The girls went to their first live football game this month. We left about midway through the second quarter(bedtime is such a pain), but Emry cheered and clapped for the Huskies the whole time we were there. She learned to throw her hands in the air and say touchdown every time we scored! Whitney just sat in mom & dad's laps and tried not to poop herself.
Emry helped Whitney with a big milestone this month - eating food for the first time. Whitney was introduced to rice cereal and she seemed to like it. Emry enjoyed helping mom and dad mix the cereal and milk together, and even helped feed it to Whitney...
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| Did you hear about the Bumbo recall?? That red warning triangle on the side says to never set the bumbo on an elevated surface...Oops! |
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| Not sure what to think about that first bite! |
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| Emry even helped to clean her up! |
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| Although she missed a couple of spots |
That wasn't the only food Emry made this month. She also helped decorate a cake for mommy's graduation...
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| Go Clemson Tigers! |
In addition to eating some real food(calling rice cereal real food is a stretch), Whitney has also been doing a lot more baby babble this month. Her motor skills have vastly improved, as she now rolls over to get to objects that she wants. She is reaching and grabbing for objects(especially people's faces) a lot more too. She hasn't started scooting at all, but she is beginning to kick her legs a lot. Whitney has also been attempting to sit up on her own now. She usually holds it for a few seconds then falls over on her side.
Whitney has a very serious demeanor. She is constantly canvasing the room to check things out. Who knows, maybe when she grows up she'll be an agent in the CIA or a member of the secret service?? Although she is plays it pretty cool most of the time, she's a sucker for kisses on her neck and blowing raspberries on her tummy. That'll make her laugh every time.
Whitney has really taken a liking to Emry. She seems to laugh at almost anything Emry does. Its been really fun to watch as the two of them play and build a sisterly bond together.
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| Apple vs teething ring...winner Emry |
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| Comfy lawn chair vs diaper/tennis shoes combo...winner Whitney |
The girls also started going to a new babysitter this school year. You've all probably heard the story by now...we thought Emry would have to protect Whitney from being hurt by the bigger kids. But when Emry came home with a swollen face and part of her cheek missing on the first day, we had to ask Whitney to protect E from being bitten by the little babies.
To help Emry get through each day at the new babysitter, we promised to do something special for her each night during her second week. One night we got some glow sticks to throw in the bathtub, and we came out with some pretty cool pictures.
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| Pretty neat when the lights are on.... |
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| Turn off the lights and its like being at a rave! (No photo edits here, this is how the picture turned out) |
Although she had a rough first week at the new babysitter, Emry has been all about being independent this month. Her favorite phrase is "all by self." She brushes her teeth "all by self", gets into her chair "all by self", etc. As we mentioned last month, Emry makes the sign of the cross before prayer(when she feels like it) and can say most of the dinner prayer(when she wants to). Every night we set Emry's plate in front of her and say "You have to wait until we pray before you can eat." One day Emry was standing on a chair by the kitchen counter helping mom get dinner ready. Emry was really hungry! Mom had put some broccoli on her plate and Emry quickly put her hands together and said "Blessus OLord and thesethy gifts 'bout receef. Father, Son, HolyPirit, Amen!" Then she popped a piece of broccoli in her mouth.
Emry's new big development is pretending. She likes to put Whitney's diapers on her stuffed animals. One day recently she was putting a diaper on Ali, her stuffed lion. She scooped her hand into and empty tupperware container and wiped Ali's bottom. When asked what she was doing she said "Put desitin Ali right here!" Later Emry was wiping her own leg with one of the baby wipes and when we asked what she was doing Emry said "Ali spit up. Emry clean off." She continues to amaze us everyday by the number of words and phrases she understands and knows how to use.
Last month we mentioned how Emry was helpful by getting things out of the fridge when we were cooking. Now she opens the fridge all the time. She'll take out a bite out of a random piece of fruit and put it back, or loosen the lids on salad dressing and ketchup bottles(consider this your warning to go easy on the condiments if you ever come over to our house for a cookout.)
Emry likes to race mom and dad when we go on walks around the neighborhood. And she loves to race on the Nintendo, which you can see video of here. She is pretty good on the Nintendo...for a two year old.
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| Learning all the tricks of the Nintendo! |
Emry has also really taken a liking to Whitney as well. She plays with her, shares with her helps her do things and teaches her...just like a big sister should. The girls had a happy August and are looking forward to what September will bring!
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| "If you shake it, it makes a rattling noise..." |
