36 Weeks Young!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gosh, I remember being 36 weeks pregnant like it was just yesterday.  Me, with a big 'ole belly:

Well, this is what 36 weeks out of the womb looks like!

Much more photogenic.  ;)

Emily is 36 weeks young and loving life!  She celebrated her day by smiling {i.e. not crying} at both drop-off AND pick-up at daycare!  Yay!!!  That made for one relieved Mommy.  :)

Emily celebrated her 250 day birthday on 1/27/15!  WOW, what a milestone!  This was the day she stood independently for several seconds for the first time.  We also had our first "snow day".  The forecast called for a blizzard, so Mommy & Daddy's offices both closed.  We didn't go outside to play because it was realllllly cold, but we had our own fun shenanigans inside.  :)

On top of all that excitement, Emily tried lentil puree for the first time and LOVED it!  It was the first time she's finished an entire 4 oz jar at one sitting, and she practically licked the bowl clean.  ;)  Emily finished the day off on a high note when she woke up at 11pm in her crib, sat up and moaned for 1-2 minutes and then LAID DOWN AND WENT BACK TO SLEEP ON HER OWN!!!  All in all, it was a day for the memory books for sure.  ;)

Emily also had a play date with her 4 month old friend Sloane!  :)

What a fun-filled week!

Oh Snow!

It's beginning to look a lot like.... wait a minute -- it's too early for that!!!  Calendar aside, it looks like winter has arrived a bit early this year!  It was 72 degrees and sunny on Monday and today it precipitated of the frozen variety.  Though it wasn't enough where to stick or go out and play in where we live, Emily saw her first snowflakes today!!!  Of course, she was snow excited to look at the white flakes through the window, so I took some photos of her smiley face to capture the occasion.  This kiddo is snow adorable and gets cuter by the day, I swear!  ;)

After posing next to the window, we got down to business.  First, Emily practiced her crawling technique a bit more...

And then we had a rousing game of peek-a-boo using a soft green blanket.  :)

She loved it.  I loved watching her.  It was a win-win situation.

The only thing I wish I could've changed about today would be to remove the 2 gigantic gashes scratches Emily inflicted on herself {despite the fact that I filed her nails last night before bed and again this morning when she woke up}.  Oh, and the one she gave me to match... #twinsies.

Ouchie!

Happy Snow Day!!!