gotta have the blankie

Emma Jane takes her soft pink blankie everywhere. She sleeps with it at night and covers her face with it when she's tired. If she sees it lying on the floor, she crawls over to it and rubs her face all over it. She even puts it in her mouth to hold it when she's crawling somewhere. Don't worry, she doesn't know this, but we have two just in case! It would be a disaster to lose the blankie! She also has a pillow that matches her blankie and she loves it, too! One of her favorite games is to take the pillow off the rocking chair and bite it!

my daddy loves me

Emma Jane LOVES playing with her daddy! She loves to hang upside down and she giggles hysterically when he throws her in the air. All of this, of course, scares me to death, but I'm glad our little one isn't a scaredy cat. She also enjoys taking things off his head (like sunglasses and hats). This is just one of her many games to get dad's attention!

baby loves books

Emma Jane is really starting to enjoy books now. She can turn pages on cue and SOMETIMES sits through the whole book. She even "kisses" a gray dog on one page of her favorite book. Paul and I like to think that she does this because she associates the dog with our dog, Walker. I thought she was just eating the book the first time she did it, but now she does it every time we come to that page. That's the next thing we will try to catch on video....

no sweet potatoes for sweet pea

Today our sweet pea is 9 months old. It's hard to believe that Emma Jane has been in this world for 9 months, and at the same time, it's hard to believe that she has ONLY been in this world for 9 months. Every day brings something new and devine. She is a busy bee who knows what she wants. I tried to be domestic (gasp!) and made homemade baby food yesterday. Emma Jane is a pretty good eater, and she LOVES sweet potatoes. So, being the conscientious mother that I am, I decided to do away with Gerber foods for a healthier baby! I lovingly skinned, chopped, boiled, and blended sweet potatoes and squash. (No big deal for MOST of you, but for me, quite a feat!) As I proudly spooned the warm concoction into her mouth, I just knew she would smile in appreciation. I expected the usual beating of tiny hands on the tray in hopes for more....but nope...I've apparently poisoned my child! Since I can't get the hilarious video to upload, here are a few pics to show her truly pitiful reaction to mama's cooking.