Milestones

A true multitasker, here's Emily eating a pretzel and waving.

After a cautious start about six weeks ago, Emily has gone from taking 6-7 tentative steps at a time to walking EVERYWHERE. She loves to walk from room to room waving and saying "bye." She's also starting to say new words such as "da da" and "cat." She can make "g" "d" "b" and hard "c" sounds. She still only has four teeth (at nearly 15 months old). I can't wait until more come in. She's making progress at night - sleeping sometimes all the way through, but still wakes up about once a night for a cuddle. She goes to sleep without a fuss now - I just lay her in her crib wide awake, tuck the blankets around her, give her a kiss and her cup with water and leave. It's amazing. She's sucking normally now (I think) - she can empty a cup with a valve in mere minutes, though the valve is slightly augmented. She's really a toddler and has begun throwing tantrums when displeased. It's so hard keeping her royal highness satisfied!