Miss Independent

On April 21st, the one-month countdown to Emma's one-year-old birthday began.  And her Momma can't believe that it is here already.  As an older, wiser eleven-month-old, Emma has been enjoying her independence and lots of new activities:

• Brushing her teeth;
• Brushing her hair;
• Sitting up from laying position;
• Pulling herself up;
• Throwing back arching fits if she doesn't get her way (one of my favorites *sarcasm*);
• Swimming in her bath tub;
• Splashing with her arms and her feet while in the tub;
• Saying "Boo" while playing peek-a-boo;
• Mimicing other sounds that her parents say;
• Slurping spaghetti;
• Playing with the other babies at daycare - she is social, although she appreciates her personal space (a nice combo of her momma & papa);
• Not napping at daycare (a tough one for her parents);
• Feeding herself with a spoon;
• Clapping her hands to music;
• Dancing up a storm especially to her "Mamma Hen" toy;
• Turning the pages when being read a book;
• Catching a ride on someone's shoulders; and
• Blowing kisses.

Here are some photographs of Emma from the last month:

 

"Mom, I think I'm going to need some grease
to get this tangle out"

"Does anyone else love carbs as much as I do?"

Blowing kisses to her Momma.

Reading to herself

Feeding herself at the Stoneyfield Farm

Catching a ride on Papa's shoulders.