Walking and several other firsts!

Well Emily has pretty much mastered her walking in about one week. When we went to Minnesota March 28-April 1 she was just starting to let go of things and stand on her own. Last weekend (April 13) she was just starting to take a few steps on her own, but never more than 3 or 4. And as of today, she can pretty much get across the room on her own! She doesn't want to sit and play with toys anymore, she just wants to walk all around the house. Time for more baby gates!

We had a very nice visit to see the Comer's in Minnesota a few weeks ago. Emily had another birthday party and with cake, presents and balloons! She made quite the mess with the cake and frosting! She loved all the fun presents she got, some really neat interactive toys, including a house, an airplane, and a vacuum! We also got to have a quick visit and lunch with Great Grandpa Paul, and Emily played the piano at his house.


Then Easter weekend we got to take Emily on her first bike ride. She really liked riding in the trailer and did a great job even though some parts got bumpy when we got off the trail and on the sidewalk to come home.

Last weekend she also had her first swimming lesson. Mommy got to go in with her while Daddy watched. Em wasn't scared, she did just fine. The class has a pretty big age range (up to 3 years) so she couldn't really follow the instructions that the teacher gave, but did ok when I held her on her front and back to float and helped her jump into the pool. She mostly wanted to play with the beach ball that the teacher was using. The hardest part was getting her and myself dressed in the locker room. But we've learned a lot from the first time and hopefully this weekend will be easier!

Last weekend we final ran out of formula. So she had been on mixed formula and whole milk since the first of April. When we introduced whole milk she didn't mind at all. Now she has been on all milk for about a week. She had a really bright red diaper rash earlier this week for about 3 days, but it seems to have cleared up now, not sure if it was related or not. She has also been using a sippy cup with a soft spout for her formula/milk since late March and does a great job, although she still wants us to give it to her in the high chair even though she can do it herself. But when we give her water in the sippy cup with the hard spout, she does that on her own just fine.

She also is really not interested in the baby food anymore even though I try to give it to her a few times a week anyway since we have a lot left! She especially loved cantaloupe this week.