9 months old May 16th

Emily is our little mover and shaker this month. The only time she is not moving some part on her body is when she's sleeping and even then you might see a little wiggle of her feet. She started using her hands to make her feet meet and make a noise. She has also started making motor sounds with her lips. She loves to share her toys with whomever is sitting close by. She's not crawling yet, but that's ok, her Daddy didn't crawl either - just decided to get up and walk one day.

Parent/Child Dedication May 13th

Sorry it's been a while since our last post. We were having camera issues.

Our church has a Parent/Child dedication ceremony every year. This ceremony is not a baptism, but rather a dedication for the parents recognizing the responsibility of parenthood and of our dependence upon divine help for strength and wisdom and for the children seeking God's blessing and guidance for their lives. This is always a neat ceremony and also funny because everyone's wondering who is going to be the first baby to spit up, cry or throw a fit while in front of the congregation. Although we had the most babies this year than I think we've had in a long time, there was only one that really was not too happy to be up in front of people. We were blessed because Emily was perfectly content with just looking around and soaking it all in.

Emily and Jack

Randa was able to capture some cute shots of Emily and Jack watching a Baby Einstein video the other day. They are really starting to interact in a really sweet way. I am so thankful she has the opportunity to see him on a regular basis and get to know him.

Cinco de Mayo

My work group at AEP had the opportunity to pop over to Mexico one day while we were in McAllen, Texas for a departmental meeting in February. During that visit I bought a couple of items, one of which was an authentic Mexican dress for Emily. She was definitely decked out for Cinco de Mio.