Emily's update...

We've been busy around this house lately...but more than just a general sense of busy, Emily has been BUSY! It is hard to believe that Emily is already 7 months old...we are just amazed at how blessed we are to have her in our life. She is such a happy, fun, and loving baby. She is full of life and joy that is just so contagious. It has been so fun to watch her grow and experience life...and lately she has been doing a lot of growing and experiencing! :) Her first two teeth popped through about 3 weeks ago (at the same time) and within a week she was crawling! Talk about reaching milestones...this kid doesn't waste time! She had been showing signs of crawling for quite some time, but it totally caught me off guard one Saturday morning when I looked over and realized she was actually crawling. Our lives have forever changed. I must admit, I was a little nervous at first as I began to think of the implications of this new skill, but I actually enjoy that I can go from room to room and for the most part she will just follow and play. She is not always playing with her toys, but she keeps herself occupied.

We have also added a few activities to our weekly agenda to help keep us from going stir crazy during these cold, rainy days...though, we are quite hopeful of spring coming soon! I've been babysitting another little baby (who is now 12 weeks old) for about 16hrs/week. Emily has enjoyed having a little buddy, but she is intrigued by all her noises more than anything. In fact, we go to church with Brooke and her family and whenever Brooke cries or makes a noise during the service, Emily will look for her and start laughing. They will be trouble someday! We've also been going to Mother Goose Story Time at the local library and Emily just loves it. I have been going to a mom's group on Friday mornings and Emily gets to play for a few hours with our good friend, Missy. They are great pals. Emily and I will start swim lessons in a couple weeks. I'm so excited to get her in the pool since she loves bath time so much!

Well, I know you come here to see pictures...so, I'll quit rambling...Enjoy!

Emily checking out Brooke.

Here is Emily with her buddy, Maddie. Maddie and her family live in Ohio, but were visiting Kentucky a few weeks ago. Emily and I drove up to Louisville to visit for the day and really enjoyed our time together. These girls are exactly 3 months apart.

Emily with her favs, Missy and Bevil (her manny). Bevil babysat Emily every morning when I went back to work (before I resigned and took the best job in the world--being a mom!). Missy watches Emily every Friday so I can go to Mom 2 Mom group. This picture pretty much shows how much fun she has with these two. They are a blessing!

Emily playing with her friend, Cora. I think they were having a in depth conversation about Mr. Lion's tail...haha. Cora's mom, Sarah, and I worked together at Asbury. Cora is just about 2 months older than Emily. We were glad they stopped by for a visit last week.

She wouldn't sit still long enough for many pics...she has better things
to do now that she can crawl!

Anything found in the kitchen is SO entertaining.

Learning new tricks from mom...actually, she was sitting with me one day while I was taking a drink and decided to pull it towards her and use it as a teether...haha. She is funny!

Don't worry, I didn't really give her a spatula with brownie mix...but, I'll admit, I was licking the brownie mix off of my spatula. Emily wanted to try, so I gave her a mini spatula and she had no idea she was even missing out on the brownie mix. Seven months and she is already copying me...I better be careful!