Yikes!!!!! How is my baby almost one year old already?!?!?!?!
51 weeks young. Technically, since I'm late in posting this, she's actually 51.5 weeks! Just a few more days until the big O-N-E. Eeeeeeep!
She crawls, she walks, she dances, and as of the past week she is a non-stop babbler too!
Emily started her 51st week making “ga-ga” noises all day. She then moved on to “Dada” {woohoo!! milestone photo op!} and in case there was any doubt in my mind from earlier in the week, she definitely said “oof oof” when we saw a dog -- so that’s also an official word now!
Walking and talking. My newborn infant has turned into a toddler and I simply don't understand where the time has gone!!! ;)
We've been blessed with some really nice spring weather, so we've been spending more time outside. Emily is getting slightly more warmed-up to the grass, even venturing to touch it voluntarily!
The weekend was fun-filled with firsts! Emily visited Long Island {where I grew up!} for the first time, and attended her first birthday party! A childhood friend of mine had a baby boy just 3 weeks before I gave birth to Emily, so we went out to meet the adorable little Trevor and help celebrate his birthday! We also got to see some of my extended family members after the party, and then celebrated our first Mother's Day as a family together the following day at home!
On Monday, I took Emily to a waddler gym class for the first time, where she experienced a ball pit, tunnel crawl, swinging rings, a balance beam, a trampoline, and a bunch of exercises and other activities. She wasn't very impressed with the ball pit or tunnel crawl, though she did finally go through one little tunnel after a lot of prompting by me. :)
She looooooved the rings -- it probably felt to her like she was a human swing! The smile on her face was just pure joy.
Emily's appetite for solid foods is improving, and she is getting very good at feeding herself some finger foods! She used to gag when presented with "chunky" foods, but this week she scarfed down an entire 6 oz jar of chicken with pasta stars PLUS 2 clementines for dinner in one night! The following night she ate an entire banana following her 4 oz jar of puree! She's a growing girl, for sure! Here's a little video of Emily eating some grapes:
The way she moves her little fingers to her mouth, and purses her lips when she chews just cracks me up. I love watching her feeding skills improve over time -- it's been such a remarkable difference in a relatively short amount of time!
Well, that's about it for Week 51! We have one B-I-G birthday milestone coming up in just a few days!!!!!!!!!!!!
