Big Day!!

Well, today was certainly a day I will never forget. We had Ella's 3 year old birthday party and she was just in her element. It was a princess themed birthday party which was very appropriate for our little Cinderella. Ella is just such an absolute joy and she just knows how to light up a room.
Everyone is her friend and she wants all to have a good time. The most memorable moment for me is when she sang "I'm three-ee years old" with the utmost conviction.

The other most wonderful thing happened today is that Emerson started crawling!! This morning out of nowhere she crawled from one end of the room to the other. She is so proud when she gets to where she wants to go. It is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. She is now officially into everything and I will have to give my house a once-over to see if my baby-proofing is up to code. I get tears in my eyes just thinking about her. What a great day!

Emerson is really on a roll developmentally. Even before crawling today she has been just moving so much more. She is also now babbling much more. We are also starting to get some varigated babbling which makes me happy. She can imitate just about any single syllable. She also loves to make clicking noises, raspberries, and she and her dad have lots of fun with him twiddling her lips. She just thinks that is so cool.For some reason also after her dad does that with her she babbles so much more.

It's great oral motor stimulation for her. Overall, she is still a pretty quiet kid, but she is starting to like the sound of her voice. Emerson is also starting to sign "more" with lots of cues when we prompt her with some sweet treat. We are having so much fun as we are starting to see some progress after months of not too much. All of our hard work is starting to pay off.