Happiest baby on earth...

Disneyland is a special place for us.

Tom and I fell in love at Disneyland. We went as just friends and then realized we didn't want to ride the rides with anyone else...

I found out I was pregnant with Asher at Disneyland.

And Emers was actually made during a trip to Disneyland.

Surprisingly, if you make your baby while vacationing at the happiest place on earth, it actually makes him the happiest baby on earth.





We're still trying to figure out where Asher was conceived to create the craziest child on earth...





(p.s. Where is the iPhone 5? I take a million pictures on my phone and they all turn out like crap. I can't bring myself to get the 4 now, since the 5 is supposed to come out this summer... but I need a better phone camera.)

Happy to be naked...

Em loves his bath time so much. I'm not sure if its the actual bath part, or the being naked part. Either way, he loves getting in the tub and playing in the water. As soon as I take him in the bathroom he gets REALLY exited.

I'm not gonna lie. If he's having a fussy day (he really only fusses when he's tired) and I need to buy a few minutes of happy baby time, I will put him in the bathroom and pretend he's going to take a bath. Always works...

The snuggler...

My baby loves to snuggle himself to sleep.

He won't snuggle with me during the day. And he doesn't want to be held to go to sleep. He just wants to hold your face, or put his arm on you.

And if I'm not available to snuggle... he's open to substitutes:

The half birthday...

Emers is officially six months old today! It feels like just yesterday he was born and he can't be that old yet.

Emrick has been the happiest baby. I love when he wakes up in the morning... rubs his eyes a little, then looks at me and just grins from ear to ear.

He didn't smile as quick as Asher did. He waited until closer to 8 weeks. And he reserves his smiles for when he really wants to give them, but he is just a happy happy baby.

He jabbers a lot just like Asher did. He will lay in his bed and talk himself to sleep at night. Or just look at you and try so hard to form words with his little mouth while he coos. It's pretty adorable. I'm pretty sure he said dadadada the other day, but he hasn't done it again since. He also says mmmmm when he eats. I think we will have two talkers on our hands.

At six months these are Em's favorites:

FOODS:
- bananas (real or baby food)
- pears
- apples
- baby cheetos
- water bottles (acts like its Christmas morning when he sees them)
- banana bread
(see the running theme there... only fruit and no vegetables. doesn't like them. barely will eat his turkey and rice etc.)

TOYS:
- stuffed animals (he's a snuggler)
- mirrors
- iPad (baby piano)
- balls
- spoons and drum sticks

ACTIVITIES:
- hanging out with Asher
- taking baths
- jumping
- peek a boo

LEARNING:
- sits (still a little rolly)
- says ohhhh when you pat his mouth
- maybe says dada?

Em will always laugh at Asher when he does peek a boo. He is also very ticklish and laughs when his neck or sides are tickled.

Em loves his Dad a LOT. Anytime he sees him he starts kicking and yelling. He doesn't reach for people yet, but I have a feeling when he does it will be for daddy.

Em can sit pretty good right now and he kind of snuck that up on us. I usually sit him in the crook of the couch with some toys while we are hanging out. And when he's on the floor I always put him on my lap. Then a few days ago I sat him by himself to see what he could do and he just sat there. By himself. Like "duh mom... I've been doing this forever and you didn't notice."

Differences between Ash and Em... Ash is a comedian and always smiling or laughing. Em is very happy, but a little more reserved.

Em is such a cute boy. We are so lucky to have amazing kids. I have a feeling he will be VERY smart and catch on to things quick. I can't wait to see more of this little guys personality as he grows.