She is developing quite the personality. I would like to blame it on her father but I have to admit she has my temper. :) She has a very short fuse with just about everything. If she cant reach something or gets bored or hungry for a snack, she doesnt hesitate to let us know lol. She has a very piercing scream. Basically saying "HEY, COME DO THIS FOR ME......NOW" hahaha. She hasnt started saying any words really. Every once in a while she puts a daaaaaaa or haaaaa together but not often. That doesnt mean she doesnt talk though. She is a chatter box!
She is still eating twice a day. She can easily chow down 4 oz of baby food and still want more. Her favorites are still carrots, peaches and squash. She still hasnt mastered the sippy cup yet. She mostly chews to get the water out. She will eventually get it. I think she is struggling because she has never used a bottle and doesnt know to suck to get stuff out. I have exclusivly nursed her since she was born. She never would drink out of a bottle. I am soooooo ready for her to start using a sippy. The Dr. started her on miralax for her constipation. It works well most the time. Still gets a little plugged up every once in a while. She is on 3/4 of a cap full. We started at 1/4 cap and went up from there. Her first dose of 3/4 cap was a disaster!!!! We were at the mall and she had a major blow out! I mean dripping out of her pants leg and up to her neck in poop! We had to through away her clothes and buy her a new outfit at gymboree. Im sure people thought we were horrible parents walking around the mall with a baby in just a diaper, lol. It was a scene for sure. She is still on her reflux medicine. Prevacid solutabs have probably saved my sanity. Her reflux is finally under control for the most part.
Still not crawling but scooting and rolling from tummy to back and back to tummy all the time. She gets those legs kickin and uses her arms to pull herself everywhere. She does circles all the time. Pulling herself up is also a new favorite thing to do. She grabs ahold of my fingers and with very little help pulls herself up to a standing position. Just the other day she started to widen her stance to get better balance. I dont think it will be long before she starts grabbing stuff and pulling herself up.
Sleeping has been a struggle with this little girl from day one. Every night is a hit or miss. Even naps are unpredictable. I bought an amazing product called baby Merlin's magic sleep suit! It really is magic. She could not fall asleep without being swaddled. It worked like a charm. I haven't had to swaddle her since the first time I put it on her. I was also able to take her out of the tucker sling. No more raised crib or sling! What a relief that is. She now rolls all over her crib. I often find her on the opposite side I put her in. But back to the sleeping....... Every night is different sometimes she is up every two hours and sometimes she sleeps 10 straight hours. I have tried feeding her the exact same thing for days in a row and have the exact same routine but every night I will get a different result. My guess is she may have stomach issues or her reflux sometimes bothers her more one night compared to the next. It it may be her teeth. I have just decided to accept it. It doesn't bother me like it used to. I have just come to the realization that that's just Emma. Hopefully soon she will get on a schedule. I'm not going to hold my breath though. Lol
Emma's favorite toys right now are her teething ring that has a lot of different things to chew on and her singing butterfly. She also loves peek a boo games and is very ticklish. She can really let out some laughs! When she gets really excited she squeals really loud. Her excersaucer is still a hit too. She loves that thing. I recently had to raise it :)
That's all I really know for now. Nothing else has been going on around here. That's fine by me! Uneventful is what I strive for these days. Here are a few pics for ya! See you next month. 
Valentines day!
She is so adorable! I love looking at her pictures. Her headbands are awesome. You also look great, and so happy :)
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