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The Social Life of a 10 Month Old

Friday was lunch with Garrett...I think she thought he might take her bread! (see earlier post)

Garrett was suppose to be eating lunch. Really he was just trying to make things difficult for his mommy!! Hard to feed a moving target!

Emory, Owen, and Garrett

An attempt to get all the mommies and babies.


It was a monkey theme...so the birthday boy even had a banana shaped cake!! Too cute!

Pause for a family pic.

The idea was to get a picture of all the babies but the walkers wouldn't cooperate and as you can see, Emory was a little upset.

Saturday, Emory was invited to 2 first birthday parties. The first one was at 11am (during our first nap time of the day). It was for her little boyfriend Owen. She was the only girl at the party and had her pick of boys! We tried to take a picture of all the moms and babies, but I don't think we thought it through. It was very difficult to get everyone ready at the same time. Believe it or not the picture I posted was the best of all the ones Chase took. Sorry it isn't centered (we know how wonderful of a picture taker Chase is, hehe :) ). The second party was at 2 (during the second nap time of the day). Emory passed out in her carseat between parties but was a trooper through the second party. Overall she had a wonderfully busy day and took a two and a half hour nap when we got home...at 5:30pm. I guess she was still exhausted because she slept until 10 this morning!!! Such a good sleeper...she gets that from her daddy!!

Carb Junkie

I'm not talking about me. Well, I am a carb junkie and I've always said I could NEVER do a low-carb diet. It wouldn't work for me because I love bread too much. No, this time I am talking about Emory. Today Em and I met a girlfriend of mine and her son Garrett for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. The kids did very well together considering they were sitting right beside each other at the table. They made a mess but had fun (yes i tipped well). Anyway. As we were leaving Emory managed to get a hold of some bread off our table. I saw no harm in letting her nibble on it for a little while. Honestly I thought she would get bored with it and throw it down. WRONG! I tried to take it from her when we got in the car and there was no distracting her with anything, not even my cell phone (that usually always works). I watched her the whole time we were in the car and she never put it down. We had to stop at Target before going home to pick up a few things. It's about a 25 minute drive from the Cheesecake Factory to the Target by our house. This is what it looked like when we left lunch in Green Hills...

And this is what it looked like by the time we arrived at Target...

And she ate most of it. I found two, quarter size pieces in her seat with her, but the rest...gone! What can I say, she's my daughter!! :)

I must be the luckiest mommy in the world!

This is what I get to see EVERYDAY!! She is the most amazing, sweet, and fun baby! I can't believe she is growing up so fast!

The Groove

Ok so everyone knows about the "groove" in the couch. Every couch has one, it's the most broken in part of the couch, usually the most desired seat. Anyway, the other day one of my friends and her daughter came over for a playdate. The girls enjoyed playing and attempting to share toys, while Rachel and I watched and talked. Long story short, Emory eventually laid down for a nap and Callie stayed out in the living room with us. Rachel had her sitting on the "groove" of our couch while she played with some of her toys. She kept slipping further and further down and kept laughing as she did. She seemed very comfortable so we just left her there rather then making her mad and moving her. Well, she too fell asleep and at one point we looked over at her and this is what we saw...

...only her pacifier was showing! Since our couch is broken, there is a hole in the back where the cushions and the back of the couch don't meet. Her head found that hole. She stayed like this for about 20 mintues or so and then woke up mad because she couldn't move her head. Poor thing!

**note: I assure you she was fine. Rachel and I are both nurses and made sure she was ok the whole time! :)**

10 Months!

Where is the time going? I can't believe that my little baby is growing up. In two short months we will be celebrating her ONE year! Yikes!

Ok so the monthly update...

-She is going from a sitting to lying position, she doesn't do it much but at least she's doing it. She is very content sitting and reaching as far as she can to get a new toy.
-Once she is down on her belly she spins around to get to the toys she wants. She still doesn't move forward, only backwards. This can sometimes be very frustrating to her!
-She will give you a "high five"
-She has learned to click her tongue. This is very cute and she will even mimic chase and me if we do it first.
-She is learning to use a sippy cup since in "two short months" she is going to be a "big" girl!
-She has cut one more tooth...top front...finally...she doesn't look like a snaggle tooth anymore :)
-She has begun to say "dada" when Chase walks in the room. He of course LOVES this. Although everything still seems to be "dada" at least she knows who he is.
-And lastly, we have entered the world of separation anxiety...lovely. I hate leaving her anyway and when she cries it definitely doesn't make it ANY easier...so it begins!

We love you Emory...happy 10 months!

**Note: I couldn't resist the picture. I went to check on her this morning during her nap and found her asleep with her monkey blanket on her bottom.**

Happy Birthday Payton!

Payton is ONE!!! I can't believe it. It really seems like he was just born. Last Saturday was his party and it was great to get back to Birmingham to participate in the festivities. It was a circus theme complete with cotton candy and popcorn. The man of the hour was so cute in his giraffe outfit his Aunt Erin and Uncle Chase gave him. He enjoyed his cake of course. He played in it most of the time and then realized that he could put some in his mouth...real sugar...yumm! Emory even got a taste of the cake and really enjoyed it. I think she would have eaten the whole thing if my mom would have let her! This past year with Payton has flown by...he's going to be 15 before we know it!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAYTON...WE LOVE YOU!

Greatest Sound on Earth

I found this video on the camera the other day and thought I would share. It was taken around Thanksgiving. A baby's laughter is the greatest sound on earth!!