Our Fort

Some Cool Things

First of all, Emma just absolutely *loves* her new blankie. Now that it's colder, we're using a lot more of her blankets. The blue one that Steph knitted is her blanket for daycare, the striped one that Grandma Miller crocheted is her bedtime blanket, and the new one that Grandma Maurine, Jen and Steph all made together is her new, favorite "I'm carrying it around and playing peek-a-book" blanket. I love that most of the blankets that we're using are hand-made. :) Awesome stuff!

Here's a video of her and her new blanket!






Second, I got a very neat email. Some of you know I've been serving on a Task Force for the American Psychological Association. It's a big deal, and initially I really couldn't do a good job because I was heavily pregnant and then had a newborn. But over the last few months I've really worked hard and done quite a few things that I felt contributed to the group. Yesterday evening I get an email from the current and upcoming President of APA and it reads something a bit like this....

"In consultation with APA President-Elect and the Project Team Chair, I selected you from an impressive list of nominees for the unique qualities you will bring to this task. "

The rest of the email describes the requirements of the position (e.g., 3-4 trips to DC in an 18-month period; it's a 3-year commitment, etc.). I've already said yes, it took about 2 minutes for me to think it through and run it by Joe. I know if we do get pregnant and have another baby that will throw a kink in those plans, but this is a HUGE career move for me. There are already several people in this group that are well-known and would be important people to know if I do eventually want to work on Capital Hill.

And hey -- if they think I have unique qualities, including the ability to add to the credibility of the group, who am I to tell them they're wrong! LOL.

Last, but not least, I'm SO proud of my baby girl. She's starting to talk up a storm, and is going through some sort of growth spurt where she's eating bigger and bigger meals. She's SO happy to see her Momma at the end of the day, and we're enjoying each other so much. I get the best cuddles and hugs right now. She looks to me for comfort and security. I just can't believe that she's almost a year old. Wow.

New Favorite Blankie

Thank you to Grandma Maurine, Jen and Steph for the *gorgeous* blanket! She already loves it so very much. I have a video to upload at some point soon.

Where's Emma?


Peek-a-boo!!

More Daddy Videos

Daddy's Videos

Here are a few videos Daddy took. He was trying to capture her new "grumble" that she does. She'll wander around, grumbling under her breath. It's absolutely adorable!

More 10-Month Videos

Here we have Emma, destroying a tower of blocks that Daddy built. :)




Emma having a good time with the leaves in the back yard (or rather, Daddy having fun putting leaves on Emma in the back yard).

Some 10 Month Pictures

This picture was taken this evening in our back yard, she had fun playing with the leaves.


And this was just the night before during play time in the basement -- I love the wild hair!

"Helping" Crochet

I'm trying to make Emma a sweater, and she was helping. :)

Scary Tiger

10 Months Old!

When did my baby turn 10 months old? How did she get that big?!


*She's about 19 1/2 pounds now, and likely at 30 inches. We have to get a new car seat ASAP.

*She's walking.... we have to do better babyproofing ASAP!! :) She can walk across a room very steadily and carries things with her.

*She eats pretty much anything unless it's a choking or allergy hazard. She loves turkey bits, sweet and sour meatballs were a hit this past week, and she loves Great-Grandma's apple butter on pumpkin pancakes.

*She isn't talking much yet, just saying "kitteh" and "Daddy" and occasionally "Mommy" (but not necessarily to us, still randomly).

*She's drinking from a cup more and more; we're thinking of transitioning fully from the bottle to a cup very soon.

Here's a few videos from the last few weeks to share when she was still 9 months. :)