(Not so) Happy Halloween

I have been excited about the thought of dressing Emerson up and watching her expression as I passed out candy to kids in costumes. Well, my excitement started declining after Emerson fell ill the night before Halloween and had us up for hours in the middle of the night with a fever. However, we woke up today and Emerson was tired but seemed to be feeling better. By the time I got off work, she seemed exhausted and a little bit cranky, but I figured we would go along with our holiday plan anyway. As you can see from the picture above, Emerson was not too excited about her costume. I tried to make her more comfortable by minimizing it and taking her outside to watch the other kids walk by. As you can see below, her mood did improve a little while we were outside.



When it came time to pass out candy, Emerson stood at the door and watched the kids as they came up to the house. She wasn't sure what to think about the kids, but when her friend, Katelyn, rang the doorbell, Katelyn gave Emerson tons of hugs and kisses, and Emerson filled Katelyn's treat bag full.



Luckily, Emerson was well the first night we lit her pumpkin, and she was going nuts watching it through the window. Unfortunately, Cosmo was afraid of it so we finally had to blow out the candle.

Bookworm

Emerson is my little bookworm. She loves reading her books, and so much that she pulls my Weight Watchers literature off the shelf and "reads" it.

I think all of the reading is helping increase her vocabulary. Her words of the week are duck, shoes and cheese. I was trying to video her saying cheese but she started throwing a fit because she wanted some cheese since I mentioned it. Needless to say, no video was made.

Our Home

A few people have asked about pictures of our house and here they are. I took them some time ago, but I just haven't had a chance to post them. And the little time I have I would prefer to post pics of Emerson.

Pumpkin Fest

We took Emerson to a local pumpkin festival on Sunday to pick out a pumpkin. Well, we didn't actually attend the festival...we got there and I found out there was an admission which was crazy because there wasn't much to do but look at pumpkins and listen to horrible music. Luckily, the festival had tons of pumpkins displayed out front and you could buy them without paying the admission fee. As you know, I normally don't mind spending money, but I wanted to get to Target and home to paint Emerson's room.

13 Months and Going Strong

Boy, 13 months came up on me quickly. Emerson didn't feel well over the weekend so I completely forgot to post pictures...I guess a few days late are better than never. And yes, she is feeling better.

Now that Emerson has mastered walking, she has decided that she should run everywhere, and she loves to be chased around the house. She gets tickled when she thinks Mo is going to "get her," but really Mo has no desire to "get her." Mo has stepped up the playing by running after her stuffed toys every night, and she does allow Emerson to participate in the fun.

It's difficult to take pictures of Em while she is in this running/exploring stage, because she won't stop long enough for a picture. I promise I will keep trying to take pictures to post but you may be seeing a lot of the back of her head...thankfully, she is getting some hair.

Playing Outside

Emerson is glad that she finally has a backyard to play in. She can't wait to get her swingset next spring.

Cosmo is enjoying the yard too. There are dogs in all of the neighboring homes and a fellow beagle lives directly behind us (unlike Cosmo, he barks too much).

Banana Lover

I have mentioned before that Emerson loves bananas, but I must say that she is crazy in love with her nanas. She and Jim eat a banana every morning, and Emerson has learned to go sit in her spot and wait for her banana. However, if she spots the bananas on the kitchen counter, she throws a screaming fit. I have a cute tape of her throwing a nana fit, but I can't get it downloaded on this blog.

On another note, Emerson had her one year doctor's visit this week. She's up to 21.5 pounds. We thought for sure she weighed more than that with all the food she consumes. Our doctor's visit was pretty uneventful except that Emerson threw a screaming fit when the nurse laid her on the table for shots...but the shots didn't seem to bother her. We did find out that she is cutting molars so that may be the reason for her being fussy lately.