They are bought!

It's official!
We bought our tickets to go on an Alaskan Cruise this May!!! I am so excited. Now just to figure out what to do with Emerson for a week.

Emerson's newest boy cousin!

This is my beautiful little sister, Amy.

She welcomed this sweet baby boy this afternoon. His name is Austin. I just want to hold him so bad. Hopefully at Christmas I will get the chance to.

Isn't he just the sweetest? Emerson is going to love having a boy cousin his same age. It is going to be so much fun seeing these two grow older together and become great friends.

A week in Idaho.

Last week we drove to Idaho to visit Grandpa and Grandma Bills and Aunt Julie. It was a lot of fun. We played games, talked, played WII, went to Porter's (my favorite craft store), and ate at Fong's, Artic Circle and Texas Roadhouse. The rest of the time was spent being entertained by Emery. He loved having people around to hold him and play with him. He decided while we were there that his bed time wasn't until 2:30-3 am. It drove us CRAZY! He was so much fun at that time at night though. It was like we get went we are past tired and EVERYTHING is funny. We did enjoy that side of Emerson.

By the end of the week though, Emerson got sick and was throwing up and wasn't eating. It was so sad. It was really nice having all the extra hands there to help us though. He is almost all the way better now, but it was sad having him sick. There was still a lot of things to do and people to see, but because of him getting sick we weren't able to do everything. I am sorry to those people that we didn't get around to visiting. Next time we are in town we will make sure to visit!

I was surprised how well Emerson traveled. He got a little lonely on the way there, so I had to sit in back for the last couple of hours, but on the way home he was great. We switched him into the bigger carseat before we left which I think he really liked because there was more room and he could see out the windows better.

Here are loads of pictures that I got.

This is the crazy Emerson at 2:30 in the morning.

Emerson loved snuggling up to Grandpa and falling asleep.

We went over to a train that they have parked in Sugar City and took a bunch of pictures.

I LOVE this picture. I think that the expression on Emerson's face is so cute. I love that he uses Jason's ears to hold on.
Besides Emerson getting sick and the LATE LATE nights, we had a great time in Idaho. I can't wait to go back.

9 Months Old

Weight: 17 lbs 4.5 oz (6%)

Height: 27.25 in (17%)

Things about you during this past month:

Got a first tooth

Loves to eat

Wears 6-9 month clothes

Wears size 3 diapers

Was a monster for halloween

Still won't sleep through the night alone

Babbles on and on

Got sick for the first time.

Loves his mommy and daddy

Is the sweetest guy I know.

Happy Halloween!

Love, this Little Monster.

The Hair Cut

Last Sunday morning, Emerson's hair was this:

Now it is this:

I have always been one of those people that think that is someone looks like they need a hair cut to give them one...this includes my little kids. I am NOT someone that will wait until my child turns one to cut his hair even if they REALLY need a hair cut. So, Emerson's hair in back was getting really long, so I decided that the next time I cut Jason's hair then Emerson would get a hair cut too. So that time happened last Sunday morning. It was really sad cutting his hair, but I am super excited for it to all grow in evenly.

The Curse of the Bills's Feet

Something that Jason told me once, and then I just put it in the back of my mind and never thought about it again is that the Bills have wide feet that are hard to buy shoes for. I started looking for shoes for Emery ever since he was a little baby. I always went into the stores and bought these cute shoes that would definately be able to fit him, then I would come home and put them on and NO they wouldn't go on. Then I remembered this little tidbit that Jason told me. So, I decided that I should go to Stride Rite to get his feet measured, and sure enough the curse has been pasted on. My boy has WIDE feet. So, yesterday, we bought Emerson his first pair of shoes that fit him. They cost us $36...on sale (that is why we decided to buy them before he was walking). We bought them a little big so he can grow into them by time he is walking. I can't believe that we are going to have to spend that much pretty much every time he has to get a new pair of shoes. I hope that they slim up a little bit (like Jason's and not like his Grandpa Bills's).

They are super cute shoes (I think), but I don't think that Emerson likes shoes on because all he would do is kick his feet until they were off. We are just going to have to keep putting them on until he is used to them.

Stair time.

Last Friday night (October 17), just after Aunt Emily and Uncle Lyle went home, Emerson decided that it is time to climb stairs. He is so cute climbing them. Just so little. He really wants to only climb them when there is someone to climb to. The first time he was climbing up to Mommy! He especially loves to climb stairs when there is some food or a pacifer involved. Now we just have to work BIG time on the coming back down part. He has fallen down 2 stairs so far. Hopefully that will be all and he will learn quickly...he usually does.

I have 2/3 Year Old

Today Emerson turned 8 months old. He is getting so big and remaining just as cute. I just love this boy. He just makes me so happy.

Stats: (approximately as of 10/16)

Weight: 18.5 lbs
Height: 28 in

Where Emerson is now:

• Size 2 diapers
• Wide range of clothes (3-6 month to 12 month)
• Sleeps terrible through the night in his own bed, but wonderful in with Mommy and Daddy. We think that we have figured out that he has separation anxiety. That is the only explantaion for what he does.
• Crawls like crazy!
• Stands up on anything that he can hang on to.
• Is bad at taking pictures, would rather crawl and grab onto the camera
• Drinks formula
• Loves his food. Tonight we gave him his own plate at dinner for the first time. He loved having the same things as us.
• Don't dislike any food...yet.
• Drinks from a sippy cup.
• Pulls hair
• Loves walks
• TALKS all the time
• Sucks on his bottom lip
• Makes messes with everything
• Loves playing toys...more sucking on them
• Has to touch Mommy face when falling asleep.
• Loves Mommy and Daddy so much!

Just a quick one.

I just love this picture of Emerson. He is such a sweet guy!