joys of pulling things out of the kitchen cabinet that is for her!

With her sparkly blue eyes and happy personality, she has certainly captured our hearts during her first 9 months!

you turkey

Our base is FULL of wildlife of all kinds. A legitimate excuse to being late somewhere is that there was a herd of SOMETHING crossing the road! On the way to run errands this morning, I had to stop for these turkeys to cross. By the time I had my phone out they were pretty much across, but we had to wait for every single one of them. This is right by our house!