More UPDATES!!!

Yet again it has been a long time since I have written anything. Life just gets in the way and my mind is elsewhere...sorry. People may not even read Emily's blog anymore, due to my lack of writing anything, but I will write anyways. A lot has gone on since the last time of course. Last time I wrote that Emily had two bottom teeth and one top one coming in...well, now she has both top, both bottom, 4 molars, and is now getting two more on top and one on bottom. Needless to say, she drools like crazy and is not the happiest child right now. She is now crawling like crazy and pulling herself up. She is also cruising along furniture at this point as well. She hasn't quite gotten the walking part yet, but I know it is coming. She gets up on her feet and has her butt up in the air and her hands on the ground, but just can't get all the way up yet. Once that happens, it is all over for the Goldie household. She is still signing and is now VERY interested in the Baby Signing Times DVDs. Elmo's World and Signing Times are about the only things he likes to watch at this point. She says da for dad now, duh for done, and baba for cup. Once in a awhile we will get a ma out of her, but it is rare. She used to say baby and doggy, but that hasn't happened in awhile either. She is almost 21 months and definitely has the attitude of a 2 year old already. If she doesn't get her way, it will be no way. She isn't such a great eater anymore, but she will eat a lot at times. We are teaching her to use the spoon and fork and it is going pretty well. We help her poke the food with the fork and then she puts it in her mouth. She is now sleeping completely through the night again...thank goodness! I thought I was going to go crazy for awhile there. Her therapy is still going great. The speech therapist is amazed at her noises and sounds and talking. Speaking of noises, she now barks like a dog when you ask her what a dog sounds like and she moos like a cow. Back to therapy...the PT thinks that she is ready to walk, she just has to want to do it. The OT teaches her how to feed herself with utensils, and how to use both hands to achieve something, etc. All is going well really. At home we try and teach her her colors and shapes, so we will see what happens with that. If you ask her how old she is, she will hold out 1 finger...too cute! As far as the bottle goes, we have completely gotten rid of them at this point. She still makes quite a mess with the cup at times, but she is getting better. I am just happy there is no more bottle...I thought that would never end. Well...that is all I can think of now, and like last time, sorry for jumping all around : )