13 Months Old!

I have really been negligent of this blog the past few weeks. I blame it on kindergarten and how it has forced me to go to bed at a decent hour. (Well, I've been successful most nights, but I'm still working on making it a routine.) Night time is the easiest time for me to get online, so I'm going to have to get creative about this blogging business.
Anyhow! Today is Emma's 13 month birthday! Time continues to fly and she is growing up so fast. Just look at all her big girl expressions in the following pictures. Life is different with Liam at school, but she is also settling into a new routine. She takes her morning nap much earlier now (around 9:30) and a second nap sometime in the afternoon. She is still not walking, but she will just stand up and look around for a good 10-15 seconds at a time. Today she actually took one step from her standing up position and fell to the ground. But it's definite progress! One of these days, she'll just decide to take off. I'm still cherishing her time as a non-walking baby, so I'm really in no rush for her to start running circles around me!
In honor of her 13 months, Emma did a little swinging in our backyard before her morning nap. Boy does she love that swing.