Tales from Rainy Seattle...: It's been too long...

So, I'm not sure where the time has gone. It's been way too long since I've posted anything on this blog. I don't want to just stop posting all together, so I'm going to try to make it more of a habit to update everyone on our lives.

In January, Emma was a very active and fun 8-month-old. Now, we have an extremely active and funny 16 month old. Oh, how time flies. She isn't talking a lot yet, but she definitely understands more than we would have thought. She has recently went from not walking to walking up and down steps without help and running around everywhere! She's definitely an independent little girl! She really thinks she's got it all under control and doesn't need our help anymore when it comes to climbing and playing. She loves to climb up and down the stairs on the climbing frame at the park and walking too and from the car on her own. It's so cute to see her independence shining through!

She's starting to talk a little. Her favorite word is ball, and she will say ball anytime we point to something and ask her what it is. She can sign more and all done and says the cutest little uh oh ever! We're working on some other words, but it's coming slowly.

So, now we're taking on the effort of starting a daycare. I've had one child coming for the past two and a half months, and now I have two other children starting in September. It's an exciting time! Emma has finally gotten used to another baby being here two days a week, so we'll see what she does when one is here five days! I'm hoping the transition goes okay, and she likes having new playmates in the house. This will hopefully prepare her for the day in the [distant] future that she has a sibling! :-)

So, it's short but for now that's all I have. Things have busy, and it looks like it's going to be a busy fall. Hopefully I can start trying to do this about once a week or every other week! Here's a couple of cute Emma pics before I go!