Happy 8 Months Emmy!

 Oh, Little Girl!!!  This Emmy Doll is so full of character!  Her smiles light up a room!  She loves to giggle and explore the world.  She can't get things in her mouth fast enough!  She is scooting backwards all over the room.  She is up on all fours rocking back and forth a lot!  She will take off crawling any minute.  I just know that when she does, my cupboards and drawers are in for it!  We are prepared with baby gates for when the fun begins!

 I had to buy this orange top to go with her orange hair!!!  I think it's so cute on her!  She is a busy little thing and she doesn't sit still.  When I hold her on my hip she is often bouncing up and down.  She has things to learn about and explore!

 Girls and boys are so different!  I have to tell this story to illustrate.  The other day I was in the kitchen putting together a trifle dessert for Mike's cousin's wedding shower.  Emmy was napping so it was Tommy and me in the kitchen together.  I put Tommy in the bumbo on the counter next to me and gave him a spatula.  He was so focused on that one item.  I think he knew every curve and smooth and rough part on that spatula!  He was very content to focus on it and learn all about it.  Soon, Emmy woke up and Tommy was ready to go down for a nap, so I switched places with the babies.  This time I gave Emmy a wood spoon.  She Went Wild!!!  She took that spoon and hit everything 360 degrees around her!  She had to be aware of all of her surroundings.  Then she played hockey with the spoon knocking Bryant's toy off the counter.  She ditched the spoon and started pulling on the banana in the bowl next to her.  Next she reached and grabbed my cell phone charger and unplugged it from the wall, then she turned on the blender!  This was all in a matter of seconds!  I burst out laughing!!!  The contrast was so amazing and hilarious to me!!!  Emmy is such a girl and Tommy is such a boy! (:

 This is usually how I do her hair lately.  I put a tiny elastic in it to the side and then a bow clip.  Maybe she's ready to learn how to do it herself!

This is how Emmy usually looks.  A bib on is a must for her because she is such a drooler!  We call her our little drool factory.  At least she has four teeth to show for it!  She almost always has something in her hands too!  Busy, busy!