Our growing little girl

I was home sick with Jemma today (I am sick, not her...at least so far!) and I was reflecting on how much she has grown and how different she is. It is amazing how fast they change!! Corny, I know, but I had little else to do other than watch TV on hulu :p

For instance, we have had this little child's chair in our living room since she was about 4 or 5 months old. We originally used it like a bouncy seat, then as a feeding seat, and she had pretty much ignored it for several months until she recently decided it was perfect for climbing on! Today she climbed into it with her snack and sat there while she ate. It is amazing to think that a few short months ago we were placing her in the seat and now she gets in and out herself.

And just so you have a visual, here is Jemma at 4ish months (this was the first time she held a rattle)






And here's her today at snack time...









I can't believe our little girl is going to be 1 in less than a month!!

Things Jemma Says...

I was talking to my grandma the other day, and she mentioned that one of her nieces (or maybe a nephew...I don't remember) had made a list of all the things her baby was saying. I thought that was a cute idea, and thought I'd share Jemma's current vocabulary.

Uh-oh (this is what she says most)
Mama
Dada
Oof (woof)
Og (just starting to use the D)
Mow (meow)
Hi
uh-uh (usually after we tell her no...)
Wow
Look (sounds more like ook, but she gets the L sometimes)

I think that's it...I'll add more if Tom tells me I forgot something!

My first snow

Since there was such a fabulous snowfall these past few days, I had to take Jemma out for her first time playing in the snow! Much to my dismay, I realized we did not have a sled, nor a snowsuit or even baby gloves...so we made do with a laundry basket, wrapped Jemma up in several layers of clothes, her coat and her daddy's coat with socks for gloves :) Our front yard has a little hill which was just perfect for baby sled riding! She had a lot of fun and we got a good laugh.