Here and There

Lately things have been a little crazy at Patterson Place. Emma was down with a horrid cold, but thankfully has recovered completely (other than learning how to fake cough :) ). Daniel has been traveling a lot the past week, and Emma and I have been missing him fiercely! We did get to go stay at my parent's house, which we were so grateful for! It's nice to have a couple of extra hands around when Emma is getting more mobile.

Just the girls while Daddy was away

During Emma's illness I was reminded how much she loves to sneeze. Not just a little bit. This girl loves to sneeze. Here's a during and after shot of her sneezing while she was sick.

Mid-sneeze

The after-sneeze smile

In other developmental news, Emma is getting more chatty each passing day. She loves to chat with my mom in particular. Ever since she was a tiny thing, her favorite chatting companion has been her Nana. She has always talked the most to my mom--which of course, Nana loves! Yesterday at the grocery store, Emma was at her chattiest and the fellow shoppers loved it! She's really into bi-labial sounds (bbbb-bbb-bbb), blowing raspberries, and gaaa-gaaa-gaaa, as well as a few da-das here and there.

Emma is now excelling at independent play time. As long as someone is close by. (Nursery at church is still not going wonderfully though...) Emma can also pick up objects with both hands and play with them together. I'm working on helping her clap...but so far, she can only figure out how to clasp her hands together in the middle. It's a work in progress!

We're glad to be getting into a regular routine now that Daniel is home and school is returning to normal with the semester beginning. In just over a week sweet little Emma will turn 8 months! Tune in for an 8 month update!

P.S. I got a new video camera for Christmas, and very soon I will learn how to post some video to the blog so everyone can get excited about hearing our little chatty sweetheart!

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