Kisses!

Em now gives kisses. Actually it's more like she's leaning in for a taste. . .but we take what we can get.

Here she is sharing spit with one of her favorite twigas. (For those wondering Emma has several stuffed twigas. .. and twiga is Swahili for giraffe)

Hmm... kissing Twiga was good. . .but I'd love to kiss you instead. Hey Lady. . don't you back away from me.

Pucker up!
Smooch!!!

(See. . I think she's into tasting)

I give good kisses!!
and good hugs too!

Pretty Baby!

Em is such a fun girl and really hams it up when the camera comes out. Here are a few from an afternoon photohoot on the couch. . .

Happy Girl!

Mischevious Baby. . . it looks like she's plotting for something big.
Posing

If she wasn't so washed out this would be my fave.

These were taken a few days after her first tooth broke through.

If you look closely you will see it.

Peek-A-Boo!

Practicing her form as a future rock climber.

Development

Nothing much has changed but everything seems so different.

Em isn't talking, but she has a lot of new noises.

Em isn't crawling, but she quickly gets from point A to point B using her own modified crab style.

Em isn't walking, but she cruises the furniture with ease.

Em's mostly a happy baby except for when she's not. . . like this past week because she's teething.

Here's her version of motoring "quickly".

Em still loves all animals and she relishes in any chance she can get for a snuggle. Truman is usually happy to oblige.

Giving Truman a kiss.
Snuggling her Truman pillow.

Brian took this picture and it makes me laugh. Three of the Anderson-Schroeder clan doing what we do best.

Tuck laying on the couch.

Em quietly playing with her toys (yes she's under the table chair).

Me baking cookies.

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Buh!

Today Emma and I went to the fish store to buy fish for our empty tank. Emma had never been to the fish store and I wanted her help pick out the fish. . . so we strolled through the aisles browsing the tanks. I described the different fish as we passed the tanks, and she seemed relatively amused.

We walked past a tank of blue diamond discus and Emma pointed to the tank and yelled, "BUH!"

I went back to the tank and laughed as she pointed again and yelled, "BUH!"

After stopping for a few minutes so she could watch the discus we continued through the tanks trying to see if any other fish could get a rise out of her. . . . and NOTHING.

We returned to the tank of high priced discus and again she became extremely animated and pointed to the tank. "Buh, Buh, Buh!" She gazed lovingly at the beautiful fish. After seeing how much the discus cost, I tried to divert her attention by taking her to a tank of bright orange and blue cichlids. She wanted nothing to do with the cichlids. She wiggled and squirmed wanting to get back to the discus tank.

I walked her back to the overpriced fish tank and again she pointed and demanded, "BUH!"

I caved.

Welcome BUH, the newest addition to the Anderson-Schroeder menagerie.

Swing .. . tastes like chicken!

On Thursday we went to Brian's work picnic. We had a great time, and Em got to enjoy the swing.

Hey lady, quit distracting him. . he's trying to push.

Do you see that down there?
Oooh, that looks like it tastes good. . . ..

Quick lick to make sure it's not poisonous. . .
CHOMP!!

WHAT???
I love swinging. . can we come again?

Here's a video for your viewing pleasure. . .

Development Explosion

In two days Emma has mastered pulling herself up in her crib, going from laying to sitting, and has her own version of motoring.

Boy am I in trouble.

Snack Time