Cameron's Adventures

A week and a half ago, Emma turned five months. It has been amazing the kind of joy and bliss we’ve experienced. And as she’s growing and becoming a little person I thought I’d share some cute photos of her sitting on the belly (which she loves a lot) and sitting for the first time in the high chair.

When Emma was born, one of the children’s book we got is called “Are you my mother?” by P.D. Eastman. I think I read it to Emma the first or second week we came home from the hospital. It’s a cute little book about a bird trying to find her mother.

As Emma looked at Teika today, she asked “Are you my mother?”…

After some licking from Teika, Emma looked at her, but her teeth seemed really big and she was very furry…

“Could this be my mother?” she asked…

Emma kept on looking, and looking for her mother…

And when finally she looked up at the camera, Emma knew she found her mother…

“You are my mother” she said as she held on tight to me…

The end!

A few weeks ago, my mother came over and we spent the afternoon with Emma. It was a nice sunny day and so we enjoyed it lounging in the back yard. Three generations spending some time together. This is what life is made of.

It is very fun to watch mom with Emma. You can see the huge love she’s got in her heart for her. And Emma seems happy as can be.

It is obvious that I could not stop taking pictures of the two of them. And as I’m writing this blog, I cannot decided which ones to exclude either. They are all so, so precious!

I don’t turn many pictures into black and white because the colors are so nice, but I thought I’d try a few in this set just for fun.

And of course, Teika was ever so present and laid there watching us…

Happy times!

As Emma becomes more and more aware of the dog Teika, the dog tries very hard to ignore her. Soon, as Emma will start crawling it will mean trouble for Teika. Already, she is pulling at everything she can get her hands on and she’s got quite a bit of strength. So poor Teika, soon will be the days when her ears and her tail will be pulled… Until then, Teika is choosing to ignore Emma…

If I don’t look at her, she’s not there…

In the picture below, Teika is definitely asking me what have I done, bringing this little baby home… Ah, but I know she’s secretly in love with Emma. I can see the carrying motherly instinct in her every time Emma cries.

And of course, Emma is ever the curious…

Over the past few weeks, Emma has been grabbing things more and more. And her hold is quite strong. In fact, if my hair is down and I’m close to her, she’ll find it and hold on to it. I quite like it but I can see how later on it can be an issue. Still, I’m thoroughly enjoying her grabbing on to things. She’s such a curious little girl.

Of course the instant she grabs on to something, she wants to put it in her mouth!

Everything, absolutely everything is fascinating to her. It is so refreshing to watch her get so excited and curious about everything. I’m sure all parents can tell me this, but it is so different when one actually experiences it first hand. Parenthood is amazing indeed!

I love her cute little chubby feet. They curl up in ways only babies feet can. It’s as if there are no bones in there!

A week ago, Emma and I went to visit my mom in the morning. We’ve been able to do this a couple of times. I know mom enjoys seeing and holding Emma very much. Here are a few pictures and a little video from our visit.

“Where is Emma” song that mom and I are singing in the video below is one that I learned at my PEPS meetings. It is a song that I sing to Emma very often when she is fussy and getting ready to cry. Amazingly, it stops her from crying. She loves to hear it and watches me with intense focus when I sing it.

Bye, bye, mommy… until next time!