The Adventures of Jason and Melissa: Our little lady

Emma loves exploring new places, and this box is no exception. She was also quite thrilled the other day when she got to chill in the laundry basket...exciting!

What a beautiful week it has been! A couple of days in the 70s and today hitting 81 is such a treat for mid-March. Shoot, I'd be happy with that weather in April. We certainly didn't let it go to waste. So, Emma was loaded into the stroller and out we went for runs and walks around the neighborhood lake - which still has ice on it (I expect it to be gone after a couple more days in the 70s this weekend). This also marked the first time that Emma rode facing forward in her running stroller. Usually she is strapped into her car seat that clicks into an adaptor on the stroller. The first couple times we took her out she tolerated it, but wasn't quite sure it was what she wanted to do. At any given time she had at least one hand on the side of the stroller, just to keep tabs. She is definitely a cautious soul. Today, however, she showed signs of warming up to her new ride and was back to jibber jabbering and playing with her toys.

The sunglasses last an average of 5 seconds before she pulls them off and sticks them in her mouth. She was clearly posing for this picture because as soon as I took it, the glasses were off and slobbery.

Despite her propensity for producing large volumes of slobber and snot, it is clear to see that Emma is turning into quite a little lady. How do we know this? Well, one Emma's "ism" that we've noticed and grown to adore is that she loves to cross her feet. On the floor, nursing with her mother, chilling on a lap, asleep in her crib - it doesn't matter, chances are her feet are crossed. It's flat out adorable and very lady like. :) Here are some pictures of her favorite places to hook her hooves.