My Big Girl

I updated on the little peanut, and thought I should update on my big girl too. She went to the doctors for a well child check up 1 week ago. She is far behind on her check ups, so even though she is 17 months old, this was her 15 month check up.

She weighs 28 pounds even, 88th percentile.
She is 33 1/2" tall, 97th percentile.

Big girl, yes. <3 But proportionate. She has 16 teeth right now, 8 on top and 8 on bottom.

At her appointment, the doctor asked me how many words she said. I wasn't sure, so when I left I started gathering a list of the words she said. She has quite the vocabulary. I think I've compiled a fairly accurate list, although I may be missing a few.

Words she says that are understandable and she says on her own:
Yes
Uh-huh
No
More
Please
Thank You
Mommy
Daddy
Mamo
Outside
Doggy
Eyes
Nose (mose)
Ice
Baby
Book
Toes
Papa
Shoes
Cheese
Banana (ana)
Knock Knock (mock mock)
Shh
Duck
Up
This
Two
Oh no! (oh mo!)
Uh oh!
Bow
Bless you [one of my favorites ever!]
Garbage (gar-gar)
Sit
Hi
Bye
Ow
Ball
Mmmm
Hot


Words she says on her own and I understand, but maybe you couldn't:
Mason
Ears
Socks
Bottle
Head
Milk
Amen
Bath
Diaper
All done
All gone
One
Twinkle Twinkle
Excuse Me
I love you
I see you

Words she knows and repeats very well:
Night night
Eggs
A B C D
Whoa
Elbow
Juice
Down
Knees

Words she knows and repeats, but arent so easy to understand:
Amelia
Vincint
Naptime
The end
Brother
Water
Bird
Cat

She also knows what these animals say:
Dog
Cat
Elephant
Fish
Duck

She can also point to all of these body parts:
Eyes
Ears
Nose
Mouth
Tongue
Teeth
Toes
Fingers
Head
Hair

We are working on:
Shoulders
Elbows
Knees



I don't know if any of you care about this, but it's mostly for my record anyways.

Pearly White

Yes, just one. Emery has a pearly white. It's so little...it's so cute. I'm so excited.

Shes so cute without teeth, I can't imagine how adorable she is going to look. aaaahhh! its so freaking cute. And she is. I'm obsessed with her. But that's a good thing.

Oh yeah, and she was weighed today. 5 1/2 months....19 pounds, 7 ounces. my monster.

4 month check up

Emery had her 4 month checkup last Tuesday...a little early since yesterday was actually her 4 month birthday, but anyways...

She was then 17 pounds 4 ounces, 99 percentile. My little monster. And as if to prove me right by that nickname, she now communicates by growling. haha. It's so cute! Especially if she is chewing on her hands or trying to get mine, or grabbing my hair or something. She is also 25.75"

Right now I am sitting on the couch with the laptop on the arm of the couch and she is sitting on my hip, slouched, sleeping. I swear she is the most adorable thing ever. Although I would appreciate it if she slept a little better.

We started giving her solids. We had started with cereal already, and at her appointment the doctor said I could start giving her vegetables and then fruits. So she has now had squash and carrots, and next is green beans. This is her one of the first times she had rice cereal.

She has lost soo much hair! It makes me sad to see her balding, but it is now coming back in and that makes me happy. I like to see her new hair. She still has a little on the crown of her head and a little mullet like thing in the back but Christopher doesn't want me to cut it.

My Big Girl

We moved Emery into her own room. The first night went relatively well for her, not so much for Christopher and I. It was weird...not having her in there with us. And we were scared..although we shouldn't be at our location. The second nigh (last night) didn't go quite as well. But Em hasnt been feeling well and she just had a rough night. I'm sure she still would have been difficult if she was in our room with us.

So today I went to visit Mamo (my mom) for some company and support during the day, and I got to take an hour and a half nap in my mom's waterbed while she watched Em. It was nice.

PS: Right now Christopher is holding Emery. She just fell asleep and sometimes she sleeps with her eyes slightly open. The funny thing is that even when she is sleeping, if you smile she will respond with a smile of her own. How cute is that? I love my booger....

I'm going nuts at home all the time. So if anyone wants to hangout or needs some company during the day, just give me a call.

15 pounder!

So I took Emery to the pediatrician yesterday but I don't really like her doctor anymore. I have a mother's intuition and I know that she is teething. But the doctor said no because shes so young and because "babies get their bottom teeth first." It was annoying because she wouldnt even feel so only glanced and said "Nope."

But she weighs 14 lbs. 14 oz. my big ol baby.

I tried to give her cereal last night. First of all, its so runny! Their was no consistency at all how it said to mix it. She wasn't loving it, but she was crying for a while after so I think she was in pain. I gave her maybe 4 spoonfuls and i'll keep on trying because I know shes ready to eat too.

Christopher stayed hime from work today because he has a dentist appointment at 2:00. It is so nice having him here to help me with her and to keep me company!

How did I have such big baby?

I took Emery to the doctor's today...she hasn't been in 5 weeks, since she was only 9 days old. She now weighs 12 pounds 14 ounces. That isthe 99 percentile for her age! I think it's amazing that such a big girl came from me. Not that she was that big born...but still. I know she's big but shes also proportionate so the doctor isnt worried at all. I can put her in 3-6 month clothes now!

She got some vaccines today. In both thighs...poor thing. She barely ever cries so it was hard for me to see her crying and know that feeding her wouldnt make it go away. But I knew she was kind of hungry so I nursed her anyway, and she fell asleep. The nurse gave me some tylenol for her, so hopefully she wont be too fussy in the next few days.

Her cousin Ethan has had a hard time gaining weight. He was born 7 lbs 4 oz and after a month was only 7 lbs 5 oz. But today he is well over 8 pounds, and so good news for him as well.

Speaking of all this baby news, Amelia had her baby last night! A big baby too...8 lbs 10 oz. Mason Scott...I went to visit her but didn't get to see him because he wasn't in the room. I'll go visit again later today but I've heard he is beautiful and I definately believe that. Also, he has a normal 10 fingers and 10 toes...we really thought he'd be webbed but he lucked out. =]

EMC squared

My big sister was induced the day before me and had Ethan Michael Cranor on the 16th. And EMery ryan Cobabe was of course born on the 17th. Jennifer, my sister, tried to convince me to give her a middle name that started with M but I still think that they can both be considered EMCs. Here are some pictures of her meeting her new cousin.

She is ginormous next to him. They are only one day apart and he is older. Of course, he was two weeks early and she was 1 week late, but still. He was 7 lbs 4 oz, and she was 9 lbs 8 oz.

It was funny because he was really upset at being put down. He was having a fit, and Em was sleeping soundly through it. She's a really good sleeper.

I love Ethans face in this. It's like hes playing peek a boo with the camera.

Emery Ryan Cobabe

Emery Ryan Cobabe is here!!! She was born 10/17/2008 at 11:42pm. 9lbs 8oz, 21 and 1/4 inches.