Cheerios and Laundry

First taste of a Cheerio.....not so yummy;

however, today she liked them just a little bit better! She has a little trouble since it is so tricky trying to get these little round suckers into her mouth. :)

Who knew how fun a laundry basket could be?? Well, Trevor and Emersen just had a ball with the laundry basket while I was at the gym.
As you can see, Emersen didn't mind being "boxed in" one little bit! Now if she could only help us fold and put away all of the clothes...

Emersen's new tricks

Emersen moved herself all the way over to the ottoman...and would really like to learn how to pull herself up. When she stands by it and holds on, the first thing she does is to give the ottoman zerberts!! It is so funny! The 'fun' things are up there like the remote, cups, cell phones....

She also enjoys pulling apart the puzzle pieces of the floor mat....and once she gets them apart, of course they become something yummy to chew on. :)

Now Emersen has really begun to show off her almost crawling skills. She gets up on all fours, will rock back and forth, definitely can move backwards and sideways on all fours just not completely forward yet. Last night she even showed us her army crawling skills!

(Last) Weekend in review

Once again, I am a little late in posting this entry. Last weekend was very nice! Emersen has been on antibiotics for an ear infection (her first...probably not her last) so we relaxed some at home over the weekend. We also wanted to get some early Christmas shopping done so the three of us went to Jackson to hit Target (yeah!) and a few other stores. Here is a picture of Emersen in her car seat in our new van...doesn't she look so happy?

Just a short update...

This is just a short update. As you can tell, Emersen has figured out how 'neat' the laptop is so I have to type as fast as possible! :) She loves wearing her sunglasses in the car before going to daycare. Since the time has changed, she gets to use them a lot in the morning! Even though she has been sitting up for quite some time, she really has not figured out how to turn or get onto her tummy from a seated position. However, I think this picture shows that she has it almost figured out. I tried to take a few shots of her 'rocking' on her knees/hands, but they didn't turn out very well. Other updates include new veggies: green beans and zucchini! Next up will be acorn squash...

Peas and a minvan....

Guess the title of this blog post sums up our weekend pretty well! Emersen tried peas for the first time Friday evening. Luckily, I had purchased the "Magic Bullet" for one of Trevor's anniversary gifts (appliances) and it did the trick! I froze the extra amount in an ice cube tray~guess each 'cube' is about 1 ounce. Although Emersen gave peas her best shot, I don't think that she is quite a fan of them yet. Up next will be green beans I think....

Saturday we decided to head to a car dealership to check out a Town/Country minivan...yes, a minivan. Trevor looked at it Friday afternoon while getting his oil changed and wanted me to check it out. We always knew that we would need something larger than my car (as all of our family members know, we were rather packed in tightly on our summer trips), but we just weren't sold on a midsize SUV. This minivan has it all...2 TV's, heated seats, backup camera, stow-n-go seats, and I could go on and on. It rides great and I think we have more than enough space for right now...hopefully!! :)

Catching up with MiMi and Dzia Dzia

We got to catch up with MiMi and Dzia Dzia when they came for a visit recently. Emersen had a great time showing them her new tricks~rolling all over the floor, jumping, and making all kinds of funny noises. We watched some of the Notre Dame game and Emersen was decked out in her uniform. It was so pretty outside that we got to go on a walk. We also went out to dinner at the Opera House. Once again, Emersen did a great job...although next time, I will have to remember to remove all adult items from the table (napkins, silverware, etc) because she wanted everything that she couldn't have. I also forgot to bring her sippy cup, so when she was thirsty, she just decided to drink the condensation from Trevor's drink! I really thought we had a picture of that on our camera, but I guess it must be on Dzia Dzia's. We had a great visit!