Baby Cummings

8 MONTHS OLD!!!!! Someone make time slow down just a wee bit please....before we know it our girly is going to be one.

What an eventful month it is has been! Aunt Karey and Uncle Dan came home on January 10, and Emmy finally got to meet her cousin Lochlan. He is so adorable and he is such a good baby with a super sweet temperament. He's going to be a heartbreaker for sure with those big blue eyes! We had the opportunity to spend lots of time with them over the past month and it was really wonderful. It's amazing to watch the babies together and to see how similar and yet how different they are considering they are only 5 days apart.

The best news....the spit up is finally slowing down!!! She actually went almost 4 days without really spitting up...it was amazing. She has started again, but it's still waay better than it was. I think she's only spitting up now because she's teething. I feel like all babies do between 3 months old and 2 years old it teethe, poor little things. Em was also pretty sick for about a week...it was not fun! I literally couldn't put her down for 4-5 days. Since then, she's been sooo happy and smiling constantly...so fun!

Here's some tidbits from the past month:

- Em has four teeth now, she got her top two teeth just 5 days apart
- She was sick with roseola, a virus where babies get a fever for 3-5 days, and then develop a rash all over their body. There is nothing you can give them, they just have to wait for it to pass
- I took Em to the doctor for the roseola, and at just under 8 months she weighed 19lbs 3oz
- Em has just started to crawl. She's been working on it for about four weeks, and yesterday she finally actually moved forward about four steps
- She moved into her stage 2 carseat, no more carrying her around in her bucket seat
- She hasn't been eating much this past month, she actually didn't eat anything for an entire week while she was sick
- She sits up in her crib now all the time, which makes it difficult to put her down to sleep
- We had to move her crib mattress down because she was starting to hold onto the side of the crib and try to pull herself up
- She has started to wave and it's absolutely adorable! She does it all the time, she even waves at Casey
- She still isn't sleeping through the night....and I'm still tired :)
- She went in her snowsuit for the first time
- She went in a baby sled for the first time and hated it, as a matter a fact she hated being out in the snow altogether...ha!
- She is obsessed with the tv remote
- She looooves greek yogurt!
- And she loves pulling hair!
- This month we did the following: went to Clarksburg four weekends in a row to visit with Karey, Dan, Lochlan and the Cummings fam, went to Aunt Karey and Uncle Dan's Canadian wedding, went to the movies (with Daddy too!), went to some momsgroup gatherings and a few playdates, went to Mississauga to see Grandma Levstik, had Karey, Dan, and Lochlan visit for a few days, and lots of other fun and exciting adventures!

Here's some photos from the past month (Karey took most of the family/baby ones)....:

Emmy and Lochlan meeting at the airport

Fun in the snow (not so much for Em)

Double Trouble!

Is there anything cuter than a naked baby? 2 naked babies!

Trying to crawl..

On Aunt Karey's Wedding Day

Do I have something on my face?

Sick Baby :(

Cuddles with Mommy

Family pics with the babes!

Hahaha!

Haha! Oh god...she's going for his face!!!!

I'm crawling mom!

All bundled up and ready to go!

Seriously obsessed with the remote...

I just love something about this one!

It's true....Baby Em is 7 months old today!!!! As crazy as that is, I actually feel like the past month went slower than all of the other ones, probably because there were so many things going on with the holidays.

It finally happened...she finally has teeth!!! That's right...plural...two sharp, pearly whites! Thank goodness...because she's been sooo much happier! I've noticed that over the past few days she's been so happy and smiley, and giggling at everything. She will also entertain herself for short periods of time, which is a nice break for Mommy and Daddy.

The spit up continues, however, I have noticed that it's starting to get better. She still has some bad days, but on the whole, it's definitely improved. She usually spits up for about 30 mins after I nurse her, but then I give her solids and she's usually pretty good for a couple of hours. This is the first month where we have finally started to believe that there will be a light at the end of the spit-up tunnel!

Here's some tidbits about the past month:

- At 7 months, I think Em weighs 19lbs and a few ounces. I weighed myself, and then did it again with her in my arms
- She has two bottom teeth!!! Her first one came through on Dec.20 and the second one came through on Jan.2
- She can now sit up by herself without any pillows surrounding her or with us nearby. She sits up all the time, and I can leave the room and even go upstairs without worrying about her
- Emerson is still loving her solids. We've started giving her bits and pieces of our meals too, it's so fun. She really loves cheese (her father's daughter) and greek yogurt, as well as all the usual fruits and veggies.
- She is firmly wearing size 9 months in everything, I actually packed up a bunch of her clothes last weekend, including most of her 6-month clothing
- Em has finally started to nap pretty well in her crib. She consistently naps around 9am and 1pm in her crib now...so nice to have a break!
- She is no longer sleeping through the night...not sure what's going on. I have to feed her once per night these days...
- She can feed herself rice crackers
- She is starting to experiment with crawling...ahhh! A few times, she has gotten up onto all fours, but so far, no movement.
- Em is loving her exersaucer...last night she played in it for almost 45 mins....we couldn't believe it!
- She definitely knows her name, and she knows "Casey", and pretty sure she knows "Mommy" and "Daddy"
- She has started this thing where if she poops while in her carseat, she screams like crazy until we change her...she becomes completely hysterical!!!!!
- Emerson has started sleeping with her bum up in the air
- She has started to object when we take toys away, or if a toy rolls away from her
- She has started snorting, and huffing and puffing when she gets frustrated - like when she can't pick up her own banana slices
- She can drink water from her sippy cup...sort of...
- This month we did the following: went to the movies, hosted a Christmas party with most of the Quilty clan, went to a Christmas party at Andrew's cousin's house, went to a holiday treat exchange and met lots of new moms and babes (including a baby girl born the same day as Em), hosted the Cummings fam at our house on Christmas Day, went to Palmerston on Boxing Day for the Finlayson Christmas, and hosted Bethany and Zee and Uncle Rob and Aunt Mad on New Years Eve, and went to a few momsgroup gathering.

I love eating!