Emrie Happenings

So here is a little update on Emrie and all the things that she is learning these days. As mentioned previously she has two bottom teeth and according to the doctor is working on her top ones as we speak. Here's a picture of the sharp little suckers.



She is eating finger foods now and unfortunately still spitting when she doesn't like it. At least it doesn't end up on me as much anymore...although I did get some blueberry in the eye not too long ago.



She is still as scared of the camera flash as ever and this is torture for someone who loves taking pictures but it is funny as heck. Here is a video of when her Mimi was trying to take a picture.



She loves playing in the mirror and will often try to grab something that she sees in the mirror to no avail. She also does this thing where she raises her arm and tilts her head especially when she is watching herself. Here is a funny video where she does it...she also keeps seeing me hold the camera and flinches every time.



And lastly our baby girl is going to crawl soon which is crazy. Here she is rocking on all fours.

Hannah's 2nd Birthday

We went home to Colleyville last weekend for Emrie's cousin Hannah's 2nd birthday party. It was a fun party at a splashtown type place and Emrie seemed to like it.





Kyle and I made the mistake of playing the "whats on your head game" with Emrie where we would put something on her head and have her take it off. Unfortunately she now thinks we are playing this game when we put her hat on her head and she promptly pulls it right off. Poor girl is going to have greasy sunscreen head from now on until she decides to grow some hair.

We also got to see some of our good friends the Gonzalez's at the party. Lisa and I were college pot luck roommates and have been close ever since.

Andrew and Lisa with Layla.



Here is princess Hannah (the only picture of her I got since she was busy playing the rest of the time).



Kyle and Emrie with Aunt Shelley, Mimi K and Aunt Ashley.



We also stayed with our friends the Westfall's at their new house in Colleyvile. Here is Emrie with her buddy Klein Westfall. He is two months younger than Emrie.



It was a fun trip home.

steamboat.colorado

So Emrie went on her first vacation to Steamboat, Colorado with the Wardlaw family at the end of July. It was our first long plane ride and needless to say we were a little nervous but Emrie did wonderful so wonderful that people even talked about what a great baby she is...that's my girl!

We went and visited a place called Fish Creek Falls and got a lot of use out of the backpack.



Here is the Wardlaw Clan




Emrie got to do a lot of fun things when we were there like go fishing with her dad and have her first meal in the mountains.







We also discovered that Emrie likes limes and flowers. She also got two teeth and started jabbering a ton while we were there.







We went hiking and had a picnic.





We took the gondola up the mountain.







Emrie and I even got to take a nap on the plane ride back.



All in all we had a great time with family and can't wait to go back.

It was REALLY funny!

I promise that I will blog about our trip to colorado soon but in the meantime here is a precious video of Emrie laughing. We stayed with the Delahoz family, some friends of ours in Denver the night before we flew back to Texas. They have a precious 3 and a half year old named Mia Grace...Emrie LOVED her and found her very funny.

Sounds like Mama to me!

Emrie has recently started babbling a ton and some of the babbles sound like real words. Here is Emrie saying mama.

Thankful

Today I decided to deviate from my usual posting and share what is on my heart.

I stumbled across a blog written by a new father who lost his wife to cancer one month after giving birth to their baby girl. This blog humbled me beyond measure. Needless to say it brought me to tears multiple times but the thing that stood out to me was the faith of this man. He was steadfast and unwavering even during the most difficult loss of his life, loosing his other half.

Unfortunately during hardship my tendency is to turn from the Lord and blame him for my hardship because I deserve better. But the truth is I don't deserve better I actually deserve much much worse because of my sins. I am fortunate that the blood of Christ has covered them but that doesn't mean that my life is going to be perfect, nor will anyone else for that matter. Lately the Lord has been chipping away at the hardness that has been building up around my heart...it has been painful but necessary. One of those things is that I have been dwelling on the things that I don't have and not the abundance that I do have. So on that note here are some of the things that I am truly thankful for.

My husband who is striving to be a godly father and husband above all else

My beautiful healthy baby girl

Our loving and supportive families

Our amazing friends that encourage and refine us

That we have everything that we need

That we live in a country where I can write a blog like this and not get persecuted

lastly for my Lord and Savior who loves me just as I am

oh and for ice cream...can't forget the little things

7 months & Sitting up

Emrie is 7 months today and she just started sitting up unassisted a few days ago. Sitting up has afforded her some new opportunities like riding in the front of a shopping cart.



I have tried to get some pictures of her sitting up by herself many times and in the process learned it is best to be on the ground while taking the pictures or this will happen when she is trying to look up at the camera.





here we go...



Her expression on this picture leads me to my next thought. My once photogenic daughter has started to anticipate the flash of the camera. I have one that has a little red light that goes off seconds before the flash and once she sees this she starts to squint anticipating the burst of light that is about to hit her face and we end up with pictures like this.



Arrr Matey!



No flash photography please...

Another thing that she likes (and I have no idea why because I hate it) is to be startled. Her dad will jump out from behind things and scare her, she will jump and just start laughing. She has also started anticipating this when kyle does it multiple times. When she knows it's coming she will start blinking her eyes wildly right before he does it. I love it and think it is the most precious thing ever.

Since she hasn't figured out that I can take a picture with my iphone I can still get some cute pictures from that.