May 11, 2007

Emma is learning new things pretty fast now. She has learned to stop her swing by grabbing the leg as she goes back, she has learned to lean forward in her stroller (wish there was shoulder straps on it) to grab clothes on the lower racks in the stores, she has learned that grandma can’t move as fast as she can when she sees something like a power cord that she wants to taste (she is learning “no” very fast on that one) and she has learned that she can pull herself into a standing position if she grabs onto the edge of the little drawer that I have her toys in. She learned this last one by surprising Brianna and me when she pulled herself into a standing position, but since it was so low she couldn’t stand completely up and went head first into the drawer. Man, did she cry, more from being scared then hurt. I had to laugh though, poor little baby.

Emma and Brianna went into the health nurse to be swabbed for strep. Brianna said as soon as the Health nurse took out the tongue depressor, Emma clamped her mouth shut and started shaking her head “no” I think she will be a handful when she gets older. Right now she gets most things she wants, man, will we have problems when she finds out that she won’t always get it her way. She is such a good and loveable baby though. She has a great sense of humor already. She will be like her dad and make us laugh with all her antics.

I sat in the backseat with her when she was fussing while Grandma DeMaris and I took her to Rapid City earlier this week. She thought that was so funny to see me back there with her. She would laugh and smile at me and then cried when I wouldn’t pick her up. I told her she had to stay buckled in and she seemed to know she wouldn’t get out and settled down and just played with me instead. I love her so much.