What a Week!

It has been a busy week in the Kadue household. I have fallen behind in my blogging, but intend to catch up. Emma Claire was her usual busy body. She is just growing so quickly and is on the verge of "real" crawling (on hands and knees). She took a couple of "steps" on her hands and knees last night. She is able to now get from belly or back to sitting up, just as of today. After 30 mins of fighting a nap, I went in her room to find her sitting up in the corner of the crib facing the door...just pitiful! I imagine she will pull up on the side of the crib next. She is pulling up to her knees now. She likes to look over the edge of her toy basket.

Emma Claire was definitely the life of the party at ECFE. She was the only one crawling around and getting into things. She enjoyed waving across the circle at Gavin (who is also in her daycare). She laughed at the puppets. Our topic was "sleep". It is always good to know you are not alone in the challenges you face as a parent. I hope Emma Claire was listening!

The big "skill" in swim class Wednesday was "going under". I didn't think the teacher was serious when she said we would "go under" (at least not for the little ones...Emma Claire and Jonah). She was, though. We went around one by one in a circle in class and "went under". Jonah went first, and survived. So, I felt better about it. Emma Claire did great! We counted 1-2-3 and both went under. She was a little stunned at first, but did not fuss at all. We actually did it a couple more times! That is a big deal for a little girl. (and for mom!)

Brad is fishing in Canada, so we have had a "girls" weekend. A very busy one, at that. We went to the mall and out to lunch with Addie and Suzanne. Found some cute fall clothes for the girls! Saturday afternoon, we jogged down to Lyon's Park, where Emma Claire swang. A little 3 year old girl was playing there and enjoyed pushing Emma Claire in the swing. It was an absolutely perfect fall day. Not a cloud in the sky and cool in the morning, mild in the afternoon. The leaves are beautiful and near their peak.

Today is Opa's 60th birthday...Happy Birthday, Opa! We were both wishing we were down South to celebrate with him. The Rebels lost their Homecoming game to South Carolina yesterday. I thought we were for sure on an upswing after our win over Fla last weekend.

So, it has been another good week. The days and weeks just FLY by now. Every day is good, though!

More Photos from this Week: http://eckadue.shutterfly.com/623