Happy Father's Day Ry!!

Happy Father's Day Ryan!! Olivia, Emry, and I are lucky to call you ours!! You are such a great Dad and we love you so much!!

Daddy and Em cuddles for Father's Day!

Ryan's Father's Day present: a new grill!

Happy Birthday Emry

 What? I don't have a little baby anymore? I have a one year old? How did this happen?!?! I can't even describe how awesome this last year has been. It really has been the best year of my life. It has been so much fun having Emry in our family and she has brought us so much joy! Happy Birthday sweet girl! Your mama and daddy love you so much!!!

Here is how Emry's day went on her birthday:

Daddy gave her chocolate milk for her birthday breakfast

Played some catch with daddy!

We modeled our cute birthday dress!! Cute Birthday Girl!!

More cute dress!!

Emry and me on her birthday. This is her birthday dress that Daddy brought home from China. It was totally perfect for her 1 year old birthday. She looked adorable!!

Having fun with mommy!

She loves when we dance with her lately. We spin her around and then dip her like this and she laughs and laughs. She loves dancing with her daddy!!

 Later, everyone came over to celebrate Emry's birthday with us!!

We practiced walking with our walker!

 

 Crawled around and looked cute!!

 Played with Uncle Jeffrey

 Uncle Jeffy and our BFF Lila!

Before the cake came out.

 Everyone sang me a Happy Birthday song. Mommy helped me blow out the candle!

 We could NOT get her to take her finger out of her nose. I don't know what the deal was with that today but it made for a pretty hilarious picture for us!! It will work for some awesome graduation photo one day! haha!! Silly girl! 

 Our Family!

Mmm Cake!! She had no reservations eating the cake. I guess we have given her too much practice in her first year of life. Some kids get their first taste of sugar on their one year old birthday. That was not Emry!! She has had sugar since she was like 4 months old... whoops. Oh well, at least she is happy! She loved eating her cake and made a grand old mess!!

Mmmm It was some good cake!!

 She really wanted to share with Dad. He thought it was tasty too!

Signing "all done" She made a big mess and she loved her cake!!

Emry at 1 Year

Our cute little baby turned into a one year old today! I refuse to call her a toddler since she does not actual toddle yet! :D Can't she just stay my baby forever? I'm going to just say yes!!! Here are some fun things Emry has been doing this month.

Weight: 21 lbs 11 oz

Height: 30.75 inches

Head: 18.5 inches

*She has learned how to say Dog. It normally comes out as "Da" with a really hard D sound and when she says it her face lights up! She loves dogs!!

*Started saying "no" She says it while shaking her head. It's pretty cute!

*Tries to say "Up" when she wants you to hold her or she wants to get up on the couch. Mostly it just sounds like the "P" sound but we know what she is saying.

*Signs "All done" and "more"

*She knows what a dog, elephant, and cow say. It's pretty fun to see how smart she is!!

*Stands by herself. She mostly does this when she doesn't realize it but lately it's been even more like she will stand up without using anything to grab on to. I'm feeling walking is right around the corner. (If only she would be brave enough to just do it!!)

*Sleeps through the night pretty much 100% of the time (did I just jinx it?) She will go to sleep at 830 and get up at 7 (give or take 15 minutes)

*Takes 2 naps. One at 10:30 and one at 3:30. Both are about 1 1/2 hours. This is just enough time for Mom to get something done

*She has started to like her blankie more and more. When you go get her in the morning or after her naps, she first bends down and hands you her blankie. She loves it. 

*Had her first taste of cow's milk about 2 weeks ago. She LOVED it!! A lot people I've talked to say their kids have a hard time switching from breast milk because the taste is so different but Emry LOVES her milk. She nurses in the morning and at night and gets a bottle of milk in the afternoon before nap #2 and it's the highlight of her day! She drinks it cold and everything. So glad she loves it!!

*Started throwing temper tantrums when she doesn't get her way. All I can do is laugh because it's really funny how dramatic she is. She throws her head back and then goes forward and lays on the ground while she whines/cries. Oh the drama!!! 

*Still loves to go outside. She goes over the doors and tries to reach for the handle to try to get out. Heaven help us when she gets tall enough to reach the handle!!! 

*She will push her walker around the house for a really long time. The other day while I was at work Ryan said she walked around for 16 minutes (he timed it) just pushing that thing around. Ryan had to turn it and stuff so she didn't run into walls, but man, she can go for a long time!!

* Dances to music. Any time music comes on she starts bobbing her head. It's adorable!!

*Does the cheeser grin! Also, she fake laughs and it's adorable!!

*Learned to fold her arms for prayers. Okay, really it's just folding her hands but it's too cute! (see the picture below if you don't believe me). 

This is how she has been sleeping lately. On her tummy with her arms underneath her and her bum in the air. It's adorable!

The temper tantrum . First, the head thrown back crying. Then the look at you like "why are you not giving me what I want." Then, the head to the ground!! DRAMA!!!

This is Emry saying her prayers. She does this whenever she sees Ryan and I fold our arms. Sometimes we don't know we are even doing it until all the sudden Emry thinks it's time for a prayer. She will fold her arms about half the time we tell her it's time for prayers. Such a reverent little girl!!

Daddy and Emry in her birthday dress. She is just adorable!!