Tuesday, May 12, 2009

8 Months Old!!

Emmie turned 8 Month's old on Saturday and is growing so fast and is right on schedule with all her developments. The doctor has continually told us not to forget her "adjusted" age is 2 months behind her "birthday" age and to give her up to a year old to "catch up" to other babies her age. But, the last time we went to the doctor, he said she seemed to be right at her birthday age and was doing way better than he expected. Developmentally, she is actually right on track and is just like any other full-term 8 month old baby (only a little bit smaller :)
So I thought I would share some of her accomplishments thus far...

She is sitting up very well by herself.
She is babbling ALL the time now.
She is holding her own bottle.
She is drinking out of a sippy cup.
She is on the VERGE of crawling (literally at any moment!)
She is learning to play with all her toys, and LOVES books!
She turns the pages of the books when we read.
She weighs just at 15 pounds (I haven't measured her yet, so not sure about that)
And, last but most exciting, she started pulling up and standing all by herself!!

She actually did this for the FIRST time this morning! She was in her crib while I was getting ready for work and all of a sudden Madison said "LOOK!" and sure enough, there she was, grinning and smiling like she had conquered the world! So, it is all hands on deck to get the house baby-proofed before any damage is done!! LOL

This weekend I took some pictures of Emmie and Madison. Emmie just LOVES when her big sister is home and gets so spoiled by Madison. Every Monday when Emmie goes to daycare, after Madison has been home, Emmie's babysitter tells me how she was "rotten" that day because all she wanted to do was be held! And this is because that's all Madison does while she is home. She plays with Emmie and/or holds her literally 24/7. And, of course, Emmie LOVES every single minute of it!! Here are the two sisters...






And then Sylvi and Valley (our 2 dogs) had to get in on the fun of playing with Emmie, too! I have done my best so far to keep them "at bay" with Emmie and haven't let her really touch or play with them to much. The reason is because Sylvi, my Jack Russell, has some sort of OCD with HAVING to lick everything she can! It seriously is an OCD problem! Anyway, I haven't cared too much to have her licking all over Emmie. But, I think that is about to be over. Emmie has decided they are her best friends and she Loves, Loves, Loves for them to come "see" her and play. When she sees them, she just cracks up giggling and laughing and is starting to try and follow them around! I am constantly following her with a wipe and Germ X after she plays with them!! LOL
Anyway, here they are...




4 comments:

Lori said...

She's getting so big!! I love that expression on her face in the first picture with the dog:) So cute!!

The Wilson's said...

Congratulations to Emmie on meeting all her milestones on time and being such big girl! She is precious and I bet she loves having all the attention from her big sister. I think that licking thing is with all Jack Russel's because mine has the same problem!

Beth said...

Way to go Emmie! We all knew she would do just fine!!! She is gorgeous and I love her little personality that shines through all of her expressions! Cute Pictures, Mama!

Dani said...

Okay the wipe and Germ X comment cracked me up:)!! I could just imagine chasing her down after the dogs with those items in your hand, hehehe!! Both my pugs love to lick too. The lab/retriever never licks. Crystal was always wiping Josiah up constantly too in the beginning. Now it's me saying where's the wipes when I'm with them:)!

Both the girls are very sweet and adorable. Emmie's accomplishments are wonderful. She is getting so big already to me. Enjoy it!