Emilyn

Emilyn is 16 months old today.  To commemorate the date she decided to bite Matisyn on the leg this morning while the two were playing.  She left teeth marks and everything.  The verdict is still out on whether it was provoked or not, but still not looking forward to the biting stage!  Here are some things about Emilyn from the past month.

Two of Emilyn's favorite things are climbing the stairs and talking on the phone, both featured in the video.  This day was especially exciting because she finally decided to come back down the stairs without help, instead of yelling, "ah, ah, ah" until somebody came to get her.  After you brought her down she would just climb right back up to the top again.  I realized that she was not at all interested in coming down the stairs on her tummy, she just wanted to climb back up as soon as she was in that position, so I taught her to come down on her bum.  Last month she finally started coming down on her own.  Yeah!  As for the phone, she must be modeling.  She walks around with it up to her ear, stops to press buttons, then talks again.  I, of course, could not get her to be her normal animated self while I had the camera out.  My big girl Matisyn is also paying more attention than I thought to the phone.  Matt told me she repeated a whole conversation I had with one of my friends back to him in the car the other day.  Oops, I guess I better be more careful what I say around her!!!

She has really loved cleaning in general lately, and takes any chance to steal a broom or a mop away from me.  I can't complain too much.  Scrub away Emi!

Here's a short video of her dancing with her Elmo hands.  She was really shaking it before I got the camera out.  She always tends to tone it down once it is being documented for posterity!

Here she is showing off how she can climb on things!  She's so proud of herself!


August 8
One of Emilyn's favorite things to do once she climbs upstairs is to climb the step stool in Matisyn's bathroom and into the sink.  There she has access to many fun things like the lotion and soap, water from the sink, and a large mirror to admire herself while making funny faces.  If she disappears you can usually bet she will be upstairs in the sink.  We have to watch her close now.  I also found her standing on top of the dining room table the other day.  She has discovered how to climb the chairs, so hiding things on top of the table, means they are no longer out of her reach.  As a side note, she tells us to shh a lot with her finger to her mouth!  Here's a movie of her fun in the sink: