My New Outfit

Aunt Beccy and Uncle Eric gave me a new outfit. It is so soft, cuddly, and warm. I loved showing it off. Thank you Aunt Beccy and Uncle Eric.

Baby Dedication

On November 1st our church had a Baby Dedication and I got to be one of the babies dedicated. My mommy and daddy love me so much that they wanted to make a vow in front of the church that they will do their best to pray for me and teach me about God. Mommy has written the prayer below so that as a family we can look back at the blog and remind each other the importance of this day.

"Lord God, we thank you for our daughter, Emma. As her parents, we will love her in a way that honors You. We commit to teach her about You and how to live a life of purpose through biblical principles. We recognize our responsibility to talk to her about spiritual matters, and promise to direct her to rely on You. We commit to protect her from harm as best as we can and to provide for her needs. We also dedicate ourselves to pray for her all the days of our life."

Psalm 103:17-18 "The steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments."


My friends, Charlotte and Aubryn, came to our church to see the occasion and have lunch at our house. Here are some pictures of us.

Charlotte loves to give kisses, but I was not too sure about that. Her grandpa had so come rescue me.

Musical Table

My Friend Aubryn and I are beginning to interact more as we get older. We played nicely together with Aubryn's musical table. A couple of times I did not like it that Aubryn changed the music and I would take her hand off the button, but she did not seem to mind. I even danced with the music sometimes.

Another Month Has Gone By

I am now eight months old. I got my first cold, but my body fought well and I am healthy again. Papa taught me how to stick my tongue out. Now I stick it out at everybody. I also know how to wave to people. At church on Sunday I waved at anyone passing by me. It was so much fun. I have also had two really good days eating solid food. Yesterday I ate a TBSP and a bit of rice cereal and today I almost ate a whole jar of carrots. I ate happily too. I usually have to be forced to eat 5 bites because mommy was afraid I was not growing. The doctor told mommy that I like breast milk too much and I am too full for anything else. Therefore, she had to stop one feeding to see if I would get hungry enough to eat some solid food and so far it is working. I now weigh 17 pounds and 7 ounces. I am also 26.5 inches long.

We also went furniture shopping today. I got to ride in a fire truck just for kids.

Playing With Kittens

I went over to our friend Gail's house because her cat had six kittens and they are old enough now to be played with. The mommy cat let me play with them.

You can experience my first reaction to the kittens by watching the video.

Here are some other random pictures that have been taken over this last month. This is the first time I got to swing on a big outdoor swing.

I try to stand any chance I get.

Daddy Time!!

My friend Aubryn

My New Skill This Week

I can pull myself up now. Here is a video to prove it! I might have even taken a step or two--you can be the judge. Mommy is very optomistic and is excited. Daddy is a realist and says we are doomed because I am closer to being very independant and getting into everything I shouldn't.

I stood up in my crib and mommy caught me in action. I was supposed to be taking a nap, but I wanted to practice my new skill instead.

Here are a couple of other random pictures to share.

Visiting Daddy's Family

We got to drive six hours to Almond Country last weekend. Daddy grew up on an almond farm. Everyone was busy harvesting. Maybe when I am older I will get to experience harvesting like daddy. Sorry, Mommy forgot to take pictures of where Daddy lives. Here are some pictures of family I met. They are more important anyway.

This is my Uncle Harry he loves playing with me. He is good with Babies. I like him a lot and I know he loves me too.

This is my cousin David and second cousin Blake.

This is my Great Uncle Tony and second cousin Alyssa.

This is Grandpa.

This is Whitesocks, Milkshake, Drew, Lydia, and Rachel.

This is My cousin Robert and cousin Carol and my second cousins again-Drew, Rachel, and Lydia.
Here is my Great Aunt Janet. Mommy wanted me to mention that she is sorry for any mispelled names. Please correct her in an email and she will immediately fix this blog post.