Emily is becoming more like a toddler and less like a baby every day. I can't believe my sweet little Emily is going to be one year old in just two months! Emily had a bit of a tough month with back to back ear infections. She has a follow up appointment next week to make sure everything has cleared up and back to normal. Hopefully this new antibiotic that she is on will finally do the job! Even though she has been dealing with ear infections for most of the month she has still been sweet and full of energy (except for a few sleepless nights). She is never still and always busy! Crawling is still her main mode of transportation. She had one big weekend of lots of steps and then regressed back to crawling. I have been trying to get her to walk more but she does not like when I push her to walk. Every time I coax her, she picks up her legs and just sits down in protest as if to say "leave me alone mama - enough already!!" The only time she walks now is at random and on her own terms. I think Emily is going to be stubborn and independent. I wonder where she gets that from? Emily is also babbling a lot and spends most of the day talking. I love it. I am so curious about what she is trying to say. Sometimes she gets a look on her face like she is trying to say something very important. It cracks me up! I am discovering more and more every day that she understands a lot of what I am saying. She definitely knows Mama, Dada and Mella. She also knows ball, baby, light and tree. I am sure she knows more words but those are the ones I am sure of now. It is a little bittersweet to see her transform from a cuddly infant to a busy toddler. But now that she is so active there are more things that we can do together and that is a lot of fun for me. I am excited to watch her learn and grow over these next few months as she becomes my sweet little toddler.