9 months old and a new year

I have been so slack in updating both my babies blogs. It sounds crazy but I had so much more time and energy to blog when I had a job. To update everyone if you don't know I lost my job back in October and am still on the job hunt, I've had some promising interviews but waiting to hear back from those potential employers, we'll see. So, in the meantime I have been a SAHM to Emma while looking for a job, some of you may think this sounds like the life of leisure, well I'm here to say, YEAH RIGHT. Even though Emma has not started crawling yet, she can still get around where she wants to go and if she gets her way she wants me to carry her there on my hip. I'm so struggling with daytime naps with her, she seems to not need a nap or is content to sleep on me after nursing which I must admit I don't mind her doing from time to time, its relaxing for me as well. I certainly have enjoyed this time at home with her which is probably why she is so good at the naps! ha! She does great at night time, still getting up in the middle of the night to nurse, which the Ped. keeps telling me that she doesn't need that night time feeding anymore, but whatever I'm doing what feels right to me. She goes right back to sleep and doesn't get up until the morning so I don't see anything wrong with it. We had a good 9 month visit with just one shot, so not too traumatic, I usually nurse her immediately afterward and it calms her right down. One thing I realized recently is that I really have to make more time for myself doing something with friends. Its so difficult to do that when nursing, I plan to nurse for atleast a year or as long as Emma wants to, but I am ready for a little freedom too. She's fine taking a bottle during the day, well sometimes she has to do a little coaxing my MIL tells me, but its the night time nursing that I don't think she would do well without. We'll see I may try to do it soon. Here are some recent pics of my sweet girl, I have some video I am downloading to you tube that I would put on here soon as well.

Here she is on her new rocking horse she got for Christmas.

Emma and Aidan in there cute matching outfits from Uncle Gary & Aunt Julie, love these!

Emma having fun in the tub, love the chubiness!

She is so looking at her brother in this shot!

Having fun at Christmas!

Aidan and Emma hanging out in her crib!

Pics of Emma courtesy of the Vanderveens, so need to order my pics when I can afford it!

Here's a video of Emma watching a Christmas Elmo doll sing:


Here's a video of her on her new rocking horse she got for Christmas: