14 Months

I was sitting here thinking I need to update the blog on what we have doing lately and then realized that Emma turned 14 months today. Where has the time gone? I think I say this every time I write.

Eating:
She will pretty much try anything you put in front of her, you just have to give her a minute to examine it. She will play veggies but still won't eat them, so those are consumed in a pouch form. Favorites: veggie pasta, pizza, uncrustables, mandarin oranges, hot dogs, fish sticks, graham crackers, bananas (she could eat 4 a day, if we let her), and recently marshmallows (thanks to her daddy). Still sitting in her high chair but we will randomly have a picnic on the floor... either way, Moose thinks he always deserves a piece of something. 

Sleeping:
Oh how we love sleep in the Murdock household. Since she was 5 weeks old Emma has been an excellent sleeper. Now, there have been hiccups because of teething/hurting, but I can count those on one of my hands. Girl loves her sleep. During the week, she gets her nap in at daycare from 11:30a-2:30p and takes a short nap with Dustin around 5p-6p. On the weekend, she still loves to take a nap in the morning and in the afternoon for about 1-2 hours. At night, she regularly goes to bed at 8:00p and wakes around 7:15-7:30a. I have to wake her up during the week around 6:55a-7:00a so we have time to eat some breakfast and get ready for school... and squeeze in some play time. So basically when people ask me why are you so tired?.. I can't blame her. 

Playing:
Emma is a very independent little lady and this shows with her play time. Yesterday while Dustin was volunteering at church, I sat on the floor in hopes to play with her but she decided she wanted to do her own thing, so I watched a movie while she played with her balls, first word cards (thank you Jess - huge fan), talked, laughed and walked around like a tiny grown human. I would play, however, when I held things for her, which is basically her way of sharing. I'll take it. 

Learning:
She has learned to walk, which is very exciting and has resulted in this mama losing weight (ha). She is getting used to being tough and not crying when she takes a tumble. Most common used words: Dada, Mama, Dis (this), Dat (that), ba (ball), bae (her baby), da (dog), and duh (duck). She has learned a lot of these things from daycare which makes this mama so happy. Last week there was no crying at drop off and her teacher, Ms Dee and Ms Shannon, say that she is the best babe. On the other hand, we are trying to reign in her temper too... poor thing she has that red hot headed temper already. We are trying to teach her to shake things off and not be so dramatic about the little things. It will come. 

We have been regulars and are in the process of becoming members at Church of West Franklin, a regional campus church of Brentwood Baptist. On August 16th Emma, along with several others, she was dedicated to the Lord. It was a special moment for our family and look forward to teaching her all about Jesus and establishing her faith in Him. 

Another month gone and I'm still in disbelief. 

PS It is almost Fall and football season starts in 2 weeks. Bring on the all the orange, falling leaves, cooler weather, light weight sweaters, leggings, boots... and pumpkin spice lattes. I need to go shopping -- and with Emma's new found obsession with shoes... we both need some shopping!

XOXO