Emily and Santa Claus

We had quite the busy day Saturday, today. First, we went to Emily's first swimming lesson at the Y. We were a bit worried about how well she would like it because she wasn't too excited about the pool over the summer. She does love bath time now, so we were hopeful. Well, she loved it! She had so much fun. She loved splashing and kicking in the water. We helped her "jump" into the water and put her head under water, which she didn't mind. We sang songs that had lots of splashing motions which she loved. Both of us got in the water with her. Afterwards, she had her first shower, which she liked, too. She slept so well when we finally got her home for a nap. It was a late nap, but we had to wake her up and even then it took her a few minutes to really come to.

After her nap we rushed over to our town hall to see Santa Claus. The line was pretty short and we could take our own pictures which was so much better than at the mall. Emily loved looking at everyone and did great on Santa's lap. She even grabbed a fistful of Santa's beard, but Santa caught her hand before she did any damage.

We took Emily out to lunch after out visit with Santa and then she took another long nap. While we've been home with her today we've been working on her crawling skills and standing up. One of the pictures is Emily standing next to a toy. The picture in the white shirt was before she went to school on Wednesday. Doesn't she look so old???

Emily knows when she drops something and where it goes. No more fooling this little girl. She had 2 toys while she was in her high chair at dinner. She dropped one of them on her side and kept stretching over with the opposite hand to get it. When she couldn't grab it, she traded toys with the other hand and got it with the hand that was closest. It's so amazing watching her learn to do that. A month ago she would drop a toy and forget all about it.

I forgot to mention in Emily's doctor's visit update that she got her flu shot and a blood test. The flu shot was actually pretty funny, Emily's reflexes were very good. She was pretty happy and as soon as she felt the needle in her leg she jumped and she nearly swatted the nurses hand away. The nurse even commented about Emily's reflex, she looked like she was going to grab the shot and pull it out. All in all, Emily did well with the injections that she got.