Emma crawls speedily like a pro, cruises the furniture, and can now stand by herself while playing with a toy.
She claps to music and when we clap with her. She also claps to celebrate her own achievements.
Emma can do the pincer grasp, but we aren't giving her finger foods yet because she has no willpower and wants to swallow really big handfuls.
Speaking of food, these are her favorites: peas, carrots, watermelon, oats, pumpkin, sweet potatoes (thanks to Gerber because we don't have yams here), and she is still nursing.
Emma is in the height of both stranger anxiety and separation anxiety. She throws a fit when passed to acquaintances or non-parents. However, when with Mommy and Daddy, she is happy.
She gives hugs, and loves to be tickled. Emma also likes to attack Daddy and play rough with him. She only plays like this with Daddy.
Emma is beginning to babble. "Mmmm" means "I want ____," and she crawls toward the object she wants simultaneously. She claps to indicate "more", generally between bites of food when really hungry. She turns her head or covers her mouth to indicate she's finished eating. She can now blow lots of raspberries!
Now when she says "Mama", she means Mama and knows who that is.
Her favorite things: attacking Daddy's beard with both hands, being with Mommy, Skype with Grandparents; playing with the baby in the mirror, her rattles, the bumpy ball; exploring and cruising around new areas, swimming/crawling through shallow water; bobbing and weaving to the music.
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