Mobility

She is walking quite well, made it from our kitchen table to the couch without problem a couple days ago. She will take off, turn in a different direction and even went in a circle, all purposeful! Very cool to watch. This morning she has been "crawl/walking" on her hands and tip toes. I think this is her way of practicing to stand from sitting...very hard skill!

Now that she's walking better we'll consider camping with her. The thought of a baby crawling in the dirt is not something I enjoyed, nor holding her 24/7 while she demanded to move. She can walk all she wants in it though. We checked out a campground in RMNP yesterday that I think we'll try for in August or early September. Will be cooler so less mosquito's which I also like!

She continues to have teething issues. I swear this kid is the slowest teether I've ever heard of. The same tooth will cause problems for weeks/months for this kid and it's painful to watch the lump just sit there under her gums! We're still working on her left molar and I'm thinking a couple more top teeth are also culprits for her latest round of discomfort.

We had the Ruthig's here for a quick stop en route to Iowa. Emma enjoyed watching Jack play and throw things and be a boy and Robbie was very cute to watch crawl around as well.

Poor Baby

Well Emma was just a mess tonight!! Another ear infection (we're going to consult with Children's Hospital now about her being so prone to these, as well as an allergist), diaper rash, teething, excema and just being a 1 yr old all wrapped up at once! After her bath she got: antibiotics, tylenol, teething tablets, rash cream, cortizone for her excema, and regular lotion on her cheeky's!! What a project! And not happy at the same time, but who would be???

She is so determined to walk. She takes a good 4-5 steps on her own without holding things, from things to us or from us to things. She falls pretty good after these steps and the doctor thinks that can also be from her current ear infection since they can throw off balance! So once this medicine kicks in....she's off!!!

She still loves to eat anything and everything and is starting to throw fun tantrums. I even got my hair pulled in Walgreens today! Fun times. She's in the toddler room at day care and LOVING it. She smiles every day when I drop her off and all the little tots are happy to see her and all I hear is "Emma" "Emma" in baby language and I even get waves from the other kids! :) She has her big girl tennis shoes now, with laces, since she hates shoes so much, she can't pull these off. She needs to be in shoes since they go outside and play on their playground a lot. She has a girly pair (white with pink flowers) and a boyish pair (navy blue). Fun times!

Stepping Stones

Emma took 3 steps on her own today....I had her standing in the middle of the room and she took 3 steps toward me without holding anything! It was very exciting! She also enjoys pushing her toys around while walking and thinks she is such big stuff!

We had a lovely time in Manitou Springs this weekend and pictures are posted on the keeney blog. She enjoyed playing with the giraffe's at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and was startled by a swimming bear right in her face! :) It was fun to be in a little cabin and she liked investigating all the surroundings, drawers, cabinets, etc. She also liked standing up in her pack and play staring at us first thing in the morning.....who am I kidding....I loved that as well. :)