11 Months

11 months have come and gone in a blink of an eye with all the fun Emily has brought with her.  She is the joy of our home and lives.  We have loved getting to know our Little Tink and watching her grow.  Here are some milestones we celebrated over the past month:

• Emily is our "Love & Snuggle Bug."  She loves to nestle her face into your shoulder, give slobbering kisses, and pat your back.  We love her constant expressions of love.
• Whenever Emily catches Mommy or Daddy laying on the floor she thinks it is time to wrestle.  She loves climbing on and over us.  The best part of the wrestle is the kisses she gives to your face and legs.
• Emily loves to be tickled & has the cutest belly laugh.
• It is magical to see that Emily understands a surprise is coming when we count, "1, 2, 3."  She tenses her muscles and looks around excitedly.
• Emily's hair grows over night!  It is now long enough for piggy tails - 2 piggy tails!!
• Just like her mommy, Emily loves monkeys.  She loves to snuggle and wrestle her monkey.  It is also fun to see her jabber with it for long periods of time.
• Emily is a singer!!  She blows raspberries musical songs.  It is especially fun to hear her "sing" during hymns sung at church.
• Emily was a terrific traveler this past month as me and her journeyed to Salt Lake together.  She was awesome in the car.  We didn't even stop on the way home.
• Our "Lil' Scooter" continues to twist and pivot on her bottom to get around.  She is working on crawling and almost there.  Once she gets it, our investigator will be trouble!!
• Emily loves to play with her dad and have him give her a bath.  She squeals with delight when he gets home from work.
• It is amazing to see Emily recognizes the spirit of prayer.  She often becomes silent and still during family prayers.
• Emily loves fruit, except bananas.  Once she has had a taste of fruit for a meal or snack, nothing else will do.  Yummy!
• With at least 2 trips a week, Emily loves to go to the library!!  We read books together, usually the same ones over and over again.  She is my little bookworm!
• We are excited to celebrate Emily's 1st year this coming month!