11 Months

Emerson turned 11 months old on Tuesday. Her father and I just shake our heads and wonder where the time went. Seems like we just brought her home from the hospital the other day. This is a really fun age. Emerson is jabbering away, VERY mobile and busy. She is all over the place backwards and forwards. At baby school, they are always having to drag her out from under things.

Emerson is such a happy baby. She laughs and giggles and smiles most of the time. Just like when she was a newborn, she only cries when something is wrong and only for as long as it takes to fix it. She is good natured and well-behaved, if that is possible for a 11 month old. I guess she is just really laid back and has the great ability to go with the flow, so not to much upsets her. She is more curious than anything, so when something different comes her way, she's to busy checking it out to get upset.

This past month, Emerson has learned to wave "bye bye" and is starting to pull herself up on the coffee table and the jumpa-roo. Still only her two bottom teeth, but lots of drool and her finger is always in her mouth, so I think more are on the way. She is still in her helmet and doing great. Her last appointment was on Monday and she has made more progress. Because we started late in the helmet, her head will never be perfect, but it looks A LOT better than it did before she went into the helmet and we are very pleased with her progress.

Emerson continues to eat like it's going out of style and sleep like a teen-ager, which we think is particularly AWESOME!

God has smiled on us. Emerson is the best gift we could have ever wished for and we are thankful. AND hopefully He will forgive us for crashing the pumpkin patch at Helotes United Methodist Church...the sign clearly said "Open 12-8"....and it was only 9:30!