difference

a year and three day difference.

random people always use to tell us emi had a ton of hair.
and how they wished their babies would of had hair like her.

if only they could see it now.
oh and instead of a chair to keep her sitting up, she stands.
this is going by way too fast!

seventeen months

i seriously can't believe how fast emi is growing.
she is doing new things everyday
mainly seeing what she can do and get away with

she LOVES to color.
she gets so excited with every stroke on the paper
and has a major meltdown
if i start cleaning up before she is done.
she also holds the crayon at the very top.

emi loves to brush and floss her teeth
we had never flossed her teeth before
one day eddie gave her his used (ewww) floss to throw away
except she didn't go to the trash.
she started flossing her teeth.

she has moved on from D sounds to M sounds

new words we understand but not clear:
excuse me, what's wrong?, big bird, elmo, need/want/mine
i'm sorry, garbage, here ya go and good job
there are more but i can't think of them.

has started climbing anything and everything she can
she is very mischievous!
waiting and watching for us not to be looking
if she has something she isn't suppose to
she of course runs, but now lays on whatever it is
as if we can't just lift her up to get it from her.

sings to herself...and her baby

she can not get out of her crib unless she has her baby and bug

loves looking out the window on her step stool
loves to run, with her short little legs.

has had milk product and eggs in the last two weeks
without a single reaction!!
i am so hoping this means she has grown out of her allergies.
she loves yogurt, cheezits, string cheese and milk
her favorite snacks are bread and butter pickles or olives
still working on hand control with the spoon and fork.

she will come up to you and sniff your feet

then plug her nose and wave her hand like it stinks.
she used her thumb to make a pig nose.

when she is in trouble and knows it
she does this certain smirk...
a big smile, with one eye almost closed and her head tilted.

she is such a girly girl.
she puts on her necklaces and bracelets and "talks" on her phone
which is funny because i don't really wear jewelry.
she is just nursing once a day, starting today
hopefully in a month she will be fully weaned.
she goes to bed around 7:30, a little before or a little after
depending on her mood.
and is awake by 7:30, sometimes earlier.

she loves to have her hair combed
and MUST help put everything away.
she "swims" in the bath and dunks her face.
loves wearing shoes but can't seem to keep them on
it's a vicious cycle really.
i put them on, she takes them off, cries she can't get them back on
so i put them back on...and it all repeats...sigh.

she sure is full of personality
and is our little fire cracker.
we love watching her growing and changing everyday.

we love you emi!

another failed photoshoot

this time she wouldn't even look my direction.
unless i was up in her face.
and then she didn't really even look at me.

she was way more interested in climbing into her wagon.
in a skirt....not very lady like.

when she couldn't lift her leg high enough
due to skirt restrictions...
she chose a different route.

this would have been super duper cute picture
if she would of just look at me and smiled.
instead i sat there making all sorts of silly noises
to try to get her attention.
no such luck!

then she decided she wanted to collect rocks...

until she decided to taste them

and remembered she doesn't like the taste of rocks.
i'm sure that felt great on her canker sore.

maybe i need to get a balloon or something...
or wait until eddie can come along to help.

ouch!

yesterday emi took a spill at the library.
she almost bit through her lip
when i picked her up there was blood everywhere
gushing from her mouth...it was a little scary.

after eating some ice while i cleaned her up
we were on our way to the dr.
i had this feeling to call before i drove all the way over there
i'm glad i did...
her dr. said if it's just in the inside of the mouth
the mouth just heals itself
and there is no need for stitches
so now she is left with a huge canker sore. ouch!

we then came home
she snuggled her bug and baby and watched oswald
and i caved and gave her, her binkie.
anything to make her feel better.

the state fair

we headed to the state fair today
to see the animals and try some fried foods
this was a first for both eddie and emi

emi enjoyed the animals.
there was a little petting zoo
if you could even call it that.
she really liked the cows.
we tried the famous donut bacon cheeseburger.
it didn't look that bad.
excited to clog his arteries.

taking the first bite.

it wasn't that bad, it tasted like a bacon cheeseburger

with a little sweetness at the end.
i probably wouldn't eat it again, but happy i tried it.
we also tried a fried snickers.
it was just melted and gooey.

funny story: we were walking around
and eddie let me take the first bite of the snickers
well they sprinkle it with powdered sugar
i went to take a bite and i inhaled some powdered sugar
so i choked....causing me to cough
powdered sugar all over the front of eddie
the lady at the booth laughed...
but eddie didn't think it was very funny.

all in all, i think we had a great time.

oh great...what's next?

i guess i need to go buy a toilet lock!

even though i have told her
numerous times to stay out of the toilet
she just can't help herself.

weekend fun

this weekend we took a short drive to
the joe huber farm to pick peaches.

then we were reminded that the heat index was 110
as soon as we stepped foot out of the car.
so we decided to just get some ice cream
and pick out some produce from the market on the farm.we are sure glad we didn't go picking
because as soon as we were done with our ice cream
a huge storm came through.
we would have gotten soaked!

emi loves peaches!
there's peach juice all over our freshly washes couch covers.
oh well...not going to be the last time they get dirty.

we also picked up emi's halloween costume.
this isn't it, but costco had them so cheap
we bought this cow cause we thought it was so cute
and could start the dress up collection.

she really did enjoy having it on
despite what the pictures show.

on a side note....
you see those eyes....on the airplane, bus and tractor
sometimes i feel like someone it looking at me
but we live on the second floor, so that isn't really possible.
i finally figured out why...i have 3 pairs of eyes staring at me.

snap away

i'm on a blogging roll, posting practically everyday.

this morning i decided since we were up early
we mine as well beat the heat
and try to get some pictures done.

can you believe i only got 7 out of 72 pictures
that i actually semi liked
i just snap away hoping to get at least one that i love.

this one is my favorite.

this is how it actually went down.
the little rascal tried eating grass
then remembered she doesn't like grass.

trying to hide...

then i tried to distract her with a huge sucker
in hopes she would look my way.
instead, i got the demand or i will melt in tears grin

so we tried something else.
except she ran off....running out of her shoes.

hey, how about this wall?
nope...too many bugs and sticks to play with.

so then i actually pulled out the sucker
to which she inspected it, rather than licked
like what is this thing?

i tried showing her what to do
but she ran off again...sitting on the cement
she was an obvious rookie sucker eater.

change of scenery...again
and she won't even look at me

then she stuck her sticky hands in the grass.
and proceeded to wipe it on her shirt.
and i was sweaty so bad from the humidity
i thought a bug was on me...
nope just sweat rolling down my face

photo shoot, over!
so my advice is to just snap away!
your bound to get at least one you like.

hooded towel tutorial

this is going to be a super quick...
kind of already know what your doing tutorial
then i will post a bunch more pictures
and a more detailed tutorial below.
in case you need a little more instruction.

you will need a bath towel and a hand towel
this usually costs around $7 (at target)
and you can make two towels out of one hand towel
so you can purchase two bath towels & one hand towel
and make two....costing around $5 each

first step: cut the hand towel in half
(hamburger, not a hot dog...if that makes sense)

then fold lengthwise (hot dog) and sew raw edge together.
back stitching at both ends.
that will make the hood.
the picture below is the hood, inside out.

next step: take the bath towel and find the center
i used three fingers and folded in
and then folded over, then pin in place.
repeat on the other side of the pin.

it should look like this.

this is what it will look like on the other side.
this is the side you want facing you when you attach the hood.
next step: sew along pinned edge.
just under the edge and back stitch over the ends and center.

next step: once the bath towel is sewn
line up the center of the hood, with the center of the towel.
attach the hood by pinning the centers together.

then follow along until there is nothing else to pin.
just to clarify: both edges will be facing towards the ceiling

next step: sew along just inside the edge.
being careful not to bunch towel.
i would go slow over the thick part and back stitch
just to make sure things stay together.
take the pins out and sew along edge again.

and there you have it....
one baby hooded bath towel.

this is what the back looks like

and this is what the inside looks like
after many, many washes.

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ok, here is the long drawn out tutorial.
this is going to be very detailed
so detailed you can look at the computer screen
then do a step and look back at the screen
to make sure you did it right.

start out with a hand towel and a bath towel.
like i mentioned before, if you get two bath towels
you can make two hooded towels.

first step: cut hand towel in half
the easiest way would be to fold lengthwise (like a hot dog)
and then cut in half (like a hamburger)
there will be three finished edges and one raw edge.

now fold the cut hand towel in half again (like a hot dog)
and sew along the raw edge.
i like to sew about 3 inches in from the raw end.
it makes the hood a little smaller.
you can sew along the original raw edge and it won't be huge
i just like the hood smaller, my personal choice.

this is what it looks like a few inches from the raw edge.

i would leave about a 1/2 inch
which will fray when washed.

this is what the hood will look like once sewn.

now there are two options for the hood.
if you really want to get detailed.
you can leave it square or make it rounded.
square on the left, rounded on the right (right side out)

to make the rounded hood.
you sewn along the corner.
one edge is the folded side and the other edge is the raw edge.

then cut the excess off.

they will look like this, inside out.
square on the left, rounded on the right.

now that the hood is done.
time to start on the bath towel portion.
find the center of the towel.
by folding it in half (hamburger style) and placing a pin in place
if your towel has a tag...
it should be on the left, touching the ground under the towel.
or you can cut it off.

now take three fingers and place them to one side of the pin

then fold towel over your fingers

and then back over.
making the towel look like this.
then pin in place

bird's eye view :)

now do the same thing on the other side of the pin.

it will look like this.

same view, i just separated the towel towards the bottom
so you could see what it's suppose to look like.

this is what the other side of the towel will look like.
this is the side you want facing you when you attach the hood.now sew along the edge.
actually just inside the edge, on the towel.
back stitching on the ends and the middle
to make sure it is sturdy.

this is what it will look like.
oh and i forgot to mention...
it's best to use thread that matches the towel

here is what the other side looks like sewn.

top view.
now you will attach the hood to the towel.
match the center of the towel, with the seam of the hood.

all edges should be facing the ceiling.
pin in place. i had to use two pins where it is thick.

then continue to pin the edges together.
pinning the entire edge of the hood to the edge of the towel.

this is what it should look like.
well one side at least.

this is what it looks like with both sides pinned.

i wouldn't suggest doing this
but here is what it looks like pinned.

now sew along the edge.
sewing the hood to the towel, back stitching at each end.
when you get to the center it will be thick.
keep checking to make sure you are not sewing
more of the towel that you want to.
also remember to back stitch in the center.
then take the pins out and repeat.

cut off all the extra thread
then your done!
you made your first hooded towel!

what it looks like hung up.

good job! and i hope your happy with how it turns out.