Sea World

brad surprised emmy and me with a trip to Sea World last week - so out of character for him - but so fun. emmy was an angel the entire trip and took naps, and slept at night like a champ. we got numerous comments from people on the plane about what a good traveler she was - i think she knew if she wasnt a good girl her daddy might never do something like this again. it was a lot of fun!

she was pretty awe struck in all of the aquariums.

waiting for the dolphin show. she did pretty good for the first 10 minutes but then was ready to move on.

it was a little cold and rainy, but she never complained.

the shamu show - this was her favorite.

tuckered out

baby with the rock and roll hair

my little niece anna used to say her sister claire was the baby with the rock and roll hair - well i think emmy was deserving of that title sunday morning -
love her style she was sporting

who needs a baby when you have a remote

i have a unique child - today she wanted to push the remote control around and so she did. for about a half hour. and when she was done she tried to throw it in the toilet but luckily I was there to stop her. she makes me laugh everyday.

her new thing is standing up and putting her arms up as if to say, Look NO Hands! and she waits for us to clap and say hooray and make a big deal out of it and then she claps for herself and looks very proud. and then she sits down. now if only we could get her to take some steps with no hands!

suprises me every day

just a quick note tonight - my child is not walking yet...but she did poop twice in the potty at daycare today. she crawled to the potty and said up. then grunted and wha la! then she was taken off but did more (with her hands the way we taught her) got back on and did it again! she clearly is advanced in some areas....while very cautious and taking her time in others.
she has also dropped her morning nap officially and has begun taking a 3 HOUR long afternoon nap. we are struggling a bit at bedtime. she stayed up until 8:15pm Monday night but was overtired and screamed when I tried to lay her down and was up at 4:45am. Tonight we got her to bed at 7 so hopefully it' s a better night and a later morning. she is growing up so so fast. these days her biggest complaint and frustration is trying to tell us what she wants without having the words. we are constantly pointing and asking her if "this" is what she wants which she replies to with a no and shake of her head. looking forward to her vocabulary growing. right now anything with fur is a puppy but at least she can tell me when shes hungry - "num num" and tired "night night". i'll try to post some pictures tomorrow. i have been very very bad at taking them lately

the trifecta

the savage household has been literally hanging on by a thread this week - emmy got hit by a major cold, runny nose, coughing the whole 9 yards, and then another tooth decided it was time to join the party, but not just any tooth, a molar. major pain. and to top it all off - let's throw in daylight savings. good stuff.
soooo.... it's been a struggle to lay in bed past 4am this week - actually today i did get to sleep until 4am which was really nice. it's almost like having an infant again - up every hour - but i think we are past the major teething pain so phew! yesterday she was inconsolable from about 3:15 until 7:45 when i finally gave up, put her in my bed with her breakfast and turned on baby einstein. it was the only way to get her to eat anything. this was after an attempt in the highchair proved dangerous to my health - but i have to say emmy does have a good throwing arm and spot on aim. my poor baby. i hate to see her under the weather. but the good news is brad is home from his hunting trip and tonight is his last night flying so maybe just maybe we can both get some sleep???

last photo shoot to Brad's relief!

happy halloween!