Now that Emerson is a week shy of 10 months I guess I'd better give you all a run down of his 8th and 9th month. Our not so little guy turned 8 months on his Grandma's birthday and while in Disneyland. I'm pretty sure our attempt at his first birthday party won't be as fantastic as Disneyland was, but we'll try! From my previous post you know that Emerson was a champ in Disneyland! He cut his first tooth that weekend and just a couple short weeks later he got his second tooth. Those pearly whites are nice and big now and showing when he's talking up a storm. Emerson has found his voice and likes to let you hear it. He has been saying dadadada for some time now, but AJ and I think he actually knows what Dada means and who it references. He still favors the word Dada, but he's officially started using Mama too! He tends to only call my name when he is sad or wants something. I think he's been spending too much time with his Nana and Great Grandma because when he's really sad he calls me "Mum". Just recently Emerson has added bye-bye to his growing vocabulary. We were working on waving bye-bye and this smarty pants not only picked that up in minutes, but he also threw in the bye-bye with it! For a few weeks Emerson was giving kisses, but I think he's over that and is just focusing on the waving. Our next goal is to get him back to giving kisses and then blowing kisses.
The last couple of months have been filled with many 1st year milestones. We celebrated Emerson's first trip to Disneyland, his first Easter, his first swim, first tooth, first time eating solids (not pureed), first time feeding himself, first time walking in his walker, pulling himself up, and we're so close to celebrating this kid crawling! Here are some pics and videos capturing these firsts.
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Around 8 months we had to take Emerson to the Dr's cause he had a 101+ fever for three days straight. We still don't know what he had, but it ran it's course and he was fine. At 8 months he was measuring in at 28 in and 17.12 lbs. When we took him for his 9 month check-up he was still at 28 in, but now 18.13 lbs. We have a solid eater on our hands. He can and has devoured whole bananas in addition to a full jar of baby food, followed by a bottle. We switched him to 9 month clothes around 8 1/2 months and now we've had to start buying 12 month in certain things. He's always had a big noggin, and at 9 months he didn't disappoint. His head is 18 1/4 inches around and in the 85%. It's because of this head that we have to buy 12 month tops. The 9m shirts just don't stretch enough to get over that dome. It's a good thing that his head is large, because we can already tell that his front two teeth are going to be BIG! AJ and I both had large, buck teeth when we were little so we're not really surprised. I'm sure this cutie will pull them off and even make them look good!
This past weekend was my first Mother's Day with a baby on the outside! I still think last year counted, but I guess Emerson being actually here makes this my real first Mother's Day. Daddy and Emerson spoiled me rotten. I had told AJ that when Emerson is a little older I want him to make me the cheesiest gifts! Homemade gifts from your baby is better than anything else! Little did I know, but AJ already had a little trick up his sleeve. I woke up (after getting to sleep in till 8) to this work of art. I will cherish this first gift from Emerson for the rest of my life. A huge thank you to my husband for being the best daddy ever!
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As if this masterpiece wasn't enough, Daddy thought he'd spoil me with this beautiful bling. I am in love! This band with Emerson's birth stone will look so great paired with future rings. No, I'm not hinting at another baby....yet.
In 66 short days our baby boy will be one. The time has flown by and our son has changed so much. We can't wait to see what the future holds for him! This has been the best 9 months of my life!
Over the next few weeks I'll start sharing sneak peeks of Emerson's first birthday party. It's going to be swell! See you real soon...
