an example of the Emmitt reach

Emmitt enjoying the bath with a friend. Yes, Emmitt STILL LOVES his bath. He could live in there, I swear. You have to tackle him to get him out. He has many great bath toys and I think might be part monkey part sea otter.

Hey you little monkey, give me some sugar!

I normally would not post a picture of myself in this state(just woke up), however Emmitt looks so adorable I had to. We turned the camera view finder around so he could see his face when I took the picture. He was delighted with this, hence the great smile.

Emmitt loves to find my wallet and of course pull everything out. He is much taller now and has an increddible ability to reach. He gets up on his tippy toes now to pull things down.

Sweet naked boy, so curious and monkey like.

Oh' Monkey

Getting CRAZY!

So it was raining, cold, and I had to go to work in a few hours. Emmitt had energy to burn and was FOCUSED on the sink. SO, I gave in, told him it was our little secret, and let him go to town in the sink. I think he enjoyed himself. I finally confessed to Kevin yesterday.

This one's for you Jo. Your boys in their chick magnet sweaters.

Yes, Emmitt eats a lot off the floor. I give up. He has eaten cat food, drank toilet water(thats another story of bad supervision by his momma), and so I fugure what could be worse than ingesting those things. Might as well eat a Satsuma off the floor.

Satsuma

Emmitt managed to find a whole satsuma. He carried it around for while and then started biting into the skin. He made several yucky faces but persisted (I always say he is a glutton for punishment because even when he obviously hates something he goes back for more) he eventually peeled away half the skin and was delighted to have the inner fruit. He walked around the house dripping satusuma juice down his belly, eating, and appearing quite pleased with himself. It was freakin cute!

A walk at Greenlake park

"so tired of this place"

Dada love at Dim Sum

The first time we have ever been served 3 fortune cookies. We are a lagitamet family now!

Here we go!

Emmitt at Dim sum. His first experience. He spent the first few seconds checking out the scene and then started throwing his food. That's our monkey. He did enjoy the pot stickers.

Emmitt, Emmitt your so fine, Emmitt, Emmitt a monkey all the time!
Emmitt is now 13 months, seems to have grown a bit- his pants are fitting better!

He is a true monkey, our little guy. He eats like a monkey (throwing most of his food), he climbs on the bed frame like a monkey (he gets his foot stuck on purpose and then laughs about it), he runs through the house like a monkey (throwing things along the way), he can climb up and over me like a monkey (also thinks this is very funny), and hits like a monkey (ok, not sure if monkeys hit but he sure looks like one when he does). Emmitt has amazing balance and agility. At Gymboree he impresses his fellow toddlers and the teachers by balancing, climbing, and running sure footed eveywhere. Last week he was trying to make baskets with the balls (initiated this on his own) and when the teacher was explaining the activity for the day (all about balancing) Emmitt stood up on the dispay and proceeded to stand in a surfers stance and balance himself. The teacher said "oh, wow, this activity will teach balance, Emmitt is already doing that". I of course stood by as the proud Momma smiling. I was also impressed by his ability. What else is E up to these days??? He continues to enjoy adventures to the park and pretty much any activity outside. He now runs to the door when you say "park" and starts whining. At the park the other day he spent 20 mins walking around yelling. I have no idea what about. I am guessing it was his way of saying "this rocks and feels so good". I think he has a little Grandpa Bob in his genes and the outdoors revitalze the little guy. He loves his wagon. When we walk outside he immediately heads to the wagon, gets in and starts kicking his legs (thats his go, go, go sign). He gives me this go, go go sign now when I give him a bottle in the night and stop rocking. While this is cute that he doesn't want the rocking to stop, I am usually thinking "please go back to bed. I am so tired". This is around 3AM, so you can't really blame me. Speaking of sleep, our little Emmitt still does not sleep through the night, although it is getting better. He usually gets up twice, sometimes once a night. Poor guy is breaking in 3 new teeth so his sleep has been a bit wonky the past few nights. I usually don't mind giving Emmitt a bottle though. If I have been working it allows me the opportunity to stare at my sweet guy and get some love in. Emmitts awareness is blossoming. He understands many directions and words, although he won't say any of them. When you ask Emmitt to pick a book he now searches for the right book, brings it to you, turns around and sits in your lap. If you tell him to find Percy he searches the room, he will come to you if you call (sometimes), and can even give you a kiss (if you are lucky). We are working on language development, but I think he might be a bit stubborn when it comes to saying things. I think he finally has said Dada a couple of times, says Momma, but that is about it. We are loving on Emmitt these days. He is fun, more self sufficient, and engaged than ever. He is develping a sense of humor and continues to be contemplative and sweet. I still think Emmitt is an old sole, something I said when I looked into his eyes for the first time. He is amazing, what a joy. Enjoy the videos and pictures. I love posting them because it gives me a chance to go back over the weeks, laughing and loving the boy that has blessed our lives.