9 months old on August 28th

Well, yesterday Emma Kate turned 9 months old. We skyped with Brian, Stephanie and Sylvie (our travel mates in China) yesterday which was lots of fun. Sylvie has really changed alot and her hair has gotten longer. Brian and Stephanie will send me some pictures of Sylvie soon so I can share them on the blog! Emma Kate and I went to a neighbors garage sale and found some fun new toys. Other than that, we just hung around the house most of the day but I did take some pictures to share.

Emma Kate posing for the camera

Being silly and laughing

Perfecting the double wave

Leaping to daddy

Playing with daddy's shoes

Emma Kate has not been very interested in taking baths. In the orphanage, she was most likely just wiped clean with a wet wash cloth and never been in the bath. When we gave her baths in China, she was clearly frightened of this new activity. We have been taking it slow getting her used to water and the whole process. She now seems to enjoy the bath and I took some pictures of her in her new bathtub she got as a gift from the shower. Thanks Ann!

Playing in the water

That's it for now! Hope everyone has a great rest of their weekend!