15-16 Months

Emery Rose is now 16 months old!  She's been growing so much lately and is so much fun!  

She really started walking all over at about 14 months and is now into everything!  Emery loves playing with all the toys that her siblings are playing with.  She loves her baby doll, balls, coloring, music, putting on clothes, and fake animals.  

Emery tries repeating many words.  She will say niney, mama, yeah, and dada.  She makes animal sounds for a dog, cow, duck and occasionally a cat.  She knows the following body parts: eyes, belly, hair, tongue, teeth, toes, hands, and nose.  She still uses the signs 'more,' 'all done,' and 'book.' Emery understands so much these days.

 Emery is still extremely attached to me, but often does fine going to other people when I am not in the room.  She loves being held and gives us about 100 hugs and kisses a day!  Connor continues to be one of her favorite people, and her cousin, Maddy, is also becoming someone she loves being around.

 When coloring, she always lays down like this.  I love it!

 Emery loves giving a big, cheesy smile when asked.  She has always wrinkled her nose and now does it when she smiles!

She continues to have a mouth full of teeth and is currently working on another one.  I'm hoping she will be done for awhile, but we will see.

 Her hair is getting so long and straight!  We can now put her hair in a ponytail!

Emery loves going up the stairs and is learning how to go down on her own.  She does pretty well by herself, but needs one of us with her.

Emery eats pretty well, but has been teething so much lately, that it is hard to tell if she is really picky or not.  She loves ketchup and wants to dip everything in it.  She also insists on using a spoon or fork and typically makes a huge mess!  Emery does pretty well drinking out of an open cup, but prefers using a straw sippy cup.

Emery goes to bed around 7:30 and will sleep until 7:30 or 8:00 in the morning.  She is now down to 1 nap a day and usually sleeps for around 2 to 2 and a half hours (and sometimes less than 2).

This girl is so sweet.  She's already taken on so many nicknames….we are currently calling her 'Em' or 'Emmy.'  Only time will tell which ones sticks!  She keeps us on our toes and isn't the easiest kiddo, but she is so much fun….we can't imagine life without her!