Emma at 16 Months

Emma's 15 Month Dr. Appointment

Emma had her 15 month well visit today and everything looks great. We will go back in 3 months for the 18 month well visit. The doctor said she is probably hitting herself in the head to get attention so we should try to ignore her or distract her from doing it. When she is screaming/fussing for food we just need to ignore her or distract her. All of that is typical toddler stuff. We should only do time out for hitting and biting (which she is not doing).

weight: 26 pounds 9.5 ounces (90%)
height: 30.25 inches (45%)
head: 18 inches (50%)

Emma at 15 Months

Emma at 14 Months

Emma walking with her walker outside

Here a video we took while taking a walk outside with the entire family.

Easter 2006 (13 months old)

Here are the pictures from our Easter lunch.

Walking with her walker inside

Here's a video we took of her when she first started walking with her walker.

Emma at 13 Months

12 Month Doctor Appointment

Today we went to our new pediatrician Dr. Michael Franks at Willow Bend Pediatrics. He seems really nice and laid back. The office is really close to the house. The office has giant stuffed animal heads on the wall (not the real thing, stuffed animals). It is very cute... kind of a safari theme. I only waited a few minutes for the doctor and nurse. Emma weighs 22 lbs 15.5 ounces (80%) and she is 30 inches long (80%). The doctor said we are right on track on growth and developmental. We go back in 3 months.

In 3 months we will talk about getting rid of the pacifier and bottle. (fun times ahead). The doctor suggested for discipline doing time out for a minute if she hits or bites anyone. She will know what it is. We need to designate a spot for time out and leave her there for a minute. Eventually, we will leave her alone in that spot for a minute. He said to pick our battles, but not too tolerate hitting or biting. Unfortunately he said just deal with her biting the furniture. Do not punish her for that. Just make sure she has a pacifier or something to teethe on instead.

He also wants us to start Emma on vitamins one time a day, but not with milk. Milk takes away the potency of the vitamin. We also need to start brushing Emma's teeth with water. Emma needs to keep drinking only Whole Milk until she is 2. It is crucial for her to drink only whole milk because she needs the nutrients and fat. She should be drinking about or more than 15 ounces a day.

Emma's 1st Birthday Party

Here are the pictures from Emma's First Birthday Party.

Emma at 10 Months

Emma's Crawling!!!

Take a look at the below video to see Emma crawling. It's a pretty long video...
Emma crawling...

Emma's first toboggan ride!

Here'a video of Emma and Stacy riding down the toboggan down the hill at Becker Bay...
A fun surprise ending...

9 Month Checkup

Although it is a few days early Emma had her 9 month checkup today. She received 1 shot and everything else looked fine.

Weight 21lbs 4ozs 86% percentile
Height 28.5inches 79% percentile
Head 44cm 50% percentile

The doctor is not concerned with her weight or height. We have a healthy girl. We need to start giving her more finger food on the table. I am not looking forward to that mess, but Max is. Max already is right by Emma's side when she is in her high chair.

We don't go back until her 1st BD.

Flu Shot Round 2

Emma had her follow up to the first flu shot today. She weighed in at 20 lbs. 9 oz. so it looks like her growth is slowing down a bit.
She is also teething right now. There were some aspects of the teething that we were not prepared for (the diarrhea), but hope that the first tooth will pop out pretty soon.

Nana and Pappy Come down...

Nana and Pappy (Mike's parents) came down for the weekend. Take a look at these 2 videos:
Emma in her Activity Center (Narrated by Nana)
Emma in her Bouncer (Narrated by Pappy)
And it looks like someone got into Daddy's beer (just a joke, CPS)... A true Packer's fan...

Halloween Pictures

Here are a couple of pictures from Emma's first Halloween.

Flu Shot Round 1

Emma had her first flu shot today. She will need to come back in 30 days for the second part of the flu vaccine. She weighed in at 20 lbs. 7 oz.

Emma's 6 Month Photo Shoot

Videos of Emma