13 months!

Where did November go? Emmalyn is 13 months old today and is looking and acting more like a toddler everyday! She is becoming more ornery, silly, and rotten! Now with her new haircut, the baby look is fading. She is faster and sneakier than ever as well! She knows 100% what she is allowed to do and NOT allowed to do! She will become very quiet and you will hear a tussle in the Christmas tree from the other room! When I say "Em you better not be in that tree" I go and see that she is and she will be shaking her head no with a Christmas ornament in hand! This child keeps us laughing all day long! She is climbing the stairs but is not walking yet. She is cruising around things very quickly and standing on her own but as soon as she realizes it she plops right back down! She loves to be chased and tickled! She laughs all day long and has about 20 different facial expressions. She is now riding in her big girl car seat facing forward. It didn't seem to faze her in slightest. I thought maybe she would like it better and be excited but no, not so much. She still sleeps in the new car seat just as much as she did in the carrier. Nap time has become "chat for 45 minutes then crash" time. She is sleeping from 9pm to 8am lately and taking about a 3 hour nap. Her ear infections have finally cleared up so we are grateful for that! She is our tough little cookie.She never cries when she's hurt even if whatever it is gives her a goose egg! I think it hurts me more than it hurts her! Ha! She is just a pure joy! Selfish as it may make me sound this is the first Christmas that I have said "I have everything I could ever need or want" and actually MEANT it! Emmalyn has made our lives so wonderful! Ornery grin and all!