Having Fun...

First time sitting in the cart, on a recent trip to Target!

Hanging out with Brother Charlie...

then TV time with Uncle Jared!

A little tooth and head shaking...

Here is the latest video of Emily. If you look closely you can see her first tooth that just came through on Wednesday (it's on the bottom). We were so surprised on Wednesday morning when we saw it for the first time. Luckily it didn't seem to cause her too much pain, because we didn't even know it was coming. Also, you'll get a glimpse at her new favorite activity, shaking her head no, it's very funny!

It was hard to see the tooth in the video, so I captured this picture this morning. The little chomper is growing everyday!

My Fun-Filled Mom Day!

Every now and then I'll have an, "I'm a Mom" moment and still I can't believe it. Saying the words Mom & Dad never seemed strange to me because we used it with the dogs so frequently, but hearing daughter or what's your daughter's name still throws me for a loop.

Well, Friday topped the charts for me as an, "Oh Wow, I'm a Mom day". I had a full day planned for Emily & I and I was really looking forward to it. We obviously spend every day together, but for some reason Friday really felt like a "Mom Day" to me.

We started out the morning at our first Music Together class. This is 45 minutes of singing, clapping, dancing, stomping, basically you name it, we did it. The women started off the class by playing the guitar and singing and Emily was enthralled. She didn't even seem to notice the 10 other crazy children around her, she only had eyes for 1 lady and it wasn't me! It was also an eye opening experience as to the extent parents, in this case, Moms, will go to for a smile or better yet a laugh. Here we were, 10 adult women acting silly and crazy, dancing, hopping like bunnies, clucking like chickens and for not one second did it seem strange. It's like all of a sudden after you become a parent you are given this right to act silly, not just at home, but in public and it's not only okay, it's encouraged!

After class we went home and Em took a LONG and much needed nap and then we met a few other moms and went for a nice walk, taking advantage of the beautiful weather. I had never met these particular women before but they were apart of the Newtown Moms Club, and we had a great time walking and talking, about babies of course.


My full Mom day then came to an appropriate end with a dinner out with 3 of my other new Mom friends, which was so fun and much needed! Even Moms need a night out here and there and I certainly enjoyed mine!

**Sadly, photos are not allowed to be taken in music class, because it's seen as a distraction, and possibly in this case blackmail, but I will let you use your imagination :)

Playing with Charlie

Emily has really been intrigued by Charlie lately. Here is just a glimpse into her new fascination with her furry brother. The video is a little jumpy, I am trying to hold her, throw the ball and record at the same time, so please forgive me, but it's the sounds that really make this video worth it anyway.

Big Girl Bath Tub!

Last night Andy and I decided now that Emily can sit up it's time for her to graduate to the big bath tub, well kind of. We have this really cute duck tub that sits in the actual bath tub. At first she wasn't sure what they heck she was doing in there, but once we gave her a few toys she was in heaven, splashing and playing around. Baths were always so quick in the sink because there wasn't much room to move around, but she has always loved the water so it was fun to give her some more room to stretch her legs.

6 Months Old!

I can't believe Emily is 6 months old, my tiny baby is growing up! Everyday she is changing and growing and it's so much fun to be a part of. She is talking up a storm and I can't wait until I know exactly what she is thinking and trying to share with us, because she "talks" with such enthusiasm. Until then I will just keep on enjoying all the new sounds she is making each and every day, she is so cute. She started sitting up, seems like it happened overnight, and everyday she is becoming stronger and stronger. It has given her a whole new perspective on life and selfishly, it's much easier to take her picture this way :) She has just starting reaching out for you to pick her up and it still melts my heart each and every time she does. She has been eating more and more food and is just starting to get the hang of it and I think even starting to enjoy it. Here is her 6th month video, Enjoy!

Here is a bonus video of Em trying sweet potatoes for the first time. It's a bit long, but Andy & Jared add some humor, are you surprised?!?!

Florida Vacation

Now that Mimi & Papa have a condo in Florida we will certainly be spending a lot of time there, which I personally can't complain about :) We went down for 8 days and despite the weather being on the chilly side it was still really great to be away and escape from reality for a few days. We did manage to take Emily to the beach and pool for her first visits. I couldn't wait for her to get in the pool because she has always been a big fan of her baths. At first she was a bit hesitant but slowly started becoming more comfortable. Unfortunately the weather didn't allow us to bring her in again, but I'm sure when we go back in Florida we will be frequent visitors of the pool. Since the weather wasn't great we spent a great deal of time at the outlets, which were lots of fun. We all got some great buys and Emily loved being there as well. She was such a great sport, letting us all shop for hours, while she looked around and talked to everyone.

Holidays!

On Tuesday, December 22nd we headed down to PA for the annual Sachs Christmakkah celebration. Emily had a fun spending time with Nana Jo, PJimmy & Sara. She was also so lucky to be able to spend time with her Great Grandpa, even getting the grand tour of his complex. We had lunch and Grandpa was so happy to show Emmy off and around. Of course the little lady did not disappoint, she was sharing smiles and laughs with everyone!

Emily also had her first date with Henry Garlits (Andy & Henry's dad grew up together). I could post the pictures myself, but Brooke (Henry's Mom) did such a great job with the commentary, I will just direct you there instead...these are priceless!http://babygarlits.blogspot.com/2010/01/henrys-first-date.html

Christmas morning we all woke up and did presents! Emily unfortunately missed the first half of opening the presents because she was already taking a nap, but she joined in at the end for some fun. I think she was mostly interested in the wrapping paper, but nonetheless she got some great presents and has been having fun playing with them ever since.

Trying out the new camera!

it even has a smile feature, which works great :)

Emily joining us for dinner

presents, presents and more presents!

Emmy opens presents with Sara...

and Nana Jo!

Emmy with all her presents